People want their lives to have meaning, so they join causes that offer a transcendent purpose. It is a very human desire to want to change the world for the better. There is, however, disagreement about how to immanentize the eschaton. Whether the cause is secular or religious, the goal is to improve people’s lives, often at a tragic cost. Evil for its own sake is simply not an effective recruitment tool.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 21:03:17 +0000
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