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Originally Posted by driveway
I'm pretty much directly quoting Dawkins here, but why should religious beliefs be accorded more respect than other kinds of beliefs?
If someone came to you and told you that they believed that Brandon Prust was a better pure scorer than Jarome Iginla you wouldn't treat that belief with much respect, would you?
And that's a pretty minor thing to believe, it's not going to influence how that person lives or votes or anything.
What is it about religious belief that automatically makes it require respect from everyone?
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I believe strongly in respecting peoples beliefs, I respect people that are atheists, I would expect the common courtesy that an atheist would at least debate with a bit of tact and respect in return.
And I can debate you about the Prust vs Iginla thing without snorting or rolling my eyes or calling Prust a freaking joke for example.
But so many of the people that debate from either point of view think its ok to be completely dis-respectful and insulting.
So is there a reason why both sides get their backs up? Absolutely