Religions should be judged by their survival value to their nations

Evidence

The Mahatma says that the standards I have applied to test Hindus and Hinduism are too severe, and that judged by those standards every known living faith will probably fail. The complaint that my standards are high may be true. But the question is not whether they are high or whether they are low. The question is whether they are the right standards to apply. A people and their religion must be judged by social standards based on social ethics. No other standard would have any meaning, if religion is held to be a necessary good for the well-being of the people. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1264 (#qualifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: A ruler’s worth is judged by lasting cultural legacy — , A Year of World Stories, 4866; Religions should be judged by their best products rather than their worst; Religions must be judged by social standards based on social ethics — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1264 (+3 more)

Related

• Religions must be judged by social standards based on social ethics (similarity 0.93)
• Religions should be judged by their best products rather than their worst (similarity 0.92)
• An ideal society is judged by open interplay and shared interests between groups. (similarity 0.84)
• Liberalism’s equal valuing of affects reduces conduct to survival-driven maxims (similarity 0.82)
• Moral systems are judged by survival value, not by preference (similarity 0.82)
• The religion-morality link is a recent cultural invention, not an ancient universal (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Religions must be judged by social standards based on social ethics #qualifies (0.60) — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1264
• Religions should be judged by their best products rather than their worst #complicates (0.55)
• A religion’s failure by demanding standards offers no comfort to its defenders #expands (0.55)
• Religion can override political rights and material gains when believers hold it inviolable #qualifies (0.50)