Re: Cool Breeze's Topic
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2021 1:12 pm
** 14-Nov-2021 World View: Picking on Cool Breeze
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On its face, the post reeks of anti-Semitism. If you dig deeper and
try to understand what it says, then it's either total nonsense or
incomprehensible.
A phrase like "Synagogue of Satan" sounds to someone who hasn't
studied Revelations (which includes almost everyone) that you're
making a comment that synagogues, and therefore Jews, are Satanic.
This is not a trivial matter, as Christians have been blaming Jews for
centuries for the death of Jesus, and have justified discrimination
and violence against Jews for that reason. If you're going to use a
phrase like that, then you'd better explain at the point of use if you
want to be understood.
But what's the point of using that phrase at all? Why not just say
directly, "Jews who claim they are Jews, but are not." At least then
you're not invoking Satan.
But once you do that, then the whole argument becomes
incomprehensible. If they aren't Jews, then what are they? Are there
also people who say they are Christian but are not, or Muslim but are
not? Is there any data to support this view of Jews? I assume not,
which makes it a purely anti-Semitic opinion.
From that point on, it gets worse. Are you saying that, in some
sense, people who say they are Jews but who aren't Jews are running
the world somehow? I can't believe anyone would say something so
ridiculous as that, but I don't know how to interpret the post in any
other way.
There's more, and I could go on, but the whole post is, on its face,
an anti-Semitic rant making claims about Jews that are not backed by
data or any other credible source.
Finally, you say, "I believe you're unfairly picked on because you say
things that people just don't understand." I don't think I picked on
him unfairly at all, under the circumstances.
To address the broader point, if you say things in a public forum that
people just don't understand, then it's not the fault of the reader,
but the fault of the writer. Anyone who posts in a public forum has
an obligation to make sure that he's understood, especially if the
material he's posting appears on its face to be questionable in
nature.
I went back and read the original post:thomasglee wrote: ↑Sun Nov 14, 2021 12:01 pm> I believe you're unfairly picked on because you say things that
> people just don't understand. For example, the "Synagogue of
> Satan" - those who claim they are Jews, but are not.
> There are many good studies on this subject with solid research
> support and references. But of course, because they weren't
> taught it in school and because the Bible references these vipers,
> many do not WANT to believe or even try to understand the premise.
> They're bound by social constructs more than they are the pursuit
> of truth. They love this world more than they love the Father. As
> such, they're blinded by a vail.
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On its face, the post reeks of anti-Semitism. If you dig deeper and
try to understand what it says, then it's either total nonsense or
incomprehensible.
A phrase like "Synagogue of Satan" sounds to someone who hasn't
studied Revelations (which includes almost everyone) that you're
making a comment that synagogues, and therefore Jews, are Satanic.
This is not a trivial matter, as Christians have been blaming Jews for
centuries for the death of Jesus, and have justified discrimination
and violence against Jews for that reason. If you're going to use a
phrase like that, then you'd better explain at the point of use if you
want to be understood.
But what's the point of using that phrase at all? Why not just say
directly, "Jews who claim they are Jews, but are not." At least then
you're not invoking Satan.
But once you do that, then the whole argument becomes
incomprehensible. If they aren't Jews, then what are they? Are there
also people who say they are Christian but are not, or Muslim but are
not? Is there any data to support this view of Jews? I assume not,
which makes it a purely anti-Semitic opinion.
From that point on, it gets worse. Are you saying that, in some
sense, people who say they are Jews but who aren't Jews are running
the world somehow? I can't believe anyone would say something so
ridiculous as that, but I don't know how to interpret the post in any
other way.
There's more, and I could go on, but the whole post is, on its face,
an anti-Semitic rant making claims about Jews that are not backed by
data or any other credible source.
Finally, you say, "I believe you're unfairly picked on because you say
things that people just don't understand." I don't think I picked on
him unfairly at all, under the circumstances.
To address the broader point, if you say things in a public forum that
people just don't understand, then it's not the fault of the reader,
but the fault of the writer. Anyone who posts in a public forum has
an obligation to make sure that he's understood, especially if the
material he's posting appears on its face to be questionable in
nature.