TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agoReligion is the abuse of anxietymessage-squaremessage-square72linkfedilinkarrow-up1243arrow-down132
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minus-squareMelobol@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down5·2 days agoI like how a comment about religion being the foundation of morality historically - makes people believe that I am bashing atheist people
minus-squaregezero@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-22 days agoPeople just like to “correct” others… For instance I think religion is historically the foundation of immorality. A practice used to exclude, hate, opress, kill and worse. If god told you to go and kill a child, would you do it ?(1 Samuel 15:3)
minus-squareMelobol@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·2 days agoPower corrups. Religion is power so it is corrupt by default.
minus-squarethemurphy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoWitch hunting was done by the people, not power hoarders, and I’m pretty sure that was plain out evil with the excuse of religion.
minus-squareMelobol@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoYou are actually agreeing with my point. Religion is being used for morals by the ruling class:v so it is a foundation for society and morals. Morals are not good or evil they are norms accepted by the ruling class or biggest group in society.
I like how a comment about religion being the foundation of morality historically - makes people believe that I am bashing atheist people
People just like to “correct” others…
For instance I think religion is historically the foundation of immorality. A practice used to exclude, hate, opress, kill and worse.
If god told you to go and kill a child, would you do it ?(1 Samuel 15:3)
Power corrups. Religion is power so it is corrupt by default.
Witch hunting was done by the people, not power hoarders, and I’m pretty sure that was plain out evil with the excuse of religion.
You are actually agreeing with my point. Religion is being used for morals by the ruling class:v so it is a foundation for society and morals. Morals are not good or evil they are norms accepted by the ruling class or biggest group in society.