(May 8, 2018 at 10:39 am)Mathilda Wrote:(May 8, 2018 at 10:12 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: When I say that it's a double standard that Neo is getting dragged through the mud for making generalizations by people who themselves have made plenty of generalizations, are you....
1. Disagreeing with me and saying there is NO double standard?
OR
2. Admitting that there is a double standard but that it's ok because Christians, as a whole, deserve it and this is an atheist forum?
I'm trying to explain that him getting dragged through the mud is because of his own actions. I'm not excusing anyone. I'm not saying whether he should or should not get dragged through the mud. I also postulated that theists don't always understand how they offend others and can see themselves as the injured party. I was not saying one side was worse than the other but you ignored all that, kept trying to excuse Neo and made your argument that both sides do it. I was trying to explain why that is. You seem rather upset by this for some reason.
That's my point, Mathilda lol. His actions (making generalized/unflattering statements about atheists) are the same ones that you and others here have been guilty of plenty of times.
So I think it's a little bit of a double standard to peg him some sort of monster for doing the same things you do.
^That is what I was pointing out. If you agree with that, then I don't see why we are arguing about this.
"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
