Do people from different cultures and relegions really mean it when they say that they respect each other's differences?

Or they're just compromising, and avoiding conflicts?
To choose the beach over snow, shouldn't you hate one to choose the other? Why would you opt Buddhism if you didn't like/hate Christianity as a set of example?
Doesn't that stand in the way of us really connecting? I don't think hidden hate/dislike helps

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dancingtongue · 80-89, M

[quote]To choose the beach over snow, shouldn't you hate one to choose the other? Why would you opt Buddhism if you didn't like/hate Christianity as a set of example?[/quote]

No. You can enjoy beaches in summer and snow in winter; yearn for the beach in the winter and snow in the summer. Or vice versa depending upon your mood and taste of the moment. Cafeterias, buffets, and smorgasbords made a lot of money offering a variety of options for different tastes (or did before the pandemic). I have found that most religions have something unique to contribute; a teaching that makes sense. And things I disagree with, which doesn't mean I need to hate them or dislike them. It is the idea that each tends to claim to be the only TRUE religion, and their need to proselytize and convert everyone else, that is the problem. Not the intrinsic differences of the culture or religion.