RE: Question For Fellow Atheists...
January 7, 2017 at 10:46 pm
(This post was last modified: January 7, 2017 at 10:47 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(January 7, 2017 at 8:55 pm)Simon Moon Wrote:(January 7, 2017 at 8:36 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: If believing in ferries was any sort of widely accepted belief, why the hell should I give a crap if other ppl believe in them?
You don't think you'd start giving a crap if these tooth fairy believers wanted to pass laws based on their 'tooth fairy morality', wanted to teach their 'tooth fairy creationism' in public school science courses, started wars with those that did not believe in their tooth fairy beliefs, flew planes into buildings at 300 mph because they believed they were going to be in tooth fairy heaven, etc?
Religious beliefs don't live in a vacuum. They are not benign. They affect people's actions. There are real world negative consequences due to religious beliefs.
Quote:Why should I respect them less for it? I don't believe mohammed was a prophet who spoke to an angel (islam), I don't believe people are "saved" simply for believing in jesus (evengelical christianity), I don't believe Buddha was a God (Buddhism). Does that mean I think those who do are mental? Of course not!
I can see how it can be annoying/lonely to you that you're the only atheist in your circle. But this does not need to progress to you thinking everyone else except yourself has a mental issue. Unless of course you're looking for an excuse to feel superior.
One does not have to mentally ill to have delusional beliefs.
Two different things.
One is believing in ferries. The second is making ferry moral code the law of the land when some (or many) of those laws would be completely unreasonable otherwise. The first is what is being talked about in this thread, and that's what I wouldn't have a problem with.
As for the mental thing, I was specifically responding to the OP, who referred to theists as being "mentally screwed up."
(January 7, 2017 at 10:12 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote:(January 7, 2017 at 7:05 pm)Autolite Wrote: 'Catholic Lady' thinks I'm narrow minded. I don't believe in leprechauns, unicorns or the Tooth Fairy either so perhaps she has a point...
Be respectful to CL, or I will be forced to hit you with a very large stick...
Thanks love <3
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
