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But one can worry about the way that some believers don't appreciate that tolerance works both ways. I've long been mildly fed up with religious advertisements on British public transport. Buses and trains often have advertisements from Christian evangelist sects. But I wouldn't dream of making a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. But when the British Humanist Society recently advertised on a few buses with the slogan, "There's probably no God," there were hundreds of complaints, and one driver refused to drive his bus. I believe that there must be a parity of tolerance. The story is here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7813812.stm and here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...re/7832647.stm |
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01-24-2009, 11:07 AM | #52 | |
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Its not the opinion, and while its 'politely expressed' it shows GREAT intolerance for any other belief beside theirs. This poster wouldn't buy a Sony if they had it to do over again, and won't support their company by not buying books from them. It was a sample, for cryin' out loud. They are accusing Sony of religious intolerance. Quote: 2. The choice of including this book demonstrates a policy that they agree with the content of the book, to the point that it should be promoted to every single person who purchases their ebook reader. 3. Sony is committed to this type of religious intolerance because it apparently has also been included for free on the new 700 model. From a sample of one book? This to me, is scary. |
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Thanks for bringing this titile to my attention. I too deleted the excerpts without reading them. But after reading your comments I immediatley bought the book. At least we can all be content that the worse consequence for writing/distributing a controversial book is that it will be deleted and no one will be stoned, burned at the stake, drawn and quartered or condemned to house arrest for the rest of their lives. -Laserjock- Last edited by Laserjock; 01-24-2009 at 11:57 AM. Reason: Intolerence to ignorence |
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i had not heard of it but after this thread yesterday i took a look at the wikipedia entry for the book which intrigued me enough to add it to my reading list.
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Well, interesting posts, everybody.
If I may pick a nit (and you know I just love to do that), technically a "religion" is a path to reunification with a deity. In order to have a religion, there must be an initial splitting away of man and his/her god. For Judaism, Christianity, and the Muslims this is the whole Garden of Eden myth. Buddhism is not a "religion" but a philosophy. Since we don't have a god figure, it's rather hard to be upset by the inclusion of other beliefs as samples in a book reader. I realized that we (as a group) were not included in the post about being upset if a Bible were included as a sample read, and it's true. I know I wouldn't be. I have at least three Bibles in the house, a Koran, a Book of Mormen, any number of books on the Talmud (I'm a lawyer, it goes with the territory), and Hindu writings as well. I'm interested in that stuff ... it doesn't mean I believe it, or that if I read it I'm going to believe it. I have read it .... I don't believe it, but it does help me understand the people that do. If anyone is so weak in their own belief system that the very thought of having a book expressing a contrary opinion, or even a sample of such a book, in their hands is upsetting .... well, that just sucks. I feel for those people, I really do. Must be awful to have your blood pressure go up every time someone questions the existence of your gods. And, thanks for the post because it reminded me that there were several books by Dawkins that I've been meaning to read, and this is one of them. Last edited by RickyMaveety; 01-24-2009 at 11:52 AM. |
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This is what extremists don't understand. Rant and rave and stomp your feet, forbid people to do/read something, because of your personal beliefs, and you create a market for it.
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