Submitted by e-dogg (not verified) on Wed, 09/10/2008 - 17:54.
As a Christian, I disprove her statement that Christians are always scared.
GoodKat's statement did NOT say Christians are *always* scared. It also didn't say all Christians exhibit this trait. It was a bit like saying, "I've always wondered why NASCAR fans drink beer." Now, no reasonable interpretation of that statment would take it as "ALL NASCAR fans drink beer." Your singular example does not disprove the generalization any more than a single example of a tee-totaling NASCAR fan invalidates the above statement.
It was a very "inflammatory" description of an entire population of people not based in fact.
It was a description based on the experiences of GoodKat and further demonstrated by Anonymous. GoodKat obviously offended you, but the post was mostly questions (that weren't necessarily directed at you). I'll grant that the questions were somewhat antagonistic, but I don't think they warrant a response of "bigot" and dismissed with a simple, "I don't see your point." The whole point was that true faith requires no shelter. It should withstand these questions and other challenges, no?
As a Christian, I disprove
As a Christian, I disprove her statement that Christians are always scared.
GoodKat's statement did NOT say Christians are *always* scared. It also didn't say all Christians exhibit this trait. It was a bit like saying, "I've always wondered why NASCAR fans drink beer." Now, no reasonable interpretation of that statment would take it as "ALL NASCAR fans drink beer." Your singular example does not disprove the generalization any more than a single example of a tee-totaling NASCAR fan invalidates the above statement.
It was a very "inflammatory" description of an entire population of people not based in fact.
It was a description based on the experiences of GoodKat and further demonstrated by Anonymous. GoodKat obviously offended you, but the post was mostly questions (that weren't necessarily directed at you). I'll grant that the questions were somewhat antagonistic, but I don't think they warrant a response of "bigot" and dismissed with a simple, "I don't see your point." The whole point was that true faith requires no shelter. It should withstand these questions and other challenges, no?