Damus
liminal 🦠 · 27w
For me, these questions seem to be more productive than whether there is or isn't a god - what larger processes are you participating in, what are you perpetuating? What steps can you engage with to s...
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I agree that living out your values matters, but the God question isn’t just abstract philosophy. If God exists, then He’s the source of those values, and there are real moral obligations that flow from that.

If He doesn’t, then morality is just preference, and there’s no ultimate accountability. So the God question actually determines which belief systems are true and worth perpetuating, and whether our actions have eternal significance or just temporary impact.
liminal 🦠 · 27w
If God exists, and is the source of all absolute values, I think its more effective for the masses to have a path to intrinsically understand said values rather than a top down imposition of them. Participating in systems that perpetuate these beliefs and values ultimately is how others will continu...