A Quote by Albert Einstein
Man would indeeded be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.
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A man's ethical behaviour should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.
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It is man's duty to love and to fear God, even without hope of reward or fear of punishment.
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The hope for life after death must be separated forever from the behavior control mentality of reward and punishment. The Church must abandon, therefore, its reliance on guilt as a motivator of behavior.
If people are good because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.
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If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.
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