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Religious persons of almost all sects tell me that their religion is perfect. Of course when they say that, I point out all of the devout people from their religion who needed a Kit-Kat and more hugs as a child. They brush off that objection, of course, and point to the ideals of their religion.
Why!?
Why should that matter?
Even if I agreed that the religion's ideals were perfect, ideals are not enough. Perfect ideals are nothing without a perfect implementation. I don’t mean that the adherents must be perfect. I mean that the structure of the religion must be perfect. A perfect structure would take into account the imperfections of the adherents and compensate for their all-too-human foibles. A perfect religion - one of perfect structure and ideals- could never have an honest, devout adherent (let alone a whole country) who misinterprets the text of their holy book so as to commit an atrocity. Hell, even non-adherents would agree.
Now that would be a miracle.
However, no such religion or sacred texts has been presented to me..
What good are ideals that are subject to human interpretation? Why should anyone care if you have the only true religion with the proper god-breathed understanding, when the real-world implementation of your religion produces horrors great and small?
Why!?
Why should that matter?
Even if I agreed that the religion's ideals were perfect, ideals are not enough. Perfect ideals are nothing without a perfect implementation. I don’t mean that the adherents must be perfect. I mean that the structure of the religion must be perfect. A perfect structure would take into account the imperfections of the adherents and compensate for their all-too-human foibles. A perfect religion - one of perfect structure and ideals- could never have an honest, devout adherent (let alone a whole country) who misinterprets the text of their holy book so as to commit an atrocity. Hell, even non-adherents would agree.
Now that would be a miracle.
However, no such religion or sacred texts has been presented to me..
What good are ideals that are subject to human interpretation? Why should anyone care if you have the only true religion with the proper god-breathed understanding, when the real-world implementation of your religion produces horrors great and small?
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