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This is nasty little trick. My reasons are absolutely concerned with actions not beliefs.


I don’t like to be called a bigot, especially when my hatred is justified. Especially when you allow bigotry for yourself, then calmly justify it, using your own standards.

You are wrong for the following reasons.

1 I never told you ‘why’ my view of religion and religious people. So how in the world can you claim that my reasons are irrational? Especially when later on you accuse me of ”falsely assuming your religious morality”

2 I most definitely have interacted with religious people. In my childhood I had Christianity inflicted on me, whilst too young to make a rational rejection, well before I had suitable critical skills able to detect the nonsense in it. I have suffered all my life with a sense of being a bad person simply for thinking logically about Christian nonsense. Had I the necessary thinking skills at the time I was forcefed I would have easily rejected it. Were I able to face the people responsible now they would feel the full force of my bitter anger. Wholly justified anger. Or do you still insist that inflicting beliefs on children is justified, even when I now tell you that I personally find what was done to me offensive?

3 Should I re-list the endless evil inflicted on the world by religion? Even though much of it has not interacted with me I am still justified in condemning it and the group of people who espouse it. My bigotry of theist is not based on their beliefs. If I gave that impression, It certainly was not meant. My bigotry is based on their actions. Their nonsense beliefs conjure up scorn and ridicule, not hatred. In the same way I would ridicule ‘flat-earth-ers’.

And your view of, say, the KKK. Would this be as irrational as my view of religion.

I daresay you could find plenty of KKK members who have done nice things. I haven’t interacted with any of them either. (most of the KKK’s dogma is religion based)
My bigotry of the KKK is exactly as you have described above, do you think I am not justified.

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It's not a trick. I'm sorry you don't like being called a bigot. Perhaps the connotation is a but much for you? How about we say we're both prejudiced. The point was about what you're targeting, actions or ideas.

Your reason are irrelevant as I said so point one is out the window.
Point 2. I'm sorry you have felt guilt all of your life. I'm sorry you were taught things as a child you no longer agree with. I'm sure it causes you emotional pain. Could you please explain how someone can make you feel something. Bottom line, you believed something, you now don't. I understand you placing some responsibility on them, how long did you still believe after age 7-8? Do you accept personal responsibility for that? They shared their beliefs, you believed , now you don't and feel slighted? scornful? guilty? Even if they did more than just share their beliefs I don't see that as justifying hatred towards all Christians. Be clear you're an antitheist, which is just as irrational as the kkk
Point 3. Speaking of the KKK I have no problems with them as people or individuals. I don't personally know anyone sho is publicly, but it wouldn't really affect my opinions of them. I however will have a lesser opinion of them if they show racism, intolerance and hatred (individually). That doesn't mean I automatically hate all KKK members, which is what you're under the assumption I do, because of your comparison. Even if I thought that all KKK members, were racists and bigots I still couldn't hate them all for just their beliefs. If every single one went curb checking black people then I would probably have a reason to hate each one, that's an action, that I could hate. Raising more little racist bastards is a reason to pity them, not hate them, IMO.