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Fri May 18, 2012, 07:21 AM

trotsky (33,018 posts)

5. The tricky part, then, is figuring out where the line is drawn.

If we agree SOME beliefs (and believers) are idiotic, it's basically going to come down to what each person deems them such. Look at one of the prominent holier-than-thous in the Religion group who is on record declaring a group of Christians to be "dumbasses," for instance.

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18 replies	Author	Time	Post
Tone trolls [View all]	trotsky	May 2012	OP
Falling onto the fainting couch as I clutch my pearls...	onager	May 2012	#1
true, but we should not be doctrinaire about phrases	dmallind	May 2012	#2
What if some believers ARE idiotic?	trotsky	May 2012	#3
Oh some certainly are, and deserve to be called so. I'm just against a blanket A=B	dmallind	May 2012	#4
The tricky part, then, is figuring out where the line is drawn.	trotsky	May 2012	#5
There are "dumbasses" of all stripes	Starboard Tack	May 2012	#8
I called no one out.	trotsky	May 2012	#10
Respectfully, I would disagree	Starboard Tack	May 2012	#11
What's the name I called out?	trotsky	May 2012	#12
We all have our own ideas about what is and is not abuse.	cleanhippie	May 2012	#6
I'm with you on that	Starboard Tack	May 2012	#9
+1. Couldn't agree more.	Starboard Tack	May 2012	#7
"But" negates all that came before it.	JNelson6563	Jun 2012	#16
Pretty much spot-on	skepticscott	May 2012	#13
Challenge or don't challenge	LiberalAndProud	May 2012	#14
You may want to re-read the blog post.	trotsky	May 2012	#15
Yes, we need to speak out.	JNelson6563	Jun 2012	#17
It's worth remembering that we are the future, if there is one. Let's	dimbear	Jun 2012	#18

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