Quote:
Originally Posted by Undertoad
I got my moral code by reading, thinking, reflecting, asking questions, but the people who got their moral code from an invisible man in the sky say I'm wrong.
|
*pssst* not all people who believe in God think you're wrong UT. Many of the most upright and moral people I know believe in no God at all. They choose to not kill, rob, lie, and do their neighbor's wife because they don't believe they are actions that are beneficial to themselves or the people around them.
Some of the most immoral, corrupt people I know are self-professed Christians. They steal and lie and stick it to the neighbor all the while counting on forgiveness to get them through.
People will do what they do because of the character that lies within themselves. That character has developed because of their experiences, lessons, and choices. That character may be informed by faith or not, it depends on the individual. A faith in God isn't the deciding factor on your actions while here, it is simply a faith in what happened before and what happens after "here".