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There is some truth and some bullshitness in everything we believe in, say, write or think. People who only see the truth are either too simple minded or take themselves too seriously. People who only see the bullshitness are too pessimistic. I believe the ability of drawing a line between these two, making fun of the bullshitness and taking the truth seriously is what makes a balanced person! People who don't even understand what I am talking about are those who don't have the ability to see the bullshitness!

As an example consider the act of respecting other people. By respect I don't mean just being polite. I mean seriously respecting them for some reason. You might respect someone (or something) because you believe that person (thing) is respectable and deserves it. You might respect someone (something) else because you know you will benefit from that person (thing) or in an extreme case take advantage of that person (thing). Assuming most people are good enough not to respect others in order to take advantage of them, I would say most of our respects are mixes of both kinds of respect! Therefore, there is some truth and some bullshitness in it!

You can make such examples about many other concepts easily. This is not a post about religion but as a side comment I would say this is the main reason I prefer to have no religion! This doesn't mean I believe religion is bullshit. This means I believe religious people are unable to draw that line! I believe same thing is true about things like science, love, happiness etc.