Set aside, for a moment, the fact that the intellectual concept of disbelief in the unsupported doesn't include any of these negative connotations, and consider that many people may just be mentally wired to BECOME sociopaths without an objective punishment and reward system...what if atheism actually does, effectively, cause immoral behavior in people? People who don't understand the minutia or empathy involved in moral interaction with others, that's given, but people nonetheless...
Can we ignore something like that by suggesting they are not REAL atheists, or do we have to look at human safety and suffering pragmatically? Do we have to admit that intellectual ideals can be misdirected into harmful actions, and consequently, are we responsible to prevent harm wherever we can, even at the expense of the ideal?
2007-11-01
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