Let me for the purposes of my argument say that I believe in a goddess named Lain who loves all good things. Never endorses any pain and is all in all a pretty nice goddess. Lets imagine if I didn't believe in my goddess, I would be filled with the scientific truth: "existentialism" and "nihilism" and these ideas were to horribly depress me. If it were to help my consciousness and it would result in me being a better person would it then be ok to truly believe in Lain?
and more importantly would it be ok if all people believed in fake messiah but in exchange the world would be perfect or at least better?
basically the question boils down to: is it moral to use God as a catalyst for good, even though the action in itself is wrong?
(Example: What if it said in the bible: "gays are great! totally give them equal rights!" and that would change the opinion of the masses.)
Major disclaimer: I know that belief in god has always been a cause of horrendous actions, but this is a purely hypothetical thought experiment, so please "go with the flow"
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