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It's tricky. On one hand I agree that variety of thoughts and opinions and ideas make things FUN. But we live in an interconnected society. The person next to
by NikolaNovak 5y ago
It's tricky.
On one hand I agree that variety of thoughts and opinions and ideas make things FUN.
But we live in an interconnected society. The person next to me who thinks vaccines are tools of the devil that will install chip, or who believes climate change doesn't exist and God has promised to never again destroy the earth so we are fine, or the guy who believes homosexuality is a sin, or that earth is flat... They Get the same vote I do and their efforts impact me and others, and the only way I can see forward is education. So we can debate things which are value oriented and subjective but dear Gawd let's at least agree on basic facts :->.
Or to put it differently, to what degree is true heart-felt belief in flat earth a predictor or sign of a belief system axiomatically different than mine - which again is super fun in casual philosophical chat with coffee way, and truly terrifying when they are e.g. in position of authority. To use example you've put forward, people who truly fervently believe ib a literal god can be lovely people on individual basis, but on average are likely to act in ways which terrify me.
To put it another another way - a random person from another country being a flat earther is fascinating. My minister of science being a flat earther is not :-P
- slmjkdbtl 5y agoI agree with everything you said. I'm under the impression that flat earth does not possess an actual threat. If that's true then there's a difference to people believing vaccines are evil, an idea that also advocates action - to not take vaccine, which is capable of causing actual damage. Or believing in homosexuality is a sin - which advocates disrespecting or trying to convert homosexuals which can make people's lives harder. So curious to know how big of a threat flat earth truly is today.