--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, mike brown <uerusub...@...> wrote: > > DP, > > You wrote: >And... you just lost the thread. Godwin's Law applies equally to > neo-Nazis as to Hitler. > > >It would be more like rejecting anything German (or, say, rejecting > >socialism > >because of the name "National Socialists.")< > > Firstly, Godwin's Law refers to the inevitable reference to Hitler as a > fallacious attack against an opponent in an online debate. I wasn't attacking > you but was merely illustrating how the mind set of an extreme racist (a > neo-Nazis) is something I'm gladly ignorant of.
You wrote "However, this isn't really the whole story. Many atheists were once believers who have seen thru 'faith' and have rejected it for what it is. Moreover, I am ignorant of what it is to be a neo-nazis, but have no trouble rejecting their beliefs as not just harmful, but wrong." You were essentially implying that religious belief was no different from being a "neo-nazi." I'm sorry, but I do find that offensive. > Furthermore, I'm not sure how I could have "lost the thread" when the author > (Kristy) of the point I was commenting on agreed with me. > Then I disagree with Kristy. Your entire attitude has been to attack a caricatured view of religion, all the while dismissing any counter examples. I think you are proving my point about the people on the forum I was talking about. ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: zen_forum-dig...@yahoogroups.com zen_forum-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: zen_forum-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/