/sci/ - Science & Math

>>4769165
true, the problem is assholes who have power
mao and stalin were atheists, they were still assholes who killed people.
the difference is though, that stalin and mao didnt ever think along the lines of 'god doesnt exist, therefore im gonna fuck some shit up for a load of innocent people'
they didnt do what they did because they were atheist. people who believe actually do act on what they believe. if they think its what god actually wants them to do, they'll do it.

"Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion." - steven weinberg

>>4733731
actually, if hell was real it'd be damn worth caring about!
can you imagine how horrible it'd be to burn for ever and ever?
just holding your hand over a candle flame for a few seconds becomes unbearable very quickly.
you'd suffer INFINITE MILLENIA of burning all over your body for ever and ever, and you'd never get used to it, it'd always feel as bad as it ever did
If hell was real, finding a way to avoid it would absolutely be the best use of your time.
but theres no evidence of it being real, and ITT we already see the flaws with pascals wager, so best to just be sceptical and hope we're right.
aint exactly any way to stack the odds in our favour with guessing at a particular deity.