Im usually pretty tolerant, but it really depends on what their belief and lifestyle is and how much they try to push it onto everyone else.

I don't really care whether people agree with me or not. So in that respect, quite tolerant. 9.

Im actually very tolerant of how other people wish to live their lives. However.. not so much if their beliefs or lifestyles intrude on my own.

I dont care as long as they arent like my brother or the rest of my family. 9

If it doesn't affect me, a 10. If it affects me in ANY WAY, a 1.

5, it depends on how my day goes too.

5-10 pending on how radical the issue is.

9, I love the diversity, differences and uniqueness in people.

Hard to put a number on it. I'm as tolerant as those people have respect themselves for other beliefs and lifestyles without forcing or pushing their own on others and don't promote negative behaviour and actions towards people that feel and think differently. (within certain parameters, of course). There's this quote by Benito Juarez, a Mexican statestman that can be translated as: "The respect for the rights of others is peace."

I'd say 10 unless those beliefs or that lifestyle include doing harm to good or innocent people.

I am very tolerant (10) of differences but oftentimes, with me anyway, they try to change ME into thinking like them and that's where I have a problem. I'll accept you for being different than me but it has to be reciprocated.

I am very tolerant up until they start imposing their beliefs on me. So I would start with a 10 and if their imposition of beliefs on me (ie using bullying techniques and shunning) becomes too strong, then my tolerance level plummets to zero.

I think a 4. Things that can be discussed, I will be very tolerant as long as the other person does not get emotional or plain stupid. Lifestyle I don't care. But anything for that matter, all depends on how careless the other person puts it. The more insensitive he gets, the more intolerant I get.

Pretty tolerant...I'd say a good 9. Just dont dis my family.

If it directly affects me 5 or 6 and if it doesn't 9.

It depends on many factors but in general.... Live and let live. If the person is radical and affects those around them I may be less tolerant. A 10 on tolerance with a possible 1 in extreme situations.

Overall I'd say 8.

About a 9.

I love the fact that this country is based on the freedom of speech, religion & so on! I love for someone to discuss their opinions, better to be passionate about anything than nothing! Dosn't mean I'm gonna be friends with them (if our beliefs are really off), but I appreciate their beliefs.

About an 8 I think. I believe in live and let live but hate having others thrust their beliefs on me. As long as nobody is hurt then people can do what they like as far as I'm concerned.

In a perfect world - 8. If the question were posed as, "How tolerant are you of people... who are intolerant of those they disagree with?", I would have to answer "not very". The problem with 'tolerance' is that is almost always subjective. An example: one may be tolerant of 'alternative lifestyles', but may be visciously intolerant of those who they perceive do not unreservedly endorse such. I am a Christian, a conservative, and a proud American. That declaration invariably (and ufairly) labels me as 'intolerant' by many. My point? 'Tolerance' - by definition - is not the passive acceptance of what one finds unobjectionable, but the "interest in and concern for ideas, opinions, practices, etc., FOREIGN to one's own". Tolerance is active, not passive; it requires genuine effort.

(Long answer) I'm a firm believer that there's a big difference between the WHAT in life and the HOW in life. So for tolerance? I'd say I'm pretty high .. probably a 9 since no one is perfect (lol). I believe (and live vs just think) that diversity is something to cherish, learn about, preserve, celebrate and value. A key concept in the above is the tolerance number NOT just in our brains, but in our lives. Hard to give a tolerance number if you never choose to be around anyone or anything "other than" those "just like you"! And the number relates not just to thoughts but to how we carry that our .. in how we "are" day in and day out - how we talk, act, treat others, etc. Now comes the flip side. Just as you state in the question, "anything for that matter", we each can have an opinion or thought or feeling about zillions of things. The odds of aligning perfectly on all things with all people is pretty darn tiny! In fact, part of what's fascinating about this world IS the diversity .. of religions, cultures, sexual orientation, politics, race, sex, age, health, ancestry .. and even more .. all our life circumstances .. what country we live in, if we're country, suburb or city dwellers, our financial circumstances, what colors we like, what foods we prefer, what makes us laugh or cry, mourn or rejoice. On and on it goes. But through all that, there are similarities and differences from individual to individual. One of those things is the degree to which we each are TOLERANT .. just as you are asking. So. Circling back around to part two of this answer? If someone doesn't appear to "listen" .. or seems to respect only their OWN right to speak (or be "right") but not others since they believe there is only ONE WAY? There's no possibility of ever co-existing in peace, harmony or anything else. My tolerance of "that" is minus ten. If you mix a person of tolerance number 9 with one of tolerance number 1, the results are discouraging for the human race. It goes nowhere. We don't have to agree, but we do have to have basic respect .. and room to "be" in this world. That leads to the other part I don't do so well with. Let's say two folks meet up and they have different stances on one or more life issues. Ok. They talk. AGain, ok. But if it winds up that one is shouting or attacking or getting "personal" vs just SHARING diverse views and discussing, appreciating, learning, maybe even just agreeing to disagree then heading out for spaghetti together? Well .. again, my tolerance is low .. a 1 or 2. Here, it's not even the WHAT, it's the HOW. I may not agree with you, but I'll defend your right to "have" that view .. and voice it .. or live it .. but I do expect the same in return .. and I'll take that tolerance away if I see you've gone over the line to violence .. or disrespect. If violent, I'll report you. If disrepectful, but not violent, I'll just avoid you in future. We could get into another conversation altogether if we move these concepts to how tolerant are we if an individual we're talking about is someone with a lot of "power" .. in politics, religion, entertainment, education, anywhere in society. There, I'll still defend anyone's right to "be" and "say" and "do". But I'll also want to exercise my right to peacefully protest or to create other social options or give an opposing "voice" to balance things out. I'll vote too. :) Summary: -- Tolerance (and joy) on WHAT (our diverse views): 9 -- Tolerance on violence as way to express your views: minus 100 -- Tolerance on HOW views expressed IF they include the notion there's only ONE POSITION and it just happens to be THEIRS (no matter the topic)?: minus 100 -- Tolerance on HOW views expressed IF they include the "value" that it's ok to treat any "different than you" with disdain, personal threats or any way that impies zero respect for human dignity: minus 100 Anyone up for some spaghetti now?

7 Tolerant enough, to live with them, just as long as they don't try to get me to switch to their way of thinking.

I'm very tolerant (10) of differences in individual lifestyle, etc. But I can be intolerant of intolerance. For example, if someone opposes freedom of speech--to me that means they're intolerant, and so I'm intolerant (1) of their intolerance. Make sense?