superluminal said:
This is all sort of fucking rediculous.
Yes, people who go around insulting religious folks simply for shits-and-grins are clearly assholes. People can believe whatever crazyness they want. I thought that was the answer to the "why, why, why?" of the OP.
The rest of it though, is this:
1) People who raise the subject will get whatever is coming to them (and I am happy to oblige)
2) People who push it or push the institution into the public sphere deserve to be countered in whatever fashion suits the moment. Maybe that's a formal debate-ish kind of approach or just a "fuck you, you're clearly a drooling idiot" sort of tack.
so if we all went around insulting each other all fay long, during schooling, during work, during scientific study, during every momment of our lives we would see more proggress?
so do most of you guys validate and approve of insulting people and calling them harsh names because of personal faith and opinion?
if i were to curse at you all very rudely face to face for your personal opinion, you would all accept that as logical and acceptable behaviour yes?
i dont see wh you can be allowed to insult and be dissrespectfull to a religious person, but not to a scientist when he gives an opinion,
so when a scientist comes up with a new theory, oh i dont know lets say the "string theory" its ok to say shut the fuck up you idiot thats theory is utter bullshit, dont ever give your opinion again because that sounds liek total crap to me, 11 dimensions thats BS (or however many i dont know),
thats acceptable attitude in a scientific place of study is it? is that how you was all taught to treat peoples opinions?
so saying "i dont agree with your opinion" nicely is totally impossible yes?
if people are permited to be rude and dissrespectfull for one reason why not every reason?, why cant we just go around saying and doing whatever we want?
i thought you were the people who preached about "civilized society" and "morals" "ethics" and how you have to follow rules for a civilisation to work, how can you expect a civilisation to work if you cant even respect an opinion thats different to your own, without calling them names like a little child,
you know in my area you learn respect, if you talk to somebody liek tat then your risking your life,
is it easyer to be rude to somebody because theres a computer screen and tyhousand of miles away fromt he face your insulting?
peace.