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Re:All Scientists Should Be Militant Atheists by DominikR on Friday September 11, 2015 @08:39AM (#10203293)
Yes, with the absence of god Stalin for example justified a whole lot of things. So did Mao.

One shouldn't underestimate the effect of an authority (possibly imagined - I don't want to argue about this here) that might judge you no matter if no one will be able to judge you here in life.

There are many people that would refrain from certain acts just because of this belief.

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Re:All Scientists Should Be Militant Atheists by fsloth on Friday September 11, 2015 @08:48AM (#10203345)
I don't think that an attempt to bluff sociopaths is sufficient benefit for a generalized belief in a specific revengeful or judgemental higher being.
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