Comments on: WHAT DID THE ROMANS EVER DO FOR US?

By: Rosemary Esmay

Rosemary Esmay — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Actually, I did not say Hitler was an atheist. I did however point out this quote :"Religion in its very essence is the mortal enemy of Communism." âLeon Trotskii, Pravda, June 24, 1923

I have some personal reference. My parents lived through Stalin's oppression. Stalin's regime targeted religious believers and the clergy very specifically.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

An atheist society has no moral basis to enforce laws. Ultimately, such a society relies on the barrel of the gun to enforce the law. There's also a strong tendency to deify their human leaders - Mao, Stalin, Kim Il Sung, etc...
Man can not live by bread alone.

By: Meezer

Meezer — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Actually, many scientists are religious. Oddly, in polls taken breaking them down by specialty, physicists are the most religious. Hmmmmmmm.

By: Kenneth T. Tellis

Kenneth T. Tellis — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

While many can deny religion, they cannot deny the existence of a supernatural being who created the Heavens and everything else. Religions are manmade and cannot be without flaws. Man's religions are the cause of that troubles the world today. One should not mix atheists with agnostics, that would be a blunder. Thomas Paine saw all this around him and gave up manmade religion. In a world such as ours let us do the best we can as humans to use those faculties we have in being honest instead of being judgmental, and seek ways to ease man's sufferings. That is true religion.

By: One Fine Jay

One Fine Jay — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Matters of faith, lah di da di dah Dean Esmay knows how to ask the questions that, well, provoke thought. Take this for example: "So what is atheism's great contribution to the welfare of man?" And a related open-ended question: "Atheism's major contribution to the advanc...

By: Dean's World

Dean's World — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

What Did the Romans Ever Do For Us?
James Joyner at Outside the Beltway weighs in on our recent discussion on the influence of Judaism and Christianity on Western civilization. Unfortunately the highly...

By: Dean's World

Dean's World — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

By: The Chicago Report

The Chicago Report — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

What has Atheism Done for You?
Dean Esmay has a very intriguging question. He asks his readers to complete the following sentence. Atheism's major contribution to the advancement of human rights around the world is:...

By: The Chicago Report

The Chicago Report — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

... the Discussion Continues
If you want more on Atheism and Religion, James Joyner and Dean Esmay are happy to oblige....

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