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Originally Posted by Jay Pan ROKK
This is the greatest threat atheists face, the deny God, so they must deny evil in the way, then it gets them, they fall in the trap where only few survive.
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Really? I am NOT an atheist, but I don't really see this as a big hurdle for atheism. I think most atheists would tell you evil does not in fact exist. I guess it somewhat becomes a question of moral relativism. I am guessing most atheists (and keep in mind this is a guess as I am not an atheist) believe that we, as societies, evolve and therefore get better and better at deciding what is non-allowable behavior. I could never buy into this line of reasoning but nor would I call it an unreasonable belief. My guess would be the average atheist would deem those who act far outside society's norms in negative ways as "disturbed", "depraved", "warped", etc., but not "evil". It's an interesting discussion, to say the least.