(February 1, 2016 at 6:27 am)Nymphadora Wrote: But to the person you are trying to "educate", just in the same way thata person doesn't want someone's religion pushedon them, maybe said religious person feels the same way about being "educated".
Person A has the opinion of X.
Person B has the opinion of Z.
Person B feels they are right and person A is wrong, so person B decides to "educate" person A.
Person A feels they are right and person B is wrong, so person A decides to "educate" person B.
Excluding personal opinion, how does one determine who is right and who is wrong?
Furthermore, how does one get educated so that their own thoughts aren't infringed upon?
I think your objection is invalid. If we really thought like that, anarchy would be ubiquitous. As it is, there are laws. We agree to live according to them or we face consequences. This is something we collectively agree to so as to live well. I'm advocating perfecting those laws so as to collectively live in a better world. How do we do that? By discussing ideas, by promoting them and by ultimately (if indirectly) converting them into laws.
Now I'm proposing we discuss about religion. To what extent is it bad? How do we deal with it to the extent that it is bad?
Quote:I'm not advocating religion here, but I am saying that freedom to think what one wants gas always been a natural given right. No one can ever take your private thoughts away.Why even call it a right, if you couldn't possibly infringe upon it in any way?