Regardless of whether you believe in Buddhism, Islam, relativism, Christianity, Agnosticism, Atheism, post-modernism, critical realism, Animism or anything else, most of the people in the world will find many of your beliefs to be wrong and even offensive. How do you reconcile that in your mind?
2006-09-22 14:43:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You keep hold of what you believe, while being willing to examine the thoughts and arguments of those who believe differently. And if what you believe is important enough you try and persuade them as well. Sometimes the most angry person at your beliefs can be dissuaded by a gentle answer. Failing all that, walk away. You have to reach a point where someones anger towards you doesn't drag you down, because they're missing the point. You pray for them (or not depending which one of those categories you are) and continue on, always willing to sit down and talk with them again if their anger fades.
2006-09-22 14:50:40 · answer #1 · answered by westfallwatergardens 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just ignore the haters and really have ceased to give a flying rat's patooti what anyone thinks of my beliefs a long time ago. The only ones I have to please are myself and my Gods...everyone else can take a flying leap somewhere (and I'll leave it to your imagination to decide where that "somewhere" is). I have nothing to prove, and I have no need to defend my faith. If someone wants to say that I'm going to burn in Hell or that I belong in a padded room with a thorazine drip somewhere for what I believe, that's fine by me. They can think what they will. I know what I believe and I know what my Gods expect of me and that's all that matters.
2006-09-22 21:49:12 · answer #2 · answered by Abriel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't care if people are offended by my beliefs as long as they don't resort to violence over it. Also I doubt that everyone is "offended" by my beliefs - people can disagree with a religion without finding it offensive.
2006-09-22 21:47:53 · answer #3 · answered by Sass B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People might find what you say or believe offensive, but you cannot offend people; you do not have that power. They do the choosing not you.
2006-09-22 21:47:11 · answer #4 · answered by Richard15 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some time the turth offends! So!
2006-09-22 23:49:30 · answer #5 · answered by Grandreal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Knowing I'm right makes it easy.
2006-09-22 22:03:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋