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Fortinbras Armstrong

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33. Oh, I understood your point

Sat Sep 15, 2012, 10:17 PM

Sep 2012

You are whining that some people find your atheism offensive., Have you considered that you could be accused of displaying lack of emotional maturity by taking offense at the reaction of some people towards your atheism?

Now, let me reiterate my point, WHICH YOU HAVE NOT ADDRESSED IN ANY WAY WHATSOEVER: If someone is acting like an arsehole and takes offense, the arsehole might well say "Announcing 'I'm offended' is basically telling the world that you can't control your emotions". In other words, the arsehole is saying that the victim is at fault when the victim takes offense at the arsehole's acts. The term for that is "blaming the victim". Might you deign to respond to that, instead of whining that some people don't like your atheism.

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'Announcing "I'm offended" is basically telling the world that you can't control your emotions' [View all] cleanhippie Sep 2012 OP

Similar to... rexcat Sep 2012 #1

I suppose that applies to the "bashing" word as well. rug Sep 2012 #2

I disagree. cleanhippie Sep 2012 #3

Meh, they're both used subjectively. rug Sep 2012 #4

I'm offended by how easily you conflate the two. cleanhippie Sep 2012 #5

An attempted insult is only an insult if it is accepted. nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2012 #18

Bashing= severe criticism to which I lack a concise retort NightWatcher Sep 2012 #6

Lol! rug Sep 2012 #7

Nope mr blur Sep 2012 #13

Now,let me understand this. So you are humblebum Sep 2012 #8

Stephen Fry also speaks on this subject. backscatter712 Sep 2012 #9

And...did somebody drop this? onager Sep 2012 #10

Thats my opinion, too. I fully agree. cleanhippie Sep 2012 #11

I just used this in another thread! cleanhippie Sep 2012 #12

It's very important to control those "nasty" emotions Starboard Tack Sep 2012 #14

I think you would benefit from seeing this. cleanhippie Sep 2012 #15

Yeah, it pisses me off as well EvilAL Sep 2012 #17

There's also this old canard: 2ndAmForComputers Sep 2012 #16

the next time i see one of these ecards that are remotely funny or poignant.. frylock Sep 2012 #19

Heh Dorian Gray Sep 2012 #28

What an idiotic card. kwassa Sep 2012 #20

By keeping one's emotions in check... rexcat Sep 2012 #22

I'm very rarely Dorian Gray Sep 2012 #29

Emotions in the context of a debate rexcat Sep 2012 #30

That's true Dorian Gray Sep 2012 #31

To put that another way Fortinbras Armstrong Sep 2012 #21

It does not take much for some... rexcat Sep 2012 #23

I notice that you did not actually address what I wrote Fortinbras Armstrong Sep 2012 #24

Let me try this again... rexcat Sep 2012 #25

Which still does not address what I wrote Fortinbras Armstrong Sep 2012 #27

I did but it appears you totally missed the point... rexcat Sep 2012 #32

Oh, I understood your point Fortinbras Armstrong Sep 2012 #33

I don't care if you like or dislike atheism... rexcat Sep 2012 #35

Personally, I have no reaction, either positive or negative, to atheism per se Fortinbras Armstrong Sep 2012 #36

Friend, you are totally mistaken on the meaning of these words. cleanhippie Sep 2012 #37

All right, however Fortinbras Armstrong Sep 2012 #43

Only true if you think that skepticscott Sep 2012 #39

Religionists are hardly alone when it comes to claiming victim hood LARED Sep 2012 #40

Not alone skepticscott Sep 2012 #41

No more than any other group nt LARED Sep 2012 #42

Bullshit. Nostradammit Sep 2012 #26

For the sake of clarity LARED Sep 2012 #34

Why are you starting an OP on a non-spiritual topic? peace begins with me Sep 2012 #38