Freedom is should be a vitally important thing to liberals, but it is not the only important thing. I notice a tendency for some classical liberals and those on the more libertarian end to think that ethical evaluation ends at "Did you choose to do this freely?"
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I think I might have to write a thing about this and try to work it out as I go along. I'm inclined to think holding consistent liberal principles, separating the right to choose from the rightness of choice & challenging bad ideas rather than calling out individuals are all key.
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Hmm, I agree that freedom of speech doesn’t mean one isn’t entitled to challenge or criticise those beliefs if the believer raises them, but politeness dictates that if they don’t want to argue about their beliefs (and they’re not directly harming someone) we should respect that.
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Yes, that's what I mean about challenging ideas rather than targetting individuals.
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Ah, sorry, I must have missed that. I agree entirely.
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