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As someone who was religious when they are younger but no longer, why? I used to be a devout Christian until I went exploring the world and saw the unreal amoun
by sleepdreamy 4y ago
As someone who was religious when they are younger but no longer, why? I used to be a devout Christian until I went exploring the world and saw the unreal amount of massive suffering, imbedded greed etc; If god is real, he is a cruel god.
We have the technology and means to ensure every person on this earth does not go hungry and has a safe place to sleep at night. But humans do human stuff.
You probably pass plenty of homeless in your daily life and never look/think of them again. Yet somehow religion constantly preaches harmony and giving to others. Most religious people I know are inherently greedy and abide by Capitalistic morals and act as such.
I guess I could create a bubble for myself and not care about others at an inherently deep level like most humans on earth do.
What would a religious Scholar/Teachings do for me if I can plainly see that teachings are only followed when convenient or warped to fit my world narrative? What would you suggest?
- grp 4y agoAfter the Irish Potato Famine that George Boole lived through, he worked on a paper named "Origin of Evil". His conclusion was: Absolute evil does not exist and pain is an instrument of good. I can't find it online, my source is the documentary "The Genius of George Boole" [1]. Kierkegaard's The Sickness unto Death [2] could be a related reading too. I remember that I enjoyed it in a fun way. Also a dumb theory of mine is: suffering is the proof that you are still alive. [1] https://youtu.be/Hljir_TyTEw?t=1855 https://youtu.be/Hljir_TyTEw?t=1855 [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sickness_unto_Death https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sickness_unto_Death