RE: My Thoughts On Militant Atheism
September 17, 2014 at 1:17 pm
(This post was last modified: September 17, 2014 at 1:18 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Which would be fine.... if the OP's militant stance against militant stances led to someone dropping their militant stance after finding it to be ridiculous or shameful (because it was competently ridiculed or shamed from the point of view of that person and thusly untenable to maintain)- then mission accomplished.
In Celestine's defense (your welcome) pointing out that "she" is hypocritical would not invalidate her position, or even provide an adequate criticism of that position. We don't always follow (and aren't always capable of following) our own advice, even when it's good advice.
I know, Sho, that you aren't attempting to do this, I'm just giving our new member a hug, for a change - and there was opportunity to mention that bit about hypocrites not being wrong by virtue of their hypocrisy (which is a favorite of mine, even the devil has his day).
In Celestine's defense (your welcome) pointing out that "she" is hypocritical would not invalidate her position, or even provide an adequate criticism of that position. We don't always follow (and aren't always capable of following) our own advice, even when it's good advice.
I know, Sho, that you aren't attempting to do this, I'm just giving our new member a hug, for a change - and there was opportunity to mention that bit about hypocrites not being wrong by virtue of their hypocrisy (which is a favorite of mine, even the devil has his day).
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