sapphi_snake said:
So essentially, it's better to not believe in God and be good, then to beleive in God and be good? Also, this issue would be much more complex than some deity revealing itself. |
Not necessarily, it depends on the level of belief and the goodness of the action in question. Also, this answer does not say anywhere that it is better to not believe in God and be good than to believe in God and be good. A non-believer has a greater capabity to do a moral good, but morality is not the sole determinant of the value of a belief (eg. correspondance and truth are also important when assessing beliefs). That said, under this view, a non-believer would be more moral than a believer if they are doing the same action with the same results, as long as the motivations for the action are respectable.
So if what you say is true, why is it that you hear/see god, when many other people don't?
That's the question I am answering, so the question at issue is not more complex than some deity revealing itself.