Such as: 1) Believers brainswash their children. 2) Believers are ignorant and simple minded.3) All Catholic priests molest boys. 4) All Muslims are terrorists. 5) All Atheists are immoral 6) All 'Fundies' are insane7) All Wiccans and Pagans are evil? just some examples I have seen here often enough. Seriously can we not discuss without resorting to name calling?
2007-12-01 17:25:59 · 26 answers · asked by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I did include the false assumption that "All Atheists are immoral" was there another I need to counter? Please post it so I can include it.
2007-12-01 17:35:57 · update #1
YES! I can't believe in this age of supposed tolerance and enlightenment, people have such a hard time realizing that the majority of believers are not brain-washed idiots, but people who have considered a philosophy, found it to be true and decided to live by it. If people are fine with living with people of other races, genders, sexual preferences, etc... then why can't they accept that religious people have thought about how they want to live their lives, and just RESPECT it??
2007-12-01 17:36:54 · answer #1 · answered by Lamborama 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Typically the one's saying such things are revealing themselves to be obtuse. They don't have enough brain power invested in the subject to even want to appear intelligent. I come close to saying "All Muslims are Terrorists", but I know from being out in the world that people are people. All civilization has within it, bad people, good people, smart people, and stupid people. It doesn't matter where I go, this has been true.
EDIT: " There are two things I can't stand in this world; People who can't tolerate other peoples cultures, and the bloody Belgians." - Nigel Powers ( Michael Caine )
2007-12-01 17:36:57 · answer #2 · answered by Christian Sinner 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
But I am not "tolerant" with my position...because I am old enough to know that this specific brand of "maturity"--the lofty "moderate religious stance"--has little value for ANY of us...
Below are "my" lines...
"At the most fundamental level, all human beings seek social acceptance and contextual personal integrity for the specific purpose of establishing and maintaining social status."
Beliefs?--all about social status.
Believers?--Have chosen the VERY easy and VERY fast path to both social acceptance and contextual personal integrity, thus social status.
Non-believers?--taking a MUCH harder route...
Differing perceptions of true integrity.
You were tired of the old stuff...I sincerely hope this line of thinking is new/fresh for you.
Think about this...the search for "the truth."
For believers, it seems that social acceptance and contextual personal integrity are MORE IMPORTANT than the truth...
This is why I am a non-believer (non-"easy" believer). Good evidence is a "good" thing, yes?
2007-12-01 17:51:45 · answer #3 · answered by Crawl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's hope so. I try and respond politely to most everyone and like the same returned. I don't give Thumbs Down just because someone is a Christian (or Muslim) and try to respect all (except Francine is who on a crusade to see how fast her questions can be reported and deleted by being obnoxious and vile).
2007-12-01 17:33:55 · answer #4 · answered by Aravah 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I understand your frustration.
How about "Since the number of gods who have fallen out of fashion greatly outnumbers the ones currently in vogue, isn't it safe to assume that belief in god is inherently faddish, and that (say) Jesus will be lumped in with Zeus in 1000 years or so?"
or
"If a muslim and a christian can both believe, to the very core of their beings, that they are correct, and if both people see their god's existence as self-evident, isn't it more likely that both are incorrect?"
or
"Where's the proof? Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, and none has ever been produced."
2007-12-01 20:18:41 · answer #5 · answered by relaxification 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Honestly the words of someone who will begin any argument with a stereotype could not bother me less. It is however ironic and actually makes me laugh.
However, I may have an exception to the rule, "All those who would stereotype are vacuous simpletons."
2007-12-01 17:46:25 · answer #6 · answered by δοῦλος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm agnostic and I hate petty quips like those, except the first which is absolutely true. If it wasn't we couldn't point to different places and name what religion is there.
Middle East = Muslims
Americas = Christianity
Asia = Buddhism
2007-12-01 17:55:51 · answer #7 · answered by Host of Threads 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure a lot of questions on Y!A stem from overgeneralizating, demonizing, labelling, etc. The best thing we can do is address the fallacies and try to teach our points.
2007-12-01 17:35:51 · answer #8 · answered by Tommy 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Debra,
I love you and I promise that I will never call you a name as long as my sugars stay in the normal range. Please promise me that you will tell me if I ever act as if I am not a loving person! Have a great week.
Thank You,
Eds
PS... I never get tired of those lines and I try not to use any of them, EVER! I am sorry that some of you feel I am insane though.
.
2007-12-01 17:33:34 · answer #9 · answered by Eds 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes i get tired of it, even when i ask a question now about a religion i automatically get the lines back that "we are not perfect" or "why does everyone hate us" or some other whineing? I can ask a real question and get just excuses back.
2007-12-01 17:32:15 · answer #10 · answered by Me, Myself, and thats it 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋