Quote Originally Posted by Banquo's Ghost View Post
I don't think Seamus was expressing concern at possible offense, just querying what on earth you meant. The sentence you wrote just doesn't make sense.
No blame attaches to Mouza's original post and the early discussion was well conducted and constructive.

I may well be confused (this is a permanent state of affairs according to my wife) but on one thing I am crystalline in my clarity: treating others with respect is the cornerstone of this Backroom and its future.

Religious topics have been, and are, discussed in this forum to great interest and with mutual understanding. All it takes is to respect one's opponent and their viewpoint, however misguided it may seem to your world view. There are plenty of examples where members disagree but do so in a learned, constructive and respectful manner.

There is absolutely no need to make generalisations, barbed commentaries, or be downright insulting just because one has a diametrically opposed world view. People with religious faith genuinely hold that faith to be sacred and are not unthinking because of that belief. People with no faith can develop very genuine moral systems and are not unethical just because they don't have a supernatural guide.

All sides can learn a great deal if they just get past the baiting and trolling and listen. I long ago lost my faith, but find some of the theological discussions held here illuminating to my own ethical philosophy. When one knows a subject is very sensitive to others in one's community, good manners dictates that one behaves with care and understanding.

That's all we ask for: good manners in all things, be it religion or octosquids.

Thank you kindly.

Quite possibly the best org speech ever because of a non-issue, what a waste of energy.