It was just disturbing and it really bothers me still that it was said. I was talking to them about my stance as an Atheist and how I thought religion caused problems and suddenly they were like “well if my gods not real, I’m going to go kill my neighbor and rob banks & really live it up har har har!”, and they just walked away after that remark. The way it was said was just really disturbing to me. It caught me off guard. I wasn’t expecting anyone to talk about being that immoral. I don’t think it was an “Atheists are immoral” stereotype. I think it was really about them wanting to commit these crimes “if” they were 100% certain their god wasn’t real.
If their religion is the only thing keeping them from murdering me in cold blood, by all means keep practicing that religion. Perhaps I’m mistaken and they need that control. I’m in no way buying that I agree with the superstitions of Christianity. It just makes me view it that much more negatively. But if their personal fear from those beliefs keeps them from harming an innocent person…
It’s really a lot to think about.