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113 Post author: Yvain 13 May 2009 10:51PM

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Comment author: MBlume 14 May 2009 06:21:36AM *  6 points [-]

Actually changing dominant cultural ideas is a tremendously difficult problem, especially when the belief framework includes a sense of persecution.

Agreed.

On a related note, all discussions of religion are now over, and we have lost. Does it make it better that Yvain knew it going in?

All discussions where? Who are 'we'? What did Yvain know, precisely?

This last remark could be somewhat clearer...

Comment author: whpearson 14 May 2009 10:41:32AM 10 points [-]

He is referring to the link to Godwin's Law in the post. From the wiki.

For example, there is a tradition in many newsgroups and other Internet discussion forums that once such a comparison is made, the thread is finished and whoever mentioned the Nazis has automatically "lost" whatever debate was in progress.

Comment author: MBlume 14 May 2009 10:57:41AM 2 points [-]

Thank you! That makes so much more sense =)

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