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Re: Heads up, atheists
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Mon, 19 Sep 2005 02:20:21 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Timothy Gould wrote:
   Theists always believe that their good deeds will go rewarded by God or Karma or some other external system...

I absolutely disagree. Unitarian Universalism (which is not all atheists) is generally promotes the idea that there is not an external reward for good deeds.

Frank



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  Re: Heads up, atheists
 
(...) And I completely agree with your disagreement. Writing always is never, ever, ever a good idea. I'll change the "always" to "almost always" and then I'll be fine ;). Tim (19 years ago, 19-Sep-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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--SNIP-- (...) I would think that doing good for religious people is more about personal gain than for atheists. Theists always believe that their good deeds will go rewarded by God or Karma or some other external system whereas atheists care only (...) (19 years ago, 19-Sep-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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