Reply #275: Oh, I don't think it's misguided. [View All]

[Zhade]

I also don't go around telling religious folks that they're wrong to have beliefs. When they proclaim that something that I find ludicrous is true (like the Shroud of Turin, which has been *proven* repeatedly to be a false relic), then I get a little annoyed, but as long as they're not trying to use their beliefs to change my life in any way, they're free to believe what they want.

And I do agree that people who have the capacity for religious belief can't shut it off like a switch, any more than I can turn on the "belief valve". My point, which I could have made clearer, is that one chooses to follow the dictates of a certain religion. The ability to believe is a core part of someone, and I agree that is not chosen.

Sorry if that wasn't clear. I intended absolutely no insult.