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Re: False premise in this message needs to be identified as what it is
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Tue, 21 Sep 2004 13:00:25 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Lee Meyer wrote:

   the point I was trying to make was that when you deal with a topic that has moral/religious implications (such as homosexuality), if before the

There are no moral implications in the issue -- except for the immorality of behaving in a hostile manner toward a harmless minority, of course.

   discussion has even begun, you state that religious factors will not be taken into consideration on determining if something should or shouldn’t be done, all I’m saying is that that is not a religion-neutral position - it is one that is hostile (equally hostile towards all religions) to religion.

Out of curiosity, would it be more or less hostile to your particular religion if Todd stated that LUGNET makes decisions based on, and in accordance with, Malaysian animism? I think the religion-neutral stance that you’re claiming as equally hostile to all religions is actually friendlier to every religion than adopting any particular one would be except to that one.

Chris



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  Re: False premise in this message needs to be identified as what it is
 
(...) Under your morality, perhaps. I recognise that different people hold different moralities, and under other moral systems, there may well be moral implications here. However I also hold the (somewhat unpopular and somewhat hard to prove (...) (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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  Re: False premise in this message needs to be identified as what it is
 
(...) Hi Dave, the point I was trying to make was that when you deal with a topic that has moral/religious implications (such as homosexuality), if before the discussion has even begun, you state that religious factors will not be taken into (...) (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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