that analogy
just doesn't work.
(jennymnemonic, Thu 26 Mar 2009, 16:41, 2 replies)

Which bit?
Which bit doesn't work? I thought it was quite a good analogy.

The guy clearly believes completely and wholeheartedly in his awesome driving.

A Christian believes completely and wholeheartedly in Jesus Christ and God.

Both were against the law when concieved (i.e. when the guy started ignoring speed limits, or when the Christians started worshipping some random disruptive carpenter).

Whose belief is more valid? And WHY is it more valid?
( uberdeity Wondered why Owen Lars knew of the term "hell" on, Thu 26 Mar 2009, 17:00, closed)

Oh! The irony!
That may well be true... but as you may have guessed from the content*, your faith in your opinion, by itself, means fuck all to me. That's what the analogy is all about, FFS!

How about some explanation of why it doesn't work? Does it need the Pope condemning innocents to death by AIDs in his opposition to condoms as context? Or is it a more severe flaw than assuming a context?

I'm completely open to having it torn to shreds, publicly. Go for it. I'd rather be made to look a complete and utter tit but have corrected an opinion, than to carry on in ignorance. It has happened before, and it was good. It'll happen again, and that'll be good too. I genuinely hope that this is one of those moments, and not just the exact thing I'm ranting against popping up and missing the point completely. Please.

Alas, given the lack of attention to irony, I find myself unable to hold my breath in the meantime...
(misanthrope is so adjective he's verbing nouns!, Thu 26 Mar 2009, 17:01, closed)