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I got hit with a "code of conduct violation" once for, in a social chat space with many people, saying that I thought "homeopathy is a load of bullshit", or som
by arp242 3y ago
I got hit with a "code of conduct violation" once for, in a social chat space with many people, saying that I thought "homeopathy is a load of bullshit", or something to that effect.
It was worded rather sharply and I apologized; probably shouldn't have put it like that. I'm not the "internet atheist" type of person who enjoys challenging other people's beliefs in an attempt to come off as "smarter" or "more rational", but ... it is a load of bullshit innit?
I'm not vehemently against code of conducts; I rarely even notice if there's a CoC and I feel the overall goals are fine. But it left a bit of a bad taste in my mouth. No, we shouldn't go around trumping on other people's beliefs and be respectful of them, even when you personally think it's a load of bollocks, but at the same time making any challenge outright forbidden also doesn't quite sit well with me. It's also my belief that pseudoscientific quack medicine is harmful, so, you know...
- Anthony-G 3y agoCalling homeopathy bullshit is a kind way to put it, given the potential harm it could cause if people choose it over evidence-based medicine. I like the Mitchell and Web take on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLoMGb5CaXE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLoMGb5CaXE
- arp242 3y agoClearly we're in agreeance about this, but you don't need to say everything you think. "Homeopathy is bullshit" might be true, but it's not going to convince anyone so in that sense it's a pointless statement. I was wrong to put it like that in a public space with about a 100 people. I do think it's a topic that should be discussable, in reasonably polite and respectful ways, and my main gripe was that any criticism had essentially been declared forbidden.