RE: Atheism, Scientific Atheism and Antitheism
January 16, 2015 at 10:04 am
(This post was last modified: January 16, 2015 at 10:21 am by Alex K.)
tantric,
I think you don't do yourself a favour if you approach the world in general, and this forum and the people in it in particular, through the lens of such simplistic labels. From what you write I almost get the impression you think this forum has some kind of industry standard on what to hate, and everyone adheres to it? That's complete nonsense of course. Do some threads have a very irreverent or even aggressive tone against specific ideas or even people - yes. Does everyone feel the same about it, certainly not. I dislike the epithets some people use to describe certain others. Do I jump for joy when Min calls someone a cocksucking creatard or whatever - no, not at all, because I think it's ableist and homophobic, I merely choose not to be very vocal about it except in specific cases. So it goes...
I think you don't do yourself a favour if you approach the world in general, and this forum and the people in it in particular, through the lens of such simplistic labels. From what you write I almost get the impression you think this forum has some kind of industry standard on what to hate, and everyone adheres to it? That's complete nonsense of course. Do some threads have a very irreverent or even aggressive tone against specific ideas or even people - yes. Does everyone feel the same about it, certainly not. I dislike the epithets some people use to describe certain others. Do I jump for joy when Min calls someone a cocksucking creatard or whatever - no, not at all, because I think it's ableist and homophobic, I merely choose not to be very vocal about it except in specific cases. So it goes...
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
