From: Attila 

On Sun, 25 Mar 2007 00:23:07 -0400, stumper 
in alt.abortion with message-id
 wrote:

>Attila < wrote:
>> On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 18:10:20 -0400, stumper  in
>> alt.abortion with message-id
>>  wrote:
>>
>>
>>>> Nonsense.  No one presents a conscience as if it is
something that can
>>>> directly affect the real world or has any existence other than as a
>>>> concept.
>>>>
>>>> Do you contend that a god only exists as a concept and has no
>>>> existence in the real world and cannot directly affect it?
>>>>
>>> I just don't know.
>>> How about you?
>>
>> I have no opinion, and I certainly do not assert any god exists since
>> I cannot prove it does.
>>
>> Equally, of course, I cannot prove no god exists, but as a working
>> hypothesis based on the probability that no god exists I take that
>> position.  I will adjust it as necessary when any proof one way or the
>> other is provided.
>>
>
>Good for you.
>
>The most wise position I have seen so far.
>
>The real issue is not whether God exists or not.
>The real issue is what people who believe in God
>do with their faith in God.

There is no reason to fear any god but many reasons to fear your
god-fearing neighbors.


>
>Do they kill people with their faith?
>Do they take care of sick people with their faith?
>
>Do they try to make laws to control what people think?
>Do they try to make laws to prevent people
>from trying to control what people think?

All of the above.

>
>God might be a reasoning tool Christians use
>when they are confronted with irrational reality.

It is a black box concept that can be used to either explain or fix the
blame for anything,  It gets smaller as more is actually known and
understood.

>
>The proof of the pudding is in the taste.
>
>Are Christians behaving much worse than atheists?

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