Why are so many people offended by my signature?

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The politicization of religion topic

I have no problem with private religious beliefs in a democratic system. It is that religion writ large that bothers me. I say keep the healing aspects of religion and the good tenets that bring a multifaith perspective: The eclectic approach, not the militaristic/political/territorial beliefs that result in juntas, terrorism, monoreligious states and one party dictatorial systems. This is destructive and hateful.

Both the religious and the atheist perspective are defective and have a very limited viewpoint.
Only mysticism or universal spirituality can truly claim authority because it has the key to practically realizing the deeper nature of matter and mind beyond the realm of cause and effect.

It is no coincidence that many religious people as well as atheist enjoy humiliating or bashing people who don't share their own limited point of view.
Atheism gets stuck in the material realm of cause and effect and religion gets stuck in myth, superstition and other irrational beliefs and practices.

A smart person stays away from limited philosophies and follows the path of spirituality that leads to the expansion of mind or consciousness also called self-realization.

The only thing that the arguments on this thread - mine included - have boiled down to so far is: I'm right, you're wrong.

I don't think it's going to go anywhere, either.

I am but I'm not because I see atheists do the same thing.

It is offensive but it isn't compatitively so to speak. Most people like to think they know about another's belief or non-belief. However, what people don't seem to get is that within a belief or not, not everything is just black and white. So I don't find when someone who generalizes anyone into a group to be all that healthy.

Many reasons why I don't debate about religion or spirituality or atheism in the PPR forum which looks like there's too much of in this forum.

I'm not too much into politcal correctness since it confuses me but I have noticed that an individual of one opinion who offends another in some way can dish it out but can't take it. To me I'm clueless since I was raised in a country where we're suppose to have our own freedom of belief whether it be spiritual, religious, or none unless if it harms or intrudes on another's rights. Ironic isn't it?

So mine is NO and YES since I see people do it all the time including atheists. As for me, I'm agnostic (who uses ignosticism since ignorance is jumping to a quick conclusion about another's own personal faith.) I'm not saying I do but I pretty much try to respect the different opinions of others unless they are attacking them with the words like hateful words. That's when it starts to irk me because that doesn't just intrude but attacks another on a personal level.

I'm not offended with your signature.

I could care less about little signatures on internet forums.
Some people simply don't understand that extremism is bad in any form.. Whether it's militant christianity or militant atheism. Both types of people tend to be rather annoying and ignorant.

I agree on that. My belief system is eclectic--a mix of pretty much everything imaginable.