18 Feb '09 16:48>
Originally posted by Jigtieyes my learned friend you spoke truth, no doubt, however my statement is to the effect that it was not his religious convictions which caused this, but that if his religious convictions had any worth that they should have at least prevented it! so that either his convictions are false, or his religion is powerless, or both are equally ineffective!
Cause and effect. I am atheist. I smack down a priest unprovoked.
Therefore all atheists are idiots? I think not. What caused me to smack
down the priest is what you should look at, not my non-religious conviction.
Hence, you cannot proclaim that the religion of Islam made him do this,
unless you can prove to us that it is indeed his religious convictions that
caused him to behead his wife.
Yes?
Could be he's just an idiot.
Atheism gets a get out of jail free card, for when an atheist commits an atrocity, practically no one says, 'atheist beheaded wife', for in this context his ethical values have practically no relevance, which quite clearly is not the same for a religious person, is it?
why not, do we expect more from a religious person, is there piety in the profession of religion? even virtue? if so then the initiate is responsible and given that he is a sane individual, his actions are a reflection of his particular stance, is it not the case?