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Quote by: phoenix_fire  Because it takes effort to be an athiest. Many people who become athiests are very intelligent (which explains the prison stats), and (sadly) many of them put more thought into what they truly think and believe than many so-called "religious" people. Many are extremely conscientious, engaging in humanitarian endeavors just because they decided it was right. As far as the marriage stats, I think it is a matter of culture. In the traditional "churched" culture, marriage is very highly emphasized. It is often rushed into due to external pressure and falls apart because the two were not emotionally or spiritually prepared for it. I'm 21 and not even dating, and I think my mom has already given up hope. My little sister is getting married this very month. I am reasonably sure that she will end up divorced. The push for marriage isn't as great among athiests. Nor is the push for monogamy. Nor is the push for heterosexuality. I'm not saying that all athiests are unmarried, multiple-partnered homosexuals. All I'm saying is that the taboo is removed. Christians aren't supposed to have sex until marriage. Sometimes, as in my sister's case, marriage is rushed into because it is feared that the two will go ahead and have sex anyway. It's just a totally different culture. And mind you, people who actually put a lot of thought and work into being Christians can avoid some of the pitfalls mentioned above, but I can guarantee you that some family members or friends will still be putting that pressure on you. |
Christianity has higher standards, therefore, gives people a false impression of how to act moral. The flaws you listed within Christianity deal with how the Church tries to control people's natural urges. Most of the human population can not realistically control having sex because it is not natural to do so.
I think the reasons why religious people do not "truly" think about their beliefs deals with the Church itself. The Church specifically says salvation can only be reached if you believe in their god and morals. This makes people panic and causes them to follow Christianity out of fear.
There are many different ways to act moral, Christianity is not the truth nor is any religion or belief. Maybe if Religion did not force feed morals to children at such a young age those statistics about Christians wouldn't be high. Of course those statistics are only like that because most of the American population is Christian. The point still stands, if Christians stop shoving their beliefs down people's throats, there wouldn't be such a high rate of divorce, prison population etc..
Maybe it should take effort to become a Christian too.