How do we know?

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Or are they agreed upon by you and other atheists?

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Atheists don't form an organization - I have no idea what the morals of other atheists are. I'm sure like the rest of us they can lobby to have laws changed to suit their own codes.

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But they do believe science is the only means of gaining knowledge.

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em.. no.. unless you have never read a book or listen to music or driven a car.

hah hahah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah.Why am I doing that?I'm sorry Anne - I don't mean to mock you, but ever so often a christian will turn up and claim that "you don't understand the bible" - generally they are blown out of the water within ten posts and are never seen again.I wish you well but I'll start the ball rolling...

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As for invoking the Old Testament, this is simply your modern atheistic concept of God, that he is evil etc.. You lack the Christian's theology concerning these things. It's irrelevant if a human judges God as evil for a start, that won't mean he is because a modern outlook is easy to buy into.

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Ezekiel 18:20 "A child shall not suffer for the iniquity of a parent, nor a parent suffer for the iniquity of a child; the righteousness of the righteous shall be his own, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be his own."Wait a minute...Ezekiel 23:43-46 "The assembly shall stone them (prostitutes) and with their swords shall cut them down; they shall kill their sons and their daughters and burn up their houses."Hold on!Exodus 20:5 "You shall not bow down to them or worship them (idols), for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and fourth generations of those who reject me"This message has been edited by Charles Knight, 11-21-2004 07:09 PM