Brainstorm

[Edwardo Piet]

Being anti-nazi is kind of being anti-bigot....

Same goes for being anti-muslim.

No. See CL's and Beccs' posts above.

[Excited Penguin]

EP, I am good friends with a Muslim and he is nothing like a Nazi. He's a doctor and a super nice person who will do anything to help another person. He doesn't believe killing people is good, and completely disagrees with everything Isis does.

One of the most intelligent, decent men I've ever encountered is a Muslim doctor who helped to train me.

Things like this are the reason I don't like to generalize.

That's great for you. I'm not saying Muslims can't be decent people - I know for a fact a lot of them are. I'm saying I wouldn't like to be friends with one in real life. These are adults who have chosen to follow certain ideas. Those ideas include intolerance towards me as an atheist, among other more despicable things. If you are able to look beyond that, good for you. I am not.

[Excited Penguin]

EP, I am good friends with a Muslim and he is nothing like a Nazi. He's a doctor and a super nice person who will do anything to help another person. He doesn't believe killing people is good, and completely disagrees with everything Isis does.

I'm glad. I still wouldn't trust him as long as he calls himself a Muslim.

[The Valkyrie]

One of the most intelligent, decent men I've ever encountered is a Muslim doctor who helped to train me.

Things like this are the reason I don't like to generalize.

That's great for you. I'm not saying Muslims can't be decent people - I know for a fact a lot of them are. I'm saying I wouldn't like to be friends with one in real life. These are adults who have chosen to follow certain ideas. Those ideas include intolerance towards me as an atheist, among other more despicable things. If you are able to look beyond that, good for you. I am not.

The same as many Christians.

Again, some are not representative of all.

[Excited Penguin]

That's great for you. I'm not saying Muslims can't be decent people - I know for a fact a lot of them are. I'm saying I wouldn't like to be friends with one in real life. These are adults who have chosen to follow certain ideas. Those ideas include intolerance towards me as an atheist, among other more despicable things. If you are able to look beyond that, good for you. I am not.

The same as many Christians.

Again, some are not representative of all.

I didn't explicitly say all Muslims are bad. But there is a significant amount that hold despicable views. I'm not about to discern which of them are good and which aren't. Keep in mind we are merely talking here about who I would have a beer with. I wouldn't have one with a Muslim. That doesn't mean I don't believe they have rights same as everyone else. All that means is I wouldn't like to be friends with one.

[Aegon]

One of the most intelligent, decent men I've ever encountered is a Muslim doctor who helped to train me.

Things like this are the reason I don't like to generalize.

That's great for you. I'm not saying Muslims can't be decent people - I know for a fact a lot of them are. I'm saying I wouldn't like to be friends with one in real life. These are adults who have chosen to follow certain ideas. Those ideas include intolerance towards me as an atheist, among other more despicable things. If you are able to look beyond that, good for you. I am not.

Do you do this with Christians too? Or do you not bother because it's easier to avoid brown people?

[Excited Penguin]

That's great for you. I'm not saying Muslims can't be decent people - I know for a fact a lot of them are. I'm saying I wouldn't like to be friends with one in real life. These are adults who have chosen to follow certain ideas. Those ideas include intolerance towards me as an atheist, among other more despicable things. If you are able to look beyond that, good for you. I am not.

Do you do this with Christians too? Or do you not bother because it's easier to avoid brown people?

I trust Christians more than I do Muslims. Atheists more than Christians. Antitheists more than Atheists. Rationalists more than anyone.

[Catholic_Lady]

That's great for you. I'm not saying Muslims can't be decent people - I know for a fact a lot of them are. I'm saying I wouldn't like to be friends with one in real life. These are adults who have chosen to follow certain ideas. Those ideas include intolerance towards me as an atheist, among other more despicable things. If you are able to look beyond that, good for you. I am not.

Do you do this with Christians too? Or do you not bother because it's easier to avoid brown people?

I don't think color has anything to do with it, since EP is brown himself.

[Excited Penguin]

Do you do this with Christians too? Or do you not bother because it's easier to avoid brown people?

I don't think color has anything to do with it, since EP is brown himself.

Lol, I'm white as fuck.

[Joods]

And you wonder, EP, why you have close to zero respect here. Your last several posts are just one of the reasons why. Just when I was starting to think you had potential to be a decent person, you say stuff like this.