>And who killed more people specifically because of their religious beliefs -- not political, paranoid, or power-hungry reasons -- Christians or Atheists?
No one committed genocide in the name of Atheism. In the 20th century it was in the name of National Socialism or Communism mostly. And to say that Hitler killed the Jews for non-religious reasons is absurd. Anti-semitism in Europe is based on Christianity.
The Atheism that being advocated by the likes of Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris advocates rational though and questioning of our leaders, traditions and policies. This is in contrast to faith based groups that advocate blind, unquestioning, unreasoning faith in whatever they say is fundamental truth. That "truth" could be the bible, the racial purity/superioity of the master race, communism, etc. No one ever got the people to commit genocide by advocating a society that requires that you justify your beliefs with evidence.
Slashdot Mirror
>And who killed more people specifically because of their religious beliefs -- not political, paranoid, or power-hungry reasons -- Christians or Atheists?
No one committed genocide in the name of Atheism. In the 20th century it was in the name of National Socialism or Communism mostly. And to say that Hitler killed the Jews for non-religious reasons is absurd. Anti-semitism in Europe is based on Christianity.
The Atheism that being advocated by the likes of Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris advocates rational though and questioning of our leaders, traditions and policies. This is in contrast to faith based groups that advocate blind, unquestioning, unreasoning faith in whatever they say is fundamental truth. That "truth" could be the bible, the racial purity/superioity of the master race, communism, etc. No one ever got the people to commit genocide by advocating a society that requires that you justify your beliefs with evidence.