You mean it's necessary to stereotype a group before you can choose to be what you call tolerant?
Me? I call it religious bigotry.
Practicing this same "trait identification" has been the excuse for countless acts of racial, gender, nationality, and religious intolerance. Most, of course, perpetuated by those who consider themselves the "enlightened ones."
Enjoy your delusions.
No, that is not what I mean at all - I mean exactly what I posted. Go back and read it again.
You are either angry because you misunderstood what I posted or you are just spinning my words because you have a chip on your shoulder. The fact that you reverted to insults so quickly says a lot about you.
Practicing this same "trait identification" has been the excuse for countless acts of racial, gender, nationality, and religious intolerance.
Anyone with a pulse and a fraction of a heart practices "trait identification". Honesty, integrity, knowledge, beauty, wit, charm, respect, friendliness, and respect are all traits. If we didn't practice identifying traits, what information would we use when choosing our friends and mates? The traits I was referring to (snobbiness, intolerance) are personality traits which are commonly considered undesirable by people of all races, genders, nationalities, and religions. I identify these traits in individuals, not groups. I said nothing to indicate I attribute either of these traits to any whole group of people. If I had, you actually would have a valid reason for calling me a bigot. But I didn't (because I am not).
I do not know how you could honestly interpret this as "religious bigotry" without employing convoluted logic or poor reading comprehension skills. You should make sure you understand what someone has said before you start spewing insults. In the future, if you want to cite something I have posted use exact quotes. Don't spin what I say by paraphrasing it into some gross misrepresentation and tell me that your misinterpretation is what I must "really" mean.
Enjoy your delusions.
Which one of us is delusional? You seem to think you're psychic! How else would you think you can tell me what I really meant? Or do you consider yourself to be one of the "enlightened ones" you referred to in your post?