I have put the beliefs in order from most intolerant to least intolerant?

Question

1: Christians & Muslim's (most intolerant)
2: Agnostics & Atheist (somewhat intolerant)
3: Deist & Buddhist (least intolerant)

Do you agree? or dispute?

Answer 1

based on what I read in this category, I would agree.

Answer 2

No, I don't think that can rank 2 in this as neither are actual belief's (well in the terms of having a formal belief system). Second, by saying Christians and Muslims you're implying the people in that belief not the belief itself.

The reason this is important is that you can be objective when you evaluate a belief system but you're totaly subjective when evaluating people. For example Christians in the southern part of the US may tend to be more intolerant than Christians located in large costal cities (San Fransico, New York). Atheists, fresh out of Berkely may be more intolerant than one who grew up in the 60's (not sure that that example works). Another reason that comparing people, or generalizing that all Muslims, Christians, etc, doesn't work is that unless you've traveled *extensively* and spent masssive amounts of time with all people, you can only speak to your limited experience, espcially with the outspoken populations of a given belief... espcially since those are more likely to be intolerant.

Christians and I assume Muslims are composed of multiple denominations, sects and other groups and each one of those can vary extremely from one another (Deist and Buddhist... not sure but I'd be suprised if they weren't similiar to some extent) and there's a large varience in each of those subgroups depending on location and other factors.

Be very careful about generalizing about a large group of people as it's about as useful as saying "All/Most women are bad drivers" or "Race X is only good for Y".

On the other hand, you can look at the tenant both written and espoused by a group and evaluate those as tolerant or intolerant

Answer 3

No I think it is a very general statement. Those who speak the loudest from any belief system are usually the most intolerant, so people start to assume that all those with that belief are intolerant. Not true. I think those who don't realize that everyone is different in their opinions and attitudes no matter what their religious beliefs are tend to seem intolerant to me, they judge a group based on the few individuals they know of.

Answer 4

I agree...with the exception of some agnostics. Many are just intolerant of the intolerance they receive. It's a merry-go-round.

Answer 5

I do agree for the most part, I am Deist. BUT, and it's a big one, I have no tolerance whatsoever for fundamentalist Xtians who seek to legislate their religion. Does that fling me out of the #3 spot lol? If it does, I'll live with it...

Answer 6

Jews have the longest period of tolerance, but since you didn't include them, I suppose that must be a given. Being a "chosen people" does NOT mean that others will suffer eternally. God chose a people for special "obligations" not for special "rewards." All the righteous of the nations have a share in the world to come.

Answer 7

I agree, except 4 agnostics, id put in 3

Answer 8

Somewhat, but you cannot generalize like that. The Muslim religion actually preaches tolerance, but people judge all of Islam by the actions of radical Islamists. It's like judging the Christian religion on the actions of the Ku Klux Klan.

Answer 9

Number 1 should be made into two (in a miraculous way):
1. Muslims
2. Christians

Answer 10

think it really does not matter which of the aforementioned classifications you put these various Belief Systems into. the crucial and important question is how tolerant is any particular individual towards others of an opposing Belief System.

Answer 11

If I consider myself as tolerant, I can neither agree nor disagree. categorizing equals judging, equals intolerance.