My concern with religion is never when someone has unverified beliefs, it is always in how they compartmentalize those beliefs from their Real Life responsibilities.
Are you a medical professional? Okay, let’s make sure you distinctly separate your hobby of talking to magical, invisible friends from how you treat my health.
Are you a politician? Okay, let’s make sure how you think about policy and governance is not a product of your subjective belief systems, but of how a secular democratic society runs to represent and protect the widest spectrum of citizens - not just those who share your specific dogma.
Are you a goddamn police chief fighting cartels? Okay, perhaps we don’t fight crime with spiritual horror movie themes and think about objective reality instead.
Pray to or believe in whatever you’d like as long as it is carefully and surgically separate from how you do your job, affect those around you, etc.
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Reply to Police chief says exorcism and prayer used to fight crime and cartels in Colombia: "The existence of the devil is certain" by ChocolateTsar
My concern with religion is never when someone has unverified beliefs, it is always in how they compartmentalize those beliefs from their Real Life responsibilities.
Are you a medical professional? Okay, let’s make sure you distinctly separate your hobby of talking to magical, invisible friends from how you treat my health.
Are you a politician? Okay, let’s make sure how you think about policy and governance is not a product of your subjective belief systems, but of how a secular democratic society runs to represent and protect the widest spectrum of citizens - not just those who share your specific dogma.
Are you a goddamn police chief fighting cartels? Okay, perhaps we don’t fight crime with spiritual horror movie themes and think about objective reality instead.
Pray to or believe in whatever you’d like as long as it is carefully and surgically separate from how you do your job, affect those around you, etc.