Have atheists killed more people than religion?

Answer 1

The answer is no.

Religious fanatics tend to get overexcited about their particular religion, and many go on mass murder/ethnic cleansing rampages, killing innocent people. More have died in human history at the hands of and in the name of Religion.

Atheists don't hate religion, they just choose not to participate.

Not all communists are Atheists, just like not all communists are short. The thing about Atheism is, nothing can be done in "its" name. Atheism is the absence of belief in any deity or mythology. Should a tall person kill someone, he doesn't do so in the name of all tall people. He's simply killing someone due to a personal motive.

North American Religious peoples enjoy pointing the finger siting communism simply to vindicate themselves. The sad truth is, people kill for all sorts of reasons. The hypocrisy of religious fanatics killing people is typically what questions like yours are trying to Dodge.

"This question cannot be answered in a more complete way. It has no common context. It would be like asking, are janitors atheists, or are grocery clerks atheists? Or, even, what does blue taste like? There is no commonality for either concept beyond their mutual existence in the world.

Communism is an economic (and political) perspective. Atheism deals directly with theology or "atheology" as the case may be. While Leninistic/Stalinistic/Maoist communism typically precludes religious organizations from legal existence, it is more for political purposes than theological ones. Churches have power over the people. The two major communistic governments of the world sought to remove power from all but the state. Hence the erradication of religious groups. Keep in mind however that the Greek Orthodox church continued to exist in some form during the entire reign of Soviet Communism, and although it was repressed so does Buddhism in China. "

If you should ask a religious person this question, they will most likely cite a couple of bad people that committed genocide as their smug answer. But, according to the christian faith, their god wiped humanity off the face of the earth to start over. So, add that to the Spanish Inquisition, Crusades, Bosnia, Somalia and any other "My God Hates the same people I do so I can kill 'em" instance.Ultimately, we can all agree that bad things have been done under the guise of religion. We can also agree that people following no religion have also done bad things.Questions like this will have no true answer.Be well and have faith in yourself.

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Answer 2

There is no way to quantify or compare the number of deaths caused specifically by atheists or by religion. Violence and conflict have been perpetrated by individuals and groups with varying beliefs, ideologies, and motivations. It is important to acknowledge that factors such as power, politics, and human nature contribute to violent actions rather than solely attributing them to religious or non-religious beliefs.

Answer 3

No. Atheists in Communist China, Russia, Vietnam, Korea, and Nazi Germany have killed more people than anything else. Jews, Christians and other people whose religion advocates "love thy neighbor as thyself", and "do unto others as you would have them do unto you" have done their best to help others. It was Christians inspired by William Wilberforce and Capt. John Newton who helped to bring an end to slavery in much of the world. The Red Cross does its best to help people during wars. It's a commonly held belief that religion leads to wars. There were war before people believed in God, and some of the worse offenders of man's inhumanity to man have been atheists who have no God inspired compassion for their fellow human beings. The Communist Chinese murdered tens of millions of people, and Nazi Germany also murdered in tens of millions. Religion is not perfect, but, it is far better than the alternative, which does not have respect the 10 Commandments of Moses.

Answer 4

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