Immanuel
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I would disagree with that definition. Being tolerant of others means accepting the viewpoint of another even when they disagree with your own viewpoint.
Tolerating your viewpoint does not require me to change my own, i.e. to accept yours. I tolerate it by acknowledging that hold it, nothing more.
It does not mean adopting said viewpoint. It also does not mean not arguing your case with the person, but rather doing so in a civil manner.
I'm not sure I see the distinction between what you are posting and what I posted.
I can be tolerant of Bodecea's viewpoint on gay marriage (or maybe I should say perceived viewpoint) and not agree with her. I can be tolerant of the pro-choice point of view and not agree with it.
Immie
True.
What you said in the first part of the reply was basically what I was saying.
Your second part, emphasized, doesn't seem to be what I got from your original statement. You said, "It means actually listening/reading the view of others, prior to comment", to me that says nothing at all about accepting the other person's right to their own opinion.
I can listen to another person's point of view and then immediately turn around and call them an idiot for holding that point of view. To me, that is not being tolerant.
Immie