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I do not believe in the devil, either.Nor Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy or the Great Pumpkin. I believe I've answered the questions about killing in a previous post. I do not work at a cemetery anymore. I worked on commission on preneed sales and with the current economic climate, it was a very hard sell. Just because one does not believe in an afterlife, does not mean one does not believe in honoring the memory of the dead.
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Remove God/common morals and right to life/death becomes an inanimate measure.
What you're saying is "Atheists have no morals, since they don't believe in God" - What a sad world it is when people can seriously say that humans need to fear eternal damnation in order to do good. |
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Remove God/common morals and right to life/death becomes an inanimate measure.
What you're saying is "Atheists have no morals, since they don't believe in God" - What a sad world it is when people can seriously say that humans need to fear eternal damnation in order to do good.
2. In addition, from what I can remember, most (not all) christian religions concentrate on "reward" rather than punishement for our behavior in this life. So, your premise that people are acting "nice" out of fear is not exactly correct. 3. In starting this thread, Nedl kind promulgated the theory of "karma". "You reap what you sow". Do atheists believe in "karma"? And I agree with BB that you never really explained to us your reason for doing "good" rather than "evil". We are asking about the root cause of your decision, not the "for my fellow man" reason. 4. Sorry to add another one, but, if you don't believe in a creator, then you must also not believe in what the founding fathers of this country stated in: "We are endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights"...... If we aren't endowed by our creator with these rights, where did they come from???? Or maybe you don't believe we have these inalienable rights? |
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N0loh: 1. Actually, I am no longer a practicing church goer, but do believe in a supreme being that at least created something that is evolving into our universe. I believe this because it is the simplest explaination for what I see around me. Believing that all this sprung from "nothing" by chance is asking me to "stretch" it! A: I respect your right to your beliefs. I have never tried to persuade anyone to my beliefs, but I have tried to defend mine and my right to them. 2. In addition, from what I can remember, most (not all) christian religions concentrate on "reward" rather than punishement for our behavior in this life. So, your premise that people are acting "nice" out of fear is not exactly correct. A: I don't expect a reward for nice behavior, either, but I try to be nice as much as possible. 3. In starting this thread, Nedl kind promulgated the theory of "karma". "You reap what you sow". Do atheists believe in "karma"? And I agree with BB that you never really explained to us your reason for doing "good" rather than "evil". We are asking about the root cause of your decision, not the "for my fellow man" reason. A: I don't know about all atheists, but no. I do not believe in karma or psychic powers or ghosts. Why I won't kill... I don't want to. I just do not believe there is a good reason or excuse for killing another human being. 4. Sorry to add another one, but, if you don't believe in a creator, then you must also not believe in what the founding fathers of this country stated in: "We are endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights"...... If we aren't endowed by our creator with these rights, where did they come from???? Or maybe you don't believe we have these inalienable rights? A: I don't need a piece of paper to tell me that every human being has rights.
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