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We also speak of 'Australia' as one place. But if we let go the pedantry, we understand the idea. Which is, the label is a concept. It's too broad to be taken s
by JoeAltmaier 3y ago
We also speak of 'Australia' as one place. But if we let go the pedantry, we understand the idea. Which is, the label is a concept. It's too broad to be taken seriously as a detail in somebody's preferences.
- krapp 3y agoIt's no more silly than Christians claiming God gave them dominion over an entire continent that other people happened to be living on at the time, or any of the nonsense around the Holy Land. Abrahamists don't accept such limitations on the claims their religions make, because they claim their religion is correct for the entire universe. Why should we insist that other religions be more accommodating? Of course the Navajo think the moon is sacred. Tons of people consider the moon sacred. Instead of focusing on ridiculing their beliefs we should be considering why they're upset and whether dumping shit on the moon is a good idea at all.
- JoeAltmaier 3y agoAgain, it doesn't matter one iota what you put up there. It's way too big to matter. If I told you somebody had been dumping for 100 years already, you would not be able to refute it by observation. The Universe is large. Stop thinking of it as we would our back yard.