The Big Questions - Human Rights vs Religious Rights

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Reply #30 - January 17, 2014, 11:03 PM

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Dominant forces in societies impose their norms on people all the time whether you like it or not. In most cases, you wouldn't even notice. Of course when you like something or are so used to it you don't even think of it as an imposition it becomes a norm- you automatically conform. Whatever doesn't float your boat at a particular time in your life automatically assumes the status of an imposition or oppression but ultimately these things are subjective and can fluctuate. If you were once a devout, practicing muslim you might well have arguing in the opposite camp.

Of course this is true, but the dominant force in society shouldn't be religion, it should be a democratic and secular people. So ironically, these leads some people, like the Muslins in question, to cry intolerance of their intolerance, but yeah it is intolerance in that sense, but that's not a bad thing.
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Reply #31 - January 18, 2014, 01:31 AM

Quote from: Homo Sapien on January 17, 2014, 08:30 PM
David... there is a group somewhere where you would fit in or be represented much better than others

The weird thing is that I fit into bits of groups, but never the whole. I'm basically a live-and-let-live social liberal, but I recoil against living in a bubble, which is a big part of live and let live. And I despise the ostentatious piety of liberals.

Great posts, by the way. Unusually interesting even for here.
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Reply #32 - January 18, 2014, 11:43 AM

I really dislike the format of this show which is too short and is therefore just a series of soundbites on a subject leaving the viewer ,this one at least, feeling frustrated.

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Reply #33 - January 18, 2014, 02:49 PM

Quote from: David on January 18, 2014, 01:31 AM
Great posts, by the way. Unusually interesting even for here.

Thank You David and likewise with your input. Despite trying to stay away from this site (not because it's a bad site or anything) I still feel a need to occasionally pop in and see what's going on and even express the odd opinion or two.

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Reply #34 - January 26, 2014, 05:07 AM

Quote from: Mutha Kuffar on January 18, 2014, 11:43 AM
I really dislike the format of this show which is too short and is therefore just a series of soundbites on a subject leaving the viewer ,this one at least, feeling frustrated.

^ This is true about the show. At least I think so as well. All it did was bring up everyones topics and gave no time for anyone to have conversation about any one issue. So none had time to come to an understanding about how others felt. Granted some didn't want to come to any understanding and never would. Some thought they had all the answers for everyone one else without knowing what anyone else felt. Understanding another person's point of view on something is a long drawn out process, It is also a totally different thing then trying to convince them that they are wrong and you are right. Some people even when they have all the time in the world I think wouldn't care to be understanding of other people.

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Reply #35 - October 28, 2014, 01:42 AM

Posting the show again as the other vid was deleted.

Should human rights always outweigh religious rights?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VGvQ4jpkbQ

`But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked.
`Oh, you can't help that,' said the Cat: `we're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad.'
`How do you know I'm mad?' said Alice.
`You must be,' said the Cat, `or you wouldn't have come here.'
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