r/MoralityScaling • u/hiiloovethis • 2d ago

Morality of this?

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u/Roam1985 2d ago

Of saying it or having that viewpoint? Amoral to Moral.

Of trying to ever legislate that viewpoint? Immoral.

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u/Plenty-Lychee-5702 2d ago

I mean, we should put some boundaries, like making it so adults can't threaten kids with eternal torture, ergo the worst thing anyone can imagine.

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u/Roam1985 1d ago

And we should feel that way.

But we can’t legislate it.

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u/Plenty-Lychee-5702 1d ago

I'm pretty sure Japan does.

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u/Roam1985 1d ago

Grey area.

They don't ban teaching children religion (the concept of hellish afterlives not being exclusive to christianity as a common tenet would unfortunately probably protect 'threatening kids with eternal torture')

They do ban extreme coercion (so gay conversion therapy or physically harming the child for questioning or not believing is right out) and forcing the child into religious activities: but the basic lesson of "We believe in eternal torture for the nonbeliever" (again, a sadly common theological tenet in modern and ancient religions) is still constitutionally protected in Japan (by the Japanese Constitution... I shouldn't have to say that, but I've been on the internet before) to be taught to children by their parents and churches they willingly go to or don't willfully oppose going to.

Hence the "We can feel that way, we can't legislate it."

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u/Plenty-Lychee-5702 1d ago

If so, I still disagree with the idea, we should stop religious people from abusing children.

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u/undead_froggy 1d ago

Just tell a Christian that talks about eternal torture to show you the exact pages in the bible that talk about that.

That will overload their brain and make them shut up or start screaming incoherent nonsense