...in the tradition of Father Reyes Vega
I didn’t really mean anything related to a warrior priest. My point is that when people are raised believing and hoping that there’s more to life than being a piece of meat that dies, they don’t do this sort of thing. The last thing I want to do when I meet St. Peter is to explain why I murdered innocent people as my last act on Earth. No matter how angry or despondent I become, the murder of innocent strangers simply isn’t on my list of options.
I’ve got quite a few atheist or agnostic friends, and to me it matters less what they believe in and more on what they hope for. And any atheist who doesn’t believe in God, but hopes nonetheless that God exists, and that their human spirit will live on and be rewarded in a manner commensurate with their behavior on Earth (within the framework of Judeo-Christian values), is a safe atheist to live near.