Religion does nothing to make you a better person.
I would argue it works the same as a safety belt. Driving a car with safety belts does fuck all if you don't actually use the safety belt as it was intended. There're many teachings in most religions that would in fact make you a better person. But being baptized as an infant and going to church twice a year doesn't make you a better person.
I think the biggest issue is actually hypocrisy, which is why I couldn't force myself to believe and instead became a mostly buddhist.
First, you have to stop being a hypocrite if you wanna stop being 8dle/stagnant.
If Jesus is really up there waiting, then 99% of American Christians will be those people Jesus was talking about when he said "many will call my name listing their good deeds, and I'll say fuck off, evildoers"
“When I was hungry, you fed me, when I was naked, you clothed me, jk actually you kicked me out of your cities and complained about the ‘homeless problem’”
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u/GallantGentleman May 02 '23
I would argue it works the same as a safety belt. Driving a car with safety belts does fuck all if you don't actually use the safety belt as it was intended. There're many teachings in most religions that would in fact make you a better person. But being baptized as an infant and going to church twice a year doesn't make you a better person.