(October 27, 2010 at 4:53 pm)orogenicman Wrote: Admitting that it is "just" fear is just the first step in conquering prejudice. And a very small step at that. You don't truly conquer your prejudices until you stop living in fear, until fear just isn't a factor in how you behave towards others.
I just said that I take that fear and control it. Make it powerless. How can that be anything but not living in fear, asshole? Just because I get momentary urges and control them suddenly makes me a bad guy?
Well fuck you, you ain't no saint yourself.
(October 27, 2010 at 4:53 pm)orogenicman Wrote: How do you expect to resolve the issue of prejudice against atheists, if you can't conquer your own against others? This is why I have a problem with some of the language used here in discussions of people of faith. Yes, I have problems with many of them. And so I admit to some prejudice in this regard. But I also understand that the only route to understanding is through empathy. And so I agree that there "ain't a boogey man in everything", which I believe was my original point.
Blah blah something everyone fucking knows about and said nothing against it of the kind. The only thing you can't seem to grasp is that having a fear is human and controlling it, not it to you, is also part of being human.
