Changes

Jump to navigation Jump to search
no edit summary
Line 46: Line 46:  
*[http://carm.org/failure-of-atheism-to-account-for-morality The failure of atheism to account for morality]</ref>  For example, atheists have been the biggest mass murderers in history (see: [[Atheism and mass murder]]).  
 
*[http://carm.org/failure-of-atheism-to-account-for-morality The failure of atheism to account for morality]</ref>  For example, atheists have been the biggest mass murderers in history (see: [[Atheism and mass murder]]).  
   −
The [[Barna Group]] found that atheists and [[agnostics]] in America were more likely, than [[theist]]s in America, to look upon the following behaviors as morally acceptable:  illegal drug use; excessive drinking; sexual relationships outside of marriage; [[abortion]]; cohabitating with someone of opposite sex outside of marriage; obscene language; gambling; [[pornography]] and obscene sexual behavior; and engaging in [[homosexuality]]/bisexuality.<ref>http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/58-practical-outcomes-replace-biblical-principles-as-the-moral-standard</ref> Given the [[Homosexuality and Health|many diseases associated with homosexuality]], the [[Bible|biblical]] prohibition against homosexuality is quite arguably one of the  many examples where the Bible exhibited [http://creationwiki.org/Bible_scientific_foreknowledge knowledge that was ahead of its time].  
+
The [[Barna Group]] found that atheists and [[agnostics]] in America were more likely, than [[theist]]s in America, to look upon the following behaviors as morally acceptable:  illegal drug use; excessive drinking; sexual relationships outside of marriage; [[abortion]]; cohabitating with someone of opposite sex outside of marriage; obscene language; gambling; [[pornography]] and obscene sexual behavior; and engaging in [[homosexuality]]/bisexuality.<ref>http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/58-practical-outcomes-replace-biblical-principles-as-the-moral-standard</ref> Given the [[Homosexuality and health|many diseases associated with homosexuality]], the [[Bible|biblical]] prohibition against homosexuality is quite arguably one of the  many examples where the Bible exhibited [http://creationwiki.org/Bible_scientific_foreknowledge knowledge that was ahead of its time].  
    
In 2014, a University of Kentucky study was published by Will M. Gervais, which was entitled ''Everything Is Permitted? People Intuitively Judge Immorality as Representative of Atheists'', and the study indicated that "even atheist participants viewed immorality as significantly more representative of atheists than of other people."<ref>[''Everything Is Permitted? People Intuitively Judge Immorality as Representative of Atheists''], Will M. Gervais,  Journal: PlOS ONE, Published: April 09, 2014, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.009230</ref>
 
In 2014, a University of Kentucky study was published by Will M. Gervais, which was entitled ''Everything Is Permitted? People Intuitively Judge Immorality as Representative of Atheists'', and the study indicated that "even atheist participants viewed immorality as significantly more representative of atheists than of other people."<ref>[''Everything Is Permitted? People Intuitively Judge Immorality as Representative of Atheists''], Will M. Gervais,  Journal: PlOS ONE, Published: April 09, 2014, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.009230</ref>
Irenaeus, Siteadmin, Check users, oversight, Administrators
351,387

edits

Navigation menu