RE: Any other atheists just feel an acute intolerance for religious people?
February 4, 2017 at 3:52 am
I do not hate religious people but I do think religion should be subject to critical rigour the same as any ideology. It should not be denied this by mere virtue of its
privileged position in society. Ideas can be attacked with extreme prejudice and this applies as much to religious ones as to all others. But those who actually hold
such ideas should be exempt from attack. This for me is where the dividing line should be. Hating someone for what they think or believe is simply wrong because
they have zero choice in the matter. So judging them for something beyond their control is no different in principle to any other type of prejudice or discrimination
privileged position in society. Ideas can be attacked with extreme prejudice and this applies as much to religious ones as to all others. But those who actually hold
such ideas should be exempt from attack. This for me is where the dividing line should be. Hating someone for what they think or believe is simply wrong because
they have zero choice in the matter. So judging them for something beyond their control is no different in principle to any other type of prejudice or discrimination
A MIND IS LIKE A PARACHUTE : IT DOES NOT WORK UNLESS IT IS OPEN
