04-22-2020, 05:03 PM
Ah, of course, remaining open towards others is so important! Yes, I agree with that observation. But on the other hand, positive counter examples exist and I suspect they are so much more in number than those who are anti, those are just louder.
This is one of the reasons I enjoy Judaism so much - the in-built call to respect others and being relaxed towards other faiths if there is the common denominator of simply being a good human being
And even if someone feels more "evolved" or rational, even that will be a process that has been influenced by the entanglement of many philosophies and world views before, like you wrote - I mean, atheism itself wouldn't exist without religion either. Not only in the obvious sense but due to the evolution of ideas, philosophies and schools of thought.
This is one of the reasons I enjoy Judaism so much - the in-built call to respect others and being relaxed towards other faiths if there is the common denominator of simply being a good human being
And even if someone feels more "evolved" or rational, even that will be a process that has been influenced by the entanglement of many philosophies and world views before, like you wrote - I mean, atheism itself wouldn't exist without religion either. Not only in the obvious sense but due to the evolution of ideas, philosophies and schools of thought.