(July 17, 2020 at 6:46 pm)Grandizer Wrote:(July 17, 2020 at 3:36 am)ModusPonens1 Wrote: I appreciate the effort but it seems that you gave me what you think they don't understand and you translated your answer to their lack of understanding but you don't seem to have translated their question for me.
It's okay, of course. Nobody is obliged to do that for me. I just wonder if anybody who knows what his question is can translate it for me in a way that makes sense in English.
Ok, I'll try.
The OP wanted to know if atheists can accept that people will have opinions different from theirs and be ok with that. The OP asked that question because, for them, this is important for peace and [peaceful and respectful] existence with one another.
It sounds to me, then, like they conflated atheism with hating theists. I mean, that goes even beyond anti-theism as anti-theists hate theism, in that, they wouldn't worship a God even if it existed---but they don't necessarily hate theists.
What do you think? Is my assessment, in response to your translating his question (thank you, by the way) a fair one?
"Zen … does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes." - Alan Watts
