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Posted by Strong Atheist in Religion/Theology
Tue Nov 29th 2005, 11:22 AM
or vengeance, if you prefer. This is the fourth reason for religion to be invented. It fills the need to get back at all the nasty people (and their actions) in the world. No justice in this life? Bad guys getting away with it, good people having bad things happen to them? Well don't worry, it is not the random, unfair, uncaring process that it seems (life, that is). All will be made well in a conveniently unverifiable "next life".

At least, that is the way that many religions fill the need for justice (vengeance, whatever). As atheists, we know that life appears unfair and random BECAUSE IT IS. If you want justice/vengeance, you better get it now in this life, 'cause there ain't no afterlife.
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