Our server costs ~$56 per month to run. Please consider donating or becoming a Patron to help keep the site running. Help us gain new members by following us on Twitter and liking our page on Facebook!
Current time: March 28, 2024, 7:41 pm

Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Discussion, not Provocation
#59
RE: Discussion, not Provocation
I would also like to point out that it is impossible to have a discussion without generalizing. There is nothing wrong with making the generalization that "men are taller than women." People should be smart enough to recognize that a generalization is by its very nature an expression of normative properties. People who need all manner of qualifications like "some" and "most" and "many" aren't being reasonable. If I say that political progressives are left-wing, I suppose that could mean that some progressive some where is a right-winger, but no one would call that normative. So it doesn't make sense to call it false equivocation. If someone makes an thread or post about "Christians" it isn't hard to figure out if they are thinking about Evangelicals, Roman Catholics, or Presbyterians. I don't need anyone to qualify their generalizations. But heaven forbid anyone make a generalization about atheists suggesting that they are by and large naturalists or moral relativists even though those are clearly normative traits.
Reply



Messages In This Thread
Discussion, not Provocation - by Tiberius - November 1, 2017 at 11:28 am
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by RoadRunner79 - November 1, 2017 at 12:07 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by pocaracas - November 1, 2017 at 12:15 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Tiberius - November 1, 2017 at 12:24 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by AgnosticHuman - February 7, 2018 at 10:15 am
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Joods - February 7, 2018 at 10:18 am
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Jackalope - February 7, 2018 at 10:57 am
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by pocaracas - February 7, 2018 at 11:49 am
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Losty - February 7, 2018 at 12:35 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Joods - November 1, 2017 at 12:34 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Shell B - November 1, 2017 at 12:38 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by LastPoet - November 1, 2017 at 12:52 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Little lunch - November 1, 2017 at 7:06 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Tiberius - November 1, 2017 at 12:40 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Joods - November 1, 2017 at 12:46 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Tiberius - November 1, 2017 at 12:49 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Autumnlicious - November 1, 2017 at 1:04 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Minimalist - November 1, 2017 at 1:17 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by vorlon13 - November 1, 2017 at 1:19 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Catholic_Lady - November 1, 2017 at 1:19 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Jackalope - November 1, 2017 at 1:29 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by LastPoet - November 1, 2017 at 1:31 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by vorlon13 - November 1, 2017 at 1:32 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by LastPoet - November 1, 2017 at 2:19 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by LastPoet - November 1, 2017 at 2:31 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Catholic_Lady - November 1, 2017 at 3:17 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by FFaith - November 8, 2017 at 4:12 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by brewer - November 1, 2017 at 1:25 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Tiberius - November 1, 2017 at 1:32 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Foxaèr - November 1, 2017 at 1:36 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by LastPoet - November 1, 2017 at 2:15 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Catholic_Lady - November 1, 2017 at 1:36 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by LadyForCamus - November 1, 2017 at 2:11 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Tiberius - November 1, 2017 at 1:44 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Catholic_Lady - November 1, 2017 at 1:46 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Tiberius - November 1, 2017 at 1:53 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Athene - November 1, 2017 at 2:32 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by LastPoet - November 1, 2017 at 3:05 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Athene - November 1, 2017 at 3:17 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by vorlon13 - November 1, 2017 at 2:33 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by GUBU - November 1, 2017 at 2:59 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by FatAndFaithless - November 1, 2017 at 3:22 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Neo-Scholastic - November 1, 2017 at 3:27 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Losty - November 1, 2017 at 3:34 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Neo-Scholastic - November 1, 2017 at 3:44 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Losty - November 1, 2017 at 3:51 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Foxaèr - November 1, 2017 at 3:53 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Cyberman - November 1, 2017 at 3:56 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Losty - November 1, 2017 at 4:16 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Cyberman - November 1, 2017 at 4:36 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Neo-Scholastic - November 1, 2017 at 4:14 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by LadyForCamus - November 1, 2017 at 4:33 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by LastPoet - November 1, 2017 at 4:36 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Catholic_Lady - November 1, 2017 at 4:28 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Catholic_Lady - November 1, 2017 at 4:38 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Cyberman - November 1, 2017 at 4:42 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Edwardo Piet - November 1, 2017 at 5:54 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by LadyForCamus - November 1, 2017 at 4:25 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Shell B - November 2, 2017 at 11:53 am
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Cyberman - November 1, 2017 at 3:39 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Catholic_Lady - November 1, 2017 at 3:44 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Cyberman - November 1, 2017 at 3:46 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Minimalist - November 1, 2017 at 3:42 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Cyberman - November 1, 2017 at 3:44 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Foxaèr - November 1, 2017 at 4:12 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by vorlon13 - November 1, 2017 at 4:41 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by vorlon13 - November 1, 2017 at 4:41 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Neo-Scholastic - November 1, 2017 at 4:45 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Jackalope - November 1, 2017 at 4:49 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Catholic_Lady - November 1, 2017 at 5:18 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Edwardo Piet - November 1, 2017 at 5:28 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by MysticKnight - November 10, 2017 at 1:15 am
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Tiberius - November 1, 2017 at 4:48 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Cyberman - November 1, 2017 at 4:49 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Amarok - November 1, 2017 at 4:50 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Minimalist - November 1, 2017 at 5:00 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Amarok - November 1, 2017 at 5:01 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Tiberius - November 1, 2017 at 5:10 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Minimalist - November 1, 2017 at 5:21 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by GUBU - November 2, 2017 at 5:00 am
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Edwardo Piet - November 1, 2017 at 5:10 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Tiberius - November 1, 2017 at 5:53 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Losty - November 1, 2017 at 6:11 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Foxaèr - November 1, 2017 at 6:14 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Edwardo Piet - November 1, 2017 at 6:18 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Catholic_Lady - November 1, 2017 at 6:42 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Neo-Scholastic - November 1, 2017 at 6:51 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Catholic_Lady - November 1, 2017 at 7:14 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Edwardo Piet - November 1, 2017 at 7:29 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Catholic_Lady - November 1, 2017 at 8:38 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Edwardo Piet - November 1, 2017 at 9:29 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Catholic_Lady - November 1, 2017 at 10:02 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Amarok - November 1, 2017 at 9:32 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by vorlon13 - November 1, 2017 at 7:14 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Edwardo Piet - November 1, 2017 at 7:00 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Amarok - November 1, 2017 at 8:16 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Nay_Sayer - November 1, 2017 at 8:31 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Amarok - November 1, 2017 at 9:12 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Foxaèr - November 1, 2017 at 9:30 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Edwardo Piet - November 1, 2017 at 9:31 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Foxaèr - November 1, 2017 at 9:33 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Edwardo Piet - November 1, 2017 at 10:12 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Neo-Scholastic - November 3, 2017 at 9:33 am
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Catholic_Lady - November 3, 2017 at 11:09 am
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Seraphina - November 1, 2017 at 9:40 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Amarok - November 1, 2017 at 10:27 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Edwardo Piet - November 1, 2017 at 10:37 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Amarok - November 1, 2017 at 10:48 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Foxaèr - November 1, 2017 at 10:52 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Edwardo Piet - November 1, 2017 at 11:37 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Foxaèr - November 1, 2017 at 11:39 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Edwardo Piet - November 1, 2017 at 11:41 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Amarok - November 2, 2017 at 12:10 am
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by The Grand Nudger - November 2, 2017 at 12:16 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Brian37 - November 2, 2017 at 12:28 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Jackalope - November 2, 2017 at 3:02 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Brian37 - November 2, 2017 at 3:19 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by brewer - November 2, 2017 at 1:02 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by pocaracas - November 3, 2017 at 9:40 am
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Cyberman - November 3, 2017 at 9:57 am
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Jackalope - November 3, 2017 at 10:32 am
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Minimalist - November 3, 2017 at 2:31 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Amarok - November 3, 2017 at 3:15 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Shell B - November 5, 2017 at 12:05 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by LadyForCamus - November 5, 2017 at 1:54 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Edwardo Piet - November 8, 2017 at 6:49 am
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Joods - November 8, 2017 at 8:19 am
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Edwardo Piet - November 8, 2017 at 4:39 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Succubus - November 8, 2017 at 12:35 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by brewer - November 8, 2017 at 2:27 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Shell B - November 8, 2017 at 8:44 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Fireball - November 8, 2017 at 8:50 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by vorlon13 - November 9, 2017 at 6:15 am
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by FFaith - November 9, 2017 at 1:18 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Minimalist - November 8, 2017 at 8:49 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Shell B - November 9, 2017 at 1:53 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by FFaith - November 9, 2017 at 2:11 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Shell B - November 9, 2017 at 3:12 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by FFaith - November 9, 2017 at 3:48 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Shell B - November 10, 2017 at 12:05 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by FFaith - November 10, 2017 at 2:26 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Shell B - November 11, 2017 at 12:04 am
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by FFaith - November 11, 2017 at 1:46 am
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Shell B - November 11, 2017 at 10:14 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Whateverist - November 9, 2017 at 3:53 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Edwardo Piet - November 9, 2017 at 9:29 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by brewer - November 9, 2017 at 10:14 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Edwardo Piet - November 10, 2017 at 1:16 am
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by MysticKnight - November 10, 2017 at 1:17 am
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Edwardo Piet - November 10, 2017 at 4:02 am
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by MysticKnight - November 10, 2017 at 11:09 am
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Amarok - November 10, 2017 at 5:30 am
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Mister Agenda - November 10, 2017 at 11:14 am
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by MysticKnight - November 10, 2017 at 11:17 am
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by pocaracas - November 10, 2017 at 11:42 am
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Cyberman - November 10, 2017 at 12:11 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by MysticKnight - November 10, 2017 at 12:14 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by henryp - November 10, 2017 at 12:23 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by MysticKnight - November 10, 2017 at 12:35 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by LastPoet - November 10, 2017 at 2:06 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Mister Agenda - November 10, 2017 at 4:35 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Cyberman - November 10, 2017 at 12:22 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by LadyForCamus - November 10, 2017 at 2:27 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by LastPoet - November 10, 2017 at 4:39 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Amarok - November 10, 2017 at 7:33 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by henryp - November 11, 2017 at 10:04 am
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Neo-Scholastic - November 11, 2017 at 1:09 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by FFaith - November 11, 2017 at 1:51 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by henryp - November 11, 2017 at 1:59 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by vorlon13 - November 11, 2017 at 1:01 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Joods - November 11, 2017 at 10:55 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Catholic_Lady - November 11, 2017 at 1:56 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by vorlon13 - November 11, 2017 at 2:13 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by FFaith - November 11, 2017 at 2:21 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Cyberman - November 11, 2017 at 10:01 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Catholic_Lady - November 11, 2017 at 10:16 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Cyberman - November 11, 2017 at 10:24 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Catholic_Lady - November 11, 2017 at 10:31 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Cyberman - November 11, 2017 at 10:47 pm
RE: Discussion, not Provocation - by Joods - February 7, 2018 at 11:16 am

Possibly Related Threads...
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  [Serious] Future of the Forums (Discussion) Tiberius 130 19999 May 6, 2020 at 9:47 am
Last Post: The Grand Nudger



Users browsing this thread: 2 Guest(s)