RE: Question about latest forum rule
November 14, 2017 at 12:49 pm
(This post was last modified: November 14, 2017 at 1:00 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(November 14, 2017 at 12:41 pm)Mathilda Wrote: When read in context I am specifically and explicitly talking about the character of religious indoctrination and its intended effect. It is one influence among many in a person's life.
I never said that it was a feature of all theists.
Your quotes are also not all quotes. For example where did anyone say "They were not properly raised to begin with" ?
In the English language, when you're referring to a group of people and you don't specify with "some" or "few" or "most", the correct assumption is that you are talking about all of them.
Example, in reference to atheists:
1. "They make wild generalizations about people of faith"
2. "Some of them make wild generalizations about people of faith."
So, if when you're referring to us as "they" and you don't specify with "some of them", the take away is that you're referring to ALL of us when you say "they are taught that the consequences of their actions are irrelevant" and "they are not properly raised to begin with."
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Also, something just crossed my mind and that is that i may be breaking the calling out rule in this thread. I don't know if I am or not, bc the point of this thread was to ask a question about another thread, not to shame someone, but I don't know if that counts as "calling out" the author. If so, y'all have my apologies.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
