I Respect People's Right to Believe Whatever They Are Able to Believe. [View all]

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That does not require me to respect the things they believe. Respect for people's rights is not the same as respect for beliefs I think are false, or that have no valid evidence of being true. Not in any way. Normally, out of respect for people, I will not try to convince them that their beliefs are incorrect, in normal social situations.. I expect reciprocity in this, and consider direct attempts to convince me to believe as they do to be rude. I will respond to such rudeness with a request that it end.

However, in places where discussion of beliefs is the reason for the existence of that place, I have no qualms about talking about false beliefs directly and declaring them to be false. DU's Religion Group is one such place. Here, as in other discussion areas that are dedicated to the open discussion of Religion and related issues, there is no disrespect in stating disbelief. Here, opinions about religious issues and organizations are welcomed, both positive and negative.