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We're in the 21st century, and the vast majority of us still believe in an utterly and obviously fictional creator deity. Plenty of people, even in developed countries with decent educational systems, still believe in ghosts or magic (e.g. voodoo). And I--an atheist and a skeptic--am told I need to respect these patently false beliefs as cultural traditions.

Fuck that. They're bad cultural traditions, undeserving of respect. Child-proofing society for these intellectually stunted people doesn't help them; it is in fact a disservice to them to pretend it's okay to go through life believing these things. We should demand that people contend with reality on a factual basis by the time they reach adulthood (even earlier, if I'm being completely honest). We shouldn't be coddling people who profess beliefs that are demonstrably false, simply because their feelings might get hurt.

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[–] ubermeisters@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You mistake my clarity of view for belief in something. I'll gladly give you my "what does it all mean what are we what is life" beliefs if you would like them (and aren't going to be a jackass about it should i take my time to do so), but I've not stated anything related to this in the slightest so far.

Me giving other people the leniency to believe as they choose does not mean I believe what they choose. It means I know my place, and it's not telling others what to believe.

Sounds like you're full of shit, don't understand the topic, or have misconstrued my intent. None of those are my problem.

[–] twisted28@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You said “we” in identifying yourself as a theist, you and your opinions are worthless. I have misconstrued nothing but it seems you have. You mistake me for someone who gives a fuck about your pseudo intellectualism.