[MD] The End of Faith - Spirituality

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting Steven Peterson <stevenkpeterson at mac.com>:

> Hi Plat,
> 
> 
> >> >> Steve:
> >> >> What are the bad results of not believing in God?
> >> 
> >> Platt:
> >> >National Socialism, Fascism, Communism.
> >> 
> >> Steve:
> >> How are these the result of not believing in God?
> >> 
> >> I'm sure that you can follow the logic that if one believes that Americans
> >> are infidels and that God will reward him in Heaven for participating in
> >> sacred bombings to kill infidels, then such belief would constitute
> >> motivation for "bad results." Perhaps you can explain how not believing
> >> inGod results in Fascism?
> 
> Platt:
> >By substituting belief in the supreme value of God to belief in the supreme 
> >value of the state, e.g., "Deutschland uber alles." 
> 
> Steve:
> Okay, but belief in the supreme value of the state isn't atheism. Atheism is just
> not believing in God.

OK. But if you believe in the supreme value of the state, you can't believe in the
supreme value of God. If you believe in state supremacy you are likely to also
be an atheist.



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