@Moment-in-Time,
Quote:but my personal belief with respect to his, regarding the existence of a god, is interchangeable. My assessment of a "hard-core atheist" is one who is unwavering in his/her central belief that there is no god.
But God is a euphemism for the inhibitions of conduct in the sexual field, to all intents and purposes. The law deals with everything else.
So banging on about God is just a nice way of banging on about the sexual inhibitions of the Christian church. The Catholic Church to be more precise. For or against. The official position I mean and not what a handful of its perceived officials do.
"God" lets people off from facing reality. Sexual promiscuity and decadence is the reality.
As an abstract entity God is un-discussable when not connected to reality. Some Pagan gods were so "loose" that they are spoken of in veiled terms. Those who are innocent of what "loose" covers notwithstanding. Shagging a neighbour's spouse is very mild indeed.
The atheist who doesn't ignore the Church's sexual morality is just a fool. The other 85% will simply assume those teachings are, or have been, ignored anyway and draw the appropriate conclusions.