People, for the most part, are fairly incapable of separating their morals and/or religious beliefs from their political views. And while there may be SOME overlap, there really is no room for morals/religion when it comes to politics. Policies should not be made or repealed based off what some ancient religious text preaches should be so (ie, no sex before marriage, gays can't marry, abortion should be illegal, etc) - instead they should be made or repealed based on what the vast majority of the country votes on/for.
But since people are imperfect creatures, their belief systems ARE tied to such things, and these beliefs and views are often very ingrained and very deep-seated within people, so therefore, the reason why people get so bent out of shape is pretty much directly related to your Rule # 3. People often take a differing viewpoint as an attack on them personally, even if they rationally know this isn't the case. But since humans aren't entirely rational beings, they can't help but get pissy and then attack back when they feel as though they've been wronged.
It's a vicious cycle, really.
Anyway, just my two cents. Hopefully it makes a little bit of sense, but I am sort of in a rush and that was my first instinct anyway, so I just ran with it. :D Back to work for now!
I agree with you for the most part. I think there are a good number of religious fanatics that cause huge problems when making a claim purely for religious reasons.
But, unless I'm misunderstanding you, by your logic, would that mean that only those who bring religion into politics are responsible for the mudslinging? I think a lot of outrageous claims have been made in the name of anti-religion, or at least been made against those who have certain beliefs based on their religion.
Oh, certainly not, that was just one example and one side of things that I've noticed in my experiences. I absolutely agree with you that non-religious folks and those are just opposed to one religion or another are equally as "guilty" of flinging the mud onto the other, opposing side. But each one is a reaction to the other, so it's hard to say who's at fault or who started it or whatever.
I certainly don't think no one group is more mudslingy than the other though, not at all. I just think that those who DO bring their religions and morals into things have a really tough time seeing the other POV without also condemning them for those differing beliefs.
People, for the most part, are fairly incapable of separating their morals and/or religious beliefs from their political views. And while there may be SOME overlap, there really is no room for morals/religion when it comes to politics. Policies should not be made or repealed based off what some ancient religious text preaches should be so (ie, no sex before marriage, gays can't marry, abortion should be illegal, etc) - instead they should be made or repealed based on what the vast majority of the country votes on/for.
But since people are imperfect creatures, their belief systems ARE tied to such things, and these beliefs and views are often very ingrained and very deep-seated within people, so therefore, the reason why people get so bent out of shape is pretty much directly related to your Rule # 3. People often take a differing viewpoint as an attack on them personally, even if they rationally know this isn't the case. But since humans aren't entirely rational beings, they can't help but get pissy and then attack back when they feel as though they've been wronged.
It's a vicious cycle, really.
Anyway, just my two cents. Hopefully it makes a little bit of sense, but I am sort of in a rush and that was my first instinct anyway, so I just ran with it. :D Back to work for now!
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But, unless I'm misunderstanding you, by your logic, would that mean that only those who bring religion into politics are responsible for the mudslinging? I think a lot of outrageous claims have been made in the name of anti-religion, or at least been made against those who have certain beliefs based on their religion.
Again, I'm just asking for clarification's sake.
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I certainly don't think no one group is more mudslingy than the other though, not at all. I just think that those who DO bring their religions and morals into things have a really tough time seeing the other POV without also condemning them for those differing beliefs.
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