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Originally posted by VaterOrlaag
The American Taliban is alive and well.
We need a revolution of a different kind. A revolution that denies Extremist Christianity the audience it seeks in this country.
Originally posted by pyramid head
reply to post by mahatche
You are missing simple logic. It should be mandatory for all libs to take logic, then we wouldnt have libs. Here's a crash course: If a = b and b = c, then a = c. That is the method you are using. Using your logic the talibans actual murder of people and the idiots comments are equals. This is the opposite of logic. Watch this:
All eugenist are racist
Planned parenthood was created by eugenist
All supporters of planned parenthood are racist
Using your logic everything is evil. It is dumb. When you fail to recognize the relationship between "A" and "B", you cannot make a rational argument. I suspect though you are simply entertaining those who dislike religion, and no amount to rationale wil do anything to change that.
Originally posted by pyramid head
reply to post by mahatche
Ann has nothing to do with basic logic. You can demonize the man all you want, but you are using a single idiots comments to slander an entire religion, and worse, compare them to murderers. You are doing so all using bad logic. What you are not understanding is that the basic premise in your argument is wrong. This is not about politics, but basic reasoning. If you hate religion simply say you hate religion and this man's statement supports your viewpoint, but your comparison in this post is extreme and illogical.
Originally posted by JIMC5499
I'll see that and raise you with a Democrat who thinks that Gays should be put to death.
Westb oro Baptist Church Member Says Gays Should ‘Absolutely’ Be Put to Death & Claims to Be ‘Life-Long Democrat’
Call anybody?
Originally posted by pyramid head
reply to post by mahatche
"If anyone had any doubt that a Christian equivalent to the Taliban is out there, read this", your words. Here you are lumping Christianity with taliban. Like somehow the Christians have their own sect of the taliban. This is why I was describing logic to you, you claim to be non-biased, but your statement is biased. Not only is it biased, it is incorrect, therefore everything that follows is incorrect. You can claim all you want to be some "middle" of the road person but your statement is inflammatory in nature, which is how you intended. So it should not be a suprise to you that you receive inflammatory reponses.
A non-biased statement would go something like... idiot USES Chritianity to......., not Christian = taliban... but that was not your intent. You are being dishonest and cannot defend your argument. Start with the first sentence if you want to defend this illogical garbage. My reasoning is bipartisan, I use politcal terms because the dishonesty of your argument reveals your agenda, and these terms describe where your agenda is coming from.
When I said there is a Christian equivalent to the Taliban, that wasn't to suggest they represent all Christians, but here's the thing, the Taliban doesn't represent all Muslims either. The Taliban makes up a very small percentage of the worlds 2 billion Muslims.
Originally posted by mahatche
I don't hate religion, but I hate how some people practice their religion. I hate how intolerant some atheists can be as well. I think everyone deserves the right to search for personal truth, especially on an issue this important, but some people really lose sight of the personal side of personal faith.
I enjoy respectful discussions, but anybody who crosses the line and tries forcing their views on me, will be meet with the strongest challenge I'm capable of giving.
Originally posted by pyramid head
reply to post by mahatche
You are missing simple logic. It should be mandatory for all libs to take logic, then we wouldnt have libs. Here's a crash course: If a = b and b = c, then a = c. That is the method you are using. Using your logic the talibans actual murder of people and the idiots comments are equals. This is the opposite of logic. Watch this:
All eugenist are racist
Planned parenthood was created by eugenist
All supporters of planned parenthood are racist
Using your logic everything is evil. It is dumb. When you fail to recognize the relationship between "A" and "B", you cannot make a rational argument. I suspect though you are simply entertaining those who dislike religion, and no amount to rationale wil do anything to change that.
Originally posted by pyramid head
reply to post by mahatche
You did not read my example. Read my example, that will explain to you the difference between an unbiased remark and one that is biased. You are still not defending your premise. You labled Christianity weather its a "sect" or all, you labled them and associated them with people who murder with support from a religious community under religious context. There is no rational comparison between the taliban and ANY sect of Christianity, because it does not exist.
What you are failing to understand, or ignore, is that the taliban is on no way equal to this idiot or any part of Christianity. A does not equal B. You must explain how the two are similar, otherwise why use the statement at all, you can't claim to to be in the middle or unbiased use inflammatory remarks, and then deny their origin.
Originally posted by korathin
That said though, there is no point in debating with psychopaths and sociopaths. Some people are just born evil and will twist and turn every word to there own advantage and use it in passive aggressive attacks.