Association of your values with Devil / Satan: is it offensive?
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Anonymous
Have you been into any sensitivity training? Has anyone helped you understand your own biases? I would say that the people who ran those sessions changed your attitude. If you want to take credit for it, you can say that it was you who listened to them and changed your inner beliefs. But it is just a matter of semantics. They helped you understand that you can be a better person and you decided to be a better person. |
Anonymous
Maybe because you use critical thinking and see context. They demonize your identity to make it easier for them as a group to hate you. Then they turn that hate into political action to advance their own interest against your interest. |
Anonymous
I googled "inner beliefs" and what I got instead is "core beliefs." Here is one of the links that explain what core beliefs are: https://eddinscounseling.com/uncover-core-beliefs-can-change/ Apparently, they are beliefs that you consider absolute truths (whether they are true or not). Changing them may require therapy. The Feng Shui case may not be a good example of core belief. |
Anonymous
THe feng Sui belief was never presented as an example of a core belief - but rather of a belief that was acquired with information and then dropped with more reliable information. |
Anonymous
I guess the point is that it is easier to acquire (then drop) a random belief than a core belief. Once a belief makes it into your core belief system, it is harder to drop. I can see why religion is so difficult to renounce. If you are brainwashed weekly from the time when you are a child, religion is likely part of your core belief system. |
Anonymous
Thanks for clarification, “inner belief” makes no sense imho. |
Anonymous
What if you “used critical thinking and see context” and the context is laughable to you? |
Anonymous
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I just don’t care what other people think of me. They are who they are and I am who I am. I don’t judge others. I am comfortable with my own beliefs and other people are comfortable with their own beliefs.
Someone could try to change my mind with rational arguments, but no one can force me to change my mind. Nor can I force someone else to change their mind about their beliefs, even if I for some reason wanted to. I spend my energy on positive, useful actions and I don’t waste it on caring what some person down the street thinks of me. People who are confident in themselves will not be affected by peer attitudes. No one can force someone else to change what they believe. |
Anonymous
You have just described living in a society. Congratulations. |
Anonymous
Apostasy and blasphemy Edit Further information: Apostasy in Islam by country and Blasphemy law See also: Discrimination against atheists Apostasy means renouncing/abandoning/leaving one's religion for another religion (known as conversion) or irreligion (known as deconversion or disaffiliation, including to stances such as atheism, agnosticism and freethought). In the 21st century, this is considered a crime only for Muslims, in a limited number of countries and territories (25 as of 2014 according to Pew Research Center, all of which were located in Africa or Asia[2]), about ten of whom have the death penalty on it, while the other jurisdictions may inflict less severe punishments such as imprisonment, a fine or loss of some civil rights (in Jordan all civil rights), notably one's marriage and child custody.[2] Converting a Muslim to another religion or irreligion is sometimes also criminalised as being an 'accomplice to apostasy'.[3] Apostasy is not known to be a crime (let alone a capital crime) for adherents of any other religion in any country in the 21st century.[4] Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) includes the 'freedom to change [one's] religion or belief', therefore any obstruction of apostasy is considered a human rights violation in international law.[4] Blasphemy means insult, defamation or desecration/sacrilege of something that or someone who is deemed holy in one or more religions. Unlike apostasy, the religious status of the person suspected/accused of blasphemy is generally regarded as irrelevant; for example, a Muslim may be accused of 'blaspheming' a thing or person deemed holy by some Christians (or Christian organisation or authority), and vice versa, even if that thing or person is not 'holy' to the suspect. In the 21st century, blasphemy is much more widely criminalised than apostasy, in jurisdictions around the world, and is influenced by several religions including Christianity, Islam and Judaism.[2] As of July 2020, blasphemy could be punished by the death penalty in eight countries, all of which were Muslim-majority.[5] In some jurisdictions influenced by Sharia (Islamic law), apostasy and blasphemy are closely linked offences. 'Apostasy', or 'public expression of apostasy', is sometimes considered a form/'evidence' of 'blasphemy' and is then prosecuted as such, even though 'apostasy' itself may not be a crime (example: Pakistan).[6] Likewise, 'blasphemy' is sometimes considered a form/'evidence' of 'apostasy' and is then prosecuted as such, even though 'blasphemy' itself may not be a (capital) crime (example: Qatar).[7] Furthermore, apostasy and blasphemy tend to be closely legally linked to atheism. Formally, being an atheist (or otherwise non-religious person) itself is not an offence in any country, but in practice it is difficult to be an atheist without being able to become an atheist (which is legally impossible for Muslims in many countries, some of which impose capital punishment) or while needing to keep it a secret to everyone that one is an atheist. Therefore, although there is a technical difference between becoming an atheist (a form of apostasy), being an atheist (atheism), and expressing that one is an atheist (which is considered a form of 'blasphemy' by some), some commentators frame the legal situation such that 'being an atheist is punishable by death'[8] or that 'atheism is punishable by the death penalty' in some countries.[9] From your link, it seems like Muslim countries are the only countries who do this. |
Anonymous
Atheist persecution never happened on a large scale. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrimination_against_atheists |
Anonymous
Would you suggest that atheists prosecution was / is ok because (according to you) it never happened on a large scale? |
Anonymous
I appreciate the insight and the congratulatory remarks. I will only add that I described living in a society with hateful people. Not the kind of society that I find ideal. |
Anonymous
Yes. |
Anonymous
DP here. Are you a troll trying to make believers look like monsters? If so, nice job. But we caught you. |