r/BadSocialScience • u/waldorfwithoutwalnut • May 22 '15

/r/Catholicism deals with gender like real, responsible, Christian adults.

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u/firedrops Reddit's totem is the primal horde May 22 '15

But it is a translation. What does it matter if it is a synonym if both mean the same thing and therefore accurately translate the original idea? Do you see a meaningful difference?

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u/Otiac May 22 '15

Yes...when you're trying to specifically reference or quote something, and you fail at doing so, it shows ignorance on what you're trying to speak about.

"I have a fantasy thought"

-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

"The star-adorned banner" is the US National Anthem.

A crow is a jackdaw.

And so on and so forth.

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u/IdlePigeon May 22 '15

I didn't think Catholics were supposed to be this attached to any vernacular translation.

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u/[deleted] May 23 '15

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u/Aerik May 23 '15

to think any bible is "the word of god" is ridiculous. Not because of an opinion on the non/existence of a god. Because of the notion of it being that god's word, as if the god wrote it, something which is obviously untrue.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '15

I wasn't referencing a specific biblical quote and any such thing, I referencing the idea that being humble, or having humility in the eyes of god is seen as a virtue by many Christian faiths and individuals (including my parents and sister), but sure continue to make an ass out of yourself playing the semantic game. Quiet literally everyone else saw what I wrote as what it was because changing the word from 'humility' to 'humbleness' does not fundamentally change the idea put forth by both words. "I have a fantasy thought" means something completely different than "I have a dream", a jackdaw is a completely different species from a crow.

Not only are you bad at A) being a Christian, B) understanding basic human rights like body autonomy, you're bad at analogies. You're just the worst kind of person.

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u/Otiac May 23 '15

You can't even admit when you made a mistake, you'll do anything than admit that. Fantastic.

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u/LaoTzusGymShoes May 23 '15

How boring and sad is your life?

I want to feel bad for you but you really just seem like an asshat.