RE: Religions are not equals
May 1, 2017 at 9:46 pm
(This post was last modified: May 1, 2017 at 10:16 pm by Crunchy.)
(May 1, 2017 at 10:14 am)Mister Agenda Wrote:Crunchy Wrote:And again, you can't say how I've misrepresented you.
And again you misrepresent me, but in a one-liner for a change, so I'll tackle it. It's not 'can't', it's 'won't'. Your style is to make a lot of assertions about my positions based on very little information. Unsurprisingly, the result lacks accuracy. I don't think it's worth my time to engage you on your miscomprehension of my positions. It's certainly not enjoyable, and I'm here to enjoy myself. People who tell you what you think are generally assholes, possibly without exception, but my sample size is, thankfully, small; and mostly theists.
Well, I haven't made any assertions about your positions nor am I telling you what you think. I quoted you. I used copy and paste then disagreed with you, then explained why. Can't or won't seem to amount to the same thing from my POV.
If you're now telling me that you meant something else that's fine even if you won't say what that is. But I promise you, I don't come here to argue with anyone by putting words in their mouths.
I also think it's worth noting that I often agree with allot of things you say in many threads, just not this one.
(May 1, 2017 at 4:33 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(May 1, 2017 at 2:57 pm)Crunchy Wrote: I think this is a sensible approach that is often ignored.
it is, sometimes. There are indeed knee-jerk respondents.
But there are also people who lay the PC accusation whenever someone points out bigotry.
That sword cuts both ways.
Again, I agree.
But find me one public critic of Islam who has not been labelled a racist, bigot, or islamophobe in the media. Even muslims or ex muslims who are critical get this treatment. Glenn Greenwald, Reza Aslan, Dean Obeidallah, hell, most of Salon make a living at this.
Sam Harris wrote a scathing book about christianity and not an accusation of bigotry
Bill Maher used to destroy christianity and only got complaints from christians, not liberals.
Richard Dawkins.. same
Hitchens.. same
As soon as they turned their ire towards islam though... bigots and racists and islamophobes.
I will say however that there has been some push back. Here is a piece from Huffington post about it that does a pretty good job.
Dear Liberals, Being critical of Islam is not racism
If god was real he wouldn't need middle men to explain his wants or do his bidding.