Fair to say. Somewhat different than the question posed by the article, though. The equivalent question would be whether atheism, of necessity, promotes violence.
How can it? It only tells us one thing: that the atheist doesn't believe in any gods. Anything else must necessarily come from the unbeliever.
Atheists can be as good or bad as anyone else. We just can't claim that our choices have any divine guidance.
Fair to say. Somewhat different than the question posed by the article, though. The equivalent question would be whether atheism, of necessity, promotes violence.
How can it? It only tells us one thing: that the atheist doesn't believe in any gods. Anything else must necessarily come from the unbeliever.
Atheists can be as good or bad as anyone else. We just can't claim that our choices have any divine guidance.