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Originally posted by ccxcone
I don't believe in the whole heaven and hell deal, so I think I'm valid for answering this question.
Really, the only person I live for in the end is myself. Does that mean that I'm selfish? Of course not. I do kind things for others because I want to, because I like helping other people out. I'll gladly donate my money to charity (I've given beggars money too, on occasion, even though I often don't have enough for myself), and I'll lend my time and knowledge to anyone who asks. I don't do it because I'll feel a reward in the end, I just do it because it's the right thing to do. I personally don't believe in good and evil definining each other, either. I just can't imagine evil existing, becasue it's a concept completely foreign to me. For me, the question isn't why I should do the right thing, but why should I do the wrong thing? What motivation do I have to hurt others, to make them feel pain and suffering? I hate to see other people hurt, because I personally know how that feels. In my opinion, and in my philosophy, if you do good things for the sake of good, you make the world a little better. Call it karma, call it what you wish, but I try to be a good person, because I just like being a good guy.
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Just out of curiosity i would like to know if you personally believe in god. If you dont want to answer, so be it, but you make an excellent argument. He he, its so good, yet so simple. Exactly the point i was trying to make.
Doing everything to further along your life in the afterlife is waisting your precious time on this planet.