Kelly of the Phoenix
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Because they want parole.
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Does Atheism Lead to Immoral Behavior?
- Thread starter Nakosis
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"If people are good only because they fear punishment"
Many are that way. Fear of prison deters many from going astray.
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What's immoral for some is fine for others.
Cannibalism is an example.
"There is evidence, both archaeological and genetic, that cannibalism has been practiced for hundreds of thousands of years by early Homo sapiens and archaic hominins"
Human cannibalism - Wikipedia
But today the Korowai are among the very few tribes believed to eat human flesh. Are they immoral?
Sleeping with Cannibals
Our intrepid reporter gets up close and personal with New Guinea natives who say they still eat their fellow tribesmen
Father Heathen
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And they're a sorry lot.
Alien826
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Women go crazy if I show my nipples. It's got too much for me in my old age, so I cover up now ......
Er, er .... sorry that was a dream.
I thought Christianity condemms hypocrisy... no?
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Have you never not done something because you knew you would get in trouble?(by parents, law, etc)
If so... Then your are part of that sorry lot lol
Father Heathen
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O I C, kk.
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No worries. I myself at one time or another was part of that sorry lot lol
Alien826
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I often refrain from breaking the law because I don't want to get punished. For example, I try to stop at stop signs even when I can see the roads are perfectly clear, even though I know it's not necessary. It's more common sense than fear.
My behavior is controlled by two things, my own morality, and the law. As these two things don't always agree perfectly, there are three resulting circumstances and my actions.
Illegal and immoral. Don't do it.
Illegal and moral. Do it if I'm sure I won't get caught. Otherwise don't do it.
Legal and immoral. Don't do it.
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I just think its silly to accuse christians of living morally because fear of hell.
Gods laws or mans laws, People don't do lots of immoral things because of "fear of punishment".
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That sounds about right.
But what I get is not valid evidence, as we've explained about a million times.
Don't forget the Higgs Boson.
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Was that before the big bang?
What does toplessness or sex education have to do with pregnancy? Isn't unwanted pregnancy is inversely proportional to comprehensive sex ed?
Didn't men warn of the same dire consequences when women began baring their arms, raising the hemline of their skirts, or wearing trousers?
Are scantily clad, tropical societies more promiscuous or licentious than fully covered, northern cultures?
Please explain the harm you see in a daughter "taking the pill and having fun." Could it be that it offends your enculturated sense of propriety?
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Unsophistication and conventionalism?
I'd amend that to "deters some," at best.
Criminals tend to be impulsive. They're not known for careful risk-benefit assessment before they do their crimes.
It's what generates our current illusion of mass.