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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
The question we're addressing was whether adding "...so help me God" makes the oath-taker more honest. I don't see how it can.
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See my previous post. To a believer in God, and it's not just Christians we're talking about here, invoking their Deity when making a false statement carries with it the extra repercussion of eternal damnation or at least invites some other negative divine reaction. That ought to have at least some effect on a believer. I do agree however that Atheists and liars probably don't need to be saying anything about God at all when taking an oath.