[bluesbassman]

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chez,

Next time someone says to you he is a Christian (and that only, which is the question), you tell me what you (can) infer.

RJT

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I can infer that the person is, at least to some significant degree, irrational.

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BBM,

(Whether what you infer is valid or not is moot to the OP.)


So, is hating someone solely due to the fact that his is irrational "just as bad as" being racist?

RJT

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To "hate" someone for being irrational is irrational. So is being racist. (Note I did not say I hate people for being irrational and/or Christian.) Negative moral judgment ("hate") should only be in response to those who act, by some definition, immorally, or for those who sanction immoral acts.

I do claim acting immorally requires at some level irrationality. However, the converse is not true: being irrational does not imply acting immorally, though it makes it possible or more likely.