tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post3928298233730421366..comments2024-03-29T08:47:16.366-05:00Comments on Dad29: On ShootersDad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-83160731172669215152008-02-16T11:40:00.000-06:002008-02-16T11:40:00.000-06:00And certainly you can go farther especially in the...And certainly you can go farther especially in the cases of school shooting that the murderer(s) were not only irreligious, but militant atheists. Certainly that was the case with Cho and the Columbine shooters.<BR/><BR/>To shoot a bunch of people and then kill yourself you need a belief system that matches these actions. Atheism without an afterlife and no repercussions matches this as does some flavors of Islam when it comes to terrorism and a belief they will be rewarded for killing unbelievers.<BR/><BR/>No doubt depression and other psychological factors come into play, but their underlying belief system when you are in these states helps them to move in this direction.<BR/><BR/>In Christianity where only self-defense or a corporate self-defense is allowed and suicide is condemned they can not justify such an action and would in fact be violating basic tenants if they did such acts.<BR/><BR/>With atheism there really is no moral law other than what you want to accept as moral law.Jeff Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892529674664589034noreply@blogger.com