RE: The "not all Muslims are terrorists" fallacy
September 11, 2015 at 1:08 pm
(This post was last modified: September 11, 2015 at 1:17 pm by Napoléon.)
(September 11, 2015 at 12:11 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: 20% of Catholics aren't out there murdering, torturing, and raping people (or supporting these behaviors) on the grounds that it's what Jesus wants them to do. You alluded to this yourself, but I still knew a comment like this was coming.
No, you're right. Your own figurehead and organisation is harbouring paedophiles. Guess that's much better to swallow right?
And I see you're careful to put "on the grounds that it's what Jesus wants them to do". Identify with them for the good, but use this nice easy cop-out for the bad.
Besides, 20% of muslims aren't out there murdering, torturing and raping either, that wasn't the actual point I made, or that anyone made. They're just slightly more brazen about their support of such extremist views than Christians are in the modern world, it seems.
And you're right to predict the comment, even if you think it rude or predictable of me to bring up. I find it to be cognitive dissonance on your part to condemn the actions of muslims while at the same time calling yourself a Catholic.
Don't get me wrong, I'm sure you don't condone the countless cases of paedophilia the Catholic church has played its part in, I'm sure if pressed you'd speak out against such barbarity. But I still find it hypocritical to be so OK with it as to still identify with a blatantly vile organisation while at the same time condemning muslims and Islam in general.
Why is it you can see the evil effects of other religions so clearly but not your own?
Don't answer, I can already envision the argument and it would not be something I find agreeable anyway.
I hope my flippancy doesn't get in the way of the point I'm making.