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My existence is not subordinate to a higher power. I read that as saying that I can't do good.

• toasterlovin 8y ago
  FWIW, I should have said higher purpose. From what I have observed, most good people subordinate themselves to a higher purpose. That can be all kinds of things. Belief in doing the right thing, God, your children, etc.
  • dragonwriter 8y ago
    > From what I have observed, most good people subordinate themselves to a higher purpose. So do many of the most evil people. Often, superficially at least, the same higher purpose as good people. God, certainly, ranks high on that list.
  • daveFNbuck 8y ago
    Tying a higher purpose to doing good is meaningless if you're just saying that good people believe in doing the right thing. I believe in doing the right thing, but I wouldn't say my existence is subordinate to that. It also doesn't make sense as a reply to someone saying that "you can walk the straight and narrow path without the carrot of eternal salvation or the stick of eternal damnation."