RE: Tooth Fairy Bullshit
January 19, 2017 at 7:52 pm
(This post was last modified: January 19, 2017 at 7:55 pm by Neo-Scholastic.)
(January 19, 2017 at 4:31 pm)Aroura Wrote: I remember how angry and hurt I felt when I was still a theist and my husband likened Catholic Christening and Baptism to a shaman shaking a rattle and casting a magic spell....I had slowly been letting go of the idea of God, and that comparison, once I calmed down and thought about it, was spot on. He wasn't trying to be cruel, just pointing out what seemed an obvious comparison...If I say that believing in God is like believing in the tooth fairy, the point isn't to insult, but to point out that there are similarities.
Please allow me to apologize to you specifically. You are a thought and sensitive human being. Thank you for telling me your story.
(January 19, 2017 at 3:58 pm)Asmodee Wrote:(January 19, 2017 at 3:55 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: There is a big difference between disagreeing and disrespect. Saying that Bonhoeffer's faith was in error is fine. Saying his faith was ridiculous (or delusional) is disrespectful.
Why are your beliefs deserving of respect and mine are not? It is my belief that your faith is ridiculous. That is my actual, sincerely held belief. I believe "douchebag" is the word you used to describe someone who holds that belief.
Because the not all beliefs have the same content. You cannot compare beliefs apart from their content.