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Atheists & Agnostics

Duppers

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7. No, there would be less. Major issue...

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Thu Aug 23, 2018, 09:00 PM

Aug 2018

Take the point of bravely facing death, of sacrificing one's life, then
take away the belief of an afterlife and even being awarded for their cause. Who then would be as willing to end their lives?

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Would there have been as many wars if [View all] BigmanPigman May 2018 OP

Oh I don't think anyone is naive enough to say there would be no wars. trotsky May 2018 #1

I don't know sister. Glamrock May 2018 #2

Which leads me to question whether or not BigmanPigman May 2018 #3

Oh that? Pfffff! Glamrock May 2018 #4

If not religion, there would have been some "we good, they bad" rurallib May 2018 #5

It would have been harder to persuade people to kill each other. Buzz cook Jul 2018 #6

No, there would be less. Major issue... Duppers Aug 2018 #7

Probably less RussBLib Aug 2018 #8