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Oh come on, dang, this is an overstep. Historical fact is not a religious flame war. We know of the pogroms and other crimes committed in the name of political
by emptysongglass 4y ago
Oh come on, dang, this is an overstep. Historical fact is not a religious flame war. We know of the pogroms and other crimes committed in the name of political atheism. We know of the Crusades and Jihads. We know, roughly, of the numbers involved. I am defending what I stated, that is all.
I don't hate Abrahamic religions and I am not espousing hatred. But it starts to look like a false equivalence when people say look Buddhism has been violent too without taking stock of the numbers.
- dang 4y agoIf you start invoking "body count" of religions you're definitely doing religious flamewar. If you prefer, we could say it's perilously close to the edge. The moderation call is the same either way.
- emptysongglass 4y agoI probably should have just left out the Buddhism is a more peaceful religion part and would have had a stronger argument. Fair enough! Sorry for the inflammatory language.