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Atheists & Agnostics

sudopod

(5,019 posts) Tue Jun 12, 2012, 03:01 PM Jun 2012

Good without God? It's more likely than you think!

Seriously, though, do people really have to have a threat of a beating hanging over their head in order to act like a decent human being?

This whole subthread...geez.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=798787

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Good without God? It's more likely than you think! (Original Post) sudopod Jun 2012 OP

They do not. Ninjaneer Jun 2012 #1

Well, obviously people do not need that threat Curmudgeoness Jun 2012 #2

Ninjaneer

(607 posts)

1. They do not.

Reply to sudopod (Original post)

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 04:03 PM

Jun 2012

In my opinion, even the people that say they would "go wild" without god would not actually do it. In their minds, they just can't separate their motivations for being good from "god told me to" and "I know from my own experiences/thinking sessions that it is wrong".

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

2. Well, obviously people do not need that threat

Reply to sudopod (Original post)

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 08:30 PM

Jun 2012

in order to be decent human beings. I think most of us here at A&A are decent human beings. Well, at least I am.

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