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Re: Do what is right or do what is legal? [message #309 is a reply to message #306]

Mon, 25 April 2011 22:58

Dragon
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"Regarding the atheist who is immoral only in that he has no knowledge of a God but live the Godly life as inspired by God, Does God reject him or accept him?" - Seeker

Your question proceeds from a fallacy. There is no man or woman in this world who never had a knowledge of God. We are born believing in God. It is only by rejecting God that one becomes an Atheist. It may be through clever deception or a lack of Faith, but the process of becoming an Atheist, by necessity, removes the possibility of the person being accepted by God.

As for Natural Law, it is defined as: Quote:

"Natural law or the law of nature has been described as a law whose content is set by nature and is thus universal." - International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences

It is a law which to be defined only needs to be approached with an open mind and lack of prejudice. It is the source of the saying "We hold these truths to be SELF EVIDENT." The basis of all are laws should be Self Evident. There is no need for a man to relay it to another. There is no need to rely on God, but He is the perfect guide as He knows more of what is Self Evident than any of us.

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		Can an Atheist be Moral? By: Seeker on Wed, 20 April 2011 22:16
		Re: Do what is right or do what is legal? By: Dragon on Thu, 21 April 2011 22:48
		Re: Do what is right or do what is legal? By: Seeker on Mon, 25 April 2011 17:57
		Re: Do what is right or do what is legal? By: Dragon on Mon, 25 April 2011 22:58
		Re: Do what is right or do what is legal? By: Seeker on Wed, 27 April 2011 19:36
		Re: Do what is right or do what is legal? By: Dragon on Thu, 28 April 2011 12:35
		Can an Atheist be Moral? By: Amonhi on Sat, 07 May 2011 14:48
		Re: Do what is right or do what is legal? By: bishop on Sun, 24 June 2012 14:45
		Re: Do what is right or do what is legal? By: Dragon on Sun, 15 July 2012 15:56
		Re: Do what is right or do what is legal? By: bishop on Sat, 07 May 2011 07:33
		Re: Can an Atheist be Moral? By: rdwhitaker on Sat, 12 January 2013 10:39
		Re: Can an Atheist be Moral? By: Seeker on Sun, 13 October 2013 19:10
		Re: Can an Atheist be Moral? By: Amonhi on Mon, 14 October 2013 00:57
		Re: Can an Atheist be Moral? By: jdowntown on Mon, 14 October 2013 20:38
		Re: Can an Atheist be Moral? By: Dragon on Mon, 06 October 2014 06:44

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