RE: Atheist Evangelism
November 1, 2023 at 5:13 pm
(This post was last modified: November 1, 2023 at 5:15 pm by FrustratedFool.)
Is a good deed done by bad ideological organisation harmful or not? Like, is a food bank run by Nazis harmful or not?
Is a church run food pantry harmful?
If forced to give only a Y or N response, I'll say Y to make the provocative point. Although it would be easier to say N
(as I previously did in the post you quoted).
Why? Because I'm going to take harm here as doing more to hinder progress than not, and cause overall more harm longterm than not. The continuation of the ideology will create more harm over time than the food pantry will relieve suffering. I'm also going to take harm here as meaning causing more harm than necessary. The same people can do the good deed without the religious or Nazi or whatever ideology.
Is a church run food pantry harmful?
If forced to give only a Y or N response, I'll say Y to make the provocative point. Although it would be easier to say N
(as I previously did in the post you quoted).
Why? Because I'm going to take harm here as doing more to hinder progress than not, and cause overall more harm longterm than not. The continuation of the ideology will create more harm over time than the food pantry will relieve suffering. I'm also going to take harm here as meaning causing more harm than necessary. The same people can do the good deed without the religious or Nazi or whatever ideology.
