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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am still an atheist but choose to follow Christian teachings because Christianity is the foundation of western civilization and responsible for the morality and societies that do the most good for humanity. [/quote]

Does that mean that Christianity is also responsible for the wars that western civilization fought in Jesus' name?[/quote]

To some extent. If they weren’t warring over Jesus, they would be warring over property lines or the FSM.

War, slavery, and prostitution have always existed and will always exist. No religion will completely eliminate these human desires.[/quote]

I don't think Christianity provides more of a moral framework or goodness to the world than any other control system, religious or legal, that provides for mass population control of certain behaviors. And often that control was excerted by squashing existing systems which had worked just fine for centuries by great force, murder and torture.[/quote]

Yes, the first half of what you say is a popular argument. “If you need belief in /fear of a powerful God to do the right thing, then you’re not a good person!”

This sentiment fails to account for the facts the our foundation of morality and good/right is directly descendent from Christianity.

The second half of your argument is simply a naive understanding of anthropological history. [/quote]

DP - please inform us specifically what PP was incorrect about.

And there is no evidence for your claim that our foundation of morality is a direct descendent of Christianity.  [/quote]

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