Passing The Buck To A God

Are beliefs also about placing responsibility on “the spirits” for what happens in order to pass responsibility or relieve guilt? Rituals and prayers that “ask” a god for something or to do something may be a way to do this. If the request fails, then it was the god’s decision, not the person’s. There is a famous thought experiment with the scenario of pushing someone in front of a train to die, but the act will save several others. We avoid that kind of choice altogether. We would rather do nothing and let a “god decide.” Accepting the idea that we can act means responsibility for acting or not acting, which comes with guilt when every choice is determined to be a failure.