Question for Atheists and maybe those who believe in God.

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If you do not believe in God, what factors influence you to not do things that are deemed evil, or wrong by people that believe in God? There has to be more reasons then "it is against the law that man made". Evil things can range from simple crimes of stealing from people, to murder. If you are smart enough to not get caught committing the crime, why not do it? You will not be punished in the end.

I do not know if anyone has predictions or more important statistics on this, but, has there been any studies that have tried to determine what percentage of people who commit crimes believe in a God. I guess a lot depends on economic situations for most people, but if you really believed you would be sent to Hell for commiting certain crimes would you be less likely to commit the crime then if you did not believe in Hell, or God.

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It’s hard to comprehend the level of thinking from which your comments emerge.

Just reflect a bit on what you posed.

“If you do not believe in God, what factors influence you to not do things that are deemed evil, or wrong by people that believe in God?”

Does this mean that you do “right” because of “God,” and wonder what kind of monster YOU would be without his guidance?

Here is what I ascertain from this one sentence


You assume that those things considered wrong by people who believe in God differ significantly from those things considered wrong by people who do NOT believe in God. I believe that in general, most atheists (and non-atheists) instinctively or intuitively know right from wrong, and behave accordingly.

Let me pose a question to you. Would you be surprised to know that atheists are very glad that region exists? It helps protect us from the senseless and selfish behavior of some (and I emphasize “some”) individuals who might otherwise engage in activities that would be harmful to others if they had no doctrine or internal moral compass to guide their behavior.

Based on you comment above, I truly hope you NEVER stop believing in God.