fresco wrote:Real Life,
Re to your reaction to c.i..........
Your concept of "respect" remains simplistic. The thrust of this thread about the proliferation of "religions" is that no label like "Christian" is worthy of "respect" per se. People who embrace such labels as what they are continue to acquiesce in the historical saga of devisiveness. It seems be the case that the majority lack the intellect to understand that their concepts of "themself" have been "enmeshed" by such labels.Their "self-repect" is unable to function without the organizational props devised by others, (proliferation being the antithesis of "unique divine origin"). Such persons are worthy of "respect" as fellow humans, but their allegiance to their labels can only be "tolerated" up to a point. The very act of labelling is essentially an act of disrespect to "others".
In the words of one philosopher quoted by Harris "Religion is an insult to the dignity of man".
Yes, respect is a simple concept. So simple it can be taught to a child and the child may practice it with ease.
It's ironic that those who use 'tolerance' as their codeword also tend to be extremely intolerant of Christians.
Your smokescreen regarding 'labelling' is simply a dodge to avoid the obvious. There are any number of labels that you apply to yourself and others on a daily basis.
