(February 15, 2013 at 1:49 pm)AtlasS Wrote:(February 15, 2013 at 1:38 pm)Brian37 Wrote: I hate being accused of being negative. Since when does accepting reality negative? I am going to die someday, that does not mean I want to die, it merely means I will. Should I pretend I wont die because I don't want to die?
Damn right I am one "intense motherfucker". We've got nuts all over the world making all sorts of absurd claims, are you suggesting no one ever get offended? I think assholes who slam planes into buildings and the assholes who support those nuts should be offended.
And you are making the same mistake I see theists make. I can hate a claim without hating the person making the claim I hate, otherwise I would have to live on an island and reject my Catholic mother and my believing co-workers and friends.
Don't allow your personal views to turn into hatred against that believe. Don't also let other peoples' believes offend you.
In my case, I know that my god is greater than anything, so if a person insulted him , it wouldn't offend me ; I know it's not true. Notice that I exploded once when people insulted -ME-, when it was personal, but from a point of view of believe ? meh, god is greater than anything else.
You should also have a similar attitude towards your believes. If you have a high confidence in atheism, then other believes shouldn't offend you.
Try to enjoy life with its contradictions : ) sometimes I wonder what would happen if atheists didn't exist ? believe me it would suck, life will be boring.
Too many believes & different POVs means constant excitement and new stuff. It's not something to feel offended from.
Also, ignoring everything without taking the chance to look at it might get you into trouble.
Please don't post anything back if you see this as a personal attack. I'm sorry if you're offended from this post.
Quote:Don't allow your personal views to turn into hatred against that believe
Dont assume I do. I already said and will say again. I am capable of hating a claim without hating an individual who might have a claim I hate. I hate the hijackers of 9/11. I do not hate Malala, even if I hate the fact she claims to have an invisible friend. I consider her a hero to humanity, that does not mean I have to like or value her belief in Allah. I only have to value her human rights, not everything she might claim.
Same with my family and friends. I love my mom, she take very good care of me and I would be on the streets without her. But, and being a former Catholic myself, I do hate the fact that she thinks eating a cracker will save her sole. I love my Mormon co worker, but I hate the fact that her religion postulates stupid crap like golden tablets and magic underwear.
It does not mean I want law abiding citizens arrested because they say things that make me want to pull my hair out. It does not mean I will disown family or friends who believe these things. It just means on that ONE SUBJECT I hate the claim, not the person.
I am well grounded in the reality that I do not live on an Island. But that does not mean claims deserve taboo status and it does not mean they don't have the right to claim it. At the same time I have the right to call bullshit on the claim.
