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I was raised very loosely Lutheran (Christian). We barely went to church and stopped entirely after I was confirmed. I practice it exactly 0% now and have never
by bentt 2y ago
I was raised very loosely Lutheran (Christian). We barely went to church and stopped entirely after I was confirmed. I practice it exactly 0% now and have never in my adult life.
However I feel like something got cooked into me, and maybe even my parents, that gives me a bit of guidance here. I can't explain it but I feel like I have a foundation that is preventing me from feeling the empty nihilism that plagues a lot of folks.
- zcrossing 2y ago[flagged]
- rawgabbit 2y agoChristianity teaches we are all children of God, brothers and sisters with equal dignity and respect and heirs to a heavenly kingdom. We reject the Trolley problem. We reject the idea of starving sailors on a deserted island should draw lots and eat one of their own. To argue otherwise is to agree with what we decried about ancient societies. Sacrificing children/prisoners/slaves to Moloch for own benefit is the sure path to hell.
- nchmy 2y agoCan you elaborate on why you reject the trolley problem?
- rawgabbit 2y agoThe trolley problem poses the question should we sacrifice the few for the benefit of the many. We reject this line of thinking as all are children of God.
- nchmy 2y agoThat's not what the trolley problem is about... Even slightly. People are going to die no matter what in that scenario, so it's about whether you should minimize the deaths. There's many variations of the problem that become much more difficult to decide though.