You, on the other hand, apparently haven't interacted with real people. "Normal Orthodox Christians" are supposed to live by the commandments. Yes, indeed, our people only believe in God in words! We have bandits, oligarchs, and politicians — very religious people. Ask anyone. They even go to temples and churches. And drunken thugs also wear crosses around their necks. Or there's this trendy thing — the "save and preserve" ring. Every third person wears one! And we have a very, very large number of such types in the country. They don't think about God! They just do it because it's "necessary," and that's it! I hope that in about five years, you'll see this for yourself. When a person who wanted to enter a theological seminary screams profanities in the middle of the street and, in his free time, gets drunk and beats up fans of teams he doesn't like.
You, on the other hand, apparently haven't interacted with real people. "Normal Orthodox Christians" are supposed to live by the commandments. Yes, indeed, our people only believe in God in words! We have bandits, oligarchs, and politicians — very religious people. Ask anyone. They even go to temples and churches. And drunken thugs also wear crosses around their necks. Or there's this trendy thing — the "save and preserve" ring. Every third person wears one! And we have a very, very large number of such types in the country. They don't think about God! They just do it because it's "necessary," and that's it! I hope that in about five years, you'll see this for yourself. When a person who wanted to enter a theological seminary screams profanities in the middle of the street and, in his free time, gets drunk and beats up fans of teams he doesn't like.