RE: Why be good?
May 28, 2015 at 8:21 pm
(This post was last modified: May 28, 2015 at 8:22 pm by Mudhammam.)
(May 26, 2015 at 7:29 pm)Randy Carson Wrote: If there is no God, then there is no hell; and if there is no hell, then there are no ultimate, eternal repercussions, good or bad, for how we live out our mortal lives. Of course, atheists insist that people should be "good without God."Because 1. Actions have consequences. 2. I want to be treated well. 3. Cooperation allows more to get accomplished. 4. I can empathize with others.
But why? If God does not exist, why be good?
Off the top of my head I quickly came up with 4 reasons that are all better than "gawd told me I'm gonna get hurt in da afterlife if I'm bad and I'm scurred."
Seriously. If you want to convince unbelievers that your beliefs comprise more than a house of cards, at least try to look like you're capable of rational thought.
He who loves God cannot endeavour that God should love him in return - Baruch Spinoza
