RE: Why Christians can't respect other's opinion?
July 14, 2015 at 2:58 am
(This post was last modified: July 14, 2015 at 2:59 am by Whateverist.)
You know the title of this thread could also have been:
"Why is it some people can't respect the opinions of others?"
And you know there are plenty of we atheists who aren't all that respectful of people who don't share our opinions. But more broadly, why should that be? What assumptions do people share who disrespect the opinions of others, regardless of religious status?
Sometimes it seems to come down to a lack of respect for the other person's right to choose for themselves. This sucks hairy balls when preachy apologists come around proselytizing. But when we assume the beliefs of theists are mistaken regardless of their motivations in holding them, aren't we being just as arrogant? I know I hate it when I'm told what an atheist believes by someone who isn't one. Wouldn't want to make the same mistake in reverse. It really is a question of respect for the autonomy of others to choose for themselves based on their life experience.
Okay, I'll give up the soap box now to the next blow hard.
"Why is it some people can't respect the opinions of others?"
And you know there are plenty of we atheists who aren't all that respectful of people who don't share our opinions. But more broadly, why should that be? What assumptions do people share who disrespect the opinions of others, regardless of religious status?
Sometimes it seems to come down to a lack of respect for the other person's right to choose for themselves. This sucks hairy balls when preachy apologists come around proselytizing. But when we assume the beliefs of theists are mistaken regardless of their motivations in holding them, aren't we being just as arrogant? I know I hate it when I'm told what an atheist believes by someone who isn't one. Wouldn't want to make the same mistake in reverse. It really is a question of respect for the autonomy of others to choose for themselves based on their life experience.
Okay, I'll give up the soap box now to the next blow hard.
