thread: 2007-03-02 : God Q&A
On 2007-03-02, Charles wrote:
Avram,
Both the Soviets and the Chinese (among other communists states) were atheistic and hostile to religion. In both countries, religious groups were persecuted. However, in both countries, the major forms of persecution and killing were not based on atheistic opposition to religion.
None the less, the "Lot's of people have been killed in the name of God, so we shouldn't believe in God anymore" argument has always struck me as nonsensical. Lot's of people have killed for many other reasons, including advocating for an egalitarian economic system (millions killed last century for this). I don't think that means we should give up advocating for an egalitarian economic system.
