Dialectic

A conversation about the post "Inclusivity and exclusivity"

Think your main thrust would be that of addressing individuality?

What did you mean by "addressing individuality"?

So how I read your post was actually a focus on how people, at the end of the day, just wnat to enforce their own views and feel like their own version of whatever they believe in is right... think it is a legitimate problem in society today, just that I was trying to figure out if that was the main direction you were trying to go with

Yes. Though I didn't intend that to be the focus. It was more about how we should love those we disagree with. We must be inclusive. In a way, it is to make the point that inclusiveness is not, in itself the problem. Christ taught us to be inclusive.

Yeah but the source of the problem all stems from that (individuality), and I felt like that could have been illustrated a bit more to then make your point on loving those we disagree with.

Is individuality a problem?

I think so, because society (and your post) does go on about how my truth is right, and you have no right to tell me otherwise. They may not say that Christianity is wrong, but they will insist that nobody should be able to tell another what is right or wrong. For Christians, the society pressure to conform to these expectations has made many of us fearful and unwilling to stand up for what we believe is the truth.

Ok I see what you mean. The issue in my view is not really about individuality. God created us with free will, and that means the ability to make choices, the very essence of individuality. But we have a problem with authority because that means giving up some choices, some 'freedom'. In a way it is a false argument because there are always choices to be made, even if you're not religious.