That makes an odd amount of sense. If anyone cares: I'm not an atheist. I'm also not a member of any established religion.
--BenD G Money wrote: > Many people are born into religious settings, and have their morality taught > to them in the context of religious teachings. To these people, it can be > very difficult to understand how morality can be separated from the > religious teachings...because the two have been intertwined for as long as > they have known. > > I think that is why so many people distrust the morality of atheists. They > simply don't understand how "morality" can have any other basis. > > It's a position borne more of ignorance than of prejudice, I think. As these > people mature, they come in contact with atheists who exhibit moral > behavior...but they probably never know those people are atheists! So they > never make the connection that "wait, Ben is moral, but he's not > religious.....I must be turned around on this....???" > > I have no numbers or studies or anything to back any of this up...just > thinking out loud based upon personal experiences and observations growing > up in a "religious" setting. > > On 11/6/07, Ben Doom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Sure you were. You just didn't know it was bad because you didn't have >> Jesus in your heart. >> >> Remember. Pillage, then burn. >> >> --BenD >> >> William Bowen wrote: >>>> Well... you tell me: does the Catholic Church teach that Atheists lack >> all >>>> morals? >>> yup >>> >>>> That they'll all steal where a religious person wouldn't? >>> yup. But, and here's the truly interesting bit, apparently, without >>> religion people are capable--nay--compelled to commit the most heinous >>> acts of violence and debauchery. >>> >>> Truly, truly wonderful this religion thing, keeping all those would be >>> rapists, murderers and adulterers in check like that. >>> >>> Though as a atheist, I've ne'er felt compelled to do much of anything >> bad. >>> hrmm. >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get involved in the latest ColdFusion discussions, product development sharing, and articles on the Adobe Labs wiki. http://labs/adobe.com/wiki/index.php/ColdFusion_8 Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:245922 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
