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Do I need a good argument for you to respect my opinion? (lemm.ee)

submitted 6 months ago by spiderwort@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Railison@aussie.zone 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You’re entitled to your opinion and I’m entitled to eviscerate your opinion if it is my opinion that it’s shit.

Though I try to debate ideas with logic and evidence.

[+] spiderwort@lemm.ee -11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Is simply being a living breathing person sufficient to garner your respect?

[–] Kwakigra@beehaw.org 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

There's respect for someone as a person who deserves all their human rights as I believe everyone does regardless of their behavior. Then there's respect for someone's ability to do or understand something, and that depends entirely on whether they can demonstrate their knowledge or ability in my subjective opinion. I can respect someone as a person even if I don't respect their ability to, for example, argue the finer points of literary analysis.

[–] Railison@aussie.zone 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

My default is to respect all people. It’s on you to lose my respect.