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Why do so many hard core atheists like Samuel Harris, Christopher Hitchens, and Robert Price espouse such?

sinister, fascistic, and warmongering political views? Is it a bit worrisome that such people don’t even have to *pretend* to honor Christian ideals about things like peace, love and understanding?

Those ideals about peace, love, and understanding are not necessarily Christian–they are part and parcel of all honest beliefs, including freethinkers/atheism. Morality isn’t something that any religion or belief (or lack thereof) has a specific claim to.

Your question confuses three people with “so many hard core atheists.” Most atheists are respectable, moral people who conduct themselves just like you do. The reason these _three particular_ authors may come off as “hard core” is because they may be as reactionary as Jerry Falwell or Pat Robertson–they disagree vehemently and they make their vehemence known.

But that has nothing to do with atheism by itself or with basic humanity and moral behavior. By confusing the two, you do yourself a disservice–you refuse to understand, something you’ve stated is quite important to your code of conduct.

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