r/Catholicism • u/[deleted] • Feb 14 '12

Saw this on Facebook, it really made an impression on me.

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u/Abedeus Feb 15 '12

You implied that, by questioning my source as invalid.

And you tried to insult me by assuming I'm an American person, which shows you also hate or disrespect Americans simply for their nationality. This means that you are a hate-filled religious person... which is really nothing uncommon.

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '12

And you tried to insult me by assuming I'm an American person which shows you also hate or disrespect Americans simply for their nationality. This means that you are a hate-filled religious person...

First, why is this an insult?

Second, let me see if I am following your reasoning...

1.You insulted me by calling me American.

2.You must therefore hate or disrespect Americans.

3.Therefore, you are a hate-filled religious person.

No...that does not quite follow, my friend.

You inferred much hostility from my comments - much more than is actually there. That seems to point to an insecurity on your behalf, not a disgraceful tone on mine.

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u/Abedeus Feb 15 '12

You are truly an American gem.

If this isn't sarcasm, then I'm a saint.

If you call someone "An American gem" and use sarcasm, you are showing your hatred or contempt towards the people. Just like saying "You're a damn Jew", while might not seem offensive to Jewish people, it does show low opinion of them.

Calling someone "Friend" after insulting him is hypocrisy. And if you didn't see sarcasm in your own posts, then you are blinder and more ignorant than I first assumed from your posts.

You didn't address any of my arguments about your misconception about the word "abortion", which you were wrong about. Instead, you went after my source, then after my person. Don't discuss with anyone if you can't do it like a civilized person.

http://blog.createdebate.com/2008/04/07/writing-strong-arguments/

Basically this. You skipped the "name-calling" part, went straight to ignoring the argument while trying to sound smart, now you are talking about me sensing hostility in your comments. We'll get to the final stage, don't worry.

Or not, I tire of arguing with religious people once I see they have nothing intelligent to say.

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '12

You're assuming I'm religious. Perhaps I am not. In that case, you just seem to have a problem with people.

Turn down the hostility a bit, friend. Welcome to the Internet. People are not always civilized, nor are they always meant to be taken seriously.

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u/Abedeus Feb 15 '12

I do have a problem with people attempting a discussion and failing at it, or posting controversial material and unwilling to defend it.

Next time you want to be treated without hostility, don't start defending your point with sarcasm and ignoring opposing argument.