(November 1, 2016 at 2:36 pm)Doubting Thomas Wrote:(October 31, 2016 at 3:28 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Unless the subject naturally comes up on conversation, I don't see the need for someone to announce their religious views (or lack thereof). If anyone has a problem with what you do or do not believe in, that's their problem.
That's what I think, and that's how I live my life. I don't care about someone else's religion and assume they don't care about my atheism, unless we for some reason get into a great theological debate. I just don't see the need to bring it up.
Now my militant atheist nephew, on the other hand, seems to enjoy goading religious people into arguments as to why their beliefs are ridiculous. I've had to tell him to tone it down more than once, because he's no better than a Christian fundie who constantly tells someone they're going to burn in Hell if they don't accept Jesus.
Yep.
People like that are doing the exact thing they accuse religious people of doing.
"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
