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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I had a “Christian” ask me why I don’t rape and kill people if I don’t believe in god…..I said “because I don’t want to to do anything like that and if this world is the only world wouldn’t I want to make it as good as possible starting with my own actions” I think about that conversation a lot lately and it is deeply concerning

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 week ago

I like Penn Gillette's response to this question which is just as good:

"I've raped and killed all the people I've wanted to."

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

I had a flipped conversation. Working IT, late at a client's office, the secretary (we knew each other well enough) stated that without the Bible we couldn't know right from wrong.

"Um, I don't need religion to tell me rape and murder is wrong. Do you? I mean, think on that, did you have to be told?"

I'm sure I got a bit of that wrong, but that was the gist of it, and it was that short. She sat back in her chair and stared at me a minute. One of those oh-so-rare times in life when you hit someone with a brand new thought. Love to see it, love to experience it!