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Originally Posted by QuantumIguana
That's not nuance. If you say you are opposed to the existence of something, any reasonable person would think that you wanted it banned.
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I disagree. I am opposed to the existence of structured religion but would not even think of banning it. I recognize that there are some people who need or want that structure and there is no reason, other than my dislike for it, to ban it.
I oppose the Republican party and its ultraright conservatives, but I don't want to ban the party; I just want to defeat its candidates at the polls.
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reasonable person would simply conclude that I was opposed to it; an
unreasonable person would go that additional step and assume I would ban it because I oppose it.