I’ve largely converted all my thoughts about religion from a true/false paradigm to a helpful/unhelpful one. A lot of that is that I just don’t need for something to be true in order for it to be a beautiful or helpful idea.
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I think that if there is a God and that God doesn't hate humanity, helpful unhelpful is as good a paradigm as any to try and get it right.
jun 30, 2025, 5:22 pm • 4 0 • view
I was just saying nearly exactly this to a friend last night
jun 30, 2025, 5:22 pm • 3 0 • view
One of the big turning points for me was when I realized that if there is a God and God is depending on us to get all or even most of the details right, we're all fucked.
jun 30, 2025, 5:28 pm • 5 0 • view
To me this is why Jesus is compelling
jun 30, 2025, 5:40 pm • 3 0 • view
Agreed. I am not a Paul basher, and I think he's often read as being more hardline and prescriptive than he is, but it is a great comfort that Jesus doesn't spend much time correcting normal people on the fine points of their belief. It's okay to be wrong about things but it's not okay not to love.
jun 30, 2025, 5:41 pm • 3 0 • view
I’m a Paul basher
jun 30, 2025, 5:47 pm • 2 0 • view
We're a big tent. ♥️
jun 30, 2025, 5:49 pm • 1 0 • view