Western religion is absolutely putrid and totally corrupt. I have zero qualms with people who follow religion for a sense of community or personal liberation and like actually follow the teachings. Like everyone else my problem is with this terrible supply-side Jesus bullshit that's everywhere.
There were also Zen-Buddhist guides for Japanese soldiers on how to handle the disgusting things they did to Chinese civilians. It was a mechanism to make sure the soldiers didn't refuse orders. Zizek talks about this in the Peterson-debate.
I don't really care about individual believers or beliefs, it's these frankly evil pyramid scheme organisations I'm after
Western religion is absolutely putrid and totally corrupt. I have zero qualms with people who follow religion for a sense of community or personal liberation and like actually follow the teachings. Like everyone else my problem is with this terrible supply-side Jesus bullshit that's everywhere.
Oh, don't you worry, there's supply side Buddha shit too, that one huge international Japanese Buddhist org springs to mind
People are a bit shit everywhere I'm afraid
Not surprised to hear this honestly. It feels like you have to go out of your way to seek out radical religion.
Oftentimes these types of organisations ARE what people run into when they're seeking out religion though
There were also Zen-Buddhist guides for Japanese soldiers on how to handle the disgusting things they did to Chinese civilians. It was a mechanism to make sure the soldiers didn't refuse orders. Zizek talks about this in the Peterson-debate.
Yeah me too. Organised religion rubs me up the wrong way.