But the religions aren’t just determined by their books, but by how they are organized and practiced… Judaism has some insane schools, but no religion causes as much violence, harm and suppression as Islam.
And none of them are internally consistent. People choose which parts to give priority to.
You could watch Star Wars and come away thinking fascism is a great way to bring about order as long as there are no meddling space wizards, but that’s not the point of it.
It’s tough to deradicalize religion. Almost all of the various holy books advocate for violence in various ways.
But the religions aren’t just determined by their books, but by how they are organized and practiced… Judaism has some insane schools, but no religion causes as much violence, harm and suppression as Islam.
And none of them are internally consistent. People choose which parts to give priority to.
You could watch Star Wars and come away thinking fascism is a great way to bring about order as long as there are no meddling space wizards, but that’s not the point of it.