The God problem (part 1)

[trotsky]

70. I'm not dodging a thing.

You are, and have been since Thu May 05th 2011, 10:58 AM.

That you refuse to answer betrays your feelings on the subject. You don't think atheists can be moral without a religious ethical code to guide them.

Here, I'll answer your challenge so that you'll lose your latest excuse for refusing to answer.

Let's look at today's secular democracies in Europe. Religion has been fading from relevance even as some countries still have "official" state churches. If what you believe is true, that a society without religious belief would be unbearable for any of us to live in, we should expect to see life getting increasingly worse for citizens of those countries.

Instead, what we see is a healthier, longer-living, happier, and more tolerant populace.

This stands directly opposed to your quote.

I now await your answer.