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Originally Posted by maskedmelon
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This is a self evident truth and part of the reason for the popularity of religion in general. Wizard's first rule.
While it is foolish to argue that a lack of accountability is the source of evil, there is some truth to the idea that a godless society is a wicked one and for the reason you suggest: accountability. Man is an inherently nasty creature and left to himself will seek little more than himself. For example, Judeo-Christian roots and accountability to god are what has allowed the US to endure the scourge of individualism for so long. Japan on the other hand does not suffer the same from atheism because it embraces a group ethic wherein the group or society in general assume the role of god with regards to individual accountability.
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The belief that life is meaningless comes from the idea that mindless chaos created the universe. But consistency, structure, logic, and functionality in the universe proves otherwise so the Atheist belief is delusional.
If you're saying that religious people only believe to make themselves feel better because they can't bear a meaningless existence, then that's true for some, but not all, and the same can be said for Atheists. It feels great to tell yourself that you can do whatever you want if you don't get caught because nothing matters in the end and you'll cease to exist anyway. Its a criminal mentality even if some Atheists claim to have morals.
A state doesn't fix that. It usually makes it worse because it creates a guise they can hide behind. So "the state" can take the blame, like how we blame the "government" instead individuals who actually run it who have different beliefs and morals.
I see nothing wrong with individualism though. Why do you call it a scourge?