richardhutnik on 18 September 2010
| MrBubbles said: the point didnt seem to be that stalin was killing people because he was atheist. just that he was an atheist and did that. which is the topic. atheism and morality. stalin being an atheist and showing a lack of morals is a perfectly fine argument for him to make. |
I think that likely sums up atheism. People do NOTHING because they are atheists, just they happen to be atheists who do things. I would say that trying to find a pattern in people being atheists and their conduct, would be like trying to look at a cross-sampling of those who don't believe in Santa Claus or any other thing that lacks belief. Because of this, one likely can't find any evidence an atheist is more moral than a theist.
