I don't think it matters if you are an atheist or not.
He's pointing out that you may consider yourself good simply because you didn't do anything bad. Someone might not have killed or stole, but they never helped those who needed help, or tried to make the world a better place. It doesn't have to be someone dead looking back, it could be someone about to die seeing life's pleasures as pointless.
I don't think it matters if you are an atheist or not.
He's pointing out that you may consider yourself good simply because you didn't do anything bad. Someone might not have killed or stole, but they never helped those who needed help, or tried to make the world a better place. It doesn't have to be someone dead looking back, it could be someone about to die seeing life's pleasures as pointless.