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*lack of acknowledging an external standard of moral perfection, thus ending up with self-created standards which can include killing for political survival.
 
*lack of acknowledging an external standard of moral perfection, thus ending up with self-created standards which can include killing for political survival.
 
*absence of guidance by divine revelation of the moral law, such as "Thou shalt not kill".
 
*absence of guidance by divine revelation of the moral law, such as "Thou shalt not kill".
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*following an ethic of atheistic evolutionism that is based on the survival and victory of the fittest, which is ultimately a bloodthirsty ethic—an ethic that is eager to kill and to maim. This ethic is about conquering others rather than self-conquest.<ref>[http://www.zenit.org/article-13872?l=english Joseph Ratzinger, Truth and Tolerance]</ref>.
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*following an ethic of atheistic evolutionism that is based on the survival and victory of the fittest, which is ultimately a bloodthirsty ethic—an ethic that is eager to kill and to maim. This ethic is about conquering others rather than self-conquest.<ref>Ratzinger, Cardinal Joseph (1999).  [http://www.zenit.org/article-13872?l=english "Cardinal Ratzinger's thoughts on evolution:  An excerpt from 'Truth and Tolerance'"].  Excerpt published at Zenit website on September 1, 2005.  Excerpt retrieved on May 22, 2015.</ref>.
 
* The intolerance of many atheists (see: [[Atheism and intolerance]])
 
* The intolerance of many atheists (see: [[Atheism and intolerance]])
  
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