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Originally Posted by LongBlackScarf
Once again, you are attaching the concept of "goodness" and "morality" to having to believe in a God; if you don't believe in God, you must be a horrid, wicked sinner. Which, of course is utter nonsense and harkens back to my original statements about guilt, and the power of "religion" to make people fearful, and make them feel like **** for not believing. Fortunately, I got over that. Especially the God Was Always There Theory. That doesn't hold water for me. That a "man" was up in the sky forever until he suddenly made his badass self known. No. Too silly.
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Actually that is not what "the old saying" means.
What it means is, if you are currently living like there is no God...you better be right, for your sake! In other words, when you die...and let's say you find out that you were wrong and there really is a God...Well, I'd hate to be in your shoes. Therefore I find it more reasonable to live like there is a God then to live like there is no God. I'd rather die and be disappointed, then die and burn in the massive flames of hell for all eternity.