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marcus says

What I mean and what was clear from almost the entire bold paragraph is that I am not going to make generalized judgements.

Another cop out. What, you won't judge rape to be bad in general?

In reality all judgements run a continuous spectrum from extremely specific to general.

I have no problem stating that in general laws built on bloodlust are bad. For identical reasons, I have no problem stating that in general laws built on lies and fairy tales are bad.

marcus says

Dan8267 says

But you are not going to judge the belief that "god is calling us to bomb abortion clinics"?

Okay. Thank you Dan.

Lives are more important than political correctness.

marcus says

Maybe give me the benefit of the doubt, at least until you've made some minimal attempt to understand what I'm saying.

I've made more than a minimal attempt and as far as I can tell, I understand you perfectly. Now if you disagree, explicitly state your thesis in a clear, unambiguous, and precise manner. If you try to give yourself wiggle room by being vague or constantly changing your position, then any misunderstanding is your fault.

I'll even give you an example of a thesis that is well written. This is my thesis.

Belief in fictional supernatural forces causes bad decision making, as all decisions based on false premises are apt to be bad, including bad governmental policy making.

Feel free to attack my thesis. I can defend it without any bullshit.