/lit/ - Literature

>>16471362
Religion can be perverted, "like pearls before swine". That doesn't mean it's bad.

Religion contains the moral values of a people, i.e. the agreements we've made about correct and incorrect behaviors. And 9/10 times, following these guidelines is better for you, as an individual, and for the rest of society.

Dostoevsky's point is that, without fear of God, there is no reason to follow moral guidelines. Just like how, without fear of jail, there is no reason to follow the law.

>>16434139
>Hard to worship on an empty stomach.
the eremitic life is based on deprivation. John the Baptist ate grasshoppers and wild grass. You want the outcomes without income.