“It is interesting to ask whether there's any general reason why being religious might make you do nice things or indeed nasty things. It's possible that people do nice things because they're religious. One reason might be they're hoping for a reward in Heaven, which is not a very noble reason.” PeopleReasonMightAsksHeavenReligiousInterestingNiceRewardsNobleReason WhyNastyNice ThingsRewards In Heaven Author:Richard Dawkins
“One of the possible reasons why we might be good is that we're frightened, frightened of God. We want the reward in Heaven, we don't want to go to Hell. That would be an ignoble, ignominious reason for being good, and I think that if anybody was good to you just because they hoped for a heavenly reward, you wouldn't respect them, you'd probably give them a wide berth.” IfsThinkingWantGivingReasonMightWould BeHeavenHellRewardsWideBe GoodReason WhyHeavenlyFrightenedGo To HellIgnobleRewards In Heaven Author:Richard Dawkins
“Terrorism is usually fueled by poverty, and the fanatical faith of the terrorists who truly believe that the more people they kill who do not subscribe to their faith, the greater their reward in heaven.” PeopleBelieveHeavenPovertyGreaterRewardsTerrorismTerroristRewards In Heaven Author:Jane Goodall