The atheist's comments continue an irresponsible pattern of demonizing one religion while celebrating the one he grew up with

The atheist’s comments continue an irresponsible pattern of demonizing one religion while celebrating the one he grew up with

  • SuckMyWang@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    3 months ago

    I think he’s getting at how Christianity fundamentally teaches turn the other cheek and Islam teaches eye for an eye. Also there’s a lot of stuff about killing infidels which is selectively at odds with the living peacefully. Don’t really know though, happy to be enlightened

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
      104·
      3 months ago

      Christianity fundamentally teaches people: worship Jesus or else face an eternity of torture. Something Dawkins should be aware of when he calls it decent.

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
          11·
          3 months ago

          What’s your point? That Christians are good because there aren’t any Christian countries in 2024 where atheist specifically aren’t given capital punishment?

          All the murder and oppression in their god’s name as long as it doesn’t involve atheists is all that it takes to be “fundamentally decent?”

      • SuckMyWang@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        I thought hell as we know it with the fire pits and burning flesh was inserted in the Middle Ages to scare people, not by Jesus. I don’t think he mentioned it in that sense at all. Please someone tell me if this is wrong

    • lath@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      3 months ago

      There’s plenty of killing infidels on either side. Maybe Christianity already having passed several reformations might make it fundamentally more stable than Islam, but it depends on what the interpretation of fundamental is. Alternatively, the evolution of society when dominated by Christian beliefs over Islamic might seem more favourable to him. Perhaps not being stoned in the streets for promoting atheism might also be a deciding factor. Or maybe he likes churches, architecturally speaking.

      There are multiple aspects that can be considered and i don’t know the guy well enough to say exactly what he means.

        • lath@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          3 months ago

          Both sides are bad with their killing infidels. Christianity might not be as directly violent about it, but it has had its moments in recent history. Alan Turing is a famous enough example of the means and methods used in this direction. Less famous are native and minority sterilizations en masse backed by religious “charities”, the specifics of which i can’t recall at the moment.

          Though eugenics isn’t behaviour specific to religion, it seems to require cult like beliefs in order to enact in large amounts. Nazi Germany, Russia under Stalin, China under Mao and maybe even now with the Uyghur, removing deviants isn’t something Christianity alone can claim ignorance of.