(January 3, 2018 at 1:23 am)CapnAwesome Wrote: Isn't the highest moral act you can do in Jainism starve yourself to death? Because only then can you do no harm? I could be mistaken and too lazy to Wikipedia it. :p
In general the eastern religions seem less harmful then in the western ones, though no less factually correct.
If people want to starve themselves that's their prerogative. I think we should number the "worst" religions based on how they treat human beings-- not how they encourage people to treat themselves (as in the case of devout Jains) nor by how wrong they are (they're ALL wrong and numeration just seems pointless).
Religion can be a source of positivity for individuals. Societies need protection from them. I figure you might hear where I'm coming from, Capn, since you're all about freedom of individual choice. Buddhists are particularly fucked up in Myanmar, I'll give you that. But on the world scene there are bigger fish to fry.
