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Atheists Are Better Citizens

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team_fukit9/03/2013 2:23:16 pm PDT

re: #7 CuriousLurker

I agree that the author is being really squishy (“some say”), but according to the UN Survey of Crime trends four of the five leading nations are whiteys. The US and UK (leading by far), France, Germany, Japan, and Russia. It’s not a racist slippery slope unless you assume most crimes happen in non-white nations. I’d make the connection between industrialization and criminality, though. Another way to think about it too is that nations with modern justice systems prosecute/report more crimes.

I understand what you’re trying to say, though.

And there’s been plenty of studies over the years that have tarred non-Christians as untrustworthy or more likely to lie. During the Red Scare, it was Jews and Commies. Nowadays it’s Muslims and atheists. But the author should definitely cite his source there.