This argument makes no sense since religion bottoms out at deontology, not utilitarianism.
In a Christianity for example, if you think God would stop existential catastrophes, you have a deontological duty to do the same. And the vast majority of religions have some sort of deontological obligation to stop disasters (independently of whether divine intervention would have counter-factually happened).
This argument makes no sense since religion bottoms out at deontology, not utilitarianism.
In a Christianity for example, if you think God would stop existential catastrophes, you have a deontological duty to do the same. And the vast majority of religions have some sort of deontological obligation to stop disasters (independently of whether divine intervention would have counter-factually happened).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_helps_those_who_help_themselves