tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13644607.post114317062904445635..comments2023-10-15T16:52:02.319+05:30Comments on Lanka Libertarian: can religious be tolerant?sittingnuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08409176960405641998noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13644607.post-1145486376378473692006-04-20T04:09:00.000+05:302006-04-20T04:09:00.000+05:30jack point:good point. :-)those greek and roman on...jack point:<BR/>good point. :-)<BR/>those greek and roman ones would hardly count as religions these days. on the other hand we have socrates and the incidents in athens during the peloponnesean war when ppl (including alcibiades)were prosecuted for religious crimes, not to mention prosecution of christans in rome. then there is hinduism in india at present. but i admit they are more tolerantsittingnuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08409176960405641998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13644607.post-1145422230639383522006-04-19T10:20:00.000+05:302006-04-19T10:20:00.000+05:30Monotheistic reliogions are essentially intolerent...Monotheistic reliogions are essentially intolerent. Polytheistic religions tend to do better, particularly if they are open to accepting new gods as in the case of the Greeks and the Romans.<BR/><BR/>When one must accept only one god, everyone who cannot accept that god becomes an infidel.<BR/><BR/>Infidels are viewed (at best) with suspicion by most religions.Jack Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00324737814154929009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13644607.post-1144005887514441552006-04-03T01:24:00.000+06:002006-04-03T01:24:00.000+06:00sorry dear i know this is too much for your brain ...sorry dear i know this is too much for your brain but we all have to make do with what we have. you better go browse some cartoon, better still go <I>watch</I> one if its not past your bed time :-)sittingnuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08409176960405641998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13644607.post-1144000347264558862006-04-02T23:52:00.000+06:002006-04-02T23:52:00.000+06:00Sittingnut darling,You don't know a lot. That's wh...Sittingnut darling,<BR/><BR/>You don't know a lot. That's why you write so much. (Just like those who talk a lot)<BR/><BR/>So stop coming up with crap to fill the blogosphere with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13644607.post-1143761033749153452006-03-31T05:23:00.000+06:002006-03-31T05:23:00.000+06:00nitin:thanks for the information. haven't read tha...nitin:<BR/>thanks for the information. haven't read that book sounds very interesting.<BR/><BR/>keshi:<BR/>:-)sittingnuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08409176960405641998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13644607.post-1143512484940399682006-03-28T08:21:00.000+06:002006-03-28T08:21:00.000+06:00**that religious as defined in this post (which wi...**that religious as defined in this post (which will largely correspond with normally accepted meaning of religious) cannot really be honestly tolerant.<BR/><BR/><BR/>totally agreed! :)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Keshi.Keshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147250771662427208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13644607.post-1143497715869145122006-03-28T04:15:00.000+06:002006-03-28T04:15:00.000+06:00janin :good to see you here.i think we don't have ...janin :<BR/>good to see you here.<BR/>i think we don't have to fear anything as long as truly religious do not have real power.<BR/><BR/>venus-metamorphosed:<BR/>it's nice you dropped in.<BR/><I>if you are not fanatically religious you could be much more tolerant of people and their faiths, and you could do so without the guilt</I> - my point exactly, though one needs not be fanatical to be intolerant.<BR/><BR/>keshi:<BR/>hey mate. thanks :-)<BR/>i am not disagreeing with the gist of your post, just making the point that religious as defined in this post (which will largely correspond with normally accepted meaning of religious) cannot really be honestly tolerant.<BR/>as defined by you in your comment we can be tolerant, certainly. :-)sittingnuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08409176960405641998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13644607.post-1143419814014988162006-03-27T06:36:00.000+06:002006-03-27T06:36:00.000+06:00Being 'religious' isnt abt being fanatic...that wa...Being 'religious' isnt abt being fanatic...that was my whole point :) Alot of ppl think that being 'religious' is being tied to some God...thats not what I meant by Faith...Faith is altogether different and alot of ppl mix it up with a god, rituals, text books etc etc...and thats when we go wrong.<BR/><BR/><BR/>**in other words truly religious cannot but be intolerant.<BR/><BR/>WRONG Sittingnut :):) Even u who calim to be an Aethist can be truly 'religious'...religious to the beliefs that u have abt peace, not religious to a God. U r tolerant cos u r 'religious' in whatever u claim to be ur 'religion' is...be it ur own philosophy, ur work, ur ways of life etc...<BR/><BR/><BR/>Thats what I meant...I hope this clears what I wanted to convey...:)<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Venus...<BR/><BR/>**On the other hand, if you are not fanatically religious you could be much more tolerant of people and their faiths<BR/><BR/>true...but being fanatic isnt necessarily being 'religious' :)<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Keshi.Keshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147250771662427208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13644607.post-1143189334950787532006-03-24T14:35:00.000+06:002006-03-24T14:35:00.000+06:00Religion cannot bring peace, atleast not if the sc...Religion cannot bring peace, atleast not if the scriptures are to be followed. Asking the people to be tolerant and kind to one another and also asking them "spread the one true word of the one true god"? How would that work? Truly "God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability" [Oscar wilde]. On the other hand, if you are not fanatically religious you could be much more tolerant of people and their faiths, and you could do so without the guilt. I agree with you totaly.<BR/>Very intersting post.Venus-Metamorphosedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949148777333895933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13644607.post-1143188585264616242006-03-24T14:23:00.000+06:002006-03-24T14:23:00.000+06:00Yeah strange that buddhism is such a "peace loving...Yeah strange that buddhism is such a "peace loving religion" - Note my quotes and yet they continually manage to keep this country on the brink of war. I think that answers the question in your posting. I think the non-religious (Aethiest / Humanists) would do a better job at peace, but that would involve us chalenging our conservatism cows will fly and eons will pass before that ever happens - i ain't waiting.......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com