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There was a way to phrase this that doesn't make believers feel nearly as unwelcome on HN. Please try to find it next time.
by JoachimSchipper 9y ago
There was a way to phrase this that doesn't make believers feel nearly as unwelcome on HN. Please try to find it next time.
- nothrabannosir 9y agoOk, slightly edited. For the record, I’m not talking about belief but about religion. It’s a subtle difference, but very relevant in this case. Rather than editing it further, let me clarify here: To anyone who follows a religion and feels unwelcome: I’m sorry, please don’t feel unwelcome :) I’m just some guy. Don’t mind me. I don’t speak for HN at all. There are lots of nice and respectful people here. I want you to feel welcome! Sorry for using religion as an example to prove a point about Justin Bieber.
- jqgatsby 9y agoIs that official HN policy? I understand the desire to not make people feel unwelcome, and it is fairly rare that a conversation about technology needs to bring in religion. However, one could argue that challenging beliefs is a part of HN culture as well. I admit I'm not unbiased in this regard. There's a part of me that respects religion and there's a part of me that feels it's the one of the worst things in the world. There's a part of me that does want to give people a hard time for holding beliefs that I consider to be insane, and there's a part of me that has better things to do with his time and isn't sure he could offer anything practically better than what he would tear down.