Interesting to identify core counterfactual embedded in things you’re ignoring from within a religion. To take a traditional religion, Hinduism, I recall first skeptical thought I had: fine, world isn’t fair because karma, but how does karma math work for increasing population?
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I’ve been digging this damn tunnel out of Shawshank since 2015, and finally starting to get somewhere https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2015/01/16/on-the-design-of-escaped-realities/ … https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2015/12/01/can-you-hear-me-now/ …
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Curiously, and uncharacteristically, Buddhism adopts the strongest, most reified “all escapisms are equal” stance (dukkha) at an intellectual level if not at a praxis level. This is possibly a better definition of monotheism than “one god”... “one escapism”
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In this framework, procrastination is failed religiosity. Things you’ve failed to stop ignoring despite wanting and trying to. For example I have a failed religiosity around paperwork. Even as we speak, I procrastinating on some expense reports, tax prep, and a few other things
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