So Boerd said
The amount of effort is not commensurate to the reward if I prove it.
Ah.
Glad I asked for clarification then, my first impression was something else entirely.
Brovo said
-Personally: Whatever works best for me may not work best for others. Besides, if I firmly believe something myself, while I can try to explain it to others, there's no point in trying to "convert" them.Others can have their opinion about that, and I can think it wrong just as they can think themselves right, and so long as we can coexist, and tolerate one another, and at least have some rudimentary ability to understand each other, then we're all good. I don't have to "prove" to a Christian my atheism for instance: I cannot prove to a person how it is I internally think beyond a shadow of a doubt. They're not telepaths, and what would it even matter to them? So long as they don't try to misconstrue my atheism for being something it's not, and use that to predispose judgement or otherwise, why should I care? Let them believe what they believe, and let me not believe that thing they believe, and so long as they're good neighbours and I'm a good neighbour and we all just leave each other alone in our personal spaces, what does it matter to it?
True enough.
But what if it were a case of something such as dead Ghosts appearing, something that is not an inner working of the mind or based on emotion/spirit (ex: Art, Relationship Health) but rather something concrete and observable would you want it to be proven? For nothing more than to get across the fact, we can assume that if this is left unproven that no conflict would take place. That both beliefs are respected, it's just that talking with Ghosts is given no scientific standing.
Now, I'll fully admit now I may simply care about exposing the truth of things for the sake of the truth being known more than most people. I could say I'm rather extreme in the stance of if a truth can be shared or proven than it should be (Obvious exceptions, ex: Hiding a persons location from someone looking to hurt them).
mdk said
I made a change in bold. If we all afforded one another that same courtesy, the world would be a better place; sadly, religious or atheist or pastafarian, we collectively cannot seem to resist the urge.
Less Hostile conflict = Better world, I can agree with that.
However, there is a reason such conflict exists. Look at the bible, there are many ways people can interpret it. Sometime's they may come in direct conflict with other systems. For example, ______ Church want's to teach the earth is 6,000 years old. Science want's to teach otherwise, this issue won't be resolved by simply agreeing to disagreeing and respecting one another's desires. A decision has to be made, a side needs to be chosen. Now, I will fully admit these conflict's could be resolved far more civil/peacefully than they often are, but it is a conflict that cannot be settled by simply letting it be.
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