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Lobo deVolf wrote:
The true believer is doing what they do out of FEAR and the hope of
some

reward when they die.

I had no idea I thought that way. I thought morality for the believer
stems from obedience to God out of gratitude for what God has done for
them. Thanks for clarifying what's going on in my head.


While I belive that just as animals are capable of, and display a lot of
very moral behaviour, humans also are created with the same instincts and
senses as any other animal. Notwithstanding the gentic differences making us
somewhat special among the primates. Taking care of infants, cooperation,
and so on - just as visible in the animal word. Adn look at elephants
grieving (if that is what it is, they are not unconcerned) their dead.

What would the world look like if all atheists were the monsters that
Christians seem to think they must be?

While the reality is that atheists as a rule are just as moral, and evne can
surpaass the average Christian in morality. How is that possible? Christian
hubris.

Rolf Aalberg