On Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:12:29 -0500, Warp wrote:

>> Neither would be "more" dangerous to someone who holds a particular
>> belief - because one who believes in the wrong deity might as well be
>> an atheist for all a believer in the "right" god thinks.  Both are
>> heretical, and getting it wrong by believing in a god that "doesn't
>> exist" or just not believing are functionally equivalent to that
>> mindset.
> 
> But worshipping idols and false gods is specifically stated in the Bible
> as an abhorrent thing in the eyes of God.

That's only relevant to those who believe that particular mythology is 
true.

> An atheist is committing only one major "sin": Not believing in the One
> True God. A hinduist is committing two: Not only does he not believe in
> the One True God, in addition he worships false gods, which is
> abhorrent.

And for the majority of mainstream Christianity, both are "punished" in 
the same way - so I don't see that you could say one is worse than the 
other....

Jim

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