As a recently converted atheist, I harbor no ill will to those who believe that Christ existed and is their savior, however I am chagrined by those "Christians" who feel saved because they know Christ but seem not to follow the teachings or live by the morals or even really know the history of Christianity or the stories of the Bible.
I would rather follow the teachings of Aesop's fables than believe that the stories are literally true. The same with Jesus. Atheists need not necessarily disagree with the Bible's expounded morality, they simply do not believe the facts of the cute stories (known as parables, fables, myths, legends, or tall tales). I can believe in moral correctness without believing in the medium by which the moral is sent.
You might argue that without an authority like God to enforce morality, what will keep people in line? On Earth, we enforce morality on each other. Therefore the authority of God is an extra measure of control to reach those who fear death.
2007-08-31
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