Do theists usually lack developed character?

[Alex K]

Not usually. I wonder though, how lifelong fundie theists learn how to properly think about right or wrong when they get all these nonsense rules spoonfed. I had before talked about theistic morality as a usually unneeded crutch that hinders the training of the ethical muscle. As a consequence of this, nuanced empathy driven decisions about morality are - in extremists -supplanted by blunt and overly simple recipes. However, most non superbigot-level-insane christians mostly still think about right and wrong actions just like nonbelievers, just with weird scriptural inspirations and justifications added and, for some denominations, vague threats of hell if they mess it up. They may hold individual views you might find repulsive, but I would not attest the majority of them a lack of character.