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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 [[feminism|feminist]] [[Andrea Dworkin]]. | 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 [[feminism|feminist]] [[Andrea Dworkin]]. | ||
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| + | Despite the strong historical connection between atheism and sadism, atheists/[[agnosticism|agnostics]] claim God is sadistic.<ref>[http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/23651-the-god-of-the-old-testament-is-arguably-the-most Richard Dawkins quote], Goodreads.com</ref><ref>[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/Religion/post/2012/08/atheism-mitt-romney-paul-ryan-mormon-christianity/ Atheist billboards mock Romney, Obama religion], ''USA Today''</ref> See also: [[Atheism and hypocrisy]] | ||
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| + | For example, the [[New Atheism|new atheist]] and agnostic [[Richard Dawkins]] claimed that the God of the Old Testament is "sadomasochistic" in his book [[The God Delusion]].<ref>[http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/23651-the-god-of-the-old-testament-is-arguably-the-most Richard Dawkins quote], Goodreads.com</ref> | ||
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| + | The [[American Atheists]] organization accused God of being sadistic via a billboard.<ref>[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/Religion/post/2012/08/atheism-mitt-romney-paul-ryan-mormon-christianity/ Atheist billboards mock Romney, Obama religion], ''USA Today''</ref> | ||
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== Marquis de Sade quote == | == 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<ref>[http://thinkexist.com/quotation/imperious-choleric-irascible-extreme_in/346903.html Marquis de Sade quotes]</ref> | "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<ref>[http://thinkexist.com/quotation/imperious-choleric-irascible-extreme_in/346903.html Marquis de Sade quotes]</ref> | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 16:44, August 6, 2016
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.
Atheists claiming God is sadistic
Despite the strong historical connection between atheism and sadism, atheists/agnostics claim God is sadistic.[3][4] See also: Atheism and 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.[5]
The American Atheists organization accused God of being sadistic via a billboard.[6]
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[7]
See also
- Atheistic communism and torture
- Atheism and sexuality
- Atheism and mass murder
- Atheism and violence
- Mass rape of German women by the Soviet army
- Irreligion and domestic violence
- Atheism and morality
- Atheism and rape
- Antitheism and antisocial behavior
References
- ↑ http://www.trivia-library.com/a/biography-of-famous-atheist-marquis-de-sade.htm
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A676190
- ↑ Richard Dawkins quote, Goodreads.com
- ↑ Atheist billboards mock Romney, Obama religion, USA Today
- ↑ Richard Dawkins quote, Goodreads.com
- ↑ Atheist billboards mock Romney, Obama religion, USA Today
- ↑ Marquis de Sade quotes