I know they are trying hard to ‘save’ me. But all they manage is to creep me out.
‘Without god, everything is permissible,’ they say. ‘Without a God, what would stop you from raping or killing?’
It takes a lot of self-control not to run away screaming. These people don’t get it. And the fact that they don’t gives me the willies. Here’s the thing: each day I already rape and murder as much as I want. Which is not at all. Which is normal for most social beings. At least for each and every atheist I know.
And that is why believer’s incessant talk about rape and murder makes me nervous. From where I stand, they are obsessed with it; they seem to find it natural that everyone wants to rape, murder, kill. More disconcertingly, though, the only thing that prevents them from giving in to these urges is an even more vicious being – one that they completely made up: God.
Worst: What horrors can we expect from deeply religious people when they find out that this God doesn’t exist?