How can anyone possibly be moral without believing in God?
Pretty much the same way that anyone else can be moral: by considering their actions, weighing the consequences, and deciding whether they are doing more harm than good to themselves and other people. Despite what evangelists tell you, the threat of hell is not what stops most people from, say, going on a mass-murdering spree. Even if there was no hell, there are still bad consequences for bad behavior. Our society has laws that threaten criminals with fines, imprisonment and sometimes death. And even if those laws didn’t exist, there would still be the threat of punishment from other sources. For instance, if you commit a murder, the victim’s family and friends might come looking for revenge. Nobody likes to be taken advantage of. The justice system just makes the whole process a little more orderly, which is a good thing. However, it seems like the threat of punishment and the promise of rewards is not really the only thing that keeps people from being bad. With or without religion,
