Quote Originally Posted by 13'sbadkitty View Post
It is as elitist in my opinion to feel that anyone who doesn't agree with oneself is either crazy, silly or dangerous.
I agree. Unless they actually DO something crazy, silly or dangerous.
People have been killing people for all sorts of crazy reasons throughout time.
Again, I agree. But very few have been as effective at it as the Catholic Church or the Muslim jihadists.
Religion can be used just like money or property.
I'm not sure I understand this one. How can you use religion to buy food? In fact, if you could buy food with prayer there wouldn't be any hunger in the world.
Being respectful doesn't just mean that you don't say to someone they are deranged or silly for religious belief, it means you don't assume they are deranged or silly for having belief.
Not even if their belief is silly? Or deranged?
I'm not talking about individual people, here, but entire organizations which are leading their followers down these paths of irrationality.
There is nothing silly about people feeling like something gives direction or purpose to their lives.
I agree with you again. I've said so many times. As long as they use it for their own lives and don't try to force it upon my life or the lives of innocent children.

And let's not forget Martin Luther's attacks on the use of reason to make our lives better.