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To add to chavos post...
Suppose one were to divide the humans into two groups:
1) religious folk that go through life honoring the age-old laws of their culture because if they don't, they'll go to hell.
2) non-religious folk that go through life honoring the age-old laws of their culture, because if they don't, they'll go to jail.
Can one honestly say that one of these groups is somehow less moral than the other? Can one even suggest that one of these groups (usually the non-religious one) does not understand the difference between good and evil?
I'd like you to ponder the following: <i>religious people that are living a good life because they fear punishment are *less moral* than non-religious people living a good life because they choose to do so.</i>
Just FYI: I'm an atheist, and am well aware of the cultural, ethical and moral reasons for living a "good" life. I do not need a holy bible or religious leader to tell me how to live - I can make up my own mind. So far, I haven't killed (or even attacked) anyone, stolen anything, or done anything that might be considered even remotely evil, nor do I plan to do anything evil in the future. How can this be if morality comes from religion?
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