(January 20, 2017 at 12:37 pm)LastPoet Wrote:(January 20, 2017 at 12:01 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Doesn't make me insecure at all. I feel very secure in my beliefs. Which is why I have 0 need to go around and make fun of everyone else's, or of those who have none.
But if you asked me if I found it insulting for you to equate the beliefs I hold, to those held by 4 year olds and adults that are legitimately nuts... then yeah, I'd tell you I do. Seems pretty logical that I would. If you want to continue to accuse me of being insecure for this reason despite me telling you otherwise, go ahead I guess. Seems to give ya'll some sense of superiority, so knock yourselves out.
Oh no, not superiority, just telling you and others that believe in gods, what I think of it. You take it offensive? That is too bad, but if the way I think makes you shake, then it is insecurity. I am going to tell you how I think, not sugar coat it, make it all polite and dandy. I respect that you are free to believe. You should try also to accept critique of your beliefs.
I am perfectly fine with critique of my beliefs. But as I have explained... there's a difference between critiquing a person's belief, and equating that person's belief to a belief that only children hold. When you say the beliefs I hold are equal to those help by children, you're essentially calling me childish/crazy/stupid. So yeah, that's insulting.
It's like one of your friends telling you you're a childish idiot and then asking if it insults you. You say "yes" and then they accuse you of being insecure.
"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