Atheists Morally Superior to Christians?

[QUOTE="Taegukki"]

Catholicism is the 'whore of Babylon'. In other words, they are chrsitians who have been lead astray. Many of their beliefs are either not in the Bible or directly contradict it.

Hewkii

I doubt it, and in either case I can guarantee that most poor Christians (American, anyway) aren't Catholic.

You doubt what? Also, yes most Christians in the States arent Catholic.

You doubt what? Also, yes most Christians in the States arent Catholic.

Taegukki

the whole "belief" thing. and I said poor Christian, but the statement is true in either case.

[QUOTE="Taegukki"][QUOTE="bededog"][QUOTE="pspdseagle"][QUOTE="domatron23"][QUOTE="Oleg_Huzwog"]

I'd wager poverty is the common denominator here.

locopatho

And we have a winner. That and a lack of education I would add.

You guys do realize that you are calling 90% of Americans poor and education lacking! Because the statistics the Topic Maker makes are based on Christians; poor people are more likely Catholic and not Christian. It just proves that the Statistics may be innacurate or made up.

Catholicism is the 'whore of Babylon'. In other words, they are chrsitians who have been lead astray. Many of their beliefs are either not in the Bible or directly contradict it.

Catholicism is the original Christrian religon, what are you talking about?

It was the original yes, but it has changed substantially since the first century AD. That's why protestants and other sect exist today, they disagreed with what the Catholics were doing. For example, killing people in the name of God or his glory. Anyone with a brain would realise that is against the 10 commandments etc. Anyway, I dont want to delve any further into this, we have too many religious arguments on OT.

[QUOTE="pspdseagle"]It's a quote directed at 2 other guys who said it was because of it! Why would you do that if you knew?

Oleg_Huzwog

I'm one of those "other guys". I'd like to know how you took my quote of "I'd wager poverty is the common denominator" and proceeded to twist it into your bizarre accusation of us calling 90% of Americans poor and education lacking.

Because the Statistics are from America.

It was the original yes, but it has changed substantially since the first century AD. That's why protestants and other sect exist today, they disagreed with what the Catholics were doing. For example, killing people in the name of God or his glory. Anyone with a brain would realise that is against the 10 commandments etc. Anyway, I dont want to delve any further into this, we have too many religious arguments on OT.

Taegukki

Fair enough. But when someone says "Christian" that includes Catholics.

[QUOTE="Taegukki"]

It was the original yes, but it has changed substantially since the first century AD. That's why protestants and other sect exist today, they disagreed with what the Catholics were doing. For example, killing people in the name of God or his glory. Anyone with a brain would realise that is against the 10 commandments etc. Anyway, I dont want to delve any further into this, we have too many religious arguments on OT.

locopatho

Fair enough. But when someone says "Christian" that includes Catholics.

Yeah, youre right there.

[QUOTE="Oleg_Huzwog"]

I'm one of those "other guys". I'd like to know how you took my quote of "I'd wager poverty is the common denominator" and proceeded to twist it into your bizarre accusation of us calling 90% of Americans poor and education lacking.

pspdseagle

Because the Statistics are from America.

Urgh... it's not the "Americans" part that's the trouble. It's the "90% of them are poor and education lacking" part that leaves me scratching my head.

of course they are not most people are christian without even going to church once or reading a single word from bible.gahzoo

A religion is defined by beliefs, not by how much someone reads a book or attends a congregation.

[QUOTE="Fire_Ants"]Well, a larger population will still factor to how many are in the prison. There are also alot of other factors that effect why hardly any of the atheist population is in prison.

It's all about factors :?

Oleg_Huzwog

Population size should not impact population ratio. If X% of the general population wears glasses, then it'd be expected that X% of the prison population wears glasses. If the two percentages do not equal, then there must be some characteristic about people who wear glasses that make them more or less likely to go to prison.

I get what your saying. So basically, since alot of the population that is in poverty (and those who are more likely to commit a crime) makes up alot of the christian population, there will be more chrisitans in the jails, since the small population of Atheists, which only a few are would-be criminals, aren't likely to commit crimes.

I guess, but please tell me if I totally missed the point :P

This thread bull****?

The answer is yes.

I get what your saying. So basically, since alot of the population that is in poverty (and those who are more likely to commit a crime) makes up alot of the christian population, there will be more chrisitans in the jails, since the small population of Atheists, which only a few are would-be criminals, aren't likely to commit crimes.

I guess, but please tell me if I totally missed the point :P

Fire_Ants

Yep, you've got it.

If someone in poverty is statistically more likely to go to prison...
AND if someone in poverty is statistically more likely to be Christian...
Then it's reasonable to assume a disproportionately larger number of prisoners are also Christian.

At the other end, if a wealthy person is statistically more likely to stay out of prison...
AND if a wealthy person is statistically more likely to be athiest...
Then it's reasonable to assume a disproportionately smaller number of prisoners are athiest.

[QUOTE="JPGR-"][QUOTE="mrbojangles25"][QUOTE="H8sMikeMoore"][QUOTE="Stesilaus"]

The contention seems to be borne out by statistics:

Atheists, who make up somewhere between 3-14% of the population make up just 0.2% of the prison population.

Christians, on the other hand, who make up 81% of the population make up 84% of the prison population.

In fact, a Christian is at least 15 times more likely on average to end up in jail than an atheist.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080605174356AAAIOo8

(Note that the Yahoo posting is accompanied by references.)

pspdseagle

atheists live life for the best, because they think thats all they have

christians think its okay to do bad things because if you repent before you die you goto heaven

exactly

plus it ok to kill in the name of god.

It's amazing how absent-minded you guys are! We don't kill in the name of God! Plus the Religious also live live to the fullest! Why wouldn't they?

lol we are absent-minded? this coming from a guy who thinks religious people live the fullest. Lemme give you a hint: atheists think this is the only life we get, therefore we have to make the most out of it.

[QUOTE="pspdseagle"][QUOTE="JPGR-"][QUOTE="mrbojangles25"][QUOTE="H8sMikeMoore"][QUOTE="Stesilaus"]

The contention seems to be borne out by statistics:

Atheists, who make up somewhere between 3-14% of the population make up just 0.2% of the prison population.

Christians, on the other hand, who make up 81% of the population make up 84% of the prison population.

In fact, a Christian is at least 15 times more likely on average to end up in jail than an atheist.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080605174356AAAIOo8

(Note that the Yahoo posting is accompanied by references.)

mrbojangles25

atheists live life for the best, because they think thats all they have

christians think its okay to do bad things because if you repent before you die you goto heaven

exactly

plus it ok to kill in the name of god.

It's amazing how absent-minded you guys are! We don't kill in the name of God! Plus the Religious also live live to the fullest! Why wouldn't they?

lol we are absent-minded? this coming from a guy who thinks religious people live the fullest. Lemme give you a hint: atheists think this is the only life we get, therefore we have to make the most out of it.

[QUOTE="pspdseagle"][QUOTE="JPGR-"][QUOTE="mrbojangles25"][QUOTE="H8sMikeMoore"][QUOTE="Stesilaus"]

The contention seems to be borne out by statistics:

Atheists, who make up somewhere between 3-14% of the population make up just 0.2% of the prison population.

Christians, on the other hand, who make up 81% of the population make up 84% of the prison population.

In fact, a Christian is at least 15 times more likely on average to end up in jail than an atheist.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080605174356AAAIOo8

(Note that the Yahoo posting is accompanied by references.)

mrbojangles25

atheists live life for the best, because they think thats all they have

christians think its okay to do bad things because if you repent before you die you goto heaven

exactly

plus it ok to kill in the name of god.

It's amazing how absent-minded you guys are! We don't kill in the name of God! Plus the Religious also live live to the fullest! Why wouldn't they?

lol we are absent-minded? this coming from a guy who thinks religious people live the fullest. Lemme give you a hint: atheists think this is the only life we get, therefore we have to make the most out of it.

I think you misunderstood pspdseagle. He was replying to H8sMikeMoore, who said basically what you said and pspdseagle replied that religious people ALSO "live life to the fullest".

Those aren't major stat differences to come to that conclusion whatsoever. Also, I've heard blacks might have more that claim to be Christian and are more likely to go to prison. And, some people turn to Christianity in prison.

The contention seems to be borne out by statistics:

Atheists, who make up somewhere between 3-14% of the population make up just 0.2% of the prison population.

Christians, on the other hand, who make up 81% of the population make up 84% of the prison population.

In fact, a Christian is at least 15 times more likely on average to end up in jail than an atheist.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080605174356AAAIOo8

(Note that the Yahoo posting is accompanied by references.)

Stesilaus

[QUOTE="Stesilaus"]

The contention seems to be borne out by statistics:

Atheists, who make up somewhere between 3-14% of the population make up just 0.2% of the prison population.

Christians, on the other hand, who make up 81% of the population make up 84% of the prison population.

In fact, a Christian is at least 15 times more likely on average to end up in jail than an atheist.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080605174356AAAIOo8

(Note that the Yahoo posting is accompanied by references.)

H8sMikeMoore

atheists live life for the best, because they think thats all they have

christians think its okay to do bad things because if you repent before you die you goto heaven

Tha dude is RIGHT like Fox News

[QUOTE="Stesilaus"]

The contention seems to be borne out by statistics:

Atheists, who make up somewhere between 3-14% of the population make up just 0.2% of the prison population.

Christians, on the other hand, who make up 81% of the population make up 84% of the prison population.

In fact, a Christian is at least 15 times more likely on average to end up in jail than an atheist.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080605174356AAAIOo8

(Note that the Yahoo posting is accompanied by references.)

usaaaaaa

Christianity cannot be corrupt..no..

Christianity, as a whole, is not safe from corruption and neither is any religion.

[QUOTE="usaaaaaa"][QUOTE="Stesilaus"]

The contention seems to be borne out by statistics:

Atheists, who make up somewhere between 3-14% of the population make up just 0.2% of the prison population.

Christians, on the other hand, who make up 81% of the population make up 84% of the prison population.

In fact, a Christian is at least 15 times more likely on average to end up in jail than an atheist.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080605174356AAAIOo8

(Note that the Yahoo posting is accompanied by references.)

Shad0ki11

Christianity cannot be corrupt..no..

Christianity, as a whole, is not safe from corruption and neither is any religion.

..wha..what?

Well, the Atheist population is LOWER than the Christian population...xtn702

[QUOTE="xtn702"]Well, the Atheist population is LOWER than the Christian population...DeeJayInphinity

If we did that, religion threads might actually go somewhere. You know we can't have that.

[QUOTE="DeeJayInphinity"][QUOTE="xtn702"]Well, the Atheist population is LOWER than the Christian population...Blood-Scribe

If we did that, religion threads might actually go somewhere. You know we can't have that.

Maybe because there are statiscally more christians?

OH NO THAT CAN'T BE IT!

:roll:

hokies1313

It's a percentage...not a comparison in representation.

People with higher IQs are more likely to describe themselves as atheist (according to many sources) and based on experience I would guess that people who have higher IQs are less likely to do things that would land one in prison, and of the ones who do such things, they are probably less likely to be caught.

I feel like I've said this a thousand times, but correlation does not equal causation.

[QUOTE="Shad0ki11"][QUOTE="usaaaaaa"][QUOTE="Stesilaus"]

The contention seems to be borne out by statistics:

Atheists, who make up somewhere between 3-14% of the population make up just 0.2% of the prison population.

Christians, on the other hand, who make up 81% of the population make up 84% of the prison population.

In fact, a Christian is at least 15 times more likely on average to end up in jail than an atheist.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080605174356AAAIOo8

(Note that the Yahoo posting is accompanied by references.)

usaaaaaa

Christianity cannot be corrupt..no..

Christianity, as a whole, is not safe from corruption and neither is any religion.

..wha..what?

Two words: Pedo Priests.

Anybody can get corrupted.

Morality and legality aren't mutually exclusive.famicommander

This.

This is my response to this absurd topic.