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Originally posted by chavos
. . implicit disrespect that your post contains. For your talk about the conflicts bred of religion, you don't seem to acknowledge that interfaith dialouge between believers and athiests is just as charged.... Just a thought.
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No disrespect implied . . . . . my chocice of words may have been clumsy.
Whilst I would agree that dialogue betwen atheist and believers may be 'charged' . . . I am not aware of nations of atheists actually taking to arms and killing in the name of atheism.
And I apologise if my post hinted at disrespect, but I do not believe that all points of view are worthy of equal respect. Whilst individuals are free to live as they choose, that would include my choosing to have no respect for people who beleive the earth is flat for example. Respect is earned, it is not a right . . . . and if you hold a different opinion to the majority, then you cannot demand that your opinion be treated with equal respect to the opinion of the majority. Some things are just correct or incorrect . . and not a matter of opinion. The existance of god is such a question.