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Originally Posted by Sliver
I've said lies and misinformation should be vocally countered as a start. I also think a general recogintion that lies and untruths are wrong inherently would be appropriate. They should be countered for that reason alone.
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So in your mind, you have people that don't believe in evolution as an example. You can't convince then in a debate that they're wrong and your right because their belief system is all the evidence they need, and their faith. What do you do then?
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Originally Posted by Sliver
This idea that people should be entitled to their beliefs regardless of how insane they are is just not realistic and it's not even something we practice in this country. There are hundreds of rules against just doing and saying what you believe. Child molestors are fairly hated in this society for their beliefs/practices, even though not too many hundreds of years ago (and even today in many societies) relations with children were perfectly acceptable.
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Wow, child molestation is not a belief my friend is a behavior or even an ingrained sexual deviancy. Child molesters don't become child molestors because they examined all sides of the coin and convinced themselves that it was ok, they convinced themselves that it was ok because there is something wrong with their ingrained mental makeup that arouses them when they see kids, just like a normal person gets aroused when they see a hot legal chick in a small bikini.
Being gay is not a belief its an orientation. I couldn't turn gay if I believed that it was the thing to do because it just wouldn't get me all that excited
Your example has nothing to do with the discussion, and whether you ment to or not linking religious beliefs to child molestation is really insulting and a serious WTF moment.
But thanks for the debate.