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To: Lou Weed who wrote (272608)	1/11/2010 10:11:24 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

I have one friend in particular who is a self professed atheist but he is far more more generous and compassionate than most anyone I've met who professes to be Christian. So have I. And they've argued the same point. But be objective and ask yourself.. What physical benefit is this person deriving from their compassion? Is this generosity displayed only to their friends and companions, or to complete strangers on the street? Why would someone be compassionate towards their fellow man unless they received something in return? Why give food to the poor and needy when it diminishes your own wealth, and thereby, ability to survive? My perspective is that that's where our inner spirituality (conscience) tells us "It's the right thing to do". And if we accept the concept of a conscience, then we are tacitly accepting the existence of a soul, or spiritual aspect, to our existence. Because cold and cruel logic would not have much room for compassion. It would only be offered in situations where logic dictated that there existed mutual benefit. Hawk