tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974352.post1957808914243239881..comments2023-06-03T00:56:25.927-07:00Comments on Smaug's Musings: Shane Roe's Writings: Questions of LifeShane Roehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893054148721957963noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974352.post-5243362579915019252011-02-06T08:51:11.569-08:002011-02-06T08:51:11.569-08:00I'd like to chip in here.
I don't believe...I'd like to chip in here.<br /><br />I don't believe in God. Not per se. Not in the biblical sense.<br /><br />But...<br /><br />I find people who constantly gainsay and question other people's beliefs tiring, to say the least. I admire all my theist friends, and often listen to their life philosophies, because every religion, in my opinion, has something to teach.<br /><br />It's all about respect, in the end.<br /><br />Just my 2 cents. :)Stefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08705496652945481096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974352.post-49895490541404107912011-02-05T05:12:25.799-08:002011-02-05T05:12:25.799-08:00Thanks Richard. Many of us believers are also cont...Thanks Richard. Many of us believers are also contemptuous of people of faith because of their actions. It's important to note, however, that there are non-believers whose actions are also reprehensible.<br /><br />In my mind, the best thing is for us is to just accept others' differences, as long as they aren't harmful, and be kind.Shane Roehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15893054148721957963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974352.post-14787593970678745772011-02-04T14:48:26.406-08:002011-02-04T14:48:26.406-08:00"That’s really the only way to explain the ir..."That’s really the only way to explain the irrational hatred of believers by non-believers."<br /><br />It's easy to see fundamental disagreement as hatred, but I have to say as an individual atheist I don't hate people of faith. Often I am contemptuous of their actions, particularly when faith is used to oppress certain groups or deprive them of of their rights; Islam's oppression of women, for example. But I don't hate the people, and I wish above all for them to be happy, enlightened, and wise.http://richardbarron.net/https://www.blogger.com/profile/10864819937744048368noreply@blogger.com