Atheism and sadism
The atheist Marquis de Sade (1740-1814) was an infamous French aristocrat and author of heavily philosophical pornography, as well as more traditional essays on philosophy.[1] Sadism, a paraphilia in which pleasure is derived from inflicting pain or seeing pain being inflicted on others, is named after him. The debauched lifestyle of the Marquis de Sade caused him to have periods of imprisonment.[2]
His books featured murder, torture, blasphemy and grotesque, violent, and ritualistic sex. His more major works remain banned in many countries to the present day, even though some of them have been highly influential; Juliet, a book released early in his career, has been imitated right up until the present, most recently by radical feminist Andrea Dworkin.
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Atheism, sadism and psychopathy
See also: Atheism and psychopathy and Atheism and mental illness
A psychopath is someone with an anti-social personality disorder characterized by violent, perverted or immoral behavior often leading to criminality. Psychopaths have little or no concern for other people. Some psychopaths equate love with sexual arousal.[3]
A 2016 study relating to atheism and psychopathy published in Plus One indicates:
| “ | Similarly, a survey of 312 college students examining the relationship between Religious/Spiritual Well-Being (RSWB) and ‘dark triad’ personality traits found that “RSWB was confirmed to be negatively correlated with these negative aspects of personality, in particular with subclinical psychopathy.”
...moral concern is associated with a spiritual worldview.[4] |
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According to the 2014 journal article Correlates of psychopathic personality traits in everyday life: results from a large community survey published in the journal Frontiers of Psychology lack of belief in God is positively associated with psychopathy.[5]
Atheism and sociopathy
Atheists hypocritically claiming God is sadistic
See also: Atheist hypocrisy
Despite the strong historical connection between atheism and sadism, atheists/agnostics claim God is sadistic.[6][7][8] See also: Atheist hypocrisy
For example, the new atheist and agnostic Richard Dawkins claimed that the God of the Old Testament is "sadomasochistic" in his book The God Delusion.[9][10]
The American Atheists organization accused God of being sadistic via a billboard.[11]
Marquis de Sade quote
"Imperious, choleric, irascible, extreme in everything, with a dissolute imagination the like of which has never been seen, atheistic to the point of fanaticism, there you have me in a nutshell, and kill me again or take me as I am, for I shall not change.” - Marquis de Sade[12]
See also
- Atheistic communism and torture
- Atheism and sexuality
- Atheism and mass murder
- Atheism and psychopathy
- Irreligion, psychopathy, crime, violence and antisocial behavior
- Atheism and violence
- Atheist atrocities
- Mass rape of German women by the Soviet army
- Irreligion and domestic violence
- Atheism and morality
- Atheism and rape
- Antitheism and antisocial behavior
- The fool says in his heart, "There is no God."
References
- ↑ http://www.trivia-library.com/a/biography-of-famous-atheist-marquis-de-sade.htm
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A676190
- ↑ Robert D. Hare (2011). Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us. Guilford Press, 52. ISBN 978-16062-35782.
- ↑ Why Do You Believe in God? Relationships between Religious Belief, Analytic Thinking, Mentalizing and Moral Concern by Anthony Ian Jack , Jared Parker Friedman, Richard Eleftherios Boyatzis, Scott Nolan Taylor, Plus One, March 23, 2016
- ↑ Correlates of psychopathic personality traits in everyday life: results from a large community survey by Scott O. Lilienfeld, Robert D. Latzman, Ashley L. Watts, Sarah F. Smith, and Kevin Dutton, Frontiers of Psychology, 2014
- ↑ Is the God of the Old Testament a Merciless Monster? by Robin Schumacher
- ↑ Richard Dawkins quote, Goodreads.com
- ↑ Atheist billboards mock Romney, Obama religion, USA Today
- ↑ Is the God of the Old Testament a Merciless Monster? by Robin Schumacher
- ↑ Richard Dawkins quote, Goodreads.com
- ↑ Atheist billboards mock Romney, Obama religion, USA Today
- ↑ Marquis de Sade quotes
