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In reply to the discussion: One thing I am sure of regarding this attack... it wasn't militant atheists [View all]Demo_Chris
(6,234 posts)32. As I said, I believe the statement is an over-simplification
It would probably be more correct to say "god or government" but there it is.
It is undoubtedly true that otherwise good people commit horrific acts of evil in the name of their government, and that such acts are often labeled as good or at least acceptable. Our Drone heroes come to mind here -- I doubt their are mass murdering sociopaths when they are off duty. None the less the point remains.
No good and sane person would even CONSIDER hacking up the genitals of an infant, let alone their own child. And I could go on. So could you. Every person reading this can recite a laundry list of horrors pronounced moral and mandatory by the righteous men of God -- horrors performed willingly by otherwise decent men and women.
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One thing I am sure of regarding this attack... it wasn't militant atheists [View all]
Demo_Chris
Apr 2013
OP
Anything is possible. It could be militant atheists. Some people are just unwell in the head.
mucifer
Apr 2013
#1
So, you are trying to co-opt some attention from this tragedy to your personal cause?
kwassa
Apr 2013
#23
Belief is often centered around politics, not religion, especially in acts of terrorism
Dragonfli
Apr 2013
#27
Religion is not an absolute component when it comes to committing acts such as these...
cynatnite
Apr 2013
#31