12 Nov 2017, 12:48 am
Mikah wrote:
To be honest, I think you give those who put this forward too much credit.
Quite the opposite, in fact. I specifically picked a non-Western example earlier in order to demonstrate how arbitrary and vacuous the argument is. I'm effectively suggesting you should turn the other cheek.
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adifferentname wrote:
It's not a point worth arguing, in my opinion.
I feel I have to. Instead of arguing about merits and demerits of marriage, promiscuity, gender relations or the social order, some people repeat this polished turd of a point. They drop it, without explanation or thought, probably repeating what some 2:2 humanities graduate teacher said to them one day and they think the argument is over. I feel a furious, righteous duty to dispel this nonsense.
Aye, that was coming through loud and clear.
