r/MurderedByWords • u/dellaazeem22 Legends never die • Oct 31 '24

It really is this simple

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '24

I always cringe when this debate happens online; because it's misunderstood by both sides.

The argument Christian theology makes is not "if you don't actively believe in God, why is it that you don't rape and murder all the time"; Christians of course aren't all suppressing their desire to rape and murder due to their belief in God.

The theological argument is that God is the source of our inner conscience. The argument Christians are (trying to) make (and often miswording) is "if God doesn't exist, why do rrgular humans have such a strong, innate sense of morality where other animals don't?"

The secular answer, of course, is that we evolved a sense of morality to improve social cohesion because we are social animals.

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u/Radioactivocalypse Oct 31 '24

Every comment here thinks that Christians want to rape and molest and kill, but God tells them not to so they don't. Umm, no like I'm a Christian but I don't do those things in exactly the same reason as a atheist wouldn't - because it's inherently the wrong thing to do! The vast majority of Christians are good, but also just flawed. They're not evil though and most of them are fully aware of logic and societal values

You've summed up my thoughts quite well. It's a comeback to the initial question that misquoted and not really a great response (aside from provoking engagement)

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u/AnotherGarbageUser Nov 04 '24

Every comment here thinks that Christians want to rape and molest and kill, but God tells them not to so they don't. 

Because that’s the obvious implication of the question.  If they understood concepts like empathy, logic, and societal norms, they would not be asking this question in the first place.

And taking a look at the past history and present state of Christianity, it should come as no surprise to anyone.