Saturday, October 14, 2017

Atheists and Suffering

The belief that a living God would stop all suffering is consistent with the belief of most atheists that the possession of power comes with an obligation to impede free choices that might lead to suffering. That's why they are more likely than Christians to support totalitarian human governments. They think that's how God would behave if he exists, and therefore so should humans in positions of power.

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