The further people politically move from moderacy the more people lie

[Angrboda]

No, you made a factual claim. And now you want to escape the burden of proof by calling it "an opinion."

Wrong again. Its an opinion. Deal with it

Is the statement that, "The further people politically move from moderacy the more people lie" a statement about things that exist. People and their level of moderacy do exist. Is this a hypothetical fact? Yes it is.


Is this something you are asserting to be true where others may say it is not true? Yes, as already explained. It is a claim.


It's a claim about a fact, therefore, as stated, it is a factual claim, and you bear the burden of proving it. Maybe if you had said, "I believe that..." it would have been an opinion, but if all you're saying is that you believe it to be true, but have no evidence that it is true, I don't know why anybody should care. Religious twats like Buddhists and Christians are in the habit of claiming that things are such and so without having a valid reason for their belief, so why would I take your assertion any more seriously than, say, the "opinion" that a talking snake corrupted the seed of mankind? I wouldn't. That you seem to expect me to take you seriously when you mouth such moronic and unlikely tripe is typical of the religious who expect their "opinions" to be respected, even though they have nothing to back those "opinions" up with.

These are the accepted meanings of these words, you made a factual claim, and if you can't back it up with evidence, you can kindly sod off. I realize that as a Buddhist, you're probably challenged by word meanings, grammar, and, well, "reality," but do try to at least make the attempt to color within the lines, use accepted meanings of words and accepted epistemological practices, and not deal from your solopsistically stupid internal world of private meanings and non-standard practices. You sought this forum and its members out, and this is their expectation of you. If you wish to willfully disregard the feelings and expectations of the membership to pursue a slanderous agenda against people who are unlike you (non-moderates), do us all a favor and shut the hell up.