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c6gunner4/04/2009 3:54:05 pm PDT

re: #188 BigPapa

But then again, have you studied both to be able to come to that conclusion?

Yes.

I’m not trying to invalidate you but to point out that some people study theology very deeply, and the differences/similarities between them.

That’s true, but it’s also irrelevant. If I spend 50 years researching Bigfoot, does that mean that bigfoot is real? Does it mean you need to respect my bigfoot beliefs?

Being polite to people is good, because it facilitates communication. Having respect for them as individuals is all fine and good, too. But actually having respect for their beliefs? No! How can you possibly respect a ridiculous belief, regardless of how much time the person may have wasted on it?

But I have a hard time giving the Scientologists the same level of respect as the Old Faiths, for obvious reasons.

The obvious reason is less obvious than you may think. You’re obviously suggesting that your differentation between the two is based on their tennets. In reality, if you were an impartial observer who had never before heard of those two faiths, you would find nothing in them to recommend one over the other.