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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Someone explain to me why it is necessary to challenge/correct another man's personal beliefs with regards to religion.

I mean if you wake and walk outside and see what you believe to be a bright blue sky that makes you smile, why do you feel it necessary to oppose and object to your neighbor's belief that it is a bright orange sky?

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I figure as long as people treat each other with compassion and respect - who gives a shit what color the sky is.

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The problem with people believing irrational things is three-fold.

One: often beliefs have consequences. Whether is it female circumcision, believe in the rapture, drinking poisonous cool-aid or otherwise, many beliefs are actually harmful to the believers and society as a whole. 
Two: they often poison children's minds. Children of people with irrational beliefs have no protection, no rationality to defend themselves, and will start believing in these seems irrational beliefs. 
Third: almost all religions state that "belief" or "faith" by itself is a virtue: it is morally good to "just belief in the Bible". That is actually a harmful thing since blind faith is the opposite of the inquisitive mindset that is required for a scientific worldview. Blind faith cannot be reasoned with, not be argued with.[/quote]

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