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skyarrow999 t1_iujlzmd wrote

Reply to comment by Financial-Agency3322 in What is morality in the absence of religion? by mambosun_

> It just doesn't happen amongst devout people.

> a religious person's aim is the highest possible good

So essentially your entire argument is that religious people are doing the 'better' job solely because they're religious. Surely you must see how silly this is?

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Financial-Agency3322 t1_iujmu0l wrote

Maybe I'd be able to see how silly that is if I actually said that but being that I didn't, I don't.

It's not being religious that makes one virtuous. Being a part of a false faith does not make one virtuous. Being nominally religious doesn't make one virtuous. Man, even being a part of the one true Church doesn't inherently make one virtuous.

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skyarrow999 t1_iujn3q1 wrote

Then what is it you said? Because that's all I'm seeing here.

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Financial-Agency3322 t1_iujojdi wrote

Acting in such a way that you are actively pursuing your own salvation, the salvation of your neighbors, and the furthering of the Kingdom of God on earth is inherently better than not doing so.

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