Re: In fact...
I really appreciate your well thought-out and coherent response.
What I don't understand is that you can live a life of meaning, love, friendship, honesty, and forgiveness, without needing a belief in God. And since there is zero evidence which points to the existence of a God, your beliefs must stem from something other than earthly goals. It seems the most likely reasons are to bank on an after-life, or to insure you won't be going to hell. Both of these things are fear based.
You said yourself that the most ardent criminal can get into heaven. I presume the pre-requesite is to believe. But this belief would have to manifest out of a desire for an after-life or a fear of eternal damnation. What other reasons would he have to believe?
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