I do believe in a God, but I do not believe in karma or hell. Instead, I feel I want to live in harmony with everything around me. That is what drives me to be nice to my fellow humans. It's what drives me to be moral. I don't need the fear of punishment. And many people I know are the same way. Maybe some people need that fear of punishment, but do not assume everyone is like you. There are people who do not need that fear.
There is actually a famous court case, although I can't remeber the name of it, that was about a similar thing. Schools were only teaching creationism and a teacher taught evolution and creationism. Well, the school didn't like this and so they went to court. And he logically showed that the two don't necessarily contradict each other, but both could coexist.
The press really should do their research before printing stuff like this.
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How CAN godless people have morals?
I do believe in a God, but I do not believe in karma or hell. Instead, I feel I want to live in harmony with everything around me. That is what drives me to be nice to my fellow humans. It's what drives me to be moral. I don't need the fear of punishment. And many people I know are the same way. Maybe some people need that fear of punishment, but do not assume everyone is like you. There are people who do not need that fear.
There is actually a famous court case, although I can't remeber the name of it, that was about a similar thing. Schools were only teaching creationism and a teacher taught evolution and creationism. Well, the school didn't like this and so they went to court. And he logically showed that the two don't necessarily contradict each other, but both could coexist.
The press really should do their research before printing stuff like this.