Message #2805

[Jan]

who is the better person: the atheist who does good deeds just so or the religious person who only does good to win favour with GOD ...?

As a person who believes in God - I would say that God knows each of our hearts. Nobody is 'better' than another as such. We are all loved the same. We are all here to learn regardless of our belief in a God or not as the case may be.

but a question:....   are atheists better than religious people on the goodness front?  or visa versa?

On the goodness front it can depend on the individual - there is no real general rule as to whether a religious person is kinder/more loving etc etc than an atheist person.