(August 28, 2015 at 10:05 pm)Nestor Wrote:(August 28, 2015 at 2:01 pm)comet Wrote: And some people are anti demecoracy too.What are you so confused about? Nobody advocated being dicks to others, unless you equate my disdain of certain ideas and the systems that lie underneath with disrespect of the persons captivated by them, which is ridiculous.
What happened that made you so against religion? The numbers don't support total hatred. I mean I had normal parents that followed a religion so we were taught to be nice to people no matter what they believe. They told me if I don't believe, then be nice because then all we have is each other. What the fuck did your parents say?
I don't think it was necessarily your disdain of particular ideas that comet was objecting to, but rather the fact that it initially seemed like you were saying religion makes people do bad things, and religious people who do good things are only doing them because of afterlife promises.
"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
