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  • Most organized religions don’t cultivate empathy, especially the ones considered Abrahamic. It probably inhibits it.

    It’s all about their gods saying “do these things and you won’t suffer at my hands.” Followers don’t get to think about whether something is correct or the right thing to do. They’re too busy thinking about if it’s going to count as a sin.

    Having lived in Utah for way too long, I have seen this among the Mor[m]ons. They’ll do “good works” but it’s very impersonal most of the time.

    It’s about grinding the maximum blessings with the least amount of effort. That doesn’t lend itself to empathy.

    Especially with the whole temple thing. Spend a couple of hours cosplaying as an avatar for a dead person and still get all the blessings as if you helped a living person in a tight spot.