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Observe the emotions (lemmy.world)
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[–] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child)

Hell yeah. Sounds like you have a great attitude, but I'm sorry you've gone through all that. I also have very little patience for people who preach hatred and cause harm to others - but I'm working on it insofar as it's constructive to do so.

There's a very fine line to walk, I think, between peacefulness while not being passive and assertiveness while not doing harm. I think there is some real truth to killing them with kindness.

I have some fundamental metaphysical disagreements about the nature of reality with religious folks of all stripes, but at the end of the day - while that does concern me - as long as they're good to others, I have grown out of being too upset about it. I made a fool of myself when I was younger trying to prove people wrong for the sake of it, but I'm ashamed of that now.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    Well, there is also the principle of the intolerance of intolerance. I can respect your beliefs... until you try and dictate my beliefs or actions based on them. heh. But more importantly, I tolerate most people, but I cannot abide bigotry. "Very little patience" indeed. :)

    I waffle on trying to convince others. Obviously not in supernatural debates much anymore, but certainly in politics and matters of acceptance and tolerance, where it might make a difference.

    But to sloppily pick and choose where I draw from your reply - there is truly a fine line on being useful and helpful and just masturbating hatred into the text box and telling them what I REALLY think of them. lol.

    I try to err on the side of what they say about Keanu Reeves who supposedly embodies the spirit of Laid Backness - if he disagrees with someone, he won't argue, just say, "You're right" and move on. lol. That is a level of zen to which I aspire. :)

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