Does World View Directly Impact the World?

[Thumpalumpacus]

Given Saudi's would normally be expected to be tetotal, particularly in the company of other Saudi's why would you expect them to drink beer?

You'd be surprised how often Muslims honor this only in the breach, I suspect.

[Mr Greene]

Once they think they aren't being watched they'll usually drop most of the impositions, but you never know when a hardliner will pop up...

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Given Saudi's would normally be expected to be tetotal, particularly in the company of other Saudi's why would you expect them to drink beer?

You'd be surprised how often Muslims honor this only in the breach, I suspect.

Character is how you behave when no one’s looking and there’s nothing on the line.

Boru

[Ahriman]

You'd be surprised how often Muslims honor this only in the breach, I suspect.

Character is how you behave when no one’s looking and there’s nothing on the line.

Boru

Technically, sure. But no one lives up to that standard.

[Astreja]

It's not direct, but pretty close to it. Worldview informs actions, and those actions affect the world.

[Angrboda]

Most people operate on autopilot. It's rare that anything beyond metro, boulot, dodo is invoked.

[Thumpalumpacus]

Character is how you behave when no one’s looking and there’s nothing on the line.

Boru

I've seen plenty of Muslims, both Shia and Sunni, imbibe. I've also heard plenty of Christians use their lord's name in vain, and we all have read about pedophile Catholic priests.

Religious doctrine does not impel religious behavior, obviously.

[Ahriman]

Character is how you behave when no one’s looking and there’s nothing on the line.

Boru

I've seen plenty of Muslims, both Shia and Sunni, imbibe. I've also heard plenty of Christians use their lord's name in vain, and we all have read about pedophile Catholic priests.

Religious doctrine does not impel religious behavior, obviously.

Well, it does, but even religious people think they can just do whatever they want, or think of something like, "My God won't hold this against me", soooo....yeah. It has the same effect as if they were not religious at all, which kind of makes the whole thing pointless.

[Thumpalumpacus]

Well, it does, but even religious people think they can just do whatever they want, or think of something like, "My God won't hold this against me", soooo....yeah. It has the same effect as if they were not religious at all, which kind of makes the whole thing pointless.

No, they're religious. They just buy into the "flawed human" thing and forgive themselves. They still abide other points of their religious doctrines such as halal and haram foods.

Making blanket statements about "religious people" is really sloppy thinking, and you should avoid it.