A man with no faith, no fear of hell or God, that is good to his fellow man. Does not steal, does not cheat, never raises his hand in anger to another, only in the defense of him self or those that can not defend them selves. Or a man who is all of these things because his faith dictates that he do so, and if he does not his soul will be in danger of eternal torment. Is the man who is good simply because he wants to be, free of guilt or fear of punishment if he is not, more virtuous than the man who is good, believing that he will be punished if he is not? Does it not seem that the man of faith is good for his own selfish reasons? No rhetorical biblical quotes please, that leads to circular logic, which leads no where. Logic must be based off of fact for it to lead to a conclusion. Example; fire burns, I can prove this by sticking your hand in a fire. Beliefs are not facts, facts have been proven, a belief must be proven to be used in a logical debate effectively.
2006-07-09
08:33:20
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