(December 11, 2018 at 7:09 pm)Shell B Wrote:(December 11, 2018 at 4:09 pm)Wololo Wrote: I know exactly why I use the term, it's accurate.
Fair enough, but it's a slur, right? The spirit of the rule is to make the forum more palatable at a glance. For example, the cover of "Catcher in the Rye" is simple, palatable. You turn to the right page, though, and you're hit with lewdness. Fantastic stuff, but you've got to open it to get there. Let people decide to open it. If the thread title is "Creationism is Stupid," they can choose to join in or not. If the title is "Creationists are stupid," they've been insulted without even opening the thread. Sure, I agree that you've got to be pretty stupid to be a Creationist, but they should be able to browse the forum without being called stupid. Once they open the thread, though, they should be prepared.
I mean, you're not a Creationist, so you're not stupid. Don't use slurs in the titles of threads. You can handle it.
I can't agree that everyone who manages to avoid being a creationist must have achieved a level of smartness greater than "stupid". I've seen plenty of stupid on this side of the creationist line. We often say it doesn't take a genius to achieve atheism. Surely atheism isn't sufficient to rule out being of below average intelligence.
