PaulSacramento wrote:It was a general statement on people in general and secularists in particular in the broad sense that secularists are people ( it also applies to religious people of course).Please tell me who this statement below refers to and how inclusive it is of that group. The topic was "secularists". I dont think it was just a comment tossed off, a general statement about everyone like "people dont like cold prickly things".
People don't like rules and things that they feel infringe on their right to do whatever they want to feel good.
See above.Also specify how you know this is true of people in said group any more than it might be of the general population.
Bigotry is the INTOLERANCE of a person of a view point, typically without justification.Do you think the fine points of whether or not this fully matches some definition of bigotry gets the speaker out of any negative evaluation of such a statement?
The comment above is not a biogot-like comment at all, surely you can see that a comment doesn't speak of tolerance ( or the lack thereof) can't be a bigoted comment?
First off, IF the reason she is looking for sexual comfort from a woman is because of abuse at the hands of a man, then her issues are far reaching and she needs to seek professional help.Regarding homosexual activity, btw, one of my very close acquaintances was so damaged by abuse at the hands of a man that sex with a man is difficult to impossible.
Are you intolerant of her seeking sexual companionship with another woman?
She is not a homosexual.
Second, IF you had read what I actually wrote you would have understood that being intolerant of an activity does NOT equate of being intolerant of people OR their rights to peruse any activity that does NOT harm themselves or others ( putting aside the issue of whether homosexuality is harmful or not).
Of course, by your view, anyone that is intolerant of rape, for example, is a bigot also.
Anyone intolerant of anything is a bigot it seems.
And since, in your own words you are intolerant of religion:That makes you a bigot.If the kind of crazy ideas I see talked about in any way represent an effect that religion has on people, I want no part in it.
So why did you mention #1 in bold if its just a completely general observation about people in general, in a thread about now awful them secularists are?
It seemed pretty obvious who you were talking about.
#2 unjustified if its about "secularists"
#3 see,s off down a rabbit hole of definitions.
#4 is you making up nonsense about me.
#5 grown ups usually dont do the "Im rubber and you are glue" defense.