XPost: alt.agnosticism, alt.athiesm, alt.talk.creationism   
   XPost: sci.skeptic   
   From: lunch@nofreelunch.us   
      
   On Sun, 11 Jan 2015 20:13:43 -0500, August Rode    
   wrote:   
      
   >On 11/01/2015 5:22 PM, Free Lunch wrote:   
   >> On Sun, 11 Jan 2015 14:54:00 +1100, felix_unger  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 11-January-2015 12:29 PM, Free Lunch wrote:   
   >>>> On Sun, 11 Jan 2015 11:58:07 +1100, felix_unger  wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> On 11-January-2015 5:11 AM, mur.@.not. wrote:   
   >> ...   
   >>>>>>        I'd like to see what you think about what I mentioned regarding   
   astrology,   
   >>>>>> and wonder why you think no atheists said anything similar.   
   >>>> Astrology is just another evidence-free religion.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> have now   
   >>>> Do you agree that evidence-free religions should be ignored or mocked?   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> If you respect ppl you will respect their beliefs as well   
   >>   
   >> Clearly you do not respect others. If you did you wouldn't be telling us   
   >> lies and alleging they counted as evidence.   
   >>   
   >> No one has the duty to respect nonsense, even though it is a good thing   
   >> to respect all people.   
   >   
   >Absolutely correct. Respect the person, not the belief. Respecting   
   >someone does *not* mean allowing them to languish under a delusion;   
   >sometimes respect requires that you show them why their belief is a   
   >delusion.   
   >   
   >> The best way to show respect for the   
   >> religiously-disturbed is to point out that they have been misled by   
   >> their religious teachers and that they are repeating falsehoods, whether   
   >> it is a deluded creationist or a murderous religious zealot.   
   >   
   >How's that been working out for you, Free?   
      
   As well as you observed.   
      
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