I hope this is the right section to post this in. Xei and I got off topic on another thread. We started discussing where to draw the line as far as respecting other people who have different opinions or beliefs. I was saying that we don't need to agree in order to respect each other. He had a good point regarding that we shouldn't tolerate someone who believes that women should be repressed. Where do you draw the line?

I didn't post this in the religious section because it is more of a debate about ethics. I don't want this to be a debate about which belief system is right and wrong. But it is a question of how do we respect or not people who might be Mormons while you may be an atheist, or how would a Christian respect or not someone who is a Luciferian, or a Jew, or an atheist, etc.

I want to say that ideally I would love everybody to get along and love each other on this planet. But we have to draw the line somewhere about what we tolerate and what we cannot. And is there a way to heal with respect? For example, atheists often point out that religions have been to blame for lots of intolerance and war. But based on online behavior and even in the news like the incident in Boston where an atheist was convicted of a murdering a Muslim because of his religion, could it be that even atheists also potentially guilty of intolerance and hate crimes? If an atheist can do something like this is atheism responsible or is the individual responsible? If a Christian did it is Christianity responsible or is the individual. Where do we draw the line regarding respect and tolerance to people we disagree with?

Your thoughts: