moksha wrote:If religion serves any purpose, it should include making us better people first and foremost. There are so many mixed messages in the Bible that sometimes hellfire and love are even juxtaposed in the same sermon. My advice is to follow the good and seek the betterment of Mankind. A loving God would approve and it would make life more pleasant for us and our posterity. God gave us reason. Let's use it.
This reminds me of one of my favorite quotes.
“Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.”
― Marcus Aurelius