Re:I'm an addict
by moolcool on Thursday May 19, 2022 @08:38AM
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> The problem I have with religion is the focus on "removing the doubt", which I strongly disagree with
This isn't the case as often as you might think. Consider religions like Unitarianism, for example. You can also make a strong case that the doubt is baked foundationally into Christianity itself-- consider Zizek's readings of Chesterton and Hegel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEuY46p5yH4
> And as soon as you remove the doubt ban, you don't really have a religion anymore, but a philosophy
This isn't the case as often as you might think. Consider religions like Unitarianism, for example. You can also make a strong case that the doubt is baked foundationally into Christianity itself-- consider Zizek's readings of Chesterton and Hegel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEuY46p5yH4
> And as soon as you remove the doubt ban, you don't really have a religion anymore, but a philosophy
Lots of philosophers were/are extremely religious