I think it's pointless to respect or love people who are actively hurting others. I really don't think my loving him will do any good.

And it doesn't matter whether or not it feels good to respect people or not. That's *not* what I posted this for, that's not what I wanted to talk about.

Every time, it seems to me, that we get into a discussion about atheism vs. agnosticism vs. religion, or a discussion about science vs. non-science, somehow the discussion becomes about how we feel about those things, or how we should respect people who feel differently.

Whether or not I respect people who feel differently isn't the issue. Whether or not something is true or isn't, THAT'S the issue.