RE: Religious "moderates" and atheists
May 22, 2014 at 4:37 pm
(This post was last modified: May 22, 2014 at 4:40 pm by Mudhammam.)
(May 22, 2014 at 4:32 pm)Fidel_Castronaut Wrote: The issue is that the line between 'moderates' and 'extremists' tends to blur when you really start to examine the beliefs that many moderates have.
I've had conversations with many friends who are religious, and most if not all will profess to believe in something that just takes me out of the conversation. Like my friend (a happy clappy Methodist) who believes folk who don't believe in the same version of god he does will end up in hell. Just like that, no second guessing, no thinking its odd.
He's a nice guy, and a good friend. But his beliefs, when you drill down, aren't that different to extremists who walk around with signs telling people they'll go to hell.
Yeah, I tend to think the moderate is the only truly fringe religious group. Most "moderates" are just apathetic believers who hold onto faith to quell existential anxieties. When it comes to practice you can't distinguish them from anyone else, which is unfortunate considering what most religions have to say about the "lukewarm" believer.
