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Recurrent thoughts about mathematics, science, politics, music, religion, and
Recurrent thoughts about mathematics, science, politics, music, religion, and
Recurrent thoughts about mathematics, science, politics, music, religion, and
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There was plenty of slaughtering among rival factions of communism. Of course, one could argue that communism is a religion that just happens to call itself atheistic.
Paul Nelson made the same point to me in e-mail.
However, I think both of you are missing one point. Agnostics (as opposed to atheists) don't have the same motivation to slaughter based on their world view because they hold a belief in uncertainty: that it is, in principle, not possible to decide either way on the existence of gods.
It's those who are absolutely certain -- whether theist or atheist -- that we have the most to fear from.
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