Wisdom Builder
Quick Hits
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Religion.
Quick Hits
10 random key ideas.
1.
TST respects religious self/non-self teachings, but treats them as personal meaning frameworks rather than as rational truths.
2.
Quote:
- Thomas Aquinas.
- circa 1265.
From History:
Meaning:
Situational ethics, like Just War Theory, can be brought down to your life. When you cannot turn the other cheek, strive for a response that is proportionate and never exceeds the harm done.
3.
From History: Spirituality is exploration.
When publicly discussing spirituality, distinguish thought of the material world, what we directly experience, from the spiritual interpretations beyond it. Organize each spiritual idea into agnostic, non-theistic, and theistic.
4.
About 50% worldwide identify with one of the Abrahamic religions. Christians about 31%, Muslims about 24%, and Jews a tiny .2%.
5.
Quote:
- Roger Williams.
- May 6, 1682..
Meaning:
We don’t know exactly when Roger Williams was born, nor died. For his birth, we don’t even know the year. He was born circa 1602. For his death, we know for sure it was 1683 and around March.
6.
From History: 1654
Let go of labels that shrink people. Roger Williams saw that calling Native Americans “heathens” was not just a word; it was a habit of mind that made harm easier.
7.
Religion is not automatically harmful. It can become dangerous when a specific private speculation is promoted as empirically or rationally true. Belief without evidence must remain speculative, not wrong, just not proven.
8.
Quote:
- William Kingdon Clifford.
- 1877.
From History:
Meaning:
Clifford argued that personal belief is a moral responsibility to humanity, not just a private habit. You have a moral obligation to be careful what you believe.
10.
For a more solid life, understand the reasons behind fear-based ethics. Do not let consequences replace understanding, or obedience replace reasoning.
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