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Originally Posted by Russ B
It's a stereotypical view of believers though. I haven't seen any post from a believer which implies they are in any way a 'better' person than an atheist.
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Maybe not, but I have seen quite a few posts saying that religion formed a framework or morals and ethics (and as a result bettered society)which would have been missing had religion not arrived. I've been guilty of using that argument myself in the past.
Let's take a view on adultery for example. Did people stop commiting adultery because Jesus or Muhammed told them too? What about those that weren't commiting adultery in the first place? I know plenty of religious people who have a bit on the side and hope for forgiveness on the Day of Judgement. And I know a lot of athiests who would never look at another women even though they dont believe that they will be punished for it. Did we really need religion to form a moral framework? Or are morals just a feature of people irregardless of the God (or lack of God) they follow?