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More tolerant than what/who/when?

it differs from a person to another and also from a religion to another

I don’t need to

I get that we’re talking about people but which religion, geographical area and time period are you asking me to compare with which and how are you defining tolerance for the purpose of the question?

ok, for example muslims are not tolerant towards anybody or any other religions but their islam and other muslims, on the other hand indian ppl who follows ghandi’s philosophy are tolerant to everybody, but not all those who are muslims follow islam nor those who pretend to follow ghandi are real followers of him. Wat do U think ?

Satisfied ?

ok

I’m sorry but as far as I can see there is no context to the question. There is no way to define most religions since over time and geographical area (often very small) they can change drastically yet retain the same name and some outward appearences so I can’t make general comments without a frame to work within. It may be easy to speak about certain very specific examples of intolerence in contemparary culture but your question is comparative yet with nothing to compare my modern example with. Essentially you are asking me to pick a random example of intolerence and compare it to another random example of intolerence in the past. While this is possible I don’t see how it shows anything about contemporary culture and will only highlight my own bias since I could pick anything from either present or past accross the whole range of tolerance/intolerance. The only way to treat the question fairly would be to write a veritable encyclopedia on the subject. I’m afraid for those reason I can’t answer the question.

This question begs the question: Are some religions better than others and is that why people sometimes abandon the religion or beliefs that they are born into?

Man why all this pla pla pla

Man_with_a_mop wrote:
I’m sorry but as far as I can see there is no context to the question. There is no way to define most religions since over time and geographical area (often very small) they can change drastically yet retain the same name and some outward appearences so I can’t make general comments without a frame to work within. It may be easy to speak about certain very specific examples of intolerence in contemparary culture but your question is comparative yet with nothing to compare my modern example with. Essentially you are asking me to pick a random example of intolerence and compare it to another random example of intolerence in the past. While this is possible I don’t see how it shows anything about contemporary culture and will only highlight my own bias since I could pick anything from either present or past accross the whole range of tolerance/intolerance. The only way to treat the question fairly would be to write a veritable encyclopedia on the subject. I’m afraid for those reason I can’t answer the question.

My beliefs are well ingrained into my mind and psyche and I have very strong religous beliefs that no matter what the people up above in my religion do, my beliefs and my faith will not crumble under pressure!

Sorry David but I just couldn’t give the question a fair, considered answer. I like to post my reasons if I get into a discussion but then refuse to answer a question so that the person starting the thread knows I’m taking them seriously.
If you don’t like the way I write may I suggest that you just skim read or even just scroll past my posts in future.
Mills, that is a very different question to the first one you asked, your first one asked if there was ‘more’ intolerance, this just asks if there is intolerance. The question is still too wide for me to answer fairly without writing a book on the subject.

No problem man, I just wanted to tell you to take it simply, Mills was asking about how ppl from a certain religion can be tolerant towards ppl who have opposite beleifs and how would this affect the community .

I tolerate most religions. I don’t tolerate people who try as hard as they can to change my views on religion or people who try to convert me!

Excused immediatly sir ;)
I’m probably, on reflection, not the best person to ask this (clarified) question. I studied religious philosophy (alright I dropped out after a year) and one of my little sidelines is writing about religion (not very professionally, successfully or well but it takes up a lot of my time and thoughts.) I just can’t do the question justice in such a small space.
Just read your latest post, the thing that threw me off was

are people more tolerant of religious differences

the first question I asked myself was more tolerant than what? (I realise now that the past is irrelavent to this question.)
Littlenick, that brings up the interesting question of how much should we tolerate? If we become too tolerant we surely end up tolerating intolerance.

Sorry for clogging up the post.

As there are sooo many people populating the planet right now so shall there be many belief systems about God.. And as the population increases even more so shall the intolerant… Add the fuel of a possible nuclear exchange and you can get some really intolerant people posing as one with God… Its all in the numbers and I guess all can be ExplaINED BY MATH..

I don’t want to read anyone else’s responses. Does that make me a jackass?

I’m way too tired for this—but lemme give it a go.

1. Are you speaking on a global scale, or simply within the US?
2. I can not openly discuss on a global scale, as I live in the US.
3. Those who have expressed their concerns to me are generally unhappy with the state of their own religion accepted within the countries (outside of the US) they live in, therefore I can assume that there are intolerances in that area, although it may be a microcosm—or they may just be easily offended. It’s presumed that those who are UNHAPPY will whine 100times more than those who are happy.

Anywhoo—since there are religions which require absolutes and prophilitizing then it’s hard to say that tolerance is present. As in those religions they try and convert you to believing in their religion instead of leaving you alone to practice your own religion.

For example, I’m a witch, I observe my religion in my own way—my parents are Christian, one’s Nondenominational and the other is Christian Scientist. One of them is always trying to actively convert me, the other is passively trying to convert me. I guess it’s a low level of ‘tolerance’ because they don’t outright tell me I’m wrong—or that I’m uninvited to family functions, but they fail to respect my right to practice my religion. I attend their religious observances although it causes a lot of underlying tension.

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It was full of dirt…********… :P

It depends who your asking, i belive that u can think what you want to think let nothing stand in that way (not even the government or war)

I have answered too many invites in one sitting and so my eyebalz are bleeding, but I think religion is the source of intollerance and blanket judgements. Cloaked in a veil of “faith” there is conciet, jealousy,bigotry hatred and fear. ummmm did I mention my Eyebalz were bleeding, now it’s my brain, - I have no idea if all the big words I wrote in a row make any sense, but aren’t I smart?! what was this post about again? I LUV ME some Mills and chick-fil-A. nomnomnomnom