Life: A Test, A Joy Or Both?
Human intellect guides us how to live a life here. So follow the human wisdom whatever you like. The religion’s concern is your moral being. You have to fulfill your moral duties in your capacity because you are answerable to God. Religion doesn’t provide guidance for every aspect of life. However wherever it has given a guidance it must be followed. Religion guides only in the matter where human intellect cannot figure out a balanced solution related to humans’ purification. For example, in the matters of worship, marriage and divorce, inheritance etc we have to follow religion.
I understand your point, but I want to explore something from the perspective of intellectual honesty. Suppose someone doesn’t claim to believe in God he may be an atheist or a free thinker,, yet his ideas are so profound, insightful, and practically useful that even many believers don’t possess such clarity or depth. I am saying this just as an example, not as a criticism. In such a case, is it intellectually dishonest for a believer to adopt and appreciate the ideas of someone who fundamentally denies the existence of God? Even if those ideas are beneficial in the worldly or philosophical sense, does embracing them imply a contradiction or compromise in belief? I am not trying to find fault here; rather, I am asking sincerely from a standpoint of intellectual integrity. Is this a valid perspective to reflect upon?