Why should I respect someone else's religion?
15 years ago
Posts: 3380
Quote from the-burden
My main point is if I beleive in nothing then I expect these religious nuts to respect that instead of telling me I will burn in hell because that to me does not earn my respect for there belief.
So tell me why should I respect something I don't believe in?
I get the feeling the reason those "religious nuts" tell you that you
will burn in hell is because you insulted them first/showed disrespect to them first - as you seem to always do when it comes to religion (I've noticed your posts when it comes to such a topic throughout the forum).
By reacting in such a manner, you obviously feel insecure about such a statement. Otherwise you would've ignored it and laugh it off since you don't believe in hell anyways.
**Many atheists that I've met seem to have this insecurity. **
In an attempt at hiding this insecurity, they feel like they have to laugh at, insult other people's religion - when no one insulted them for their atheism in the first place.
I've got many atheist friends - even best friends. We get along just fine because we respect each other enough that we don't diss each other's beliefs.
So my protip?
Treat others the way you want to be treated, no matter how they may treat you at first.
Also, why is this thread allowed to stay alive when all the other religion type threads are usually locked?
15 years ago
Posts: 152
Quote from fr33noob
yes. Respect the people and their faith. However do you need to respect "the" religion?
Think about what i am saying here. Respect the person and his faith however you may not respect that religion in a sence of what it stands for perhaps?
The things te Pope says crack me up, but that doesn't mean I won't respect catholisism when I am with a catholic. I will act accordingly try to curse without using the Lords name, and have a good time with them. The minute I'm not in the presence of a believer any more I'll do or say whatever I want, and feel good about myself for maintaining friendships with people that have other convictions as I.
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For instance: You are organizing a dinner party, and you know a Hindu will attend: It is common curtsey to serve not only beef but you serve chicken as well? Isn't it?
15 years ago
Posts: 486
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Respecting is accepting that people have different beliefs. It doesn't mean that you have to believe in that belief, but you don't refute/reject people who have a different religion on this basis. Not respecting is behaving the same as Hitler, Ku Klux Klan.
No, accepting=/= respecting. I accept that some people believe I am going to go to hell and suffer unimaginable pain for an eternity of eternities, but I dont respect it.
I tolerate it, provided they dont throw it in my face, in the same way I tolerate my younger siblings running around 24/7.
another random point to make, what about that american church, which is just that one guy and his family. The ones who go gay peoples' funerals and protest, with signs saying "God hates fags". The ones who have their young children mindlessly spouting this in protests. Should I respect them?
Bad choice of words on my part, but my point was more general that people should accept that there isn't just "one" right religion. Religion is like having an infinite number of political parties (left to right), it is a lot of interpretation. Two persons can be Christians, but have vastly different opinions on controversial issues. It depends how they see religion. For some it's the holy grail, others a tool, and other, just help.
There is extremism in every part of society and religion is the most sensible one.
15 years ago
Posts: 591
Respect the religion you dont have to respect the people that practice the religion, just be respectful of what they believe in edit cause in all honestly some people believe their only reason for living is because of their religion
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15 years ago
Posts: 603
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Quote from fr33noob
yes. Respect the people and their faith. However do you need to respect "the" religion?
Think about what i am saying here. Respect the person and his faith however you may not respect that religion in a sence of what it stands for perhaps?The things te Pope says crack me up, but that doesn't mean I won't respect catholisism when I am with a catholic. I will act accordingly try to curse without using the Lords name, and have a good time with them. The minute I'm not in the presence of a believer any more I'll do or say whatever I want, and feel good about myself for maintaining friendships with people that have other convictions as I.
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For instance: You are organizing a dinner party, and you know a Hindu will attend: It is common curtsey to serve not only beef but you serve chicken as well? Isn't it?
I think i was unclear about the point i was getting at.
what i ment was not along the lines of consideration but more along the lines of...i choose not to see the said religion in a specific light (i.e close my eyes during prayer) but i will acknowladge people believe in it and respect them (not the religion) instead and show the "consideration" which you speak of.
Respect is something hard to explain but it requires a truethfull heart in my opinion. You do not respect the religion 9/10 (as the none believer of that particular one) but you respect the people.
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I believe in letting people do as they wish, as do I myself. Sometimes, of course, what I wish to do is kill them and they do not wish to die. This gives life interest.
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15 years ago
Posts: 225
Making choices;
flip a coin - I'll respect the guts you have.
research and learn about the choices - I'll respect your mettle.
deceive yourself into believing you have an otherworldly friend who holds the absolute truth, and let them make the choice - I will think you are insane, and the choice was not based on the strength of your character but rather an affliction of the mind, and you ask me to respect that?
(base your choices on the tellings of fairytales - I'll feel sorry for you.)
Much like I will not respect arbitrary laws and customs, if they are an inconvenience to me, I will also not respect religion.
You may believe in what you want, I have no beef with that, but it does disappoint (and at times horrify) me when I see those who willingly submit themselves as slaves to the comforting lull of religion. It is a pacifier that will fuck up your teeth, the addiction that will ruin your life and the crutch that will never let you run free.
15 years ago
Posts: 4917
No. Religion threads rarely end well, let alone one as completely stupid and troll filled as this.
A word of advice though, even if you think you are better than them for whatever reason, you aren't. This goes for both religious people and non-religious people. If only some of you could accept it.
