@RaffaeleFerilli@Saganismm apologies, i was referring to the state sponsored atheism in the ussr and china. whether or not atheism is a form of theology doesnโt matter. if people were being murdered for being believers, that is religious persecution
@RaffaeleFerilli@Saganismm isnโt religious persecution literally persecution being used in theology? violence on behalf of nothing more than a difference of opinions
โIf an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no good reason for thinking as you do. If some one maintains that two and two are five, or that Iceland is on the equator, you should feel pity rather than anger, unless you know so little of arithmetic or geography that his opinion shakes your own contrary conviction.
The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way. Persecution is used in theology, not in arithmetic, because in arithmetic there is knowledge, but in theology there is only opinion. So whenever you find yourself getting angry about a difference of opinion, be on your guard; you will probably find, on examination, that your belief is going beyond what the evidence warrants.โ
โ Bertrand Russell
@karlykingsley it's the fact that joe was adamant in his belief of the justice system and kept saying there would be no pardon and as soon as the risk of any political fallout for him or the party had passed, boom, pardon. would believing him have been naive or are both parties full of shit?
@IsisIrisimawake it was simply a question, ma'am.
i'm deeply saddened by your innate reactionary response. (i know, you don't care how i feel)
was only trying to open a line of dialogue.