If you had the ability to bring tolerance of all faiths (including atheism and agnosticism) to the world...?

Question

Would you? Why or why not?
And, if you would, please state your particular faith (or lack thereof)

Answer 1

Yes I would. Please note that tolerance doesn't say they have to switch sides. lol The reason is we have enough negative energy bouncing around in the world to power us for the end of times. Just think if we could change that to positive energy. By people learning to be tolerant then that negativity would go away.

Pagan-Witch

Answer 2

Of course I would bring religious tolerance. I don't see any down side and can think of many up sides:

1.) No more religious wars
2.) No more theocracies
3.) Greater opportunities for understanding and communication
4.) End of religious zealotry/fanaticism
5.) Hastens the day when there will be NO religions

I am an agnostic and decidedly anti-religion.

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today...

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Answer 3

I think we already have tolerance to some extent already... For the most part people arnt being killed because of the beliefs they have... For the most part that is. But honestly to bring total tolerance to the world seems like something only the very wise will be able to help accomplish working together. It might become a realization one day but I wouldnt place my bets on it happening any time soon. I more likely expect tolerance of all faiths to be something the Govs force onto there peoples.

My faith is my own its built from the best of every faith I ever knew about. If I had to call it anything id call it spiritual reveloutionistism.

Answer 4

Well, to me, if I had the ability to bring tolerance of all faiths or lack thereof to the world, that would mean that everyone would be seeking on the right path for them, and no one would be going around trying to yank someone off of thier path, or trying to harm someone over thier path, so yes, if I could bring tolerance to the world, then I would, because I think it would go a long way to creating peace in the world, or at least religion would no longer be a viable excuse for making war on someone else, and they would have to find some other reason for it.... Universalist / Pagan

Answer 5

Of course I would, and so would anyone. But you can't change people. You can, possibly, change a person, but not people. And whereas a person can be intelligent and tolerant, people are ignorant and disrespectful. Change can come, but only on the individual basis. If we could find enough tolerant people who were able to teach tolerance we could, in time (a couple of centuries or so), change People, but it'll never happen. I couldn't teach anyone to be tolerant and I'm far more tolerant than some people I know, and I'm not incredibly tolerant myself. I'm a Christian, by the way, and if I could bring tolerance, I would, but I can't, you can't, and God doesn't.

Answer 6

Well I have had this day dream of and on for years. I usually give up as I had changed everyone from being themselves to people that are close but have lost a spark, so I end up returning everyone to before I changed them.
I never thought of just tolerating each other, maybe that could work, as people could stay themselves - just not hurt or kill their opposite faith.
Of course they could kill for other reasons than faith - so humanity might not know I changed them, hmm, tolerance of others - Would killers still be thought of as bad, and sent to court/prison?
You just specified tolerance of faith, humans naw - I keep thinking of reducing killings and crimes, but I couldn't change humanity to stop this. I'd like to return in 5000 years and see if humanity is the same, or if a mental shift in accepting violence happened. (Roller Ball, Planet of the Apes - oh Soylent Green - are examples of our future.) I watched too much Star Trek (+ future) - and 45 years later humanity hasn't changed at all, so I am a little sad and laugh at my naive hopes of mankind.
So in all my day dreams humanity reverts back to what we are today, I think it's because we enjoy killing so much, so far.
Roman Catholic (California, USA)

Answer 7

agnostic theist

We DO have the ability to bring tolerance of all faiths (including atheism and agnosticism) to the world. Think globally, act locally.

Answer 8

Not sure what you mean bi tolerance!

If you are suggesting that all people accept all peoples right to believe in what people want to believe in! Then Yes I would!

Chaos has ruled in this area long enough!

My religion, I normally allow people or rather encourage people to view me as a Satanist, its normally easier then trying to make people understand how my belief structure actually works!

Basically I'm a Black Witch that believes in a force that envelopes the planet and is apart of all that is. No real God just a power that can be tapped by the imagination!

Answer 9

I would not bring them together. It is all about free will. By saying that I have the ability to bring tolerance of all faiths means that I must be controlling their thoughts and will. I don't want to do that.

Answer 10

Yes! That power is already available. I think if the faiths that try to convert others would stop, there's be a previously unheard of level of tolerance world-wide.

Wishful thinking.

atheist obviously.