Let it be said that personality, beliefs, and experiences are all interelated and inseparable. They grow on each other, affect each other, and develop intricate interelations.
That being said, I think it's reasonable to make judgements on character based on what somebody believes, and on their position on religiosity, and even - on what experiences they have had in life and how they have reacted to those experiences.
That doesn't mean that the judgements we arrive at are 100% correct, it also doesn't mean that the judgements are necessarily negative ones, but I think the best tool we have for assessing another persons personality are perhaps those factors I listed above.
I agree with you Spashie that there are other ways of judging people than on their religion alone, but I still think there are certain things we most definitely can judge a person on going by their religion alone.
I take a gestalt approach to understanding a person, but believe that some types of behaviour can only be traced back towards one or two types of beliefs.
That being said, I think it's reasonable to make judgements on character based on what somebody believes, and on their position on religiosity, and even - on what experiences they have had in life and how they have reacted to those experiences.
That doesn't mean that the judgements we arrive at are 100% correct, it also doesn't mean that the judgements are necessarily negative ones, but I think the best tool we have for assessing another persons personality are perhaps those factors I listed above.
I agree with you Spashie that there are other ways of judging people than on their religion alone, but I still think there are certain things we most definitely can judge a person on going by their religion alone.
I take a gestalt approach to understanding a person, but believe that some types of behaviour can only be traced back towards one or two types of beliefs.
Atheism as a Religion
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A man also or woman that hath a Macintosh, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with used and abandoned Windows 3.1 floppy disks: their blood shall be upon them. Leviticus 20:27
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A man also or woman that hath a Macintosh, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with used and abandoned Windows 3.1 floppy disks: their blood shall be upon them. Leviticus 20:27
