On Wed, Jun 16, 2021 at 7:24 PM spudboy100 via Everything List < [email protected]> wrote:
*> One absurdity is that atheists will commit mass murder in the name of > world socialism, * > Socialism is an economic system, it is not inherently religious or anti-religious, and exactly the same thing could be said about Capitalism. I have heard of leaders committing mass murder in the name of Communism (Mao Zedong in China) and I've heard of them committing mass murder in the name of Capitalism (Leopold II of Belgium), and I've heard of dictators committing mass murder in the name of religion (Torquemada in Spain), but I've never heard of a dictator committing mass murder in the name of atheism . > *> "When men choose not to believe in God, they do not > thereafter believe in nothing, they then become capable of believing in > anything.” -C.K. Chesterton* > It's interesting you should pick C.K. Chesterton as your authority, a man noted for his antisemitism, he thought Marxism was an instrument of the Jews to achieve world domination. And Chesterton hated Capitalism just as much as he hated Communism, the nearest I can tell the only thing he didn't hate was a Catholic theocracy. John K Clark -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAJPayv3%2B3woN1%2Bato-LS22_EWX3X_ckX5PStvRim-e2dymDB4g%40mail.gmail.com.
