Quote (Kamahl16 @ May 29 2015 05:26pm)
What do you mean by "violence"? Like, physical violence?
If so I'd say it isn't even a considerable number at all, either religious, secular, whatever, that crosses the line into sociopathic/criminal territory lol.
i believe i covered what your looking for a bit here
Quote (thesnipa @ May 28 2015 07:16am)
No, i am not trying to make it seems as if the numbers are equal. There are far more religious people on earth than atheists so the numbers could never come out that way. My original point was that its perfectly possible to brainwash your children to be religious taking away their choice to believe or not believe, it is also perfectly possible to brainwash your children to be atheists taking away that same choice. Watch a parent tell their child that they are allergic to Cocacola because they dont want them hyped up on sugar and watch the child believe it. Brainwashing isnt exclusive to the religious, that was my only point.
Perhaps anecdotal but i knew a kid in highschool who had parents that were so violently atheist that you couldnt even sit down in their house without an interview and a lecture. Understand that at the time i identified as predominantly agnostic so i wasnt even bantering with them. I understand these types of people are rare, perhaps much more rare than religious fanatics, but they exist. (or at least 2 of them do)
As i said there my main point was that brainwashing your children isnt exclusive to the religious. And i know that the hardliners are statistical outliers that dont represent their larger groups.
To further define violence however i consider any invasive actions towards another to be a decent example. Hitting someone obviously fits the bill. Attempting to belittle someone or shame them could also fit the bill in some circumstances. I generally dont like pushy preachy people, from either religious or atheist stances.
This post was edited by thesnipa on May 29 2015 07:27pm