I tend to be a skeptic, I don't like dogmatic approaches by anybody. I don't like intolerance and a dogmatic person is intolerant of other people. It's one of the reasons I keep a distance from all religious beliefs. I think in this country and in Australia too there's a late intolerance in most religions, an intolerance, a part that could easily become persecutions.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Dogmatic people are intolerant, which is why the author avoids organized religion.
- In plain terms
- Religion can be intolerant, so this author stays away from it.
- What can you take from it?
- Avoid rigid thinking and intolerance.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is your view on dogma?
- How do you handle intolerance?
Another view
Not all religions or believers are intolerant.
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