RE: Being good without god
February 21, 2013 at 10:49 am
(This post was last modified: February 21, 2013 at 10:53 am by The Grand Nudger.)
God has no desires, no approval process. The notion of god is unconnected to the notion of good. "God" neither causes, nor encourages good (or evil). Lack of a god neither causes, nor encourages good (or evil).
God, for example, doesn't approve of stonings. People that engage in stonings approve of stonings and then attribute that authoritative review to a divine service provider.
God, for example, doesn't approve of charity. People engaged in charity approve of charity and then attribute that authoritative review to a divine service provider.
In either case "god" will gladly accept payment for such services. There's overhead in both the charity and stoning business, and if anyone wants god to continue to participate in either market we need to encourage him to do so by allowing for a little profit.
(and if one decides that they like charity but not stonings - or vv- please recognize that your personal desires should not deprive some other consumer of a product they wish to purchase, and that to do so would be to impede upon "god's" ability to adequately service a broad and diverse market)
God, for example, doesn't approve of stonings. People that engage in stonings approve of stonings and then attribute that authoritative review to a divine service provider.
God, for example, doesn't approve of charity. People engaged in charity approve of charity and then attribute that authoritative review to a divine service provider.
In either case "god" will gladly accept payment for such services. There's overhead in both the charity and stoning business, and if anyone wants god to continue to participate in either market we need to encourage him to do so by allowing for a little profit.
(and if one decides that they like charity but not stonings - or vv- please recognize that your personal desires should not deprive some other consumer of a product they wish to purchase, and that to do so would be to impede upon "god's" ability to adequately service a broad and diverse market)
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