Department of Philosophy, Yuelu Academy, Hunan University, CHINA.
Indian J Med Ethics. 2022 Oct-Dec;VII(4):315-320. doi: 10.20529/IJME.2022.036. Epub 2022 May 25.
Religious beliefs may significantly impact the effectiveness of health policies. In this article, I analyse how Christian theistic beliefs about evil and suffering, in connection with belief in the afterlife, have unreasonable ethical implications in the context of African epistemologies. Further, I contend that such Christian theistic beliefs have a negative impact on health policies, especially during the current pandemic. They prescribe one-size-fits-all approaches, which neglect contextual issues in addressing the pandemic. They also encourage passivity and neglect in the face of suffering. I then offer an alternative inspired by Afro-communitarianism, which I argue is convincing. Given that the theistic view is morally indefensible, I contend that it cannot be a good explanation of the problem of evil.
宗教信仰可能会对卫生政策的有效性产生重大影响。在本文中，我分析了基督教有神论关于罪恶和苦难的观点，以及对来世的信仰，如何在非洲认识论的背景下产生不合理的伦理影响。此外，我认为，这种基督教有神论信仰对卫生政策产生负面影响，尤其是在当前的大流行病期间。这些信仰规定了一刀切的方法，在应对大流行病时忽视了具体情况。它们还鼓励在面对苦难时消极应对和忽视。然后，我提出了一种受非洲社群主义启发的替代方案，我认为这种方案更有说服力。鉴于有神论观点在道德上站不住脚，我认为它不能很好地解释罪恶问题。
