(February 3, 2016 at 3:34 am)MTL Wrote:You're talking about something entirely different. If someone uses their belief to commit a violent action, sure I will judge them by it. However if someone is simply holding a weapon? Sure I might make some inferences, but I won't say "they are going to commit a crime with it" because I simply don't know. You are implying that those substituted words are representative of actions, which is different from withholding judgements based on an attribute.(February 3, 2016 at 3:29 am)Heat Wrote: If you think a belief is stupid, do you think the person is stupid?
I am not against the person holding the ice cream cone because I don't judge people based on one attribute.
Substitute "gun" or "bomb" for ice cream cone.
Religion is more like a gun or a bomb, than an ice cream cone.
I may not judge them, but I will hold them responsible for what they wield.
Which is better:
To die with ignorance, or to live with intelligence?
Truth doesn't accommodate to personal opinions.
The choice is yours.
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