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There is no free will regarding morality. Man is born depraved, according to the Bible, my own mirror and my life experience. No choice here.
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Morality is subjective and in dealing with christianity and other religions, entirely related to what new schism or rewrite is happening and influencing the following generations.
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Christianity teaches that people are unable to be good by their own efforts. I see selfshiness and egocentrism in my 2 year old niece !
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She may see find your behaviour equally disturbing according to her beliefs.
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What happens is that socialization puts a restrainer on people's behavior. Fear to go to jail, to be ostracized. This is not the same as godliness that comes from the heart.
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I don't believe that goodness and godness are the same thing necessarily, they can be, and often they can be polar opposites.
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Of course, even after receiving Christ the Christian still sins (sometimes a lot). But he has a chance to sin less, as long as he asks for God to help him live the life God wants us to live. Freedom from sin only after you die.
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Sounds like a defeatist kind of attitude to me. But if it works for you, wear it like a frock I say.