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"But but in the name of atheism doesn't exist" | IF ATHEISTS SAY "ATHEISM DOESN'T MAKE PEOPLE DO EVIL ACTIONS"; WHY DOES NORTH KOREA AND THE SOVIETS DID MURDER PEOPLE FOR JUST FOLLOWING A RELIGION? | image tagged in memes,philosoraptor,in the name of,atheism,atheists,religion | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
996 views 7 upvotes Made by anonymous 8 years ago in fun
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2 ups, 8y
Because the Kim's and Salin installed themselves as Supreme Leaders. They demanded that their subjectsite usurp their religious entities with the rule of the state. They were/are the religion.
1 up, 7y
Stalin didn't kill people because he was an Atheist. He killed because he was paranoid and trying to keep his country under control through threat of death.
0 ups, 8y,
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Atheism probably can make people "do evil actions" in the same way people do many stupid things for stupid reasons but it's not the fault of the lack of something that's a cause. North Korea isn't killing people in the name of not having a name to kill people in. They're killing people for not thinking as they do like religious attacks.
2 ups, 8y,
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"So if your not an athiest, we will kill you."
I don't see how that's any different than "if you're not a Christian, I'll kill you" or "if you're not a Muslim I'll kill you."

The point of this meme is not that athiesm is bad, it is that the claim that athiesm is better than religion because no one has ever killed in the name of athiesm, is bull shit.
There are good Christians and bad Christians. There are good Muslims and bad Muslims. There are good athiests and bad athiests.
But no bad Wiccans, Wiccans rock.
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0 ups, 8y,
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0 ups, 8y
Not really Wiccan. Looked into it awhile back. It was a nice religion, but not quite the right fit for me. It just seemed to me an ammusing quip to add at the end.
0 ups, 7y
What?
0 ups, 8y
I also don't see how that hypothetical person is any different to the others but this moves the claim so that it's not claimed in the name of atheism, not the cause of atheism and not necessarily said by a atheist.
"The point of this meme is not that athiesm is bad" Do you think I said otherwise?
"There are good [xyz] and bad [xyz]." You can probably assume people agree with this by default.

To the claim of "bull shit": Atheism is better in the regard that no one has killed in the name of not having a name to kill people in. People can claim to have such reasoning but that doesn't make the nonsensical claim true. Killings happening by people outside of those with religious motives doesn't mean the lack of such motives where the motives. E.g. Being a stamp collector can be a motive to touch paper but if your meme said "If non stamp collectors say 'Not stamp collecting doesn't make people touch paper' why do non stamp collectors touch paper?" you would hopefully see a flaw.
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IF ATHEISTS SAY "ATHEISM DOESN'T MAKE PEOPLE DO EVIL ACTIONS"; WHY DOES NORTH KOREA AND THE SOVIETS DID MURDER PEOPLE FOR JUST FOLLOWING A RELIGION?