RhetoricThug wrote:So clearly you do care about what others believe.
No, I do not, as a generality that is and in this case "others" refers to the general public, not family/friends/etc. I care what they
do but not what they believe. More often than not, however, what they do is a reflection of what they believe. But from a purely analytical perspective, I don't give a crap about what they ultimately believe. I do care for what my friends/family believe for other reasons (aka forming bonds and more intimal connections, etc. Sometimes what a person believes might be a deal breaker for certain relationships. I don't go around befriending people that are openly racists or xenophobic for instance and I doubt I will be having any lasting romantic relationship with people that believe in magic or would teach that to possible future children.
Furthermore, by definition mind you, a belief doesn't require solid evidence.
Actually, we have been going through this for months now and I am surprised you keep making this strawman. Belief does not require any sort of evidence. Case in point... People believe in all sort of things. Vampires, werewolves, fairies, anal probing extraterrestrials, gods of all sorts, magic, zodiac/astrology, etc. There is no evidence for any.
On the other hand, belief can also be supported by evidence (e.g. murder case with a fingerprint, DNA evidence, video recording, witnesses, or a physic's theory with plenty of math and experimental evidence etc.
I don't understand why you keep making this strawman but you are right, it does not require solid evidence. However, for you to have a justified belief, it has to have a body of evidence that supports such belief. As a general rule we have beliefs that are proportional to the evidence (hence the famous quote, "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence").
Again, religion isn't science and that's okay. BUT because you clearly give a flying &$# about what others believe, you feel the need to evaluate and judge their beliefs.
Dude... this is a forum, discussing and analyzing ideas is EXACTLY what a forum is. Like I have said before if you don't want to have your ideas challenged, evaluated and criticized, that's up to you. Keep them to yourself. I see the value of criticism and discussion and that is why I come to forums to discuss different topics and I am not afraid of people reciprocating and criticizing my ideas/statement.
What is so irrevocable about an opinion? It's just an opinion.
Again, you try to reduce everything to the same level and abuse equivocation every time you have a chance. At this point I won't keep repeating myself, there are 20 something pages of the same crap. I'll save time and refer you back to those previous posts rather than go in circles.