tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022142859840238138.post3259187254407172802..comments2024-02-12T00:57:52.353-08:00Comments on Quitting Providence: weaselly arguments about atheists and atrocitiesPaul Criderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235745213619044291noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022142859840238138.post-87818397965158122902012-07-30T07:36:56.541-07:002012-07-30T07:36:56.541-07:00*have been closeted**have been closeted*Paul Criderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16235745213619044291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022142859840238138.post-13431659806676796932012-07-30T07:36:05.494-07:002012-07-30T07:36:05.494-07:00Garet,
For example, http://givingaid.richarddawki...Garet,<br /><br />For example, http://givingaid.richarddawkins.net/about<br /><br />Comparing the amount of good done in the world by atheists and believers is difficult to do, since for most of history atheists have closeted for their own safety.Paul Criderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16235745213619044291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022142859840238138.post-35036696740201285732012-07-30T00:40:42.331-07:002012-07-30T00:40:42.331-07:00It's hard to dismiss The League of Militant Go...It's hard to dismiss The League of Militant Godless or the Jacobins of the French Revolution. These were Atheists in action, motivated BY Atheisim, not politics, greed, etc. But regardless of which side kills more, Religion has done much, much more good for the world than bad, a fact given little analysis by many high-profile modern Atheists. Surprised how many people don't get the simple math here. Look me up when you see the Hitchens Children's Hospital or the Dawkins Shelter for the Homeless.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15461239883417831697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022142859840238138.post-19180339670798377932012-07-16T04:31:23.326-07:002012-07-16T04:31:23.326-07:00I don't know ... I think the whole premise of ...I don't know ... I think the whole premise of the AAA is deeply flawed and can be scuttled by the unassailable fact that, when it comes to atrocities in the name of belief systems, atheists have one whole hell of a lot of catching up to do. They may have jumped to the front on number of dead, but that is more of a coincidence of timing than a matter of intent.<br /><br />Dave M.Dave Moorehttps://www.facebook.com/david.moore.98499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022142859840238138.post-18380013982293622092012-07-16T03:09:55.593-07:002012-07-16T03:09:55.593-07:00Thoughts that again tie in with the "conversi...Thoughts that again tie in with the "conversion experience" stuff I was rambling about the other day. I would venture that many atrocities happen when fanaticism overwhelms humility (especially if it happens at the top of a military structure). And a common part of the first post-conversion stage is that fanaticism overwhelms humility.<br /><br />It seems that another major cause of atrocity is *paranoia* at the top of a military structure. I'm only a mediocre student of history, but wasn't that really the problem with Stalin? Ditto on Idi Amin? Paranoid nutjobs can be atheist, Muslim, Christian, or any other religion (except Neopagans of course: we're all completely normal, well-adjusted people.) If paranoia is the force driving the atrocities, then utopian ideology (of theist or secular bent) doesn't come into it.<br /><br /><br />[ps: I think your gReader problems were related to copy-pasting quotes from other blogs, and weird style settings coming with. This one came through fine. If only gReader and Blogger were run by the same company, maybe they could get them to play better together!]dwhshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398415826592790149noreply@blogger.com