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cbayer

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27. You may retain your right to be disrespectful towards ideas while maintaining

Sat May 5, 2012, 05:56 PM

May 2012

that you are not being disrespectful towards the individual.

In the meantime, I will retain my right to tell you if I feel personally disrespected.

Then you can take it or leave it, and I can stay or walk away.

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How should we determine the difference between a religious opinion and a non-religious opinion? [View all] ZombieHorde May 2012 OP

That can be tricky because a lot of religious people do not themselves distinguish SheilaT May 2012 #1

When someone with a religious title says it's a religious opinion. Ian David May 2012 #2

It was an interesting show edhopper May 2012 #17

Don't contradict my religious opinion, you anti-Ianaist. n/t Ian David May 2012 #36

You should Google edhopper May 2012 #37

LOL!!! Awesome. (nt) eqfan592 May 2012 #39

I don't think you can in most instances... rexcat May 2012 #3

Nail meets hammer. Furthermore not having respect for a belief, doesn't mean that one is snagglepuss May 2012 #4

"I take exception with the premise that there is a need to respect someone's religious opinions" ZombieHorde May 2012 #13

In that case... rexcat May 2012 #43

This is how I see the difference (though I am likely to alter this after hearing others cbayer May 2012 #5

Beliefs not subject to proof can easily be called delusional or stupid with perfect validity. dmallind May 2012 #6

But I can offer proof that you are wrong (or very likely wrong) based on polling cbayer May 2012 #8

Creationism is usually considered a religious belief, but it opposses the evidence for evolution, ZombieHorde May 2012 #9

IMHO, yes. cbayer May 2012 #10

Wouldn't it make more sense to say that beliefs that can or have not been PROVEN are different? cleanhippie May 2012 #38

Except edhopper May 2012 #18

I disagree, but the argument is circular and probably not worth pursuing. cbayer May 2012 #21

If you can't prove something, why claim it? darkstar3 May 2012 #23

Claim what? Can not someone claim that they have a religious belief without cbayer May 2012 #24

I was speaking in general. darkstar3 May 2012 #28

What have I claimed as truth or fact? cbayer May 2012 #31

This started as a hypothetical and generalized discussion, from #18 on at least, darkstar3 May 2012 #34

Your belief is real edhopper May 2012 #32

Or not. who knows? cbayer May 2012 #35

I for one would not leave it at that edhopper May 2012 #40

Where have I ever stated that I believe in a supernatural force in the Universe? cbayer May 2012 #41

Misremembered edhopper May 2012 #42

Isn't this another example of the demarcation problem? longship May 2012 #7

You believe that respecting someone's opinion means not arguing against it? Jim__ May 2012 #11

"You believe that respecting someone's opinion means not arguing against it?" ZombieHorde May 2012 #12

Well said. Disagreeing with someone's opinion can be done with the utmost respect. cbayer May 2012 #14

And there are those that don't understand that their religious ideas are no more immune darkstar3 May 2012 #15

Could you clarify. Not sure what you are saying. cbayer May 2012 #16

Yes you are. Everyone on this forum has been down this road at least once. darkstar3 May 2012 #19

I don't agree with you and I am tired of people telling me that my cbayer May 2012 #20

I'm sorry, are you saying I'm being rude? darkstar3 May 2012 #22

You are more often presumptuous than rude, darkstar. cbayer May 2012 #25

Toe-may-toe, toe-mah-toe. darkstar3 May 2012 #26

You may retain your right to be disrespectful towards ideas while maintaining cbayer May 2012 #27

While you're retaining that "right", darkstar3 May 2012 #29

You can say that again. cbayer May 2012 #30

Believe me, I will. With what frequency I cannot be certain, but darkstar3 May 2012 #33