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Empty, void of purpose and meaning.
Could you imagine a collective concious of the 6.2 billion or so inhabitants of Earth that all of a sudden stopped believing in God and consequences?
Anarchy would ensue.
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This post just makes me laugh. In most European countries, the vast majority of the populace doesn't believe in God. No anarchy has ensued, yet.
I stopped believing in God about 8 years ago. No anarchy ensued. I don't live much different these days from how I lived then (only I used to be married to a complete (*)(*)(*)(*)wit, and now I'm single). I date a military man and am awed by his service. Raytri WAS a military man (army, I believe). I work in a field where I try to serve low-income criminally-involved youth and do a lot of training for cops and community members on "old fashioned" values like taking care of each other and the adults being responsible for all of the kids. My kids do homework every night for at least an hour. They are respectful to adults. When adults speak to them, they are required to say sir or ma'am. WHen they are asked by me to do something, the proper response is "yes, ma'am."
I am just in awe of your perspective. My life hasn't changed substantively since I stopped going to church from a moral perspective. I go to work. I work hard. I pay my taxes. I mow my own (*)(*)(*)(*) yard. I make sure my kids are well-behaved. Frankly, I can travel with them or take them in any restaurant anywhere because they have nice manners and know how to be respectful.
I doubt that much would change. In my case, I sleep in on Sunday mornings and save 10% (which I donate to charity, instead). My life isn't substantively different from when I was a believer.