04-11-2016, 05:10 PM
(04-11-2016, 03:26 PM)syscrash Wrote:Quote:The justice system allows exceptions for people who are not able to distinguish right from wrong by virtue of mental illness. In the case of "The Believer" the people who participated in the exorcism couldn't distinguish between the devil and a wesen because they didn't know what a wesen was. That to me seems like something well beyond their control.
That is the exact logic that is used to justify honor killings, gay bashing, and lynchings. Because people who are different from what some group feels is not acceptable, the victims death is justifiable. By your logic stoning the sinner is Ok. I mean you must drive out the daemons, so their soul can go to heaven. Do you see the problem with religious ideology. How many religious programs, or political leaders shout from their soapbox about the sins of being gay. This leads to people accepting gay aversion therapy.
I find it interesting how people find it offensive that the show make a mockery of revivals. The show is not making fun of peoples beliefs. It is making a mockery of peoples gullibility in the belief in miracles. As the episode shows if believing in something gives someone solace so be it. It is when these belief become your reality instead of a belief and start to control your actions that is becomes a problem. It is when being gay justifies aversion therapy to drive out the sin, that it becomes a problem.
The examples you provided are not only utterly ridiculous, they are patently offensive.
If you don't agree with me, that's fine, but that is not a valid reason for launching an attack that is as vile as it baseless.
Shame on you for sinking so low just because someone who doesn't see things your way pointed out the shortcomings in your argument.
All you've succeeded in proving is that you're easily frustrated, incredibly immature and exceptionally mean spirited.