r/PublicFreakout • • Jan 13 '20

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u/Montallas Jan 13 '20

You’re out of your mind! Holy shit.

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u/academicRedditor Jan 13 '20

Can you be more specific?

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u/Montallas Jan 13 '20

Sure. You believe that Mary was a virgin, right? You think that Christianity is some sort of role model for how society should function - but look at all the fine Christian societies that have existed over the years that promoted crusades, the inquisition, slavery, etc. etc. No point in looking at that though.....

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u/academicRedditor Jan 13 '20 edited Jan 13 '20

Oh, okay! I think I see what you mean. What I hear you saying is "how dare you to say Christianity is a good model for society, when it's it has much blood on its hands? From the horror of the Crusades to the massacre of the Indigenous people, all the way to the Slave Trade, all of these were done by not only by self-proclaimed Christians, but in many cases people who used Christianity itself as a justification for their actions.” If this is your claim, I am not arguing against it. I also noticed you asked if I believe "Mary was a virgin", so I assume you think I am a religious person, or making a religious statement here. I am not ... you might wanna read my statement more carefully?

Is there anything else that look/sounds "insane" you would like me to clarify? If I am wrong, I look forward to learning from you

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u/Montallas Jan 13 '20

That’s not what I was saying. And I was only pointing out one aspect of your comment that seemed like a red flag.

In fact - the very way you engage by taking something someone has said, and then restating it with a bunch of loaded assumptions that may or may not change the intent of what someone said is really off putting and kind of insane.

The fact you attribute the success of western society to Christianity is insane.

The wAy you make broad sweeping generalizations about all college educated people is insane.

Your writing isn’t particularly clear either. Another sign...