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Originally Posted by Vulcan
I'm not interested in exploring the vices of the various religions, I know they've been compromised by greed (promises of heaven after death, re-incarnation etc.) but their original basis and some of their aims can still viable. If someone becomes closer to their god or finds a certain peace, who am I to judge them.
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How is heaven after death an example of being compromised by greed? It's a foundational belief in many religions.
Which of their original basis and aims are still viable?
If we can't judge beliefs that appear to be harmful to living life and to the continued existence of life on this planet, it would seem you are suggesting we cannot judge anything. Did you not read the negative psychological effects religion can have that I suggested? Did you not read how it may have affected our relationship with nature and world?
You didn't address any of my points directly at all. Saying "who am I to judge" seems like the ultimate cop-out. We all judge things all the time. Seems more like you don't want to judge something that is near and dear to some because you don't want to offend. But judging is certainly what humans do, and we do it every day.
If someone lives their life towards a specific goal and that goal is fantasy or illusory was that worth it for them? I'm talking about religion making people live their lives for the worse. If you don't think people living their lives for the better is a worthwhile goal then I dunno. If people are destroying the world because they don't think the world is going to last for another generation and your grandchildren have to live a worse world because of it shouldn't you have maybe done a bit less fence-sitting?