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Originally Posted by jwoody
Fair enough.
I am living my life as a person who is 100% convinced that there is no afterlife. I am living without fear of repercussions/retribution after my death.
What do you want to know?
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well, much of society (at least as much as I've experienced of it as what I hope is an average "American" as the popular term goes) is based upon the idea that if you don't do what is "right", you will be punished for all eternity afterwards. My main question is, what would keep people following societies rules if they didn't have to fear an eternal punishment, after all life is only temporary.