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Rare_Message_7204 t1_iwr4wfw wrote

Reply to comment by After-Pack-5477 in The Quakers must be pissed! - stolen from r/newhampshire by TheMobyDicks

I'm not religious myself but I'm curious, why "thank goodness"? Religion does help people who need something to belive in to stay on track. Some of the moral values are good as well.

Just don't understand the outright hate.

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Vermonter_Here t1_iwvlavr wrote

I think it has to do with a perception that the harms outweigh the goods.

This is not a perfect analogy, but it's the best I can come up with right now: opioids have helped a lot of people. They're extremely effective painkillers that can help people during periods of significant difficulty (e.g. when recovering from a surgery).

Their prolific, poorly-regulated usage has also fueled an epidemic of addiction and death. As a result, a lot of people have justifiably negative feelings about opioids.

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Rare_Message_7204 t1_iwvtzfj wrote

Cmon the analogy is far from perfect. Comparing a system of beliefs and moral values to an opioid crisis?

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Vermonter_Here t1_iwvwq7x wrote

Well, not "a system" of beliefs and moral values. More like the entire broad concept of "systems of beliefs and moral values," specifically within the framework of organized religion.

Glad that we're in agreement about the analogy not being perfect.

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