Please don't tell me you believe in Christianity

Because that's ridiculous. You don't need religion to be good. For that matter you don't need a God to be good. All you need to do is say to yourself I want to be good. I want to show kindness understanding patience empathy and be willing to help others. Not to hold those who are different as bad. But that all things are deserving of all that is good.[media=https://youtu.be/In4UDYxxqVU]

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SW-User

I don't believe in God but even I know that there's added incentive to be good if you believe. The big benefit of not believing in God is that this fosters a superior understanding of morality. Right reality breeds right morality. Now to add a natural incentive!

Ynotisay · M

@SW-User Good point. But what I see as the incentive for the religious to be good, is the penalty of eternal damnation in the "afterlife." Just seems to me that anything that uses fear and threats to induce "good" behavior might not be the most effective model. Especially given the fact that if believers do something "immoral," all they need to do is ask god for forgiveness and they get a clean slate.

James25 · 61-69, M

@SW-User I agree it is beneficial to be good. It adds to you evolving into a higher form of life.

James25 · 61-69, M

@Ynotisay well said I agree

SW-User

@Ynotisay You're only looking at the negative side. There's a carrot as well as a stick. We badly need a carrot.

saintsong · 41-45, F

@Ynotisay Well some of us have landed ourselves upon Hells doorstep, I sold my soul when I was 19 years old and have our demons that wish to drag us down to hell...It is then when only Jesus Christ can truly save us from this eternal damnation, and as for me He did just that.......Now I can literally hear Heavenly Angels singing instead of wicked demons...Now the demons attack me through other schizophrenics accusing me day and night, but I know that He who knew no sin became sin for me so that I may have the righteousness of God! So satan has nothing on me!!!! I am seated in heavenly places, all BECAUSE OF JESUS CHRIST who led me through the valley of the shadow of death to where I am today!!!! Jesus saves!!!!! He really does, I am living proof of it!