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Bluenorthwest

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7. But you stated as a 'fact' that which is merely your opinion? How is that ethical?

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #6)

Mon Oct 27, 2014, 03:29 PM

Oct 2014

Why didn't you say 'this is my opinion' instead of: "The fact is he assumes that the most conservative elements of both religions are the norm for all members" ?

I find it to be amazingly dishonest. You know what a fact is and you know what an opinion is and you intentionally claimed that your opinion of another person's beliefs is actually a fact about their beliefs.
If anyone did to you or yours what you are doing to Bill right now, you'd plotz.

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This is an interesting issue. hrmjustin Oct 2014 #1

Can you please support this asserted 'fact' of yours? Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #2

It is my opinion of him. i can't prove it nor am I going to try. hrmjustin Oct 2014 #6

But you stated as a 'fact' that which is merely your opinion? How is that ethical? Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author hrmjustin Oct 2014 #8

ok i corrected. I reread and you have a point. hrmjustin Oct 2014 #9

I have yet to see someone who mocks xtian fundies but gets their undies in a wad over Islam bashing snooper2 Oct 2014 #3

The Alert-Monkeys are firing on all cylinders as we speak. Rhinodawg Oct 2014 #4

Some people's morality (if you can call it that) is entirely relational. True Blue Door Oct 2014 #5

This doesn't even make sense whatchamacallit Oct 2014 #10

These talks are useless without examples. DirkGently Oct 2014 #11