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To: Neocon who wrote (3750)3/20/2002 7:14:38 PM
From: Dayuhan  Read Replies (3) of 21057
 
I am trying to keep this low key

That marks quite a change from the other day, when you placed SI's atheists in the same category with Jew-haters.

and to say where the line is

I would classify any post directed at a belief system to be a normal part of argument, and to be at all times permissible. I would have no objection, for example, if you said "atheism is preposterous nonsense", though I would certainly expect you to support that contention with a line of reasoning, and I would feel free to challenge that reasoning.

Posts directed generically at people who hold a belief system are marginal, to be evaluated on individual merit. For example: in my mind "atheists are congenitally incapable of accepting the obvious" would be acceptable, though again one would expect logical support, while "atheists are clearly incapable of moral behaviour" would be well over the line. The distinction seems fairly obvious: attacking an idea and attacking the individuals holding that idea are different things, unless you can very clearly substantiate a link between belief and action.

Posts directed at a specific individual or group of individuals are over the line and should be avoided. Examples might be "_____ is a Godless pervert" or "they (SI atheists) are no better than the Jew-haters".

Would you accept these criteria as a reasonable drawing of the line of acceptability?
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