(January 19, 2017 at 3:55 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote:(January 19, 2017 at 3:26 pm)Jesster Wrote: Oh I get what the argument is about that, CL. I just don't think that all beliefs need to be respected. If we can't point out the flaws in a belief, how can we ever really talk about the belief without coddling others all the time? Disrespecting someone's beliefs is also not equal to disrespecting the believer.
There is a big difference between disagreeing and disrespect. Saying that Bonhoeffer's faith was in error is fine. Saying his faith was ridiculous (or delusional) is disrespectful.
I never said disagreeing and disrespect were the same thing. Read it again. I said beliefs do not need to be respected and that disrespect of beliefs is not the same as disrespect of the believer. Also, as Khemikal said (which I agree with), coddling someone's beliefs to avoid disrespecting them can be very disrespectful to the person to holds those beliefs.
