[TheOtherOne]

If there is no God and therefore no reward or punishment because there is no afterlife, how can there be such a thing as right and wrong?

It is sad that some people are only good to get their reward and avoid punishment.

[BibChr]

Amazing to think that there are some who imagine that they're motivated by anything other than desire for rewards, fear of punishment.

Dan

[Protagoras]

It is sad that some people are only good to get their reward and avoid punishment.

That would be sad.

But what is "good" anyway? And why is it good?

[GLDNGUN]

It is sad that some people are only good to get their reward and avoid punishment.

Yes, for those people it is truly sad, because that's not Christianity. Salvation is through faith, not works. True Christians aren't trying to do good in order to be saved. True Christians are trying to do good because we ARE saved.

[ArGee]

It is sad that some people are only good to get their reward and avoid punishment.

That's far too simplistic.

The reason a Christian looks to G-d to determine right and wrong is not for the reward but because G-d knows and we don't.

Even if we had faultless reasoning (and human beings don't) we don't have anywhere near sufficient factual knowledge to determine whether a particular action is right or wrong - nor even how to properly judge such actions.

If we are left with men's determinations as to what is right and what is wrong we are in hell.

Shalom.