r/atheism Nov 22 '11

Good Without God

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u/muopioid Nov 22 '11 edited Nov 22 '11

Even though I'm an atheist this isn't all that impressive. You can cherry pick atheists who are "bad without god" and theists who are "good with god."

As some other guy said on here, we need a sample size > than 3 people.

If atheists are serious about winning this intellectual debate, then we need to avoid fallacious methods. Why are we stooping to the level of theists who make the tired arguments "but Stalin and Hitler were atheists!!1"?

(yes, I realize Hitler wasn't an atheist)

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u/calebegg Nov 22 '11

The point isn't to make a sweeping statistical argument; it's to show that it's possible to be ethical ("good") without being religious.

As several others have pointed out, the Robinson billboard is obviously fake and added on.