(I knew you couldn't stay away long, Ono. Welcome back. I've got a surprise for you that I've been meaning to post so stay tuned)
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Welcome to the real world.
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Well, yes. I know that people will commit evil whether there is religion or not. But, you know, there is an interesting thing that is making the circles in criminal law. Let's take an example of a town that has "X" numbers of crimes committed every day. It was once thought that is police focused on a violent area on Tuesday then left the area, it was assumed that the criminals would increase crimes on other days to sort of make up for it.
It turns out that that is not reflected in the statistics. Stats show that if you prevent those crimes from happening on Tuesday, they DON'T happen later on. Crime rate does actually drop by 1/7th. In other words, those crimes are permanently delayed. They are scrambling to explain this phenomenon but the stats don't lie.
The point is that even thought people will do evil no matter what, giving them cover under the name of God will actually serve to reduce evil. A pedophile priest who loses faith and leaves the church might still commit a crime. But he won't have the opportunities he once had.
Parents will still kill their kids but those that pray rather than seek medical attention won't do that if they have no faith. So those kids would have lived.
Wars will still be committed but the Jihad that Muslims have on Xtians will no longer be am motivator. They will have to find something else and, when you get down to it, there often isn't much else.
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Oh, and by the way, Sunday comes at the same time every week, so if you forgot to get your all important beer, it's your own fault.
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Gee, thank you for that brilliant observation. I hadn't considered that.
I wouldn't have a problem with banning beer all 7 days of the week. At least that is consistent. But the fact that I am FORCED into obedience by your invisible man to remember to buy on Saturday (which is actually the "real" Sabbath) is ridiculous. It is a minor yet poignant reminder that your beliefs interfere with my life in very subtle, unwelcomed ways. And you wonder why atheists are so angry.
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