tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14857092.post2916422025713259105..comments2024-03-16T02:16:54.082-07:00Comments on Vagabond Scholar: My God Can Beat Up Your God (Defining "Tolerance")Batocchiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02193752396025012825noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14857092.post-76153937609790991752014-08-21T17:11:46.219-07:002014-08-21T17:11:46.219-07:00Here via driftglass linking to a post which links ...Here via driftglass <a href="http://driftglass.blogspot.com/2014/08/your-weekend-reading.html" rel="nofollow">linking</a> to a post which links to this one.<br /><br /><i>So do fundamentalists believe in majority rights or minority rights? The answer is, apparently, neither. [...] They have a big double standard that basically says, “Whatever I want is right.” The rest is rationalization[...]<br Neo Tuxedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455041641080873400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14857092.post-18731819767093946442012-04-13T14:44:49.137-07:002012-04-13T14:44:49.137-07:00An outstanding article. Thanks for putting in the...An outstanding article. Thanks for putting in the effort! It has really helped me look at the issue of tolerance vs privilege (and some of the fundagelical arguments) in a new way.The Monkeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14857092.post-70965305925480367472012-04-13T00:51:20.110-07:002012-04-13T00:51:20.110-07:00Well said, Comrade, and perhaps I should have said...Well said, Comrade, and perhaps I should have said "Christians agitating on these issues" or "stirring up crap" versus "religious authoritarians," since that designation is really the conclusion. (Give 'em a chance and let 'em confirm their true nature.) I'm still interested in any impassioned-but-wrong people who can still be reached, but alas, their Batocchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193752396025012825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14857092.post-45609664293696545402012-04-12T09:12:11.207-07:002012-04-12T09:12:11.207-07:00Brilliant post, and one that has certainly clarifi...Brilliant post, and one that has certainly clarified some issues and thoughts I had on the subject. <br /><br />This provides, not so much "ammo" in arguments I have/will have, but a clarity of thought to replace a complex dissonance I felt when considering the actions/beliefs of authoritarian theocrats.<br /><br />HT Comrade PhysioProffe for linking to this post.tideliarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570056632131128856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14857092.post-31853338992103733892012-04-12T07:03:22.318-07:002012-04-12T07:03:22.318-07:00Bravo! I truly appreciate this post and agree with...Bravo! I truly appreciate this post and agree with your argument of "freedom" vs "privilege." I anticipate bringing it up in the next "discussion" I will ultimately have with one of the many "Amurrikan" K-Lo's & Christians that I am smothered with in this little, sheltered town of mine.Kertco2https://www.blogger.com/profile/04225086836094363067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14857092.post-86198585879575603452012-04-12T04:22:33.423-07:002012-04-12T04:22:33.423-07:00I wanted to assume, charitably, that some religiou...<i>I wanted to assume, charitably, that some religious authoritarians were merely cloistered and unreflective, and had not really thought through the logical consequences of their positions.</i><br /><br />The issue isn't inattention or unreflectiveness. Religious authoritarian followers and other sorts of right-wing authoritarian followers have a cognitive makeup in which there simply is no Comrade Physioprofhttp://freethoughtblogs.com/physioprofnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14857092.post-1452127647712972242012-04-11T18:17:48.576-07:002012-04-11T18:17:48.576-07:00A lot going on in this piece.
It is taking me a w...A lot going on in this piece. <br />It is taking me a while to process and respond. At this point I will simply say you put a ton of effort into articulating a cogent view of tolerance, freedom and privilege vis-a-vis religious belief. Well done.docnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14857092.post-52136061055093172252012-04-10T01:24:54.285-07:002012-04-10T01:24:54.285-07:00What a great post. I love that "coexist"...What a great post. I love that "coexist" thing. I bought a t-shirt with that on the front.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.com