RE: Both groups feel the other side is dishonest?
July 17, 2012 at 10:56 am
(This post was last modified: July 17, 2012 at 10:58 am by Ryantology.)
I guess you're honest to yourself if your behaviors are in line with your thoughts, regardless of what those thoughts and behaviors are. Or, if you really believe what you say. This goes for Muslims as well as anyone else.
To say that a person is not being honest with themselves simply because you disagree with the belief in question is arrogant and quite possibly wrong. I don't doubt that the Westboro Baptists have cynical assholes among their number who just enjoy trolling decent human beings, but I think a lot of them are assholes who really belief the terrible things they say.
I think that's why people question the honesty of people's convictions in matters such as religion: a person who is earnest about a different belief is much more likely to be opposed to yours.
To say that a person is not being honest with themselves simply because you disagree with the belief in question is arrogant and quite possibly wrong. I don't doubt that the Westboro Baptists have cynical assholes among their number who just enjoy trolling decent human beings, but I think a lot of them are assholes who really belief the terrible things they say.
I think that's why people question the honesty of people's convictions in matters such as religion: a person who is earnest about a different belief is much more likely to be opposed to yours.
