But, even granted that doubts, raised in the course of time against the tenants of the Christian faith, have long since robbed you of faith in the immortality of your spirit, you have nevertheless left one tenant undisturbed, and still ingenuously adhere to the one truth, that the spirit is your better part, and that the spiritual has greater claims on you than anything else Max Stirner
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"Even granted that doubts, raised in the course of time against the tenants of the Christian faith, have long since robbed you of faith in the immortality of your spirit, you have nevertheless left one tenant undisturbed, and still ingenuously adhere to the one truth, that the spirit is your better part, and that the spiritual has greater claims on you than anything else." He was trying to show that even though people had lost their faith they still retained their morals. The idea of our spirits being immortal is a belief held by most humans. We relate our spirits with our better parts. This is why it is so important that we try to do good in this life because if there is no hope of eternal life then what do we have?

Source: The Ego And Its Own

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