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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
^I completely and utterly disagree in the strongest possible terms. I don't give a good God damn what "type" of beliefs you hold, they are beliefs and they're not only susceptible to any criticism, criticism is absolutely necessary and called for. That is the only way we progress as a species. Incidentally, your perspective on this is an affront to my deepest held beliefs on how we ought to act as a society and as human beings, but I'm willing to hear you out. However, I have to say, I cannot imagine what you could say to move me off of that.
Christ, are we really at a point where people think religions get some form of protected or elevated status as ideologies?
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It's unfortunate that you feel that way. It seems that you view them as adversaries rather than fellow human beings with a different perspective.
Listen, you have to understand that we all need something to make order out of the chaos of the universe. Very few people are comfortable just knowing that it's pure chaos and that most of what we do doesn't matter. But that existentialism is a rather new concept for the developed world, never mind the developing world, so patience is necessary in this regard, and change will come slowly. We are given a paradigm by our parents and community, and that's what helps us make sense of the world. Without that, we have to rely on an unknown reality, where we have to constantly shape our perspective as events and ideas challenge us. This is ideal, but most people are just trying to get through the day, and don't have the time, nor wherewithal, to go through that process. It's a shame, but it's reality, so they often revert to what they know to get them through life. Sometimes they change their mind, but it's usually on individual issues, not major overarching ideologies.
I think all I'm trying to say is that none of us have the monopoly on absolute truth, so being tolerant and having a discourse is valuable to maybe come to a new idea. You have thesis, and then you have the counter to it, the antithesis. Somewhere in between you have synthesis, and therein probably lies the truth.
But this philosophical discussion deserves another thread.
/end derail.