   Religion.Result() == Motivation ???
  Is that what religion accomplishes among people?  Motivation to "do well" in life? 
  1) How did you ever come to that conclusion?2) You don''t really think this will stay open, do you?   Chris Barry (crbarry at mts.net)My Personal Programming Depot;quote:Original post by 23yrold3yrold  1) How did you ever come to that conclusion?2) You don''t really think this will stay open, do you?   1) "Big Brother is watching."2) No.  I was just thinking about it and thought I''d voice my thoughts. ;quote:Original post by Rob Loach  quote:Original post by 23yrold3yrold   1) How did you ever come to that conclusion?1) "Big Brother is watching."I don''t know how much you plan on lumping all religions together, but "doing well in life" has nothing to do with getting into Heaven as far as Christian doctrine is concerned ...   Chris Barry (crbarry at mts.net)My Personal Programming Depot;  In my opinion, religion provides two things to people.First, it provides motivation not to sin (that whole hellfire thing); and, because (in general) not sinning corresponds to being a responsible, disciplined person, religion does   motivate you to "do well" in life. (This is very loose logic, I admit, but I believe the concept is sound.)Second, it establishes a path for you. If you know the path you want to walk in life, it is much simpler for you to walk your known path than it is for someone who does not know what path he wants to walk. To rephrase that, it is easier to accomplish things in life if your goals are clearly defined. Note that this is not motivation but gets you to the same place as   motivation: accomplishments.That''s my take on it. ;  Well Christians typically have much less idea what path there life will take. Non-believers generally view themselves as there first priority - what job they want to have, what family situation etc in the future. Wheras Christians tend to be open to being guided by God - we may think we''re going to do one thing then suddenly, off we are somewhere else completely! 