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12. That's really the only way ideas can be allowed to stand on their own merit

Tue Nov 19, 2019, 12:55 PM

Nov 2019

This is no different than any other idea. When criticism of ideas is suppressed you have oppression regardless of how well meaning it is.

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Rowan Atkinson (of Mr Bean fame) on the freedom to criticize ideas [View all] Major Nikon Nov 2019 OP

Race isn't an idea. Religion is. There is no almost to that. Major Nikon Nov 2019 #2

As someone "born Jewish" edhopper Nov 2019 #3

The equivalence would be to people Voltaire2 Nov 2019 #7

So does that mean you're in favor of blasphemy laws? trotsky Nov 2019 #9

You may have the right to offend, but that doesn't mean Ilsa Nov 2019 #4

You mean like burning heretics to death in the town square? Major Nikon Nov 2019 #6

That's terrorism. I was speaking Ilsa Nov 2019 #8

Except what Rowan is talking about is not insulting people Major Nikon Nov 2019 #10

Got it. Thanks. nt Ilsa Nov 2019 #13

The Protestant religions started from people criticizing The Church. Midnight Writer Nov 2019 #5

Well said! Pendrench Nov 2019 #14