(August 14, 2015 at 4:58 pm)MrNoMorePropaganda Wrote: Why do religionists refuse to condemn slavery? I hate arguments like "it was normal back then", "everyone else was doing it" or "so-and-so put rules in place to make sure slaves were well treated". Why can't they just admit the author(s) of their religious text(s) were influenced by moral relativism? Why is it so hard for so many people to say that slavery is wrong?
Perhaps it is because subconsciously they understand that their relationship with their deity is analgous to that of a slave and master. The cognitive dissonance then subconsciously sneaks in and warps their moral understanding to keep their conscious self from recognizing that they themselves have willingly given up their autonomy to their master.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
