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Re: Will Libertopia cause the needy to get less?
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Thu, 30 Nov 2000 19:42:21 GMT
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John Neal wrote:
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> A Christian does good in response to God's love. God loved us first and our
> response is to reflect that love as best we can to others in our daily lives.
> That is why Christians do good. Why an atheist does is beyond me, but if anyone
> knows, please do tell.
An atheist believes there is no God. An atheist may have other beliefs,
such as "people are intrinsically good" or "I am intrinsically good."
Also, doing good as an atheist could be more self-rewarding than doing
good as a Christian. An atheist might think: "Look at me.. I'm doing
good because I'm intrinsically good, whereas you're only doing good
because of the fear of hell." (I would use the phrase "holier than thou"
but it doesn't quite work here. :-)
/Eric McC/
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