Reply #121: It should bother you if people mock your beliefs for no reason other than that they seem "stupid"

[WildEyedLiberal]

Your "woo" beliefs aren't hurting anyone - why would you condone mockery meant to insult you, mockery which adds absolutely nothing positive to the atmosphere here? Since when did insulting and mockery become a noble practice that must be defended on DU?

Of course, people have the right to insult and mock anything they please, religious or no. That's called freedom of speech. But there's a difference between accepting that a person has a perfect right to do something, and condoning the thing itself. Nazis have a right to free speech, too. That doesn't mean we should chide Jews for being upset when they march through Skokie.