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Do theists need a threat to be moral?

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Do theists need a threat to be moral?
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RE: Do theists need a threat to be moral?
June 13, 2016 at 2:24 am (This post was last modified: June 13, 2016 at 2:26 am by robvalue.)
No. I don't need any kind of punishment system to be moral. I want to be moral.

Prison is there to protect people, primarily. If the only reason you're not doing something is that you'll go to prison, then you're not moral. You're just being pragmatic. The same can be said about religious motivations, if they are the only reason. I wouldn't expect this to actually be the case for the majority of theists.
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Do theists need a threat to be moral?

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Do theists need a threat to be moral? - by brewer - June 12, 2016 at 3:44 pm
RE: Do theists need a threat to be moral? - by robvalue - June 12, 2016 at 4:40 pm
RE: Do theists need a threat to be moral? - by Chad32 - June 12, 2016 at 4:43 pm
RE: Do theists need a threat to be moral? - by abaris - June 12, 2016 at 5:55 pm
RE: Do theists need a threat to be moral? - by dyresand - June 12, 2016 at 7:15 pm
RE: Do theists need a threat to be moral? - by abaris - June 12, 2016 at 7:21 pm
RE: Do theists need a threat to be moral? - by robvalue - June 13, 2016 at 12:40 am
RE: Do theists need a threat to be moral? - by brewer - June 13, 2016 at 7:27 am
RE: Do theists need a threat to be moral? - by Lucanus - June 13, 2016 at 1:40 am
RE: Do theists need a threat to be moral? - by robvalue - June 13, 2016 at 2:24 am
RE: Do theists need a threat to be moral? - by Ignorant - June 13, 2016 at 11:13 am
RE: Do theists need a threat to be moral? - by abaris - June 13, 2016 at 11:50 am
RE: Do theists need a threat to be moral? - by Ignorant - June 13, 2016 at 11:57 am
RE: Do theists need a threat to be moral? - by robvalue - June 13, 2016 at 12:32 pm
RE: Do theists need a threat to be moral? - by Ignorant - June 13, 2016 at 1:04 pm
RE: Do theists need a threat to be moral? - by abaris - June 13, 2016 at 1:09 pm
RE: Do theists need a threat to be moral? - by Ignorant - June 13, 2016 at 1:18 pm
RE: Do theists need a threat to be moral? - by robvalue - June 13, 2016 at 12:57 pm
RE: Do theists need a threat to be moral? - by robvalue - June 13, 2016 at 1:09 pm
RE: Do theists need a threat to be moral? - by Ignorant - June 13, 2016 at 1:14 pm
RE: Do theists need a threat to be moral? - by robvalue - June 13, 2016 at 2:08 pm
RE: Do theists need a threat to be moral? - by brewer - June 13, 2016 at 2:33 pm
RE: Do theists need a threat to be moral? - by robvalue - June 13, 2016 at 2:46 pm
RE: Do theists need a threat to be moral? - by robvalue - June 14, 2016 at 1:43 am

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