so do you object to the existence of people that believe they’re spirits or that their souls descended from mythological creatures?
well i do object to that specific belief. as well as i object to religion. i guess the best way would be to treat them as i would treat someone's religious beliefs, with respect. cause after all, the only reason "otherkin" seem much more alien to me is due to societal influence and acceptance. if the roles were to be reversed to where religion were the new idea i hadn't heard of, i presume i'd have the same qualms.
again, thank you for responding to me so much. you've really helped educate me on this topic.
right but their belief is about their own existence and their relationship with their own existence. so 1. it's fundamentally different than religion, which makes claims about the world as a whole; 2. there's no institutional authority; and 3. that means you have to be careful or what you're saying means in effect "these people don't exist".
well i do object to that specific belief. as well as i object to religion. i guess the best way would be to treat them as i would treat someone's religious beliefs, with respect. cause after all, the only reason "otherkin" seem much more alien to me is due to societal influence and acceptance. if the roles were to be reversed to where religion were the new idea i hadn't heard of, i presume i'd have the same qualms.
again, thank you for responding to me so much. you've really helped educate me on this topic.
right but their belief is about their own existence and their relationship with their own existence. so 1. it's fundamentally different than religion, which makes claims about the world as a whole; 2. there's no institutional authority; and 3. that means you have to be careful or what you're saying means in effect "these people don't exist".