The ethics behind forcing people into religion
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Thread Topic: The ethics behind forcing people into religion
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I've been wondering about this, is it ethically correct to force someone into a religion assuming the benefits of said religion are believed to be infinite happy and if not in religion infite cry. Also assume the said person trying to force people is 100% certain in their religion.
I'm also curious how you think a Calvinist vs Arminianist point of view would effect this (free will vs predefined will basically for the uneducated). -
Idontevencare NewbieEthics are fake gum drops and are entirely opposed to religion and spirituality.
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Forcing someone, or indoctrinating someone, into joining a religion pretty much destroys the whole point of "free will or freedom" that we as humans brag so much about...Moderator
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Obviously it's not right because the whole point of religion is belief.
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Kish, what if there is no free will?
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What does that even mean?
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Research that.
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I know what free will is, I mean how can it not exist?
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care_bear19 NoviceBecause some people believe tht no matter the choices you make God or spirits or whatever you believe already has a plan for you.
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I agree with ilovelions. I mean what's the point of having a religion if you don't believe it or want to do it? Force doesn't help anything.
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You can't really force someone into a religion. You can tell them what to do and say, and they may do and say those things, but if they don't believe it, they're not part of it.
What I thought of when I read the title was raising children to follow your religion, which, in my opinion, is a bulls--- thing to do. -
The answer to any ethical question lies in your personal motives.
Obviously theres no such thing as inherit or universal ethics.
Moral behavior is having full knowledge of ones own ideologies and goals, then successfully pursuing those goals in a way that does not conflict with their ideologies.
If for instance, a man like in your scenario was of the convicted belief his religion should be practiced by all people and was able to successfully convert his chosen population, willingly or not, without behaving contrary to his own dogma then yes, he is ethically correct in doing so.
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