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Line 73: − + − Theists often criticize atheism as being both associated with, and a justification for, immoral activities. For example:
come to think of it - not giving as much to charity is hardly "immoral"- but regardless atheism and immoral views are mentioned in the next paragraph, so no need to repeat
In the course of that conversation I said to Mr. Darwin, with reference to some of his own remarkable works on the Fertilisation of [[Orchid]]s, and upon The [[Earthworm]]s, and various other observations he made of the wonderful contrivances for certain purposes in nature—I said it was impossible to look at these without seeing that they were the effect and the expression of Mind. I shall never forget Mr. Darwin's answer. He looked at me very hard and said, “Well, that often comes over me with overwhelming force; but at other times,” and he shook his head vaguely, adding, “it seems to go away.”(Argyll 1885, 244] <ref>http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/teleological-arguments/notes.html</ref>}}
In the course of that conversation I said to Mr. Darwin, with reference to some of his own remarkable works on the Fertilisation of [[Orchid]]s, and upon The [[Earthworm]]s, and various other observations he made of the wonderful contrivances for certain purposes in nature—I said it was impossible to look at these without seeing that they were the effect and the expression of Mind. I shall never forget Mr. Darwin's answer. He looked at me very hard and said, “Well, that often comes over me with overwhelming force; but at other times,” and he shook his head vaguely, adding, “it seems to go away.”(Argyll 1885, 244] <ref>http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/teleological-arguments/notes.html</ref>}}
===Atheism is immoral===
===Barna Group===
====Atheists in America are generally less charitable====
====Atheists in America are generally less charitable====
[[Image:112006top.jpg|thumb|According to the Barna Group, atheists in America generally give significantly less to charity than [[theism|theist]] Americans.]]
[[Image:112006top.jpg|thumb|According to the Barna Group, atheists in America generally give significantly less to charity than [[theism|theist]] Americans.]]