We see everything.:P[QUOTE="MetalDogGear"][This message was deleted at the request of the original poster]rragnaar
Disregarding the bullsh*t in your first post about suicide rates doubling or tripling, it still isn't a very well reasoned post.(Honestly, as an atheist, I want to cling on to all of the time I can get on this earth, and I'm not out there depressed and depraved in the absence of God's love.)
I'm not saying that religious people are weak minded by any stretch, but when I hear people say that atheists can't be moral, I think it reveals a lot of weakness about the person who said it. In essence, it reads like the only reason YOU are moral is because of a fear of punishment, and a belief in something you've never seen. My morals come from within, and they come from the love of living in a peaceful society. I don't need any kind of belief to reinforce that. In essence, you seem to think that only religious people can be good, and that is a pretty bleak way to view the world. Why draw a line in the sand? Why convince yourself that you are being persecuted when you are the majority? In what world does it make sense for you to spend one minute of your day worrying about the 'inevitable decay of society thanks to atheism' when you could just go about your life, be a good person, and lead by example? Â You are displaying a rigidity of thought that only turns people off.
I got into my dad's car the other day to run an errand at work, and he had it tuned to Christian radio, and they were talking about the 'war' that mainstream society is waging on them and their morals, and how when they get persecuted this time, it won't be like being thrown to the lions in a colosseum, or put into a gas chamber. They said that the persecution they are experiencing is an increased marginalization. Honestly, when I see the kinds of insular behavior exhibited by the more paranoid members of Christianity, I think you are all marginalizing yourselves.
I'm a christian, I'm not moral because I fear punishment, I'm moral because I'm in love with God. Just wanted to present a counterexample to your statement: the only reason YOU are moral is because of a fear of punishment
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