Could Dostoevsky think of an agnostic/atheist Alyosha ? I…
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Could Dostoevsky think of an agnostic/atheist Alyosha ?
I see many posts of people saying this book changed their life, etc...
But as an atheist/agnostic, while this book made me think a lot, I have great trouble understanding why lack of faith would be a strong obstacle to doing good (not kill people, help others, pardon, etc...) and would lead to madness. Why moral needs god ? Isn’t this worldview stuck in the mindset of devout 19th-century Russia ?
Can’t I be like Ivan, that is, have serious doubts about the Kingdom of God and the price it demands, yet still be good to others and remain sane, simply out of empathy ?
Like, I absolutely never thought : Mmm there is no god, so let's kill people, or behave without moral... Isn't empathy sufficient ?
Why an agnostic/atheist Alyosha isn't possible in Dostoïevski mind ? That is, someone behaving like Alyosha but doubting and/or without the faith in God.
This is a very guenuine question : could someone ELI5 it ?
Thanks
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I see many posts of people saying this book changed their life, etc...
But as an atheist/agnostic, while this book made me think a lot, I have great trouble understanding why lack of faith would be a strong obstacle to doing good (not kill people, help others, pardon, etc...) and would lead to madness. Why moral needs god ? Isn’t this worldview stuck in the mindset of devout 19th-century Russia ?
Can’t I be like Ivan, that is, have serious doubts about the Kingdom of God and the price it demands, yet still be good to others and remain sane, simply out of empathy ?
Like, I absolutely never thought : Mmm there is no god, so let's kill people, or behave without moral... Isn't empathy sufficient ?
Why an agnostic/atheist Alyosha isn't possible in Dostoïevski mind ? That is, someone behaving like Alyosha but doubting and/or without the faith in God.
This is a very guenuine question : could someone ELI5 it ?
Thanks
#entertainment
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