Maxprop wrote:
OzOne wrote in message ...

Hmmmm,
but just think of all the fun and fornication you miss out on while
you do No 2 and find out that ther is nothing there...

Based upon your interpretation of death, why have you adhered to a
Christian-like morality in the conduct of your life? You were a
cop--certainly you understand the ways and means of murder, and how to
eliminate those who offend you without getting caught. Why haven't you
eliminated those you've found disagreeable? And do you cheat regularly on
your wife? Do you rape and pillage if it pleases you?

If not, why not? It certainly can't be for fear of retribution in the
afterlife.

Max



Obviously Oz thinks for himself and tests his moral standards against a
real, external world. If you believe that morals come from God and are
absolute then you are applying no standard to judge if they are correct
or true. You simply accept them on faith. Since you are a doctor, where
do you draw your distinctions between science and religious dogma? Who
wrote the version of the Bible you cling to? Who were the religious
leaders that set the doctrine you have such faith in? How can you have
faith in the words and writings of middlemen in the business of
religion? Did God speak directly to them or to you? One does not need
religion or government to have a consistent set of morals in which all
live together in peace and harmony. If all the Muslims and Right wing
religious wackos were atheists instead the world would be a better place.

Popeye