Here’s Another Thing
So here is another thing I hate about people in general. Most of them for some reason seem to think I want to know what THEY think. I say most people, and I will clarify shortly.
My first question is “Why should I care what everyone else thinks?” It seems to me that when most people start to talk about something they think is important, they are trying to convince me they are right. This has a problem from the start; odds are, they are wrong. The problem lies in the fact that they don’t know it and could never be convinced of it. I know what you are thinking, (’if you are so sure they are wrong, how can you know you are right?). EXACTLY! I’m not forcing you to listen to my mindless prattle, dutifully recited from last Sunday’s sermon, about why you think same sex marriages should be illegal because you believe they are “wrong.”
(I don’t want to get into the whole ‘Same Sex Parents as opposed to Heterosexual Parents’ thing right now. Come back when you are done abusing your daughter you ‘Straight MOFO.’)
The real problem with people like this, and it is demonstrated over and over daily, is that people can’t handle the fact that they might be wrong and find ways to reassure themselves by trying to ‘convert’ others to their ‘belief/truth.’ It is cute that you are so sure that you are right but what makes you think you have the right to force others to accept your mythology?
If you haven’t guessed, I am alluding to religious beliefs. Why? Because they are so pervasive in our world and so passionate in our world, that people of all nations and creeds are willing to kill other people in the name of their god. That right there tells me (yes me) that they are wrong. Don’t want to believe me? Well fuck off then and leave me alone. The fact that you think your god is the one and only by no means requires me to believe he IS the one and only. You can feel sorry for me if you want. You can tell all your friends how sorry you are that I won’t be sharing your blissful eternity if you want. You can even pray for me (or whatever you call it) if you want. But you can’t force me to capitulate to your beliefs simply because you think they are right.
So how did I get from something I hate about people to your religious beliefs and my lack thereof? The answer is simple. Religious beliefs are the most common example of how people are unwilling to live and let live. If you think something is wrong, form a group of like minded people and don’t do whatever ‘it’ is. Don’t force me to join, and don’t stop me from doing it. Of course this comes with the obvious (to sane and even partially intelligent people) caveat, don’t harm others. Beyond that, it is my choice so leave me the fuck alone unless I ask.
Who said life is fair?
- Uncouth
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