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4 The tenuousness of the theistic position

4 The tenuousness of the theistic position

Mother Teresa, in her later years began to doubt the existence of God. Many Holocaust survivors became atheists after the extreme the lived through because they realized their experience is incompatible with a kind and loving God.   

Mother Teresa, in her later years began to doubt the existence of God.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1655415,00.html</ref> Many Holocaust survivors became atheists after the extreme the lived through because they realized their experience is incompatible with a kind and loving God.   

5 Claims of the Conditionality and Nonconditionality of Theism

5 Claims of the Conditionality and Nonconditionality of Theism

6Theism and Fascism

6Theism and Fascism

Despite protestations to the contrary theism has been intricately linked with the fascist movement, providing intellectual underpinning for its rejection of reason, antisemitism and strict obedience and moral underpinnings, supporting dictators as stalwart defenders of the faith against communism. In addition the churches were the base at which theists launched their assault against civil rights, women rights and birth control. Fortunately the action of communists and secularists from the American Communist Party and the ACLU respectively helped push forward the case from civil rights in the United States.

Despite protestations to the contrary theism has been intricately linked with the fascist movement, providing intellectual underpinning for its rejection of reason, antisemitism and strict obedience and moral underpinnings, supporting dictators as stalwart defenders of the faith against communism.<ref>http://emperors-clothes.com/vatican/cpix.htm</ref> In addition the churches were the base at which theists launched their assault against civil rights, women rights and birth control. Fortunately the action of communists and secularists from the American Communist Party and the ACLU respectively helped push forward the case from civil rights in the United States.<ref>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_org_communist.html</ref>

7 Criticism of Theism

7 Criticism of Theism

7.3 Theism and Mass Murder

7.3 Theism and Mass Murder

The ground is stained with the blood of the millions killed in the name of theism. Notorious examples include the crusades, the inquisitions, witch hunts, the Holocaust, suppression of birth control and anesthetics, the Partition of India, The Sri Lankan civil war, The Yugo-Slavian civil war and many others. Although not all wars are caused by theism, many are.   

The ground is stained with the blood of the millions killed in the name of theism. Notorious examples include the crusades, the inquisitions, witch hunts, the Holocaust<ref>http://www.ffrf.org/fttoday/back/hitler.html</ref>, suppression of birth control and anesthetics, the Partition of India and the ensuing wars<ref>http://www.english.emory.edu/Bahri/Part.html</ref>, The Sri Lankan civil war, The Yugo-Slavian civil war and many others. Although not all wars are caused by theism, many are.   

7.5 Immoral Views

7.5 Immoral Views

In comparison to atheists, theists are more likely to believe that the following are acceptable:

In comparison to atheists, theists are more likely to believe that the following are acceptable:

eternal torment, scapegoating, cannibalism, fascism, totalitarianism, theocracies, stoning, blasphemy laws, blue laws, prohibition and random violence against strangers for no reason other then they are different

eternal torment, scapegoating, cannibalism, fascism, totalitarianism, theocracies, stoning, blasphemy laws, blue laws, prohibition and random violence against strangers for no reason other then they are different. They also believe that their views are above question no matter how many innocents are hurt, the most notorious example being witch burning and birth control suppression.

8 Reasonable Explanations of Theism

8 Reasonable Explanations of Theism

1 Jesus Christ

1 Jesus Christ

2 Gandhi

2 Gandhi

3 Adolf Hitler

3 Adolf Hitler <ref>http://www.ffrf.org/fttoday/back/hitler.html</ref>

4 Franco

4 Franco

5 Mussolini

5 Mussolini

Religion is regarded by the people as true, the wise as false and the rulers as useful.

Religion is regarded by the people as true, the wise as false and the rulers as useful.

The numbers come from the page on atheism ("Fair and Balanced" hah). Lets see if you can drink your own poison!

 

 

 

 

Theism by defintion contridicts the central premises of conservativism and thus the two are incompatible. The belief in a supernatural creater contridicts the belief people are responsible for their actions, the belief in ethical relativism (God isn't bound by the same rules and neither are religious rituals), the denial of truth, reality and science (it's "metaphorically" true), the implicit statism (he's watching you) and finally its rejection of capitalism and the free market with its ban on ursury. While it is possible to be a good person and a theist, it is not possible to e a theist and a consistant conservative.

 

 

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