Why be good?

[abaris]

This is the last post I made (on p. 76), asking Randy why he should be good, literally the topic of this thread.  He's answered countless people since then, but not once answering that simple question; the question that he titled the thread:

I've been here for give or take seven months. And personally I've seen about three of four "why be good" threads started by theists with exactly the same gotcha arguments. The only thing that amazes me is them coming here and still thinking to have something original or never heard before to offer.

Randy's no different than the others. Instead of giving some insights, he immediately raises his scripture buckler when asked about his person. So they all give the impression of not being real persons but bible automatons, the only variation being their personal affiliation to a certain brand of christianity. I remember having virtually the same one sided discussion with another still active member on this board, where I tried to nail him to a very simple question: What is your opinion as a person? To which he only resorted to bible quotes and more bible quotes.

Given that kind of experience I'm not really surprised they view atheists as a homogenous hive mind, since they give the impression of leading that kind of existence themselves. And notice that Randy like all the others presented the prospect of hell as one of the major reasons to be good. That tells more about the nature of these people than they probably know about themselves, since it implies, if they weren't afraid of damnation, it would be open season for pretty much anything on this world.