Tolerance

Main Entry: tol·er·ance
Pronunciation: 'tä-l&-r&n(t)s, 'täl-r&n(t)s
Function: noun
Date: 15th century
1 : capacity to endure pain or hardship : ENDURANCE, FORTITUDE, STAMINA
2 a : sympathy or indulgence for beliefs or practices differing from or conflicting with one's own b : the act of allowing something : TOLERATION
3 : the allowable deviation from a standard; especially : the range of variation permitted in maintaining a specified dimension in machining a piece
4 a (1) : the capacity of the body to endure or become less responsive to a substance (as a drug) or a physiological insult with repeated use or exposure <immunological tolerance to a virus> <an addict's increasing tolerance for a drug> (2) : relative capacity of an organism to grow or thrive when subjected to an unfavorable environmental factor b : the maximum amount of a pesticide residue that may lawfully remain on or in food



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Tolerance means that you don't have to like something or even approve of it, you just have to put up with it.



I find it hypocritical that we claim the freeps are "intolerant" when you can't even start a thread on religion in the forum(specifically GD) without people getting out of hand.

I often see you categorize others in an untolerant manner...on threads concerning women and the like.

I have started religion threads that did not turn nasty.

Like when someone in a thread remarked that female on male violence was somehow not as bad as the opposite.

Or how people called me an idiot because I want to see the Mel Gibson Jesus movie.

It's best to wear a suit of armor when going there.