RE: Does the World Need Religion?
January 25, 2017 at 1:07 pm
(This post was last modified: January 25, 2017 at 1:07 pm by phoenix31.)
(January 25, 2017 at 12:59 pm)Jesster Wrote: Yes, morality is relative. Societies can set up a shared moral code, but people can always choose to deviate from that. That's the exact reason why people could also deviate from a religious society to commit crime. This is why your hypothetical fails. You are relying on the idea that you can convince everyone to stop committing crimes, which is unrealistic no matter the level of religiosity.
So tell me, if a criminal can get away with anything he wants, how does a religious society stop them?
I'm not saying religion is the answer to solving crime or tyranny, and I'm not saying people wouldn't/don't deviate from their religious beliefs. I'm saying I think maybe it prevents a lot of people from committing crimes and being tyrants, people who otherwise might not care.
