Do you think you need religion to have a sense of morality/ethics? [Spirituality & Religion]
I don’t. Really grinds my gears when religious people try to tell me or suggest this.
If something hurts or causes distress, you shouldn’t want other people to experience it or intend to make them. I guess sociopaths/psychopaths are the exception as they don’t have that capability to sympathise or it is very limited. This sounds like oversimplifying things, obviously people cause suffering everyday. I think people are good for the most part but often misguided and blinded by there own beliefs which gives them a sense of superiority. People can trick themselves into harming others because they believe it is for good.
Religious texts do have plenty of examples of compassion and good morals having said that, although some bad in my opinion at least but I think people tend to disregard certain parts luckily. I just don’t think you need religion to tell you how to be a good person or the belief of hell or reincarnation to a lesser form to scare you into being good
If something hurts or causes distress, you shouldn’t want other people to experience it or intend to make them. I guess sociopaths/psychopaths are the exception as they don’t have that capability to sympathise or it is very limited. This sounds like oversimplifying things, obviously people cause suffering everyday. I think people are good for the most part but often misguided and blinded by there own beliefs which gives them a sense of superiority. People can trick themselves into harming others because they believe it is for good.
Religious texts do have plenty of examples of compassion and good morals having said that, although some bad in my opinion at least but I think people tend to disregard certain parts luckily. I just don’t think you need religion to tell you how to be a good person or the belief of hell or reincarnation to a lesser form to scare you into being good
