RE: First things first
June 25, 2013 at 9:53 pm
(This post was last modified: June 25, 2013 at 9:53 pm by Bad Writer.)
(June 25, 2013 at 9:20 pm)Savannahw Wrote: I see no harm in letting someone believe what they want as long as they are not hurting anyone. All of your examples include harm.
EX1: My grandmother being extremely against gay rights. I say something.
Ex2: My dad believing in karma. I let that go.
All of my examples include lies. I submit that all lies are bad.
While I'm glad that you'll say something about what your grandma said, I'm surprised you wouldn't say anything to your father about Karma. I'm seeing more and more that this might be an argument from ignorance, which is very telling in that you may know what your peers say about Karma, but what it really is keeps entire groups of people in subjugation their entire lives. I'm not surprised you didn't know, but I urge you to research what Karma is, what it originated from, and how believing in it is perpetuating a horrible system of belief that keeps certain people outcast from society.
Also, whether you see the harm or not, a lie is still a lie, and ignorance is not bliss if the Christian boy is picking on the gay kid at school because he doesn't know any better.
Inaction might be the course in life that you've chosen, that is, your decision not to get involved. I'm very proud to say that I can't idly stand by to let the sheeple get herded off the cliffs of their intellectual doom.
