> Why do you want to respect any wishes of people who believe in imaginary things? I respect human beings regardless of their beliefs. Having "right thought" b

> Why do you want to respect any wishes of people who believe in imaginary things? I respect human beings regardless of their beliefs. Having "right thought" be the basis upon which you dole out respect doesn't sound particularly rational to me. I'd actually argue that refusing to respect people due to differing beliefs is the root cause of much of the suffering we so often attribute to "a belief in the imaginary."