On Wednesday, September 20, 2000 11:09 AM Spudboy100@aol.com wrote:
> << Ignore the data you don't like... But seriously, neither is good
argument
> for or against God's existence.
>
> Instead, tell me what God is, then we can work from there to see if it
> exists.>>
>
> Many people became discouraged of God and anything to do with the concept.
> But not out of statistical ranger for anyone who was in the camps and
> survived. The funny thing is that the majority of the people according to
> many accounts, never blammed God much, but instead blammed the nazis.
True, but many did blame or went on to the [correct] conclusion that there
is no God.
> After 70 years of scientific socialism, the Soviet State never whithered
> religion away. The Falun Gong's thrival in the face of political opression
in
> China attests to God as a mighty resilient meme.
Do you think religions, old and new, in the former Soviet Empire and in the
PRC have more followers now than before on the %age basis? (Also, I think
any idea that is suppressed is bound to have some people behind just because
it's suppressed.) Some of the nations with the highest rates of atheism are
former communist ones, such as Albania.
Cheers!
Daniel Ust
http://uweb.superlink.net/neptune/
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