"religion" vs "atheism" is a far less useful dichotomy than "G-d-fearing" and "G-dless"
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Yes. "External" an important word here - unmanipulable. A standard by which I can be judged and lose. And "sovereign" means I would accept the judgement, because I have to.
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A more sociological version, perhaps: a G-dless man feels neither shame nor guilt. The former, because he can always at least in theory seize the judging society and remake it. The latter, because he is sovereign over his conscience...
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