I find this piece insulting in it's assumption of my beliefs and it's categorization of me because of them. Would a similar article painting all Catholics, Muslims or Jews have been as broadly accepted or would it be called out for the prejudice it is?
I may be a "frog in a well", as the author so casually puts it, but we all are in so many ways. You are no wiser than I simply for naming your ignorance and giving it an image that is palatable. I call my ignorance just that, things I do not understand and I seek the answers in my own way.
But those ways do not include the propping up of my beliefs through ridicule of those I do not share. I am an atheist with very close friends that are conservative Jews, Muslims, and Buddists to name only a few philosophies. None of our thoughts alone trump the thoughts of others. But we can discuss and explore each others ideas because we respect our differences.
On Sep 6, 2010 PrimevilKneivel wrote :
I find this piece insulting in it's assumption of my beliefs and it's categorization of me because of them. Would a similar article painting all Catholics, Muslims or Jews have been as broadly accepted or would it be called out for the prejudice it is?
I may be a "frog in a well", as the author so casually puts it, but we all are in so many ways. You are no wiser than I simply for naming your ignorance and giving it an image that is palatable. I call my ignorance just that, things I do not understand and I seek the answers in my own way.
But those ways do not include the propping up of my beliefs through ridicule of those I do not share. I am an atheist with very close friends that are conservative Jews, Muslims, and Buddists to name only a few philosophies. None of our thoughts alone trump the thoughts of others. But we can discuss and explore each others ideas because we respect our differences.