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Old 07-03-2009, 11:28 PM   #204
Smallz3141
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For the atheist:
1. Murder is not wrong in all cases.
And which of us said that? I was pretty clear that murder is always wrong, so where do you get this ridiculous claim that somehow atheists believe that murder. Let's look at some statistics:

1) Countries with the highest percentage of atheists or non-religious have the lowest percentage of murders, violent acts, wars, etc.

Epiphenom: Atheist nations are more peaceful

2) ~78% percent of high-security prison inmates in the U.S. consider themselves christian

Prison Incarceration and Religious Preference

3) Percent of christians who support death penalty (i.e. "sometimes acceptable"): between 62% and 74%.

Percent of atheists who support death penalty: 27%

RELIGIOUS VIEWS: Christians Concerned about Execution of Innocent People | Death Penalty Information Center

So this idea that atheists view murder as somehow "quasi-acceptable" is neither backed up by anyone on this board, or statistically represented as a majority one pitted against those who believe in god (Christianity, to be specific).
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