Out of all the sessions so far 6 and 7 have been my favorite. I like all the speakers and there thought have been the most interesting to me. I'm not sure if it is because I'm beginning to think about things in a different way or if it is because I have finally figured out how to listen to the speakers with better ears.
I think that faith has a lot to do with our morality. If we choose to be morally good people then we want to be validated for our"Good behavior", God will reward us. If we choose to walk down the other road then we don't need validation because we would be making choices for our own best interest and we would receive the rewards from our self gratification. This is pretty interesting to me because on a day to day basis, as I make decisions in my life, when I actually at the moment decide to do something or not do something, I don't feel like I concentrate on how that will affect me in God's eyes. That comes later, as I'm regretting or pleased with a decision, then I thank God, or ask his forgiveness for my poor choice.
I do not feel after watching over half of these sessions of Beyond Belief that we need religion to maintain ethics, and that is because of the people participating in the conference. For the most part they were all very ethical, moral, and thoughtful people, and most of them do not feel or practice religion.
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