flubber

If a person commits a crime then that person should recieve a suitable punishment. The act of stealing give one type of punishment, rape another and murder a third. Everyone know this and everyone understand it. You commit a crime - you will be punished for it.

But what if you pass away before you are punished? What if you commit suicide before they get you? Then you won't get punished for your actions.

At least that's what the atheists believe. Since there is no heaven and no hell, but only death and nothing else you won't be punished. You won't stand before God at Judgementday and you won't end up in hell. All of this is perfectly alright, of course. Everyone are entitled to think and believe what they want. Of course... in an atheist-world this means that Hitler will never be punished for his actions. Unless of course one thinks that seeing his dream of the "third reich" going up in smoke is enough punishment. I don't really think that's enough, but then again - I'm not a true atheist either.