Is tolerance intolerant?

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I like your choice of words. So instead of striving for tolerance we should strive for finding fundamental unity with understanding and compassion to achieve civic goals. I value your opinion but I respectfully disagree with your last point that no amount of compassion for the less than compassionate will make them less butt hurt. The irony is that in this thread of intolerance of tolerance that by seeking understanding and showing compassion and valuing the fundamental basics that make each giver of an opinion human, it''s become quite a tolerant discussion about intolerance


OK so respect isn't the right word. Value is fine. You can value someone's worth as  another living breathing organism with an opinion and perspective different than yours. You can trust, like you have here, that there are no ulterior motives, that it's just a discussion on tolerance/intolerance. I consider respect = value+ trust. As you define respect differently we can just use the base terms.

So would you agree with: it would be better than just tolerating someone to find basic value and trust to promote fundamental unity with understanding and compassion to achieve civic goals?

Christians have the saying, " God grant me the ability to change the things I can, and accept the things I cannot, and the ability to know the difference."

I agree with that, but not the superstition or mythology.

The skeptic would say something like, " Shit happens, do what you can to minimize harm to others and accept our diversity."

Humans are not a separate species. We are all capable of compassion and non violence. But that does not mean we have to accept all bad claims.

Interesting.  Kinda sounds like the Wiccan Rede.

I don't adhere to any crazy religious or atheistic hocus pocus, but I think there are certain concepts we can all agree on.