Atheists.
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^ "...So many people are so busy trying to make people live like they do: politically, sexually, religiously and culturally...."
The problem with this, is often times simply by sharing your opinion people assume the above. Why does everything boil down to "trying to make people believe". I don't think this is the motif.
The very notion of "personal truths" is self defeating. Truth is not based on ones emotions, truth cannot be created out of thin air, but is objective. Your truth, if indeed it is actually true, would be true for me and everyone else in the universe by it's very definition.
Good ideas have benefits and bad ideas have consequences. All ideas are not created equal....some under scrutiny, fail miserably, others are more convincing. To try and lump everything together and say "not one of us has proof of our beliefs" is to say that all beliefs are somehow equally valid and subjective. I would argue that this is certainly not true.
"Magnificent arrogance I guess. Might also have something to do with the fear of being wrong - propelling you to want everyone to believe what you do in the pursuit of security in numbers."
again here you are assuming somehow you know peoples motifs....the "security in numbers" idea I can tell you from my own perspective, is not even remotely close to why I would share my beliefs with another human being. Why do you assume to know so many things about people who disagree? What if it is out of Love? Or for another reason?
Just thoughts......please know I am just voicing my ideas, and I respect yours.