As much as I desire to foster a lively debate, I so much more desire that all people be respected. Each human life is endowed with immeasurable value. No person, regardless of her opionion, should be the subject of ridicule. No person, regardless of his position in life should be at the mercy of another's whim.
So no matter how much we may argue; or how fundamental the basis of our disagreement may be; we must always recognize the right of each person to hold her opinions and arrive at her own conclusions. Coercion, whether by force, ridicule or "public opinion", is the last resort of one too ignorant to sway another by intelligent argument and too insecure to allow others to hold beliefs that disagree with one's own.
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