(September 7, 2015 at 5:39 pm)TheRocketSurgeon Wrote:(September 7, 2015 at 5:18 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Respecting someone doesn't mean you have to agree with them, or tell them that you think their idea is "fine" when it isn't. You can still treat someone well while not pretending to have the same views.
I'm sure there are plenty of Christians out there who think some of your atheistic views are very "silly", and I don't think you'd appreciate them badgering you about it. Probably best not to do the same to them, then.
Btw, you're the first person I've ever talked to who objects to the "treat others the way you want them to treat you" rule lol. Interesting perspective.
You must be joking. First of all, we are badgered constantly for our non-belief, particularly from members of our former (since many of us are ex-Christians) religious groups, including family, and pressured into at least giving the appearance of conformity. To a great many of us, that "appearance of conformity" is the same as our identities being extinguished, however briefly, and we don't see refusing to participate in the rituals of our religious friends/relatives/acquaintances as "badgering".
This is a strawman argument, Rocket.
I never said you weren't badgered constantly, and I never said refusing to participate in someone's religion constitutes as badgering.
"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
