Reply #48: Oh, who gives a crap?

[UncleSepp]

Personally, I don't give a crap what anyone else believes in, as long as they give me the courtesy of not giving a crap what I believe in or don't believe in. If someone believes in something I don't, fine - if someone doesn't believe in something I do believe in, also fine. It does bug the hell out of me when someone describes my beliefs for me, defines my concepts for me, and then proceeds to attack me on the basis of what they made up. It doesn't matter whether it's my political beliefs being attacked in such a manner by a conservative or my spiritual beliefs being attacked by a religious person or an atheist: the behavior is the same, and it is just as obnoxious.

I have no problem with people who believe in one or more gods, and I have no problem with people who believe in no gods. I have no problem with people who believe in all kinds of supernatural phenomena, and I have no problem with people who believe in none of them. I have no problem with people who enjoy a nice juicy pork chop, people who eat strict Kosher diets, or people who are vegan. I have no problem with drinkers or with non drinkers, with weed smokers or straightedge folks. I don't have a problem with people who believe being gay is an immoral choice or who believe that white people were created in a laboratory by a mad scientist. I don't agree, but as long as I still have the freedom to disagree, so what?