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Originally Posted by Engine09
Every single one of these horrific stories tied to religion is proof these lunatics do not really believe what they proclaim, basically they are so full of #### and actually more disgusting than the average person.
I've also come to realize that those who question religion and respect truth and rational thought actually spend time thinking about these things while theists simply revert to faith and superstition or what they were told as a child. Incredibly lazy.
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I'm not sure this is a fair characterization of the religious.
I think the real challenge is when someone starts to believe that morality is defined by belief, than actions take a back seat to faith in their moral construction. I think it's a terrible systems of principles to follow, but also that it's perfectly rational and fits with their system of belief.
The basic moral structure of western religions is "god loves good people, god loves those who have faith in god, I have faith in god, so I am good in spite of my bad actions." It's not a good moral constructions, but it certainly allows for people to justify their own bad actions with moral consistency.