tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post6064024251545382975..comments2023-10-24T04:29:23.693-06:00Comments on Atheist Ethicist: Moral Superiority: Atheists versus TheistsAlonzo Fyfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-40301154755890392252013-01-04T07:50:19.948-07:002013-01-04T07:50:19.948-07:00They ARE beautiful words. Salvation is the most be...They ARE beautiful words. Salvation is the most beautiful thing ever. Nowhere that I'm aware of did I disagree with what you wrote. I'm not talking about "theists" or even nominal Christians - those soon to tick off "non religious" and the next poll. I'm talking about those who make a concerted effort to follow the guidance of their Lord and Saviour. None of us have a lock on logic. We all say one thing but do another to varying degrees. None of us live up to our own code of ethics. We judge others by their behaviours while judging ourselves by our intentions. <br /><br />Again, I agree with your post. I'm just saying that those Christians who follow the logic cannot stand in judgment of atheists - their beliefs? Absolutely, but the atheist as a human being - no. <br /><br />And if you follow the logic you cannot agree with what you wrote in your reply as it is a prime example to tribal bias.Thesauroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305052511095551483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-13212778634237022632013-01-03T22:04:51.288-07:002013-01-03T22:04:51.288-07:00These are pretty words but, as a matter of fact, t...These are pretty words but, as a matter of fact, the vast majority of theists would not vote for an atheist as President. They consider atheists to be untrustworty and inherently dishonest. They are considered the groups less likely to share their values.<br /><br />At times, atheists have been banned from giving testimony in a court of law because, it was assumed, they could not be counted on to tell the truth.<br /><br />Atheism is used as a reason to deny parents custody of their children - it is assumed only a religious home can provide a proper grounds for raising a child.<br /><br />The Boy Scouts - and other organizations - consider atheists to be unfit rolemodels for children. On their view, raising a child to be a proper, moral individual is not possible without a belief in a god.Alonzo Fyfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-29700261774442901782013-01-03T16:53:52.472-07:002013-01-03T16:53:52.472-07:00Good post. As a point of interest it is impossible...Good post. As a point of interest it is impossible for a follower of Jesus to say s/he is better or more moral than anyone else, especially as you say, because s/he is a member of a "Jesus follower" group.<br /><br />In fact part of the process of becoming a Christian is admitting and accepting that I am not good, that I am corrupt to the core and that I am in deep of forgiveness. <br /><br />On another level, neither I nor any other follower of Jesus can say that we are better than any given atheist. The most that I can say is that I am light years better than before Jesus came into my life. I'm not more honest than any given atheist, but I'm much more honest than I was before Jesus came into my life. I'm not less violent than any given atheist, but I am less violent that I was before Jesus came into my life - and so on.<br /><br />Anyhow, good post. Good luck on your journey.<br />Thesauroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305052511095551483noreply@blogger.com