You can have respect for somebody's right to hold whatever beliefs they please. But that doesn't mean you have to respect the nonsense.
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I don’t have to respect people for their beliefs.
Some people believe vaccines cause autism. Their beliefs are stupid and actively dangerous to society, and I will call them on that shit.
How DARE you not respect the obvious stupidity of others??!?!
I heard that the act of comparing two things immediately gives the lesser of those two things some validity simply because they are being compared. I didn't believe it at the time, but I sure do now.
Case in point: vaccines cause autism vs no that's fucking stupid.
Somehow we all thought it was fucking moronic, but now we live in a world where it is somehow NOT immediately dismissed as bullshit.
Is it wrong to hope for a nearby nuclear disaster? Seems less painful than current conditions.
That would be so nice. We'd actually have a nice public transport system everywhere if vaccine caused autism.
What's the difference in a cult and a religion?
2000 years.
Well it took 300 years between Jesus allegedly being around and the emperor Constantine promoting it as the dominant religion. So way shorter than 2000.
A lot less. The mormons are rich enough to buy an army now and they were founded in 1830.
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People can believe whatever they like as long as it stays in their head
As soon as their beliefs start negatively impacting anyone or anything, that's when we have a problem
The problem with most belief systems is that people want a tribe that believes what they believe, so they naturally spread like a disease.
All religions are, by definition, cults. It is like that.
Religions are just cults with better PR.
I have equal disdain for every religion. There is no worse disease plaguing the human race.
I'd argue greed.
How dare you talk to our god and savior flying spaghetti monster like that!
If you don't obey our religion, you will... actually... still go to heaven with stripper factories and beer volcanos. Flying spaghetti monster loves you no matter what
R'amen!
Y'all might get a pass, but only cause y'all not tryna stick your noodles in my business.
Absolutely!!
All religions are damn cults and primitive. Always been used to control the uneducated ignorant masses.
Sunday school is a child grooming institution.
Exactly how rude is it to ask “Do you guys actually belief those obviously false and absurd things or are you just trying to maliciously gaslight me?” ? It gives the benefit of the doubt of Hanlon’s Razor.
You can respect the cultural aspect of a religion without respecting the "facts" it claims.
Yes all the wonderful cultural aspects! Like the inquisition, book burnings, destruction of local temples, and changing their story to fit better into all the new conquered territories 🤷♂️
The cultural impact of any religion is mass control.
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I don't respect any religious beliefs.
Do you respect the identities of the Bissu priests of Indonesia as mixed-gender emissaries to their god?
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I have given up on that. I will respect individuals who follow the buffoonery unless they give me reason not to, sure, but I will never respect a book that says I should be stoned to death, and the surrounding culture that such a book is about love and acceptance.
"Be kind to individuals, but ruthless to institutions." ~ Michael Brooks I think this is useful advice in general, but especially in this case.
Religion. Ruins. Everything...Every. Time.
I think it's mainly to not get into an argument. It sours things. It's non-religious but I got into a climate change denier that worked at my company alongside two Trump supporters. They were also talking about red pill content.
Now I can't respect any shit that comes out of their mouths.
Earlier in the conversation we were talking about shows in London and what west end shows we've seen. He's lived there for 11 years and said he hasn't seen anything because he had no friends to go with. I didn't piece it together until later on.
it was the end of the line as soon as religions moved out of basic "don't be a dick or you gonna be struck by lightning" lane into political domain. You can respect historical Jesus but hoo boy it is hard to respect any iteration of Christian church and their symbiosis with state institutions and crime. These guys are hyporcrites. Like there's a russian orthodox church that literally celebrates war and approves violence against Ukrainians. I don't think that how christianity works but they probably know better.
But you don't have to respect it
I learned a long time ago that no, you don't have to respect those beliefs.
You have to respect the person's right to have them. Nothing more.
I am free and protected to tell people their religion is stupid, but I still respect their right to believe their stupid religion freely.
While I generally agree with you, it's important to draw the line when these beliefs become dangerous and harmful to others.
If people believe they should wear silly hats because their religion commands them to, they are welcome to. I don't respect that belief, but I respect their right to hold it.
Refusing to get vaccination for your kids however... I don't think I have to even respect the right to that belief.
You're absolutely right that it's not a black or white line. Vaccinations are a perfect example of that.
I tend to follow the rule of, and I honestly think it's the prime directive, is "You're right to swing your fist ends where my nose begins". You can believe whatever you want, up until it affects others or public safety is involved.
You don't believe school zones should have a 30km speed limit. Great...more power to you...but you still have to obey the law because it puts others at risk. You freedom is your freedom to believe stupid things, not to act on them.
You don't believe seatbelts save lives. You're free to bitch about it private to your family and friends and make their lives miserable with your rants. But you still have to follow the law.
As far as I'm concerned, Vaccines are the same. You're free to believe they don't work. But if the preponderance of evidence is against you, and public safety is concerned, you're right ends with bitching about it. But you still have to do it because it involves the safety of others.
Can you imagine a world where a whole group of people could up and say "We don't believe it red lights...it's against our individual rights to not stop at intersections..." ?
The idea of the social contract where whe agree to live with certain limitations and rules in order to keep others safe and enjoy the auspices of things like medical care, infrastructure, stability and the pursuit of happiness, is a long held concept. It's only in recent years where (especially in the U.S.) it's been replaced with the attitude of "fuck you as long as I take care of myself."
You do not have to pretend. Speak the truth, find a way to integrate them into reality.
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Would you not respect a religion if it didn't have many followers?
Fuck that, I love my Wiccan homies
I think having too many followers is a bad thing for a religion. A person is smart, but people are stupid. The more people, the more stupid.
Yeah, came here to say that major religions are by definition successful cults.
Yeah, because... you know, nobody agrees on which ones make that list.
So the path of least resistance is "I respect your beliefs", instead of "made up magic Kaiju follower battle royale 2025". Worth noting that in previous editions atheists have been significantly outnumbered.
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