In a previous blog, I spoke about the absence of belief based on a scientific bias. In this blog however, I would like to briefly discuss unbelief based on emotional irrelevancy. There seems to be a popular trend in society that loves to claim that their unbelief is based on the fact that others, who believe in a particular religion, (i.e. Christianity) may not act worthy of the beliefs themselves. For instance, I saw a "supposed" quote once by Gandhi that read like this, "I would have become a Christian if I ever met a person who acted like one."
If one's own disbelief is based on someone else's actions, I would argue that the basis for the first individuals unbelief is in fact, a weak one. I, like many others, would love to see Christians acting more like Christ (myself included). However, if I decided to base my whole worldview on how others lived up to those particular beliefs, I would be a fool. For example, most hold onto the belief that the laws of our country, are for the betterment of society. (E.g. murder, robbery, assault, etc.) If I threw out the belief that those particular laws were good, based on the fact that people committed murder, robbery, and assault, you would immediately see the flaws in my unbelief.
People are immoral, no matter what beliefs they hold. If one does not live up to their beliefs, it is less due to the fact that their beliefs are false, and more due to the fact that their character is flawed. Truth, no matter what it is, does not change based on the actions of a particular group, or individual. If it did, I would suspect it not worthy to be called truth.
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