It's sad that I felt very compelled to post something with this message, but I've been seeing this mentality around a lot lately. How sad is this? People will believe they are intellectually superior to you just because you believe in something they don't?

I don't agree with a lot of ideals, but I'm not going to call someone stupid for believing in them. I might be totally opposed to them, but guess what? People believe what they do for a reason, and it's not because it's convenient, out of fear, or anything like that. People have legitimate reasons. You don't have any religious or spiritual beliefs? Fine, I'm not going to pester you about it; that won't get us anywhere. I'm not making this stamp to cause a debate between ideologies; simply the way people present them.

I've seen religious people bash those who aren't, sure. But I have also seen those that will bash religious or spiritual beliefs back, but then get upset if someone bashes theirs.
Seriously, just don't be self-righteous about your beliefs. That goes for anybody.

And please, stop trying to sound like you more about religion or spirituality than those who've spent years studying it and learning what it is truly all about. You get ticked when people try to sound like they know more about your beliefs than you, so don't return that same attitude. There are common misconceptions about beliefs on both ends.

Moral of the story? Don't be self-righteous about what you believe. Your beliefs don't have any bearing on your intelligence.
Comments will probably be disabled eventually.