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    Default Re: An attack on secularism?

    Quote Originally Posted by Rhyfelwyr View Post
    The bottom line of what I am saying goes back to my earlier example:

    1a. A socialist taxes rich people because his idea of class struggle means he feels for the plight of the poor. Is this OK?
    1b. A Christian taxes rich people because his idea of human compassion means he feels for the plight of the poor. Is this OK?


    Can someone tell me why 1a is seen as OK, and 1b is not? Is there any justification at all for such reasoning?
    The example is incorrect. Socialist would tax the rich more than the poor, as they have far greater relative wealth.
    The Christian taxes is incorrect, there are no such examples. The closest would be taxed 10% of your wages by the church which is done for charity needs.

    This are both political and economical arguments.

    Banning sodomy just because you think is dirty is imposing social controls which doesn't have any practical arguments. If you think it is dirty, simply don't do it. You are taking away peoples liberty and freedom.

    I think people who do 'drugs' recreationally by seriously damaging their body for a momentary high are making a big mistake. However, I support decriminalisation of drug use because having a law against it is stupid and unnecessary intrusion on peoples liberties and hinders them being able to receive the help.

    So what we have here, the social opinion "Drugs = Bad" and a Political argument to why they should be decriminalised. With your example of sodomy, they are at the "Bumming = Bad" stage, but with no real arguments or assumptions to enforce why it should be banned, while I can make many arguments against it.
    Last edited by Beskar; 08-19-2010 at 19:06.
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