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I think the argument generally follows the line that without some form of belief in a higher power that keeps the books, then there is no real reason to do good. Of course, animals could not survive if they were all crazed sociopaths, so living dictates some reasonableness of a creature's actions. I guess the real question becomes, what would a higher power be? Natural laws? Kharma? Some old guy with a white beard? The only natural law I can think of that could keep a record is light. The reflection of light off our bodies and the electomagnetic signature that an EEG can pick up radiates out into space at the speed of light and becomes a permanent record somewhere, tiny though it may be. As we speed through space at two hundred miles per second around the Milky Way we leave a trail behind that if we had eyes that could see would look like a spiral of light trailing out behind. In the four score years of our life it expands to most of the visible stars in the night sky. It is the sum total of all that we have ever done and it is never lost. In a way, it is us and it is as big as the sky we can see. Where in all that lies good and evil? I don't know. Reason can only go so far, so I have chosen the vehicle of faith to take me out beyond where I could not otherwise go. I have nothing but good things to say about the ride, but I can understand why I would be looked upon as foolish for saying it was truth. Neverthelees, I do say it.
posted by
pappy
on November 16, 2004 at 9:00 PM
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david, roofpig
Thank You both
posted by
kooka_lives
on November 16, 2004 at 6:52 PM
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Awesome
One of your shorter posts but also one of the best! It's a point that cannot be argued about.
But they'll still try! 
posted by
David1Spirit
on November 16, 2004 at 6:38 PM
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Spiritual blinders, Kooka. It gives them tunnel vision. They can only see what they're looking at and nothing else.
posted by
roofpig
on November 16, 2004 at 6:37 PM
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