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@secondson saidBut what if no God exists? Can one blaspheme a non-existed deity, and if not, who is the victim?
The more you think about it, the more you realize that the one who blasphemes victimizes their self.
(Disclaimer. I am not proffering the delights of blasphemy, and do of course recognise that blasphemy is offensive to those who do believe).
@ghost-of-a-duke saidCan it get darker in a room if those sitting in it are blind?
But what if no God exists? Can one blaspheme a non-existed deity, and if not, who is the victim?
(Disclaimer. I am not proffering the delights of blasphemy, and do of course recognise that blasphemy is offensive to those who do believe).
@ghost-of-a-duke saidIf God doesn't exist, then neither does blasphemy.
But what if no God exists? Can one blaspheme a non-existed deity, and if not, who is the victim?
(Disclaimer. I am not proffering the delights of blasphemy, and do of course recognise that blasphemy is offensive to those who do believe).
(Don't worry, I'm not offended when I hear blasphemies against God, and I don't hear you ever actually doing that in a direct sense. When Jesus was being nailed to the cross He said, "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do." )
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@caissad4 saidIt's only a "crime" in certain countries where blasphemy will have you arrested, locked up or even beheaded.
The more you think about it , the more you realize it is a victimless crime .
The causality related to criminalising of the taking of a god's name in vain is less to do with religion and more to do with culture.
@divegeester saidSeems you haven't given "any real thought" to the fact that the idiom was metaphorical.
When one considers that objective darkness is independent of subjective blindness, one then realises that you just pulled that idiom out of your underpants without giving it any real thought.
@secondson saidThe relationship between objective darkness and subjective blindness is not metaphorical.
Seems you haven't given "any real thought" to the fact that the idiom was metaphorical.
You should look "metaphorical" up in a dictionary before we discuss this further.
@divegeester saidIf only he hadn't typed it and posted it, it would have remained a mere thoughtcrime.
you just pulled that idiom out of your underpants without giving it any real thought.
@divegeester saidYou should read Kelly's post more carefully because he was speaking metaphorically and it went over your head.
The relationship between objective darkness and subjective blindness is not metaphorical.
You should look "metaphorical" up in a dictionary before we discuss this further.