First of all, calling someone a redneck is itself a judgement of their character. Are you saying you think there isn't a single redneck that doesn't like to fish? Or drink beer? Or drive a large truck? Even if we had previously established that this person self-identifies as a redneck, I wouldn't assume any of those things. How about you stop being stupid.Stop being stupid.
I didn't say they don't know what reality is. I said I question their ability to determine what reality is. If someone is willing to accept any concept on faith alone, then it is possible they will accept anything on faith alone.You're so delusional it hurts. You are (yet again) implying they don't know what is reality because they have faith in what they believe in? You are contradicting exactly what you're trying to defend.
Good. I'm not sure why you didn't pick the first option then.1) I don't care what some internet forum posters think about me.
2) I don't consider being "racist" as such a dirty word as you believe it is. To you, that term invokes such venom, and is probably the worst thing someone can possibly be. To me, it's part of human nature. So if you want to call me "racist", all you are doing is saying "Life has taught you that different animals/groups of folks have different values, morals, and behaviors. Maybe its culture, evolution. Who knows, but in the end, we are different." in which I respond "Absolutely." So, if you (or anybody else here) want to label me a racist, go ahead. It doesn't hurt my feelings in any way.
People that willingly believe in fairy tales? Yes, I judge people by their actions. Guilty as charged, lol. Of course I would never assume they are a bad person, but I will question their reasoning skill.
I didn't say they don't know what reality is. I said I question their ability to determine what reality is.
If someone is willing to accept any concept on faith alone, then it is possible they will accept anything on faith alone.
First of all, calling someone a redneck is itself a judgement of their character. Are you saying you think there isn't a single redneck that doesn't like to fish? Or drink beer? Or drive a large truck? Even if we had previously established that this person self-identifies as a redneck, I wouldn't assume any of those things. How about you stop being stupid.
Fantastic. Now tell us what we can assume about a black person just from his/her skin color.
Good. I'm not sure why you didn't pick the first option then.
AF oath thread? What is that?In the AF oath thread you clearly mention Christians as supporting the removal of the opt out. I replied that almost certainly some would, but there is no evidence that that's what the vast majority of them ask for. Now I'll change this around a bit. Blacks want to burn businesses. I can prove it because I can find some who did it.
Some X does or wants Y. I think some Christians might like to change the Oath. I don't know that, but I can at least qualify it. I know some blacks feel entitled to riot and loot and burn and I can pick Ferguson as an example.
That's neither bigoted nor racist as it is a statement of facts or reasonable supposition.
The transition to bigotry/racism is to take a subset of a group and expand it to fit the entire population. "Christians" "Blacks" "Gays" "Muslims" without express qualification.
Some Christians are as bad as you say.
Some blacks are violent criminals.
Some gays are pedophiles.
Some Muslims want to exterminate all who aren't practicing like them.
Some does not make the rule.
Declaring to the world that you believe something is true even though you have no evidence to support it is not an admirable trait IMO. Regardless, judging people based on their actions and beliefs is not only justifiable, it is the only true way to judge someone's character. Unless you think it is bigoted of me to think condoning rape, for example, is a character flaw?Thanks for agreeing with me then.
Or you're just prejudice against religious people. Same superiority complex you're rubbing off.
I feel like i'm arguing with people on 4chan.
I drive in the inner city, there is greater risk of being robbed or carjacked from certain minority groups.
Right, you justify your ugly perspective by projecting it onto everyone else.Because I don't think I'm more racist than other people. I believe everybody is racist in the exact same manner. It's just that some are more honest than others about it.
Or you're just prejudice against religious people. Same superiority complex you're rubbing off.
Why would one require evidence when they believe in something? As long as their beliefs never harm others, what makes them inferior to you? All because they believe in a higher being, you think that they don't have the ability to tell reality from non-reality. So by using your logic, the Romans were a very inferior civilization because they had their beliefs in multiple deities.Declaring to the world that you believe something is true even though you have no evidence to support it is not an admirable trait IMO.
No one ever said it wasn't.Regardless, judging people based on their actions and beliefs is not only justifiable, it is the only true way to judge someone's character.
Quit grasping at straws.Unless you think it is bigoted of me to think condoning rape, for example, is a character flaw?
What are those minority groups?
There are Christians who run soup kitchens and there are Christians who bomb abortion clinics and protest at funerals. I don't make any assumptions about a person's behavior by the religion they claim.
But one's skin color isn't a decision, isn't a variable they can change throughout their lives.
I thought the definition of racist was believing that one race, ethnicity, or culture group was superior to any other.
It is that superior qualifier that defines racists and racism. Nothing more and nothing less. Believing your "tribe" is better than the rest regardless of knowing contrary evidence is what makes you racist.
Realizing that every races, ethnicity, and culture has different strengths and weaknesses that are generalized to those groups while realizing that individuals of any group can be outliers on that Bell Curve trend for any particular statistic is not being racist at all. So I fail to see the point in this thread or poll unless it's meant for trolling purposes.
Right, you justify your ugly perspective by projecting it onto everyone else.
That's an overly technical definition that doesn't fit everyone's opinion. Regardless, it doesn't nullify the poll.
Why would anyone believe in something without evidence?Why would one require evidence when they believe in something?
It doesn't and again, I never claimed it did. It means one specific part of them is inferior. They may still be 10x the person I am in other ways.As long as their beliefs never harm others, what makes them inferior to you?
Your entire line of reasoning depends on me thinking religious people are inferior. Since this is not the case, your entire line of reasoning is invalid. For example, I don't think the Romans were inferior, I simply think they were unable to determine that Neptune did not control the seas.All because they believe in a higher being, you think that they don't have the ability to tell reality from non-reality. So by using your logic, the Romans were a very inferior civilization because they had their beliefs in multiple deities.
Actually, when you said I was prejudice against religion you were claiming that my opinion of them is not based on reason.No one ever said it wasn't.
It might seem like I am grasping at straws to you I suppose, but I am just laying out the logic for you.Quit grasping at straws.
That's an overly technical definition that doesn't fit everyone's opinion. Regardless, it doesn't nullify the poll.
Overly technical definition? Welcome to using the English language. Without overly technical definitions for words we might as well resort to using grunting sounds with pantomime to get what we want across.
Racism is the belief that one race is superior to all others and a racist is a person that behaves with that belief in their actions.
Pretty simple and straight forward.
Overly technical definition? Welcome to using the English language. Without overly technical definitions for words we might as well resort to using grunting sounds with pantomime to get what we want across.
Racism is the belief that one race is superior to all others and a racist is a person that behaves with that belief in their actions.
Pretty simple and straight forward.
That isn't the complete definition of racism:Someone forgot their Liberal->English dictionary ^_^
Liberal dictionary
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Racism: Being a poo poo head in a way that can be connected to race is even the most roundabout manner.
The word "especially" means that isn't always the case.rac·ism
ˈrāˌsizəm/Submit
noun
the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races.