iano writes:
If I was certain that there was no afterlife, etc. (although it is actually impossible to be certain of this) then "eat, drink, be merry - for tomorrow we die" would most definitely be my philosophy.
And I wouldn't have any reason to let anyone stand in my way of so living. If that meant having to do what I had to do then I would have no reason not to do it.
Unfortunately I believe that is an apt description of far too many Christians and infact, members of other religions as well. They have no internal compass, no concious, no personal ethics. They can only exist within society when there is some external force that makes them fear not behaving in a civilized manner, and should that coercive factor falter, they resort to tyranny and sociopathic behavior.
That is NOT IMHO the message of either the Bible, Christianity or any other religion.
IMHO the message of Christianity is quite different from what iano espouses. GOD gave us the gift of knowing right from wrong and has charged each of us to try to do what is right and to try to avoid doing what is wrong.
It realy is as simple as that.
Aslan is not a Tame Lion
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