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Old 09-22-2010, 01:23 PM   #727
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Originally Posted by terrazoids View Post
The atheist will find it easier (and this is an extreme example, but serves the point) to modify that part about killing to not count in this case.
OK, if I understand it, your argument is that the true believer in a punitive God with an infernal afterlife would be less likely to break the moral code on the grounds of self-interest.

I have to go out now, so I'll leave it to others to debate that, as on first glance that seems reasonably sound.

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