Would Finding Alien Life Change Religious Philosophies?

[Feral Child]

37. You asked a question about "religious philosophies"

I gave my opinion on religious philosophers; ie, those that philosophy religiously. I didn't make distinctions because on religious persons because I see little or no difference in them.

I don't feel any need to be open-minded of religious people; the only differences are in degree. I certainly don't feel a need to be helpful.

I know you want me to be "tolerant" of people of religion, but you fail to understand. I'm tolerant of them in the same way I'm tolerant of UFOlogists, anti-vaxers, and all other woo-peddlers. I let them believe what they want and don't waste my time making them see reality. That tolerance does not extend to pretending their fallacies are fact.

In this thread I've spoken of them, not to them (unless you happen to be one of them). You're not really very clear on that. I'll admit that I sometimes think your attempts to preach "tolerance" are your attempts to make it non-PC to question their beliefs. I'll also admit that my responses to you are a bit of a goad.

Until they affect other people with their "beliefs", I ignore them. When they interfere with government or schools, I do my best to fight them. When they refuse medical treatment for their children because "prayer" I hope they get arrested and their children given to caring folk.

When they knock on my door, I inform them with contained irritability that they are the reason for the "No Trespassing" and "No Soliciting" signs on my property.

I don't mean to offend, but I think I'll stop responding to your posts. I see your insistence on defining tolerance to mean giving credulity to religion as a form of proselytizing, little different than the guy who knocks on my door in a clip-on tie (to be honest, you are less intrusive.) I can choose to acknowledge you or not. Since I see no chance of us reaching an accord, I'll choose "not" and keep out of your threads.


Again, none of this is personal and I do hope you've not taken offense. If you have, the only recompense I can offer is leaving you alone.