black elk speaks wrote:beliefs are beliefs till they can be proven otherwise.
But that's just it, isn't it? I do not consider an opinion valid untill I see evidence, while you are saying the exact opposite. Without any logical or rational reasoning, or solid evidence, I see no reason to give any respect to a belief simply because it's a belief.
a belief is based on what a person has experienced in their past, including hearsay. my experiences lead me to believe that i cannot discredit someone's belief because of my own experiences mainly because i cannot account for the vast majority of his or her experiences.
But I do not care about someone's experiences. A belief should not be based on experiences like that. Because noone can relate truly to another persons' experiences, they are to be exempt from debate. If your experiences have lead you to believe hardcore capitalism is the only good way for society to go, it will make me wonder how on earth that could ever be, but it won't suddenly make me start respecting you more. I discredit the belief on it's logical or rational stuff, not on whether that person has an "experience" that made him change his view.
what i find disturbing about you is that in just about every post, whether you do it for comedic value or because you are just an ass hole, you seek to demean the other person.
I'm a little of both. But I do not seek to demean the person, I seek to demean the belief. When people say stupid shit all the time, I'm going to respond with saying what they just said is stupid all the time. I could respond with respect to someone who appears to show not an ounce of respect to me or other beliefs, but frankly that is not how I roll. (Or how I sit behind my screen and type silly nonsense, whatever.)
furthermore, it seems to me that you insult people who's opinions or beliefs differ from your own.
I am not insulting them. Insulting their misguided beliefs maybe, but that's their fault for holding them.
And ofcourse I "insult" beliefs of people who don't agree with me. They insult my "beliefs" by merely posting their ignorant bullshit.
I believe that is one of the biggest complaints that the communist/leftists of the world hold as one of the biggest complaints against the christian community.
Ah, so you don't think it's insulting to me to be lumped with communists?
i find you highly hypocritical in this regard since you seem to be so scathing towards people with opposing beliefs to your own. you would rather insult someone with an opposing view rather than change their mind.
Unless someone shows he is debating with civility and a willingness to listen, I do not bother to change someone's mind. I have talked to CA and Widowmakers in a civil way because they truly acted like they actually listened and took my points into consideration. They earned respect, and I hope I earned their respect.
Also, please for once stop trying to lump me in with your silly american liberals. I never complain about someone insulting someone else.