A few comments down (above the fold on even a tiny monitor) we have this exchange:
Poster talking about his Holocaust-surviving grandfather (32 upvotes):
"My grandfather became a believer, but he didn't go all orthodox. He just believed. His reasoning was that if it weren't for god - he would have died many times during the war."
The reply, with 100 upvotes:
"Explanations like that are precisely what makes me hate religion. When people tell themselves these things, they betray an inner conviction that they are somehow better and more special than the countless men women and children who died at the hands of the Nazis. Makes me sick when people say things like that."
http://www.reddit.com/r/atheism/comments/1e0vcv/if_there_is_...
A few comments down (above the fold on even a tiny monitor) we have this exchange:
Poster talking about his Holocaust-surviving grandfather (32 upvotes):
"My grandfather became a believer, but he didn't go all orthodox. He just believed. His reasoning was that if it weren't for god - he would have died many times during the war."
The reply, with 100 upvotes:
"Explanations like that are precisely what makes me hate religion. When people tell themselves these things, they betray an inner conviction that they are somehow better and more special than the countless men women and children who died at the hands of the Nazis. Makes me sick when people say things like that."
Link to comment: http://www.reddit.com/r/atheism/comments/1e0vcv/if_there_is_...