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BigWill_sd · Sep 8, 2006, 11:37 pm

You guys both forgot one very simple variable.
There will always be crazy people in this world!!!
Most poeple on death row would say they belive in Christ. Thats a fact.
I know plenty of athiests( I live on a college campus)
Some are moral and some are immoral.
You guys are basically argueing about people.
I guess the basic question was, are Christians more moral than Athiests?
I know some pretty F'd up christians.
I just don't get how a christian can do wrong when he knows he will go to hell.
I think some people are to frightened to admit god doesnt exist.
Almost like they KNOW he doesn't but they don't even want to think about it because they think they may go to hell if they even admit it in their head (where god can hear you)

TehNinja · Sep 9, 2006, 01:41 pm

People always screw up, it's inevitable. Human nature.

TehNinja · Sep 9, 2006, 01:46 pm

Also, some people could have converted during their prison sentence, out of fear, self-pity, etc. We don't know if they were asked at the moment they were sentenced.

iahag · Sep 9, 2006, 07:11 pm

@ TehNinja

Love your siggy

rez · Sep 10, 2006, 03:29 pm

In conclusion, people should think before they act. Christianity is not the only way to become a moral person.

Rainbow · Sep 16, 2006, 12:03 am

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Quote by: Lullaby Chainer

Ok, would you say religion has a positive or negative effect on the general population overall?

My concerns are this.. If religion, like you said, "SHOULD" help.. how do you explain the statistics? It doesn't seem like religion is helping.. at all. Is there something else to attribute the statistics other then.. religion simply is not helping?

#1
I think it has positive effects.

#2
Can you submit more data on statistic and/or direct me to the source, please ?

Zinkovich · Sep 16, 2006, 12:51 am

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#1
I think it has positive effects.

Data on the positive effects, keeping in mind that "correlation does not equal causation"?

Lullaby Chainer · Sep 17, 2006, 06:16 pm

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Quote by: Rainbow

Can you submit more data on statistic

No.

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Quote by: Rainbow

and/or direct me to the source, please ?

The source is in the OP.

Sep 9, 2006, 01:41 pm	#62 (permalink) (top)
TehNinja Molten Ash Posts: 61	People always screw up, it's inevitable. Human nature. The trouble with having an open mind is that everything falls out.

Sep 9, 2006, 01:46 pm	#63 (permalink) (top)
TehNinja Molten Ash Posts: 61	Also, some people could have converted during their prison sentence, out of fear, self-pity, etc. We don't know if they were asked at the moment they were sentenced. The trouble with having an open mind is that everything falls out.

Sep 9, 2006, 07:11 pm	#64 (permalink) (top)
iahag Skeptic of Skeptics Location: Bristol/Plymouth Posts: 219	@ TehNinja Love your siggy The more painless an exercise, the more likely you are of doing it. The more painful an exercise, the more likely you are of learning from it.

Sep 10, 2006, 03:29 pm	#65 (permalink) (top)
rez technê Posts: 2,533	In conclusion, people should think before they act. Christianity is not the only way to become a moral person. [i]"One objection that many critics have is the problem of logistics. However, with technologically advanced aircraft at His disposal, transportation for Jesus was NEVER a problem ---- loser

Sep 8, 2006, 11:37 pm	#61 (permalink) (top)
BigWill_sd Sedimentary Rock Posts: 3	You guys both forgot one very simple variable. There will always be crazy people in this world!!! Most poeple on death row would say they belive in Christ. Thats a fact. I know plenty of athiests( I live on a college campus) Some are moral and some are immoral. You guys are basically argueing about people. I guess the basic question was, are Christians more moral than Athiests? I know some pretty F'd up christians. I just don't get how a christian can do wrong when he knows he will go to hell. I think some people are to frightened to admit god doesnt exist. Almost like they KNOW he doesn't but they don't even want to think about it because they think they may go to hell if they even admit it in their head (where god can hear you)