Hi, Frako.
frako writes:
Wel not in every case but your example is just bad parenting
, cant you get your kid to love your sister whiteout the threat of violence
You're welcome to come over and try it yourself, if you think you could do better.
Actually, you're probably not: this sounds like something my wife would be strongly opposed to. Still, the sentiment stands.
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frako writes:
But would it be ecceptable if i told your child that if he dosent give me his pocket money the all loving wombat in the sky will torture him for ever and ever?
I'm actually perfectly happy to let you spout whatever caricatured parodies of religious thought you want at my child: you're not very good at them, and if my son isn't capable of deciding for himself when people's claims are dubious, he deserves to be ripped off.
However, it would
not be acceptable for you to say that, if my son doesn't give you his pocket change,
you will personally torture him. This is because you are not merely spouting a belief system and expressing an opinion about the consequences of my son's actions, but are actually planning to take an active part in those consequences. That's what makes it a threat, and that's what should be illegal.
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frako writes:
The difference i think is personal gain when you threaten your child you are protecting your other child when the state threatens us with jail they protect other peoples rights when the curch tells you you will go to hell it protects its income.
I think you grossly under-appreciate the sincerity of religious folks. The vast majority of religious leaders, such as ICANT and Buzsaw, honestly believe that they are trying to help us and save us from some very serious and very real dangers, and, for the majority of them, the money is not, in any way, causally connected to anybody's eternal rewards. Sure, these opinions can have negative consequences on people's lives: but that doesn't make it a threat, and it certainly doesn't mean people should be forbidden from expressing these opinions.
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