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Originally Posted by Graham
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.
Graham
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No you're not quite getting it, because hes humble enough to realize that his own point of view is unimportant beside that of Gods. He puts his faith in God, literally. He also wants to feel that disinterested love that god represents. He wants to join with something greater than himself.