U.S. Supreme Court keeps ruling barring prosecution for sleeping in public

Re:U.S. Supreme Court keeps ruling barring prosecution for s... by gdubs on Monday December 16, 2019 @02:26PM (#21806171)

I’m not sure I buy it. Similar logic leads people to believe that atheists, lacking fear of retribution from a vengeful god, are more likely to commit crimes. I believe the data suggests otherwise. This suggests a moral center in atheists that comes from somewhere else.

My guess is that there are simply fewer atheists.

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Re:U.S. Supreme Court keeps ruling barring prosecution for s... by dfxm12 on Monday December 16, 2019 @02:46PM (#21806425)

Similar logic leads people to believe that atheists, lacking fear of retribution from a vengeful god, are more likely to commit crimes.

I don't see how this follows. There are punishments for committing crimes that don't come from a vengeful god, like punishment from a legal system.

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Re:U.S. Supreme Court keeps ruling barring prosecution for s... by wtallis on Monday December 16, 2019 @03:28PM (#21806847)

Generally speaking, the legal system is supposed to punish religious believers, too, not just atheists.

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Re:U.S. Supreme Court keeps ruling barring prosecution for s... by dfxm12 on Monday December 16, 2019 @08:10PM (#21809484)

I never claimed otherwise.

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