Catholic_Lady Wrote:Mister Agenda Wrote:What I was saying about Catholics here was 100% true based on my own experience, too. If anything, I was being kind, considering that Ronedee is the only other Catholic here who comes to my mind. However, when not making a point about over-generalizing, I try to be careful not to over generalize. Some posters may be Catholics without me knowing about it. I may be misjudging the Catholics I encounter here because of bias or just the difficulty of knowing someone's heart over the internet. Or the simple fact that making bald statements in a medium devoid of body language and tone can feel like hostility.
At any rate, you know who is likely to be insulted by your generalization? The people who don't fit it. Even if it were actually a fair assessment. Not to mention that even bringing it up sounds like an insinuation that the people you are having a conversation with aren't having it in good faith because they are biased against your position. That's pretty useless isn't it? Especially if you're conversing with someone you know doesn't fit your description of the usual suspects.
By the way, I'm not as peeved as I may sound, I'm taking the opportunity to make a point that applies to everyone, no matter their position. I'm not peeved, I'm pedantic.
I don't think it's a generalization to say "most here", when that has been my honest observation/experience here. When I think of a generalization I think of a phrase like "Atheists are _____" rather than using words like most or many. Those words specifically imply that it does not apply to everyone.
Again, sorry if I insulted you (and btw, you are not in that group of people), but if all these people I'm thinking of are in fact not hostile towards religion then heck, they sure fooled me!
No hard feelings. On a forum with a lot of skeptics, I would be prepared with some numbers and a list of names before I made claims about the majority, but that's just me.
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.
