RE: Can bible really be interpreted as if there is no torment but you cease to exist
February 8, 2012 at 3:37 am
(February 8, 2012 at 2:38 am)Abracadabra Wrote: I don't. That's other people's misconception.
All I do is request respect for my beliefs in witchcraft.
Big difference.
You can demand respect for your right to believe whatever crap you want, but not respect for the belief itself.
(February 8, 2012 at 2:38 am)Abracadabra Wrote: I don't sit around banging my head against the wall constantly trying to justify witchcraft to myself. I personally don't have any problems with it. It's totally compatible with my scientific view of the world. And I've been a scientist my entire life, so I understand quite a bit about science. There simply is no conflict between science and witchcraft as I view either of them.
If you haven't tried to justify it, if you haven't examined its premises, then how do you know that it is compatible with science? What potential contradictions have you ruled out?
(February 8, 2012 at 2:38 am)Abracadabra Wrote: I see no reason why we can't all respect each other for having totally different views of life.
What's wrong with that?
What's wrong is the assumption that anyone and everyone deserves some respect, by default, for their views, irrespective of what those views might be.
Drawing an analogy with economics, consider a person's views and beliefs as a commodity. Then the respect is its price. Not all commodities have equal price by default. Not all commodities have any price by default. And the price is certainly not independent of the commodity itself.
