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| (...) Where I come from, critical thinking requires actual thinking, not dogmatic obedience. Sadly, dogmatic obedience is not dying in this country. Citing mythos as fact and expecting to be taken seriously is not critical thinking. (...) To the (...) (19 years ago, 13-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
| | | | | What Censorship Isn't
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| When a privately-owned website enforces the TOS to which posters have explicitly agreed, that's not censorship. If it results in posts being deleted, hidden, altered, or flagged in some way, it still isn't censorship. Alternatively, if it is (...) (19 years ago, 13-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Bible as a literal source? was Re: Should AFOL websites keep to themselves?
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| (...) I don't see any timeline in that quotation that precludes "the beginning" from spanning a very, very long time. (...) It doesn't actually say there was no light anywhere, it only says that the earth was without form and in darkness. The (...) (19 years ago, 13-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
| | | | | Defining censorship
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| (...) As I mentioned elsewhere, I personally would consider things other than strict denials as censorship, although I agree that murfling isn't strong enough to be what I would consider to be censorship. For example, let's pretend that the (...) (19 years ago, 13-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | | | Re: Should AFOL websites keep to themselves?
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| (...) Where I come from, it is a sign of critical thinking to be able to evaluate an idea on its own merits, regardless of the source. But I know that critical thinking is a dying art. Do cultural differences add nuance to the written/spoken word (...) (19 years ago, 13-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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