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In reply to the discussion: Agree or disagree - Religious Tolerance is an worthwhile individual value [View all]uriel1972
(4,261 posts)90. Ideals can go jump in the lake...
Ideals lead to mass slaughter in the name of perfection. Time and time again the "Ideal" is used to justify the worst atrocities seen in humanity. So hearty FU to ideals and the "Ideal".
As you may have guessed, I am a pragmatist. I focus on what works to make people healthier and happier. It is the idealist who believes the end justifies the means, not I.
Back on track, I tolerate people, barely in some cases, not their religion or other system of idealist thoughts. You can believe what you want, but when your belief makes you act like a fool and hurt someone, I reserve the right to deal with you in an appropriate matter.
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Agree or disagree - Religious Tolerance is an worthwhile individual value [View all]
el_bryanto
Jan 2014
OP
It only gets tricky if you assume that I am suggesting that Religious Tolerance
el_bryanto
Jan 2014
#44
Tolerance and civility, like so many things, start at home. We can all be role models.
pinto
Jan 2014
#39
I think there is a danger in treating a belief system, with which one disagrees, as mental illness
LeftishBrit
Jan 2014
#67
I don't respect beliefs, nor do I tolerate them, I respect the rights of people to their beliefs...
Humanist_Activist
Jan 2014
#79