I don’t go around shoving my lifestyle in people’s faces and expecting anyone to either understand or care about my beliefs. But I’d like if this message caught on ☺️
I’m sick of being called a bloody satanist.
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The christians hate anything that doesn't fit their particular brand of christianity. They even accuse each other of being in league with the devil. :)
Satan is a judeo-christian deity so Satanism is actually a form of christianity.
@Sharon The Christians I know are all really nice and open minded actually. It’s athiests and materialists that have always seemed more close minded and hateful, in my experience at least.
@Gothichorror You're lucky. I know there are some christians who are open minded like that but a lot aren't. :(
Atheists aren't hateful or closed minded, it's just a matter of not blindly accepting claims that have no basis in fact. The way some of the Pagan deities have been explained to me (as forces) makes quite a bit of sense.
@Sharon I'm an atheist with strong Buddhist leanings, and I agree with Sharon. I see a lot of good and benefit in Paganism and Wiccan. It's really about healing and living in harmony with nature.
I agree with you that some atheists and materialists will be intolerant of any faith. And there are reasons for that. But most believe that the tolerance of different beliefs is necessary. Many atheists don't declare their position for fear of attacks from believers.
John Stuart Mills put the case for tolerance clearly. All people are capable of making a mistake and not knowing it is a mistake. Similarly, any group or whole society can be mistaken and not know it (e.g. the Nazis). We can't know if we're in error until we've learned from research or experience. Therefore it is better to allow everyone to live as they see fit so long as it doesn't interfere with the equal rights of others to the same. In that way, we gradually learn what works well, and what could work better.
