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@ TheLegendaryMan
2025-03-05 03:12:41
Everyone has different experiences in life that leads them to different conclusions. Some people need the foundations and moral un-ambiguity that comes with having true faith. Others can live moral virtuous lives without them. The hard part for each and everyone of us is not to keep our minds closed and make definitive blanket conclusions on any person based on religion. There are exceptions to every rule and there is always ways to change how we think and feel based on new experiences.
Failure to question what morality is on its own is challenging purely because detaching ones self from the sum total of their life experiences is practically impossible under normal circumstances. If you were raised to be religious and ask someone to do this it would be akin to cutting off their arms and legs while asking them to do jumping jacks. The key to having an open mind is lowering your expectations of everyone and be pleasantly surprised when someone raises the bar. This is not to say to think down on them, but to give everyone an even level playing field. A starting point. A level 1. So that way you are not missing out on the wisdom and life experiences brought to you by a man of faith, or a woman without any. We all deserve a fair chance to start out without having preconceptions, or judgement placed upon us purely based on what we believe in.