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The third kind is intellectual tolerance, which
is the acceptance of every idea as being equally valid and actually
a refusal to point out error---to distinguish between truth and
falsehood, right and wrong---the idea that everyone can create their
own truth.
To give an example of this, some people say the
Holocaust never happened. So, a person should have a legal right
to state that view, legal tolerance, and that we ought to treat
the holder of that view with respect as a person, social tolerance.
But, it would be very dangerous to be intellectually tolerant of
that wrong idea. We can attack an idea while still showing respect
for the person.
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