“The Catholic church does not represent a majority of Christians”
I mean, that’s debatable, but hopefully we can agree that they should be a prime example of people who derive their moral compass from God. And while we have to speculate about the motivation for the actions of people like Stalin and Mao, the evil carried out in the name of…
“The Catholic church does not represent a majority of Christians”
I mean, that’s debatable, but hopefully we can agree that they should be a prime example of people who derive their moral compass from God. And while we have to speculate about the motivation for the actions of people like Stalin and Mao, the evil carried out in the name of religion was unequivocally motivated by a belief that it was Gods will.
I’m not saying this to attack religion. Evil is a human condition, not a specifically religious one. But your claim that religion is a protection against this condition doesn’t seem to bear much scrutiny.
“The Catholic church does not represent a majority of Christians”
I mean, that’s debatable, but hopefully we can agree that they should be a prime example of people who derive their moral compass from God. And while we have to speculate about the motivation for the actions of people like Stalin and Mao, the evil carried out in the name of religion was unequivocally motivated by a belief that it was Gods will.
I’m not saying this to attack religion. Evil is a human condition, not a specifically religious one. But your claim that religion is a protection against this condition doesn’t seem to bear much scrutiny.