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Freedom of Thought
10 years ago
You cannot go into another man’s house and shoot his dog.
It doesn’t matter if that dog offends you. It does not matter if you think that dog might be rabid. The fact remains that it is not *your* dog.
Or your house. Or your land. Or your family.
And it does not matter if you think it is your moral right to do so, it is still illegal and so long as that dog remains on another man’s property, you have no rights regarding this animal that anyone else is obligated to respect.
For those who might argue that this dog has, in fact, strayed onto *their* property via the internet... They have to take responsibility for their own use of that internet. You cannot have free access unless that access is free. So, by using the internet, you have invited the dog onto your property and have no right to complain if it then poops on your rug.
So if you see stuff you don’t like, that’s too bad. Everyone sees stuff they don’t like. It does not give anyone the right to commit murder.
Free thought isn’t a privilege. It is a force of nature. Trying to contain it is like attempting to hold a bubble of air under water. You might enjoy some initial success, but –sooner or later– that bubble is going to escape. What’s more, someone will see that bubble break the surface and think it is a pretty good idea.
And there is nothing you can do to stop this.
Ask the Catholic church... After centuries of excommunications, inquisitions, trials for heresy and burnings at the stake, there are still 87 million Protestants in the world.
For that matter, ask “Charlie Hebdo”... After the slaughter of twelve members of its staff, this regional paper, with a regular circulation of 50 thousand copies a week –exclusively in French, just released a run of 3 million copies in 16 languages.
In order to achieve what you want to do, you will have to murder every person on earth, including yourself. Even among like-minded individuals, there are differences of opinion. And even in the most restrictive of societies, someone will –eventually– have a better idea. Someone else will think it’s a good idea, too, and the world *will* change.
Just like it changed one day 1500 years ago, when a merchant residing in Mecca had a better idea.
It doesn’t matter if that dog offends you. It does not matter if you think that dog might be rabid. The fact remains that it is not *your* dog.
Or your house. Or your land. Or your family.
And it does not matter if you think it is your moral right to do so, it is still illegal and so long as that dog remains on another man’s property, you have no rights regarding this animal that anyone else is obligated to respect.
For those who might argue that this dog has, in fact, strayed onto *their* property via the internet... They have to take responsibility for their own use of that internet. You cannot have free access unless that access is free. So, by using the internet, you have invited the dog onto your property and have no right to complain if it then poops on your rug.
So if you see stuff you don’t like, that’s too bad. Everyone sees stuff they don’t like. It does not give anyone the right to commit murder.
Free thought isn’t a privilege. It is a force of nature. Trying to contain it is like attempting to hold a bubble of air under water. You might enjoy some initial success, but –sooner or later– that bubble is going to escape. What’s more, someone will see that bubble break the surface and think it is a pretty good idea.
And there is nothing you can do to stop this.
Ask the Catholic church... After centuries of excommunications, inquisitions, trials for heresy and burnings at the stake, there are still 87 million Protestants in the world.
For that matter, ask “Charlie Hebdo”... After the slaughter of twelve members of its staff, this regional paper, with a regular circulation of 50 thousand copies a week –exclusively in French, just released a run of 3 million copies in 16 languages.
In order to achieve what you want to do, you will have to murder every person on earth, including yourself. Even among like-minded individuals, there are differences of opinion. And even in the most restrictive of societies, someone will –eventually– have a better idea. Someone else will think it’s a good idea, too, and the world *will* change.
Just like it changed one day 1500 years ago, when a merchant residing in Mecca had a better idea.
And thought is free, better to have said freedom of speech. First amendment gives freedom of speech and press.
And, like I said, freedom of thought is a force of nature. No one can stop a person thinking. Freedom of speech and press is the outward manifestation of this.
Allahu Akbar!
http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/17/med.....seven-million/
In four languages and many countries.
Good work there thugs. You suuuure showed them
Yeah. This is something else hard-liners don't get. Nothing makes people want something more then the idea they can't have it.
which is too, part of the freedom of thought.
also part of it is that we're free to follow, or not.
As for those stuck in the 7th or 8th century... They may have shot themselves in the foot with this pigeon thing. The claim that breeding pigeons is against the laws of Islam is a WTF moment in any culture. --Especially when it turns out that the real reason for grabbing these sinful pigeon breeders was extortion. Ransom for cash.
Yeah. Very religious, guys.
I act odd. That doesn't mean I have rabies.
I escaped, others embrace, their soul to weak to stand on it's own. We cannot give an inch to this point of view or we lose.
It just takes longer. That's all.
The dry old men of religion want to know why young people are identifying less and less with religion they need look only at what they are teaching. Damnation, hate, and fear. With a contravening message coming in all the windows.
They need to look and examine with clear eyes...but they can't.
Always examine possibilities on their own merits, even if they challenge your faith, always if they challenge your faith. If your faith cannot withstand the challenge of new possibles, or even new facts, then you need to reexamine the faith, not the facts. Facts are, truth is what you find within the facts, faith is what you take from the truth.. -- Tao of Phoenix
A blind man expects than no one else can see.. -- Tao of Phoenix
One, apparently called the other 'Mo', triggering the tirade, as he was insulting the prophet's name by shortening it.
The other guy, presumably, was named Mohammed and didn't like being called 'Mo'.
The second yelled some more and drove off, while the first, being a gas station owner, was more or less stuck to the place and still angry about the experience. I sympathized with him verbally as much as I could. He was saying things like, "I know my religion, I know what is Haram! He's being an idiot. Makes us all look stupid." Then he quoted World Police, the 'Durka Durka Jihad!'
Clearly he was frustrated. I can't help but think if this took place in a Sharia-law country, 'Mo' would have been back with religious police. Especially if 'Axjian' had been Christian. As it was, 'Mo' seemed to be threatening him 'That's Twice', as if there's some secret policing going on anyhow, and three would be bad.
Just a regular guy trying to get through the day, having to deal with idiots. I sympathized.