Comments on: In case of emergency… http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2006/12/10/in-case-of-emergency/ Roger Bourland writes about music and life Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.10 by: Roger Bourland http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2006/12/10/in-case-of-emergency/#comment-7272 Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:33:59 +0000 http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2006/12/10/in-case-of-emergency/#comment-7272 I like that thought Mark. I wish religions would have the courage to offer up those words of wisdom! I like that thought Mark. I wish religions would have the courage to offer up those words of wisdom!

]]> by: Mark Carlson http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2006/12/10/in-case-of-emergency/#comment-7216 Wed, 13 Dec 2006 18:34:26 +0000 http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2006/12/10/in-case-of-emergency/#comment-7216 One could make a good case for the impact on how you live your life being exactly the same: 1) I want to live my life in the best possible way so that I can fully enjoy the afterlife (whatever it might be); 2) I want to live my life in the best possible way, because this is all there is and I need to get everything out of life while I can. I'm always amazed at fundamentalists who are so adamant that belief in a god/afterlife is essential to living a moral life. Since I see many fundamentalists of whatever religion doing things I consider to be highly immoral and destructive, as well as know atheists who are highly moral in their behavior, I just don't see the connection at all. One could make a good case for the impact on how you live your life being exactly the same: 1) I want to live my life in the best possible way so that I can fully enjoy the afterlife (whatever it might be); 2) I want to live my life in the best possible way, because this is all there is and I need to get everything out of life while I can.

I’m always amazed at fundamentalists who are so adamant that belief in a god/afterlife is essential to living a moral life. Since I see many fundamentalists of whatever religion doing things I consider to be highly immoral and destructive, as well as know atheists who are highly moral in their behavior, I just don’t see the connection at all.

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