What's something you once had a lot of respect for but now have no respect for?

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What's something you once had a lot of respect for but now have no respect for? - Lemmy.World

Original question by @[email protected] [/u/[email protected]] [https://lemmy.world/u/zachimusprime44]

Christianity and the Democratic Party.

When did any religion deserve respect?

Sure, respect the person (to a point), but not the belief in fairytales

Same goes for any superstitious woo

Whether you agree with religion or not, religious groups do a lot of good in the world on a daily basis.
And religious groups and individuals also do a whole lot of destructive, demented and fucked up acts of evil.
So do non religious people. Pretty easy to see the common denominator wouldn’t you say?

My point was not to say that non religious people are all saints, but to balance out your previous point where you praised religion without nuance.

Of course the common denominator is people. And it’s pretty easy to see how religion is a powerful tool for these people to do evil, wouldn’t you say?

I never praised religion without nuance, I gave praise where praise was due when the topic is “When has religion ever deserved respect”. Your point is moot because a bad portion of a group does not make the whole group bad, and does not change my point that religious groups do have reasons to be respected.

People doing good is respectable wouldn’t you say?