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Originally Posted by Skull Pilot  A question I like to ponder as a nonbeliever.
Who is the better man; the man who lives a good, moral life full of "good works" because he is looking forward to the promise of paradise or because he fears the retribution of a supreme being or the man who does not believe in god, the promise of paradise and eternal life but yet still lives a good moral life full of "good works" expecting nothing in return but the satisfaction that he was a good man? | The latter for sure. Good question.
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