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[–] WammKD@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 days ago

Drag is very disappointed in most people because they don't think very hard about the consequences of their actions. They do bad stuff like driving cars, voting Republican, eating meat. Drag always wondered where people picked up this nasty habit.

I mean, that's really fair; and relatable. I certainly do believe there's a cutoff, somewhere.

Do you think Christianity is responsible for people today being so unwilling to think about the consequences of their actions?

I take the same tact that I had when some people have argued that religion causes more harm to the world: I honestly think people would figure out a way to do it, anyway.

I mean, the Bible (if nothing else) is pretty clear on how we should treat the poor and televangelists still use it to take money from people struggling with cancer; and plenty of people who believe they're Christian call the police on the homeless (I'm reminded of this statue and how a member of a church called the police because she thought it was a homeless person sleeping on a bench: https://www.npr.org/2014/04/13/302019921/statue-of-a-homeless-jesus-startles-a-wealthy-community).

The difficulty with beliefs is they often span a lot and people inherently lean towards picking the parts they like. And people have a vested interest in pursuing the interpretation which makes things most easy for them (even if it isn't right).

So I wouldn't say it's Christianity (or any other faith) so much as people do it themselves.

And, while I may not know where the line is, I do actually hear you on how these actions by people worsen the world for others and I don't think there's carte blanche freedom on ones responsibility towards these subjects.