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> It seems the same behaviors exist in the absence and presence of that religion Right, just humans doing their thing and twisting literally anything to justif
by katzgrau 4y ago
> It seems the same behaviors exist in the absence and presence of that religion
Right, just humans doing their thing and twisting literally anything to justify their pursuit of power. Christianity not necessary.
But there's something to be said for a set of values that emphasizes love, empathy, and reciprocity, regardless of the religion.
- yieldcrv 4y ago> But there's something to be said for a set of values that emphasizes love, empathy, and reciprocity, regardless of the religion. Such as how often the religious one fails to do that? My impression is that there is a recurring theme that it is violent towards outgroups and even more violent towards ingroups that don’t conform exactly. Leaving only compassion towards an ever splintering sect for the brief time everyone believes the exact same thing. Also not exclusive to Christianity, but I mostly only hear from the escapees. In any case, what do you see?
- katzgrau 4y ago> In any case, what do you see? I see that failing to practice what is preached does not invalidate the message. Humans make lots of mistakes and the consequences of that are reflected in all of our institutions. Thankfully, those institutions eventually die away and new, hopefully improved ones grow in their place until the cycle repeats. Happens on all scales.
- yieldcrv 4y agoI see preachers and other forms of religious leaders with extremely insensitive and exclusionary messages. I also find the source material to harbor that alongside the pleasant things.