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Originally Posted by Stug
Hey Halx, if there is no god. Who are you trying to impress by being a good person?
Just a thought...
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I think first and foremost you impress yourself. Then, it's not about impressing, it's just about doing right.
Most organized religion fills a need for people that they can't find elsewhere. They need structure or they need something to believe in to explain why they are here or what crap life has delt them. For many others, spirituality is something they foster within. In ages past and, I personally think to some extent, religion was a way for the "leaders" to control the masses. That's why, again, my opinion, the catholic church and many others developed with a strong political bent. There would be just one Christian religion if politics wasn't involved.