Well, I would not. I do not. If the above is true then you are a person who only behaves civilly under threat of punishment (hell) and not someone I would trust or associate with.
I believe that most people are intrinsically "good" and do not need the threat of punishment to behave decently. As far as people like you are concerned, I am grateful that we do have religion if for no other reason than to keep you in check.
Why not?
If the above is true then you are a person who only behaves civilly under threat of punishment (hell) and not someone I would trust or associate with.
You are the same way. You have generated some self-imposed guilt that prevents you from acting on your basest instincts.
Here's the reality: You're going to die anyway. That's it. Nothing more. Poofarooni. All for naught. In the long run, we're all John Maynard Keynes.
The consequences of this are far-reaching and cannot be simply dismissed by a waive of a morally superior hand. What generates morality for you? What would you be like if raised in a feral state?
I believe that most people are intrinsically "good" and do not need the threat of punishment to behave decently.
Bwahahahaha. It only takes one wolf if there is no shepherd. Has history taught you nothing? Left to his own devices, man will devour to satiate his appetite.
As far as people like you are concerned, I am grateful that we do have religion if for no other reason than to keep you in check.
You can wallow in your naivete all you want, it won't change the harsh cold realities of life.