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Please don't equate questioning the Holocaust - a factual historical event - and blasphemy. Regardless of whether you think anti-Holocaust-denying laws are jus

Please don't equate questioning the Holocaust - a factual historical event - and blasphemy. Regardless of whether you think anti-Holocaust-denying laws are justifiable, even making this comparison seems to put the Holocaust in the same realm of opinion and faith, which is most assuredly is not.

lixtra 6y ago
But blasphemy laws are justifiable as well. They try to avoid riots on the streets by true believers and also limit the punishment to a well defined point.
- sbmthakur 6y ago
  Considering this context, ten year sentence to a thirteen year old boy does not seem justifiable.
  - AlexTWithBeard 6y ago
    You mean, imprisoning him for just a couple of years would be perfectly acceptable?
  - lixtra 6y ago
    Obviously not. But what if just scolding him leads to riots, your town in ashes and the boy lynched? Not every society is as peaceful as yours [1]. [1] https://news.yahoo.com/another-blogger-hacked-death-bangladesh-061940287.html https://news.yahoo.com/another-blogger-hacked-death-banglade...
AdrianB1 6y ago
I have no doubt about the existence of the Holocaust, but I put the laws in the same bucket of forcing people to think or speak in a way or else. People should be free to think and speak whatever they want, from flat earthers (plain stupid) to Holocaust deniers (ignorant) to religious (no comment) without stupid laws to force them - this is why I love the idea of the USA' First Amendment.
AlexTWithBeard 6y ago
Should people who claim that the Earth is flat be punished by the law?
free_herve 6y ago
Please don't equate blasphemy - questioning God himself - and a historical event. Regardless of whether you think anti-blasphemy laws are justifiable, even making this comparison seems to put the Holocaust in the same realm of opinion and faith, which is most assuredly is not.
- AlexTWithBeard 6y ago
  Why do I see an identical message under a different username?

lixtra 6y ago

But blasphemy laws are justifiable as well. They try to avoid riots on the streets by true believers and also limit the punishment to a well defined point.

sbmthakur 6y ago
Considering this context, ten year sentence to a thirteen year old boy does not seem justifiable.
- AlexTWithBeard 6y ago
  You mean, imprisoning him for just a couple of years would be perfectly acceptable?
- lixtra 6y ago
  Obviously not. But what if just scolding him leads to riots, your town in ashes and the boy lynched? Not every society is as peaceful as yours [1]. [1] https://news.yahoo.com/another-blogger-hacked-death-bangladesh-061940287.html https://news.yahoo.com/another-blogger-hacked-death-banglade...

AdrianB1 6y ago

I have no doubt about the existence of the Holocaust, but I put the laws in the same bucket of forcing people to think or speak in a way or else. People should be free to think and speak whatever they want, from flat earthers (plain stupid) to Holocaust deniers (ignorant) to religious (no comment) without stupid laws to force them - this is why I love the idea of the USA' First Amendment.

AlexTWithBeard 6y ago

Should people who claim that the Earth is flat be punished by the law?

free_herve 6y ago

Please don't equate blasphemy - questioning God himself - and a historical event. Regardless of whether you think anti-blasphemy laws are justifiable, even making this comparison seems to put the Holocaust in the same realm of opinion and faith, which is most assuredly is not.

AlexTWithBeard 6y ago
Why do I see an identical message under a different username?