(September 26, 2014 at 9:25 am)Alex K Wrote:(September 26, 2014 at 9:01 am)Bad Wolf Wrote: I think the point Godslayer was trying to make
Bullshit. Activist X says "such and such is a problem", and all the people who previously didn't care squat about any of these issues suddenly throw a tantrum about what X should rather be worrying about. It's just a dishonest+lazy diversion to avoid having to think about issues and in this case to put these Women in their place because they make you uncomfortable.
When does Greenpeace do to help Ebola victims? What do Doctors without Borders do for the endangered Woodpeckers of China?
...and sure a cop shot an unarmed black man with his hands in the air but why aren't you so worried about all that black-on-black crime, huh, huh?
This line of reasoning has many variations. It's called red herring evasion.
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"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist