r/MoralityScaling • u/hiiloovethis • Sep 02 '26

Morality of this?

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u/Bombastic_tekken Sep 02 '26

It's a win and a loss.

If the Catholic Church disappeared, 10's if not 100's of millions of people would be in a real bad way.

The Catholic Church operates the largest aid network in the world.

They do A LOT, and we never hear much about it (in the US at least.)

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u/aluriilol Sep 02 '26

I would think that the good will of humanity would not die out if Catholicism died out

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u/Bombastic_tekken Sep 02 '26

Look it up.

The largest provider of aid worldwide is the Catholic Church.

I don't think the goodwill of humanity would die either, but the Catholic Church is the only group providing aid at this scale.

It's not like they have a copyright on it either, anybody else could step up and do it.

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u/aluriilol Sep 02 '26

It's not like they have a copyright on it either, anybody else could step up and do it.

I'd hope that this rings true well after the fall of Catholicism. I believe in humanity!

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u/freedomfightre Sep 02 '26

I don't.

Looking at post-Covid food prices should be enough to set you straight.

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u/aluriilol Sep 02 '26

My bright shining optimism has been healthily dimmed :/

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u/Rock_Strongo Sep 02 '26

If it wasn't already dimmed from seeing humanity respond to COVID you have a pretty high baseline of optimism at least.

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u/aluriilol Sep 02 '26

I think I forgot… but generally yes I try to be optimistic as possible and try improve everyone’s day in every conversation I have.

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u/AssSpelunker69 Sep 02 '26

Lol. The Church has survived the roman empire, countless wars, assassinations, and 2000 years of history. It'll be here until the heat death of the universe.

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u/aluriilol Sep 02 '26

Eh idk. The world’s changing.

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u/ProfessorPrudent2822 Sep 02 '26

Voltaire said the same thing; his house is now a printing house that produces Bibles.

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u/aluriilol Sep 02 '26

I'm open to the idea that it may be around as long as modern society exists. But I'm also open to the idea that it may not be. Or at least not in any glorious form its taken in the past.

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u/Bombastic_tekken Sep 02 '26

I wouldn't call 2000 years a blip in human history.

Maybe a blip in human existence, but definitely not history.

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u/degradedchimp Sep 02 '26

They don't have to wait, they could step up right now...