It kind of feels like you are saying you would ‘look down’ on someone who’s religious. Without turning this into a great debate, I kind of do the same thing. Not simply religious, very very religious. My mother in law attributes everything to angels and God’s will, and it makes me doubt her when she’s explaining something perfectly rational. I can’t help but think that her (in my opinion) irrational overabundance of faith invalidates some of her other opinions, wether they are faith based or not. I consider this a flaw of mine.
I do my best not to look down at anyone, but opinions and gut reactions are what they are. In my experience, I try not to let her beliefs get in the way of every conversation. It’s reached the point where unless she directly brings God into it, I can more or less seperate my feelings on the subject.
I also have a friend who is a crazy conspiracy nut who believes the government is responsible for all kinds of things…sickness, secret killings, ect… As long as those subjects don’t come up, I enjoy his company. I just know not to talk politics with this particular friend. Not every person I know needs to be all things to me. I won’t talk religion with my Mother in law either, but we’ll talk about how those Mets are doing. (And how about those Mets, eh?)
No, it’s not wrong. They made a choice to believe in something that isn’t rational. Now, it all depends on how much “less” you think of them, and how extreme their beliefs. If they just “keep an open mind”, then I don;t think they shoudl be judged badly. If they actualy wear a tinfoil hat AND tinfoil underwear, then you are perfectly OK to back away slowly and not look into their eyes.
To a lesser extent, the same applies with religous beliefs, too, of course. One can hardly blame someone for staying with the faith they grew up in, going to church once a week, and treating the whole thing with a little doubt and as a social “thing” mainly. On the other hand, if they press Chick Tracts into your hands with true belief, you are also advised to “to back away slowly and not look into their eyes”.
I don’t think it is wrong. When people believe in something that defies logic, lacks proof and is full of contradictions and fallacies, I think it is perfectly rational to judge them as being less worthy of respect, be it ghosts, astrology, god, conspiracy theories or anything supernatural.
In every Religion is a distillation of Humanity.
In every Conspiracy Theory there is a kernal of truth.
There is discernement and then there is judgement. Judgement is hate’s guiding rope in the tauric nosering of life. To approach life by discounting life is an equal sin.
Discernment recognizes but doesn’t judge. I am curious about the mystery of life, so I don’t apply prejudgements or recognizance. I subtly apply to Universals.
