Is average theist less dangerous than disbeliever in Jesus?

[F1fan]

Why do you think they have a hard time explaining exactly what is sinful?

It's probably because believers have adopted and swallowed the basic Christian dogma without thinking through what the concepts mean. Of course that is what happens when children are indoctrinated in religious belief well before their brains have developed enough for critical thought.

The incredible and intricate detail in Thomistic moral manuals for instance makes it seem to me that they can be incredibly precise.

How many of the average Christian that you will meet on a sidewalk in Anywhere, USA will know any of that? They will likely recite a few of the 10 Commandments (Jewish rules), but beyond that? It's a theological buffet of anything goes. Heck, even the Southern Baptists said slavery was moral.

 

[Lain]

How many of the average Christian that you will meet on a sidewalk in Anywhere, USA will know any of that? They will likely recite a few of the 10 Commandments, but beyond that? It's a theological buffet of anything goes.

I see, well I think most people fail to truly think about their own morality beyond a basic level, but to me it is especially unfortunate that in the People of God (according to me) there is such an ignorance when the subject is forever being studied and thousands of years deep. I get what you mean tho' now, thank you for explaining.

 

[lukethethird]

Do you think all atheists are sinners?

Only the good ones.

 

[TagliatelliMonster]

Is average theist less dangerous than disbeliever in Jesus?

Looking at prison demographics data from US federal prisons, atheists are seriously underrepresented compared to the free population in the US.

So prison data would suggest that no, they are in fact more dangerous.

 

[firedragon]

Only the good ones.

Thats a good one.

 

[lukethethird]

I don't think people are in general less dangerous than one another, we're all infected with Original Sin to the bones, or as St. Thomas says "made of spoiled matter." Believers in Jesus and those who do not believe in Him can both commit murder for the right amount of money.

Yeah, how much money are you holding out for?