To act morally is not to act out of fear of punishment; it is not to act as one is commanded to act. Rather, it is to act as one ought to act. And how one ought to act is not dependent upon anyone's power, even if the power be Divine.
―Steven M. Cahn
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#atheism #faith #god
Tom Capuder /
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