- 27 Mar 2020 04:09
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Does a problem exist in all religions and belief systems that at the very least a significant minority of a group don’t really believe what their religion is about?
Like a christian who says they believe in God and so on but they’re life as a christian is as passive as someone who says they cheer for a sports team when they play. Cheering it on as an audience rather than a participant in a way of life.
Which is part of why I say belief as we can’t make sense of someone who apparently firmly believes that A is a good thing, and that B is a means to achieve A but proceeds to do the exact opposite of B thus not achieving A. Their actions show their true beliefs and we have to ask is such a professed belief true in anyway if their actions contradict it.
And if this is an issue, can it really be solved? Should it be solved?
As it seems to me that for every true believer you are as likely to find another two asserted believers but who lack the substance of belief ie action.
I’m thinking to the summary of Kierkegaards criticism of how many were playing the game of organized religion and gave the appearance of belief but lacked a real spiritual relationship which guided their life and ideals. Atheists in their Sunday best dress.
Like a christian who says they believe in God and so on but they’re life as a christian is as passive as someone who says they cheer for a sports team when they play. Cheering it on as an audience rather than a participant in a way of life.
Which is part of why I say belief as we can’t make sense of someone who apparently firmly believes that A is a good thing, and that B is a means to achieve A but proceeds to do the exact opposite of B thus not achieving A. Their actions show their true beliefs and we have to ask is such a professed belief true in anyway if their actions contradict it.
And if this is an issue, can it really be solved? Should it be solved?
As it seems to me that for every true believer you are as likely to find another two asserted believers but who lack the substance of belief ie action.
I’m thinking to the summary of Kierkegaards criticism of how many were playing the game of organized religion and gave the appearance of belief but lacked a real spiritual relationship which guided their life and ideals. Atheists in their Sunday best dress.
https://www.ethicalpolitics.org/ablunden/pdfs/For%20Ethical%20Politics.pdf#page90
-For Ethical Politics
-For Ethical Politics