Do you think religious people are of low moral characted because they do "nice" things because they'll be rewarded in afterlife compared to atheists who do them just help others?
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Romiex69x
ANSWERS: 12
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I love this question. I believe in doing the right thing based off the fact that IT'S THE F****** RIGHT THING TO DO. I have deep contempt for people that only help people because they are scared it will affect their afterlife. F*** them.
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You're saying religious people have selfish interest, hence the good deeds. I think you are right Mr. Romiex69x.
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The Bible actually teaches that it is wrong to do good deeds in the hope that God will reward you. The Bible teaches that no good work earns you merit with God, that good works should be a result of God's mercy. "For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Ephesians 2:10
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That is an interesting question. You should read a little more about the altruism gene http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/altruism-biological/
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Very interesting thought! You might be on to something.
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Atheists as a group are far less generous than Christians. If this is low moral character, we need more of it. And while you could make the case that Christians assume they're going to get paid back later, so do most other people who imagine that someone else might do them a good turn or that the person they help might one day pay them back.
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I don't really buy the altruism thing. There's always some reason that someone would have to care about the welfare of others. Perhaps it's something as little as just making themselves feel good. I'm sure there are plenty of religious people who do nice things for that reason as well. Besides, they're still doing it, so who cares what their motivation is?
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Yes. Because they're always running around with their nose in the air telling everyone how humble they are with their 'blessings'.
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I've thought about this a lot before. I wouldn't say low moral character. Also, it depends whether you think it is the intent of an action which holds the greatest moral importance, or the consequence. I'm inclined to think the intent - and as much as I expect to be down-rated, I think that it shows an awful lot about Atheists that we act morally "knowing" that we will be neither rewarded or punished by God for our actions. Doing something because you feel it is good in yourself, rather than because you feel you are told to by another (God) shows a lot of moral character. ... I am reluctant to say that religious people are of low moral character. Yes they do actions "knowing" they will be rewarded or perhaps punished. However, I would bet that they still act morally because, above everything, they feel that it is right, and because they care for other people. The same as atheists. There is an small part of selfishness in every good and seemingly selfless deed we do, I feel. Whether we are religious or not.
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im sorry the atheist i know are rude and wouldnt even think about helping you out. the bible tells us Christians to do work without expecting a reward. so i myself dont know what you mean. i do it just to do it. i was helping people out long before i got saved
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Can you say, "Broad generalizations," boys and girls? I remember the relief efforts that were initiated after the Indian Ocean tsunami a few years back. The more secular groups were criticizing the US government for not sending more aid. However, these groups were ignoring all of the aid that was sent by private charities (mostly religions) in the US. These private charities sent much more aid than any of the secular governments of the other nations. You can keep criticizing these groups all you want, but the fact of the matter is that they DO do more to alleviate suffering than the secular organizations do. You can point to a few wealthy atheists that have done good things, but the little bit given by various religious people adds up to a much greater whole than the few examples that you can cite.
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Not all religions have a requirement necessary to enjoy an afterlife. In fact, some religions believe that everyone - regardless of what they do on earth - has the same afterlife.
HoboJoe 
Moongrim 
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