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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But again; no atheist, agnostic, or anti-theist posting here  wants to live in a country with state mandated atheism. It’s really quite ironic and highly hypocritical. [/quote]

True -- it's just scaremonger Christian apologist proselytizer going nuts over non-existent state mandated athiesm, which even China doesn't have.[/quote]

I'm an atheist, and I suppose I wouldn't want to live in a country with state-mandated atheism, but I'm not sure why that matters or what it proves.

I find religious belief to be a mystifying and sometimes fascinating quirk of human psychology & evolution.[b] A bunch of people believe in a supernatural deity (or deities) without evidence. Why?[/b]

I also find the debate about whether atheist govts, theistic govts etc killed more people to be academic.  I think humans unfortunately have some persistent nasty qualities that don't depend on which cultural/religious lane they favor. [/quote]

My theory is that it's because 1. Many people are taught religious belief when they are malleable children.  2. Belief comes naturally to some people, just as musical or mechanical ability comes naturally to some people.

I also agree with your 2nd point -- people can be good or bad, with or without religion.  Religion, however, can be a good motivator -- e.g., feeling commanded by God to do good or bad things.

I think Christian apologist proselytizer is a lost cause, but other people reading here could be affected by such extremism to realize how ridiculous such intense belief-without-evidence is.[/quote]

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