(September 8, 2015 at 1:09 pm)Losty Wrote: CL, that's exactly why I say I respect people not beliefs. If I know a person well enough they can tell me about their beliefs (without trying to convert me), and I will be respectful to them. If I don't know you then I don't care about your beliefs and I will politely tell people when they try to share that I am not interested.
This doesn't go for people who are trying to convert me. I find it very disrespectful to walk up to a stranger and presume to tell them what they should believe. So for those people I usually just ignore them, but I will tell then to fuck off if they persist.
Outside of these situations I don't see a persons beliefs ever coming up...maybe an example of a situation if I am missing what you're trying to ask.
^Yes, that all sounds perfectly respectful. Perhaps you're all thinking I'm suggesting something that I'm not?
"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
