What are you trying to do when you denounce some beliefs?

[dianaiad]

That sounds a lot like me. I definitely never throw the first punch, and I really do try not to overreact. My first response when someone criticizes my beliefs is to try to figure out whether the remarks were made out of meanness or just plain ignorance. Most of the time, I'll correct the misinformation and try to keep things from escalating. When it just keeps up, though, I'm not just going to ignore it. My avatar may look sweet and harmless, but believe me... this cat has claws.

me too.

(grin)

 

[Jim]

My purpose is to try to put the person in their place.

Thank you. I hadn’t thought of that as a possible purpose.

 

[Jim]

Just for information, I’ve added some notes to the OP to clarify what my question is in this thread.

NOTE
My question here is not about other people denouncing your beliefs. That”s in a different thread: What are you trying to do when you debate against people denouncing your beliefs? This thread is about you denouncing other people’s beliefs.

NOTE: In this thread I’m not asking why you object to some beliefs, or what you do about it. I’m asking if you have some aim or purpose in mind, something you hope to accomplish, some good that you think it might do, to denounce those beliefs in Internet discussions.