(January 7, 2016 at 2:58 pm)Drich Wrote:(January 7, 2016 at 11:01 am)Stimbo Wrote: Course it does. Just as everyone else has the right to be satirical. But satire by its very nature is disrespectful - statements like "You can't provoke, you can't insult the faith of others, you can't make fun of faith" are aimed at stifling that right. Just as referring to others critical of your opinion as "D-bags" simply for being critical does the same thing.
Indeed, my use of the word 'd-bag' was to bait the water in a hebdo fashion. The greater point being that no one likes to a bully even if it is in the name of satire when they are the ones in the cross hairs. even 'd-bags'
Yeah, your "d-bag" insult was every bit as witty and as intelligent as Charlie Hebdo
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
