RDN's Lucifer (nerthos)'s status on Monday, 10-Oct-16 04:57:15 UTC
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@clacke No idea honestly. The religious seem to believe gods are figures to be obeyed by default, but in my opinion goodness and justice must come from oneself, from a desire to be righteous, not from fear of an all-powerful being. Good behaviour is worth nothing if it's done out of fear of consequences. It's only commendable when it's done without an expected punishment or reward, just for the sake of being good. Then again this is not something that can be expected from most people so I'm content with them just staying in line, believing a higher power commands them. Again, nothing says a god cannot be righteous and a force of justice, but godhood does not grant that by itself. A god could be no more fair than a common thief, or better than any of us, we don't know that as we don't know any personally.
