RE: Anti-Theism
December 5, 2017 at 3:10 pm
(This post was last modified: December 5, 2017 at 3:40 pm by vulcanlogician.)
(December 5, 2017 at 12:07 pm)Khemikal Wrote: ...and even a jain will ruthlessly prosecute what they call a "just" war. They've done so, and they used their "un-objectionable" ideology to justify land grab unification and the elimination of political rivals, up to and including killing the children of princes to terminate the competing line.
Okay, this is news to me. A quick google confirms that Jains do condone violence in defense of oneself or one's family (which seems reasonable) and even allow its practitioners to fight in wars in defense of one's nation (which is ambiguous because a Machiavellian preemptive strike might be considered "defense"--this one's a bit bothersome). The killing of children is, of course, inexcusable. I couldn't find mention of it anywhere online. Was this action endorsed by the greater Jain community, or was it a few self-interested "Jains" acting for their own benefit and then justifying it afterward? I'm not opposed to changing my mind about Jains, but I want to know the context in which this event took place.
Edit: And I count Jains as theists, btw. They have a god concept which is different from other religions, but it's still some entity they believe in without evidence.
