(January 30, 2012 at 11:34 am)Ace Otana Wrote: If people go around threatening hell, shoving their delusions down people's throats, I'm not going to be nice to them. It's expected. I will think little of you.
Right, because atheists never proselytize their own positions.
Would a "Homosexuality is immoral" parade be 'shoving their [what opponents would call] delusions down people's throats"?
If so, isn't "Homosexuality is fine!" 'shoving their [what opponents would call] delusions down people's throats"?
It seems like you're just siding with the people you agree with, not acting on a principle that applies neutrally. I suspect you're just going to support whichever side's political position you like, regardless of their actions, and argue bitterly against whichever side's political position you dislike, regardless of their actions.
Quote:I happen to support them and their freedom. If crazy anti-freedom Christians start attacking them and their freedom, I'm going to have a problem with them. They're showing hatred and intolerance. I think they should be challenged and criticised for it.
Aren't they just "challenging and criticizing" the people that they disagree with? There doesn't seem to be any difference of principle here.
“The truth of our faith becomes a matter of ridicule among the infidels if any Catholic, not gifted with the necessary scientific learning, presents as dogma what scientific scrutiny shows to be false.”
