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slavejali -> RE: Tolerance (3/2/2006 1:44:23 PM)
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Well there is that old proverb "Never talk about religion or politics" *grin*
Saying that, there was a recent thread here where everyone just shared their philosophical/religious affiliations, from what I saw everyone pretty much seemed to tolerate, even accept that others had different views to themselves.
I think the only time intolerance comes into play in general is when people adopt a "I'm right, you're wrong" attitude and try to enforce their beliefs and opinions on others and that happens in all kindsa areas of life.
Also, when you come across subjects that involved "belief" they are most times a very sensitive area to tread as when someone "believes" something, they actually have to invest themselves in it, and in so doing can perceive attacks against themselves (right or wrongly) when someone believes other than themselves.
Another thing that comes to mind is, a lot of people have had bad experiences with religion, or have come to think that its all full of shit from basically having it thrown down their throat, so have removed themslves entirely from it. Other people have done historical research and gathered different information than what the churches for example are preaching and have thrown the baby out with the bathwater and become atheist in some form or another. Others still have had lived in families with no religion or philosophical belief and so cannot relate to other people with belief's in this way. Others have been influenced by varying other belief systems and have adopted them as their own, replacing their previous belief.
So many scenarios but at the end of the day what it all amounts to is, if someone ever feels the need to defend themselves or their beliefs, whether that is pro or con religion or a particular philosophy or whatever really, there are going to be disputes as most times it will take the form of an attack.
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