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Originally Posted by Infinite_Loser
I do know one thing: Religious persons are nearly four times as likely to care for the poor than their atheistic counterparts (And even constitute about 90'ish% of all non-profit relief funds).
...But, no one really cares about that >.>
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Before I even read the rest of the responses in this thread I must express just how appalled by this I am. Where does this come from. Is this just your opinion?
Personally I would classify myself as "areligious" I guess it would be relatively similar to agnosticism, but I am very open minded and reserve the right to change my opinion on religion and the belief in a higher power as I continue to explore and learn about the world around me.
But getting back to this statement that religious people are more likely to care for the poor than their atheistic counterparts; I think that is pure crap. From my experience, and that is all I have to base it on, I have found the opposite. I have lived in several parts of the United States and have worked in a number of different fields and have come in to contact with a variety of people from different backgrounds and based on those experiences I find that the more openly religious a person is the more hypocritical they are and in general they lack integrity and are more apt to discriminate against people that do not have the share the same background as them. Granted I have know a large number of people that are very religious and are just "good people" but those have been fewer in number than those that "talk the talk but DO NOT walk the walk" so to speak.
And what really irks me about the above statement is that I would expect to hear the above statement. Infinite Loser, I do not know you personally so I don't want to make any type of judgement on your character so I won't, but that statement is exactly the type of thing I would expect to hear from a very vocal Christian.
It really is not a question of being religious or not religious it comes down to people finding justifications for thier actions. I truly believe that everyone, except for those suffering from some sort of mental illness, know right from wrong. However, many will justify an act that they consider wrong so as not to feel bad about it. They could say, "everyone does it" or "so and so did it so why can't I" or "the Bible does not say it is wrong" or whatever they want to justify thier actions but deep down inside people know right from wrong.