(July 15, 2017 at 8:24 pm)Lutrinae Wrote:(July 15, 2017 at 8:18 pm)Astonished Wrote: Well, think about this; I'm in favor of some things from the left, and some things from the right. Am I a centrist? That makes no sense because someone can hold the exact opposite opinions of mine and would then logically also be a centrist. So a centrist should sound more like someone who really doesn't give a shit about either thing, meaning they hold no opinions about anything, and that just doesn't make any damn sense. And why the arbitrary 'this is liberal and this is conservative' distinctions? Who decided that? The labels are totally insufficient. I'm merely saying we should adopt new, more appropriate ones and divide them along more consistent lines.
The Political Compass Test
If it doesn't do what I'm proposing, I'm not going to waste my time. Does it do anything like I've described or just tell you if you're left or right or some other popular colloquial label?
Religions were invented to impress and dupe illiterate, superstitious stone-age peasants. So in this modern, enlightened age of information, what's your excuse? Or are you saying with all your advantages, you were still tricked as easily as those early humans?
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There is no better way to convey the least amount of information in the greatest amount of words than to try explaining your religious views.
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There is no better way to convey the least amount of information in the greatest amount of words than to try explaining your religious views.
