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Originally Posted by TGS
No, it wasn't my point that the "average believer in Jesus" necessarily believes or supports the beliefs I listed. My point was in response to Falcao's post which asserted that we should respect people's beliefs - I was simply reponding that there are many things that people believe that are either wrong, dangerous, or both and that beliefs, religious or otherwise, are not worthy of respect simply in virtue of the fact that someone believes them.
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Ah, I see. Thanks for clarifying. I agree with you.
In general response to the thread, I don't think the woman did the right thing, and I'm not sure if the artist did, depending on what he painted. (By "Right thing" I don't mean his obvious legal right to do it, but whether or not it was right in terms of common decency to other people.)
I just think we should all try to avoid poking sticks in each others eyes and basically live and let live, as best we can.
It's getting crowded, and for the sake of peace, we need to practice wisdom and the best manners we can. No, I might not respect someone's beliefs, but I'll treat him with respect as a person as long as he isn't interfering with my rights.
That old saying about how we learned everything we needed to know in Kindergarten is simplistic, but some people could use a refresher on good ol' every day common courtesy.
I think the world would be a better place, anyway.