On Sat September 2 2006 10:48 pm, Kragen Javier Sitaker wrote: > Similarly, the BJP has persuaded large numbers of India's ordinary > Hindus to identify with them, to the point of sometimes getting elected > and perpetrating mass slaughter
Please allow me to nitpick. My intention is not to get into a political argument, but to talk of satya (the truth) before we talk of satyagraha - but more of that at the end of this post. In reply to someone else's post on another thread , Udhay asked: On Sat September 2 2006 8:56 am, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > Out of curiosity, I assume you're aware of these? > > http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/biased-sample.html > http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/hasty-generalization.html The first link says: 1) X% of all observed A's are B''s. 2) Therefore X% of all A's are Bs. The fallacy is committed when the sample of A's is likely to be biased in some manner. A sample is biased or loaded when the method used to take the sample is likely to result in a sample that does not adequately represent the population from which it is drawn. Linking the BJP with mass murder falls into this category. So in response to your question: On Sat September 2 2006 10:48 pm, Kragen Javier Sitaker wrote: > So which side do you want to be on? The side of slaughter, or the side > of satyagraha? My choice is based on what I see as the truth. The "truth" as far as I can tell is that I am being forced to make a choice between two sets of violent people, and I am choosing one of these sets, and that choice is not being made because they are gentle or non violent. My choices may change with time. I have reasons for making my choice as you have reasons for making yours. Best leave it at that I guess. shiv
