AnarchyintheUS
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Here is a post I made on another forum:
This thread is looking more to the philosophy of political thought. I personally believe that true liberals, meaning those who do not define themselves as liberals because they are democrats, i.e. Libertarian Socialists, Communists, Socialists, Social Libertarians, etc...; cannot be religious, as the basic principles of religion are counterproductive to the political goals.
Let's look at the basics: religion, specifically monotheistic, believes that human beings are naturally bad. Looking even more specifically at Christianity, we have the idea of "original sin", the idea that because we are born, we are sinners and we always have a tendency to evil within our souls.
Liberals, especially those on the far left, are of the belief that human beings are naturally good. They would need to be in order to realize the types of societies that these groups are trying to create.
Religion in also regressive by nature. Religion relies not on reason, science, or common sense, but rather on emotion and faith. If one is pushing for a truly liberal society, it is difficult to reconcile that desire with the conservative nature of religion.
What are your thoughts?
This thread is looking more to the philosophy of political thought. I personally believe that true liberals, meaning those who do not define themselves as liberals because they are democrats, i.e. Libertarian Socialists, Communists, Socialists, Social Libertarians, etc...; cannot be religious, as the basic principles of religion are counterproductive to the political goals.
Let's look at the basics: religion, specifically monotheistic, believes that human beings are naturally bad. Looking even more specifically at Christianity, we have the idea of "original sin", the idea that because we are born, we are sinners and we always have a tendency to evil within our souls.
Liberals, especially those on the far left, are of the belief that human beings are naturally good. They would need to be in order to realize the types of societies that these groups are trying to create.
Religion in also regressive by nature. Religion relies not on reason, science, or common sense, but rather on emotion and faith. If one is pushing for a truly liberal society, it is difficult to reconcile that desire with the conservative nature of religion.
What are your thoughts?