RE: Tooth Fairy Bullshit
January 20, 2017 at 4:48 am
(This post was last modified: January 20, 2017 at 5:00 am by robvalue.)
Hmm interesting. It's okay to conclude there's something seriously wrong with an adult who believes in the tooth fairy, but it's not okay to compare two beliefs without saying there anything wrong with anyone?
I don't judge a whole person by each individual belief they hold. If someone holds what I consider to be an incorrect opinion, I don't need to make judgements about them as a whole. If they have unpopular or whacky beliefs, I'll still listen to whatever else they have to say and judge it on its own merit. They may still have perfectly valid things to say. I myself may hold irrational beliefs, either objectively or in the eyes of someone I'm talking to, and I wouldn't want them to judge my whole character based on that.
It's my opinion that any offense from this comparison, which is merely meant to show a theist a different point of view, a sceptical evidence based point of view, comes from it hitting a bit too close to home. If it was so absurd, it would be laughed off.
If you can't separate yourself from your beliefs, that is your problem. If you don't want to hear criticism of your beliefs, don't discuss them. If you want your beliefs to be respected, get respectable beliefs.
I don't judge a whole person by each individual belief they hold. If someone holds what I consider to be an incorrect opinion, I don't need to make judgements about them as a whole. If they have unpopular or whacky beliefs, I'll still listen to whatever else they have to say and judge it on its own merit. They may still have perfectly valid things to say. I myself may hold irrational beliefs, either objectively or in the eyes of someone I'm talking to, and I wouldn't want them to judge my whole character based on that.
It's my opinion that any offense from this comparison, which is merely meant to show a theist a different point of view, a sceptical evidence based point of view, comes from it hitting a bit too close to home. If it was so absurd, it would be laughed off.
If you can't separate yourself from your beliefs, that is your problem. If you don't want to hear criticism of your beliefs, don't discuss them. If you want your beliefs to be respected, get respectable beliefs.
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