RE: Your thoughts on Satanism and the petition for a Satanic statue.
September 12, 2015 at 2:48 pm
(This post was last modified: September 12, 2015 at 3:19 pm by Salacious B. Crumb.)
Ok, I get it now.
All you wanted to do is make a thread, hoping a few atheists would agree with you, then use those atheists which would confirm your beliefs that this was an act out of spite, and ignore everyone else’s points that they have been making. You’re not interested in everyone’s point of view, you want to get a few atheists on your side, and not have a real debate about the real issue. That’s exactly what you have been doing. I feel the satanists did this to stand up against the christians, to say, “If you’re going to put up another statue, we’re going to put one up as well”, with the hopes they would stop doing it, which would lead to more religious freedom, and less religious privilege. I guarantee you if the christians agreed to take their statues down, the satanists would follow suit. You completely missed similar arguments to these, because you’re so mad about a mythical statue being erected near your mythical statue. Grow up. Be an adult, and be honest, and actually want all religious plaques, statues, or whatever off of a public land. You can have all the statues you want on your property and in your church, and you can pray all day, and worship in your house and church all day if you want, no one is stopping you. We don’t want to see any of them
I get that you’re mad, I get that you don’t care as long as everyone’s beliefs are represented (although that’s not happening). And you have said that you’re not mad that the 10 commandments haven’t been taken down.
I don’t understand how you would know whether or not that if someone wanted to put a statue of vishnu right next christ, that it was an act out of spite or not. It very well could have been, and very well may not have been, how would you know? You’re just jumping to conclusions.
If someone building a statue next to yours is meant to be offensive, and that bothers you, then why doesn’t it bother you that we’re here deliberately mocking religion? Why are you here, if people are attacking your faith? If it was actually so offensive, you wouldn’t be here. And, we all know by now, that it’s not for discussion. You want people to agree with you when you make your points, and when they don’t, you completely shut your brain off, and completely block out any rational arguments that are sent your way that contradict your own views.
EDIT: I'm not going through the whole thread, but one of your fallacies, which may be considered an appeal to authority, is on #291. The people you quote aren't an authority on atheism, especially not on an opinion of a statue; you're just picking and choosing what you want to hear.
All you wanted to do is make a thread, hoping a few atheists would agree with you, then use those atheists which would confirm your beliefs that this was an act out of spite, and ignore everyone else’s points that they have been making. You’re not interested in everyone’s point of view, you want to get a few atheists on your side, and not have a real debate about the real issue. That’s exactly what you have been doing. I feel the satanists did this to stand up against the christians, to say, “If you’re going to put up another statue, we’re going to put one up as well”, with the hopes they would stop doing it, which would lead to more religious freedom, and less religious privilege. I guarantee you if the christians agreed to take their statues down, the satanists would follow suit. You completely missed similar arguments to these, because you’re so mad about a mythical statue being erected near your mythical statue. Grow up. Be an adult, and be honest, and actually want all religious plaques, statues, or whatever off of a public land. You can have all the statues you want on your property and in your church, and you can pray all day, and worship in your house and church all day if you want, no one is stopping you. We don’t want to see any of them
I get that you’re mad, I get that you don’t care as long as everyone’s beliefs are represented (although that’s not happening). And you have said that you’re not mad that the 10 commandments haven’t been taken down.
I don’t understand how you would know whether or not that if someone wanted to put a statue of vishnu right next christ, that it was an act out of spite or not. It very well could have been, and very well may not have been, how would you know? You’re just jumping to conclusions.
If someone building a statue next to yours is meant to be offensive, and that bothers you, then why doesn’t it bother you that we’re here deliberately mocking religion? Why are you here, if people are attacking your faith? If it was actually so offensive, you wouldn’t be here. And, we all know by now, that it’s not for discussion. You want people to agree with you when you make your points, and when they don’t, you completely shut your brain off, and completely block out any rational arguments that are sent your way that contradict your own views.
EDIT: I'm not going through the whole thread, but one of your fallacies, which may be considered an appeal to authority, is on #291. The people you quote aren't an authority on atheism, especially not on an opinion of a statue; you're just picking and choosing what you want to hear.
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.' -Isaac Asimov-
