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In reply to the discussion: Yet Another Horrible New Atheist: Ayaan Hirsi Ali [View all]Lordquinton
(7,886 posts)42. "inherent in Islam" =/= "All muslims"
similar to "The RCC is a bigoted organization" =/= "All Catholics are bigots" it's a subtle, yet important distinction, and the constant "Well, you didn't specify that you weren't talking about all believers, so I'm gonna state that you did and make you defend the strawman" it's tone policing at it's worst, so the one catholic who doesn't follow their church's teachings on the bigotry can get a pat on the head for being a decent person, even though no one said otherwise.
"Atheists are" or "New atheists are" actually is talking specifically about all atheists because it specifies atheists, not atheism.
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If a person is being intellectually honest and consistent, he or she would measure the degree
rug
Dec 2014
#13
Actually it is. It encompasses the obligations, as well as the rights, embodied in the Constitution.
rug
Dec 2014
#33
.. in .. a 2007 interview with Reason .. Hirsi Ali .. repudiates the notion that her enemy is merely
struggle4progress
Dec 2014
#5
Consider who probably is and isn't implied by the word "brotherhood"... N.T.
Donald Ian Rankin
Dec 2014
#18
I'm afraid I think Hirsi Ali is one of the few high-profile New Atheists who really is a bigot.
Donald Ian Rankin
Dec 2014
#17