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[–]meowmicks222 1 point2 points ago

Atheism DOES lead to cruelty. If atheists didn't exist, there would have not been cruelty towards them, so overall less cruelty. Checkmate.

[–]Obvious_Troll_Accoun 4 points5 points ago

Same justification for genocide.

[–]Higgs-Bosun[S] 0 points1 point ago

That reminds me of the famous Hitler quote "If they weren't Jews, we wouldn't have to kill them. It's not my fault."

[–]SocraM3 1 point2 points ago

I'm not Catholic(but my school is), but my biology teacher said that the Catholic Church doesn't denounce the theory, they only say that the soul is give by God and him only. Just letting it out there.

[–]politehnik 0 points1 point ago

[–]maynardftw -2 points-1 points ago

-I've- seen it before, so -I- will downvote it, but other people who have not are free to upvote. We'll see who comes out on top.

[–]MrMastodon 3 points4 points ago

Why downvote it because you've seen it before? Moreso, why tell us?

[–]maynardftw 10 points11 points ago

I downvote it as part of the mechanism that keeps obvious reposts from getting to the front page. If enough people have already seen it, it doesn't need to be there again. It is countered by people upvoting it because they -haven't- seen it. This is how it works, and why people complaining about reposts on the front page are stupid.

And I tell you, so that they'll know why the downvote was given. Seems more productive to cite a reason.

[–]MrMastodon 7 points8 points ago

You make a reasonable case. Thanks or explaining yourself.

[–]Bravo72 1 point2 points ago

I teeter-tottered on each side of the argument as I went down the posts...soo upvotes for all!