God bless you, Foxy!

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Dear HereNow,

As OzSpen refused to answer your questions, please allow me to do so:

«why does religion advocate a violent, punishing god - after claiming that god is love?»

Because there are some people for whom imagining God to be that way is beneficial, especially for those who do want God but are not so good with self-discipline and are fearful of repeating some grave past mistake.

«Why is threat, shame and fear the foundation of religion?»

It is definitely not! It is merely a technique for helping some people with a weak self-discipline. This technique should be used sparingly and is not suitable for others, in fact it can even hinder their spiritual progress.

«Why does it's adherents think they have a right to threaten others? How is that spiritual?»

Most do not, only some, who do so because they fail to judge the situation correctly.
It is rarely right to threaten others unless they themselves requested you to do so.

As an example, we know that slapping other people is wrong, but say a tired driver who wants to remain awake asks the passenger besides him/her: "please slap me if you see me dosing off" - that would be appropriate!

(needless to mention that slapping someone who is not even driving at the time, is absolutely wrong)

Dear Yuyutsu,

Thank You.

Thank you Yuyutsu for stepping up where OzSpen was too cowardly to do so - issuing an insult instead while claiming to be superior Questions answered.