Could be physical, mental, philosophical, religious etc

  • saltesc@lemmy.world
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    21 days ago

    Yeah, but they’re the same old teachings of every other religion before Christianity. You gotta remember it’s super-duper young compared to most others. Every modern religion just gets the same old human morals we had before religions and bundles up a bunch of really bad shit with them so they seem good.

    If any of its true, the greatest trick the devil ever played was convincing people he was God.

    • kellenoffdagrid❓️@lemmy.sdf.org
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      Sure it’s the same as it ever was, but the Christian nationalist perspective can only be excised in favor of this more reasonable, accurate interpretation of religious material by overpowering it. Christianity (or any religion) isn’t going anywhere, so in my mind it’s easier to push for positive change in a religion’s prevailing interpretation, instead of hoping people lose their religion and maybe learn the right lessons in the aftermath.

      I guess my point is I’m less concerned with whether any religion is true (simply unverifiable) and more with socializing people to interpret their beliefs in the best way possible. That’s doable: far right conservatives did the reverse to American Christianity, so it must be possible to repair.

    • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
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      Sure, doesn’t mean he wasn’t based, and for most in the West it’s the most convenient package. My personal theory is that Jesus went east, learned Buddhism, and brought it back in a Jewish accent.