(April 16, 2012 at 10:13 am)Insanity x Wrote: My friends beliefs are not my problem. If they are really my friend its not important. If my friendship is at risk because I'm putting pressure on it by forcing my views on others regardless of if I'm right or not, I would be being an asshole.
Discussing it is certainly not a bad thing of course but that shouldn't be your first thought on your friend. I mean with my friend who is extremely racist. I can't stand racism but it almost never comes up. Sometime I worry that it will end badly but I would rather be a good influence that doesn't push the matter than push it to hard and end up losing a friend. That's just me anyway I'm sure people will disagree with me
The thing is, your friend being racist is totally different because there is no right or wrong. If he thinks black people are bad, then he is correct in that from his point of view that is what is true to him - there is no right or wrong answer.
If, on the other hand, he believes that 90% of all black people commit crimes then he is objectively incorrect. There is evidence to show he is wrong.
Do you see my point. I don't mind peoples opinions, so long as they are based on fact!
