Could caring instead, or also, be the most immanent, most intimate expression of the one who is being religious (or just being)? — Fire Ologist

... it has to be brought to an even more penetrating analysis in order to show the world that religion is the THE profound center of our existence, not this or that religion, but religion in its essence. — Constance

In THIS limited situation, what is more moral? — Philosophim

Quite simply, there isn't time enough for AI to shake off the shackles of partisan capital. — Vera Mont

This hush money conviction is no big deal.
— Hanover

Is it?

Trump isn't constrained by any moral code. The only constraint on his behavior is the legal code, and then - only if a solid case can be made. Prosecuting Trump for this minor crime reminds me of the prosecution of Al Capone, for tax evasion. — Relativist

A. Theism=I know there's a God;
B. Atheism = I do not know whether there's a God;
C. Agnosticism = I cannot know whether there is a God; and
D. Anti-Theism = I know there is not a God. — AmadeusD

I don't see these charges resulting in jail time anyway. — Hanover

A simple change of venue would have been an appropriate fix. How would you go about finding an impartial court and jury? — NOS4A2

First of all, the chance of Trump spending even a day in prison is zero. — Relativist

Dogmatism can creep in anywhere. — Mikie

I see little difference between religion and philosophy— both ask very universal, difficult, extra-ordinary questions about existence. — Mikie

1. NYC felony indictment
31Mar23 :up:
"34 counts of Business Documents Fraud Crealing and/or Covering-up Felonies", etc

https://apnews.com/article/trump-indictment-full-document-640043319549?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=RelatedStories&utm_campaign=position_02 — 180 Proof

By the way, Israel does not represent Jews globally. It doesn't even represent all Jews within its borders. Many are adamantly opposed to Israel's malpractices. — Tzeentch

Jewish nation-state — schopenhauer1

Purpose ... Perhaps? — Outlander

Death is only an issue if one first cares about dying. — Constance

I think it started as pure philosophy, then wandered into superstition and lost its way in organized religion. — Vera Mont

Religion, to me, is about, and rises out of, [ ... ] questions arise that cannot be answered leading to suffering. Many religions thus aim to reconcile this difference by denying it. Thus, ”all is one”, ”experience of self is an illusion” etc. — Jussi Tennilä

Fear of death is downstream from the realisation of this distinction between ”I” and ”other”.

Folks might like to read 'The Dispossessed', by Ursula K LeGuin, for a plausible imagining of a cooperative anarchy. — unenlightened

The background of the question is a kind of genealogy of ownership. — frank

hope is more of a religious thing.
— Fire Ologist

Wrong way around. Hope is a human thing and therefore religion. — Vera Mont

The warning was "If ye eat from the Tree, ye will surely die", as opposed to "instantly die". — Outlander

[T]he corresponding UN Security Council resolutions make exactly this argument - that Israel was making any peace deal impossible by creating facts on the ground that are basically irreversible. That was exactly the goal of the settlement policy. — Tzeentch

And that's why Netanyahu supported so eagerly Hamas, those Palestinians that are against a negotiated two state solution. — ssu

We start off with freedom. [ ... ] What do you want with knowing? — ENOAH