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December 4, 2010

Respect and ideas.

Respect should only be granted where there is something worthy of it. Ideas are not worth respect simply because people hold them. They are worth tolerating, but respect is a sign of esteem. The idea which is illogical, poorly justified, at odds with evidence, abhorrent and so-on is not worth my respect and I will not give it. If I were to do so, I would demean that which is worth respect.

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