Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 7 months agoTacos.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square118fedilinkarrow-up11.27Karrow-down135cross-posted to: atheism@lemmy.world
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minus-squareFurbag@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up68arrow-down1·7 months agoPeople who say they are only good because of the threat of eternal damnation are literal psychopaths.
minus-squarecumskin_genocide@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·7 months agoI’m only good because of the law. I don’t like the idea of spending the rest of my life in jail.
minus-squarebossito@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·7 months agoThen you’re not good, you’re just law compliant.
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·7 months agoLaws are not written to make people good. Following them doesn’t make you good. There are countless laws that don’t send you to jail. Do you break them?
minus-squarehungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoExactly. It just sounds like they would do anything if they were sure they wouldn’t be punished for it.
People who say they are only good because of the threat of eternal damnation are literal psychopaths.
I’m only good because of the law. I don’t like the idea of spending the rest of my life in jail.
Then you’re not good, you’re just law compliant.
Lawful Neutral
Laws are not written to make people good. Following them doesn’t make you good.
There are countless laws that don’t send you to jail. Do you break them?
No officer.
Exactly. It just sounds like they would do anything if they were sure they wouldn’t be punished for it.