My remarks were fair criticism of your tirade, ad hominem attacks. It was you who used words like: Nutjobs, nutcase, deluded and ignorant, that shit, utter nonsense, superstitious.
Yes, some of these *are* ad hominems. The difference is that they're directed at WorldNutDaily and other nutjob organizations that promote hatred, bigotry, and downright anti-social behavior among their fellow humans. And, as a humanist, I find this appalling and deserving of ridicule.
However, the words "deluded," "ignorant," and "superstitious" are
not ad hominem, but, rather, logical conclusions based on evidence.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to use your reactions as an example of how the superstitious (assuming that you do, indeed, believe in the literal truth of biblical mythology, either completely or in part) will seek to poison the well against criticism and conflate words to obfuscate legitimate criticism and arguments against them:
Delusion
1) If biblical mythology is not the divine word of a god, then it is a literary construct of man.
2) There are many religious doctrines, written and oral, that exist and have existed throughout man's history.
3) Each of these doctrines are different and contradict or disagree with each other on a substantial number of points.
4) Obviously, each of these cannot, then, be considered divine works.
5) Each has an equal probability of not being divine unless there is independent evidence to support the divinity of any one.
6) There is no independent evidence to support the divinity of the Christian bible.
7) Therefore, Christian biblical mythology is not the divine word of god.
If Christian biblical mythology is not the divine word of god, those that believe it is are deluded.
Christian biblical mythology is not the divine word of god.
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Those that believe it is are deluded.
Ignorant
Those that believe criticism and inquiry are unfair bashing are ignorant of why inquiry and criticism are important.
WorldNutDaily refers to the criticism and inquiry of CNN documentaries as unfair bashing.
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WorldNutDaily is comprised, at least in part, of people who are ignorant.
Superstition
Superstition motivates habits and actions based on a belief in something not justified by reason or evidence and often driven by fear.
The argument above concludes that Christianity is a delusion. Those deluded by its doctrine have habits and behaviors that are predictable and distinct among their population, which are motivated by beliefs that are not justified by reason or evidence. They are, therefore, superstitious.
Conclusion
These are not ad hominem remarks but
statements of fact.
That sounds rather emotional to me. Have I said any such words about atheists?
It isn't emotional unless you argue that concern is an emotion. If not, what emotion, specifically, are you referring to? Moreover, much of what I've said about religion and the staff at WorldNutDaily wouldn't apply to most atheists, at least not rational skeptics who happen to be atheists. I concede that there are many irrational atheists out there, fortunately, I rarely encounter them.
Our respective posts will stand on their own merit.
Indeed. I would have it no other way.
