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- Path: sparky!uunet!iadpsa!iowegia!quest
- From: quest@iowegia.uucp (Steve J. Quest)
- Newsgroups: rec.org.mensa
- Subject: Re: Atheism and Intelligence
- Message-ID: <VXi2VB3w165w@iowegia.uucp>
- Date: Sat, 19 Dec 92 11:40:18 CST
- References: <1992Dec10.150808.14891@sunova.ssc.gov>
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- pamela@sscux1.ssc.gov (pamela gurd) writes:
-
- > It seems to me that the strongest proof of the non-existence
- > of God is the lack of obvious moral difference between religious
- > people and others. Some of the most moral and compassionate people
- > I know are atheists.
- >
-
- Pam,
-
- One of the reasons why `god heads' tend to show no morals
- or compassion is simply because they can do no wrong and suffer no
- guilt. You see, it is my understanding that these people will do
- wrong, then pray for forgivness- which since god is something
- created in the mind, they get forgiven (they get what ever they
- want).
-
- Atheists on the other hand have to bear their own guilt
- for YEARS after they commit a `sin'. This pain is reason enough
- why atheists are compassionate and morally sound. We carry our
- own crosses- nobody died for our sins, we are alone to feel guilt
- and shame.
-
- I am an atheist, and I am compassionate. I gave up my
- career to work in a semi-voluntary fashion for science research
- and education. I make very little money- but I better mankind.
-
- My ex-soulmate was a believer. She cheated on me and is
- now living with her boss- soon to be married to him. She took
- from me, and left me alone. How could a person do this to another
- person? She prayed for forgiveness and was granted. I could
- never do this to someone who loved me- because I would have to
- forgive myself, and a wrongful act is still wrong...........sq
-
- (atheism means to transfix god to self. The need is still there,
- and the "deity" if you will is still there, it simply becomes you
- and not something "out there". Since we become our own gods, we
- must live up to our own expectations. We must also forgive
- ourselves, something that is very hard to do when your cross your
- own moral barriers. Theists do cross the line often, because they
- can cry on sunday and god will relieve them of all the guilt.
- Call it psychotherapy if you will- it DOES work, and it is a bad
- practice. Atheists do more good in this world, believe me.....)
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