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I agree wholeheartedly. Religion, practiced as designed, is extremely positive in my experience. I think the issue is that religion is and has been abused throu
by yoyohello13 9mo ago
I agree wholeheartedly. Religion, practiced as designed, is extremely positive in my experience. I think the issue is that religion is and has been abused throughout history. I’m really not sure how to deal with this issue though. It seems the Abrahamic religion are quite vulnerable to this kind of abuse, likely because a core part of the doctrine is submission to authority.
I’ve never seen a Buddhist led genocide for instance, and I think a big part of that is the emphasis on looking inward for answers instead of outward.
- shawn_w 9mo agoI don't know if it ever was labeled a genocide, but Sri Lanka has a long history of Buddhist lead attacks against Tamils and other minorities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_and_violence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_and_violence
- yoyohello13 9mo agoFair enough. Seems like the common thread is religion + government = atrocities
- terminalshort 9mo agoThe common thread is groups of people = atrocities. Religion and government are two common properties that emerge from groups of people, but there are also countless examples of atrocities that involve neither.
- joquarky 9mo agoCentralized power + sentient beings who occasionally produce sociopaths = atrocities. This is why no one person should have so much unilateral power.