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this post was submitted on 24 Oct 2023
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Any god that will punish you based on your non-belief is not a god that deserves worship. Even if that god does exist, I would rather be punished than worship a arrogant, vengeful god.
Exactly this thought was my first step into agnosticism. God is irrelevant. People who are just behaving in a good way out of fear of being disciplined at the end of times (and not out of their free will) are bad people.
Many years later I arrived at atheism (with the single caveat that I can't scientifically disprove god, but if it exists it is irrelevant for my life).
I choose to be a non asshole by following my own moral compass.
Strong words but if an actual god decided to punish you do you really think you could take a principled stance? Especially against a vengeful one?
Probably not. But luckily one such god doesn't exist. ;)