Comments on: Dawkins Delusions – Deluded Reviewers? http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/2007/03/03/dawkins-delusions-deluded-reviewers/ Challenging the Zeitgeist Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:03:03 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Michael http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/2007/03/03/dawkins-delusions-deluded-reviewers/comment-page-1/#comment-3438 Michael Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:01:16 +0000 http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/2007/03/03/dawkins-delusions-deluded-reviewers/#comment-3438 I hear this point about 'atheist bloodletting' far too often as well. It's ridiculous. They may as well charge dog owners with bloodletting. Did one's atheist views inspire them to kill? No, so why point out their atheism at all? Leaving aside the argument about Hitler and his atheism, Hitler loved lobsters, why not focus on his lobsters when talking about the evil he committed? However, I recently heard a slightly different argument. When faced with the fact that, to blame someone's actions on their atheism requires one to prove their atheist beliefs were a motivating factor, the answer was simple. "If they believed in God then they would value life and not kill and if they followed Jesus' teachings they would not cause such suffering. Therefore atheism is at fault". Honestly, what can you say when faced with that kind of logic/reasoning? I hear this point about ‘atheist bloodletting’ far too often as well. It’s ridiculous. They may as well charge dog owners with bloodletting. Did one’s atheist views inspire them to kill? No, so why point out their atheism at all? Leaving aside the argument about Hitler and his atheism, Hitler loved lobsters, why not focus on his lobsters when talking about the evil he committed?

However, I recently heard a slightly different argument. When faced with the fact that, to blame someone’s actions on their atheism requires one to prove their atheist beliefs were a motivating factor, the answer was simple.

“If they believed in God then they would value life and not kill and if they followed Jesus’ teachings they would not cause such suffering. Therefore atheism is at fault”.

Honestly, what can you say when faced with that kind of logic/reasoning?

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