I personally believe religion is a personal choice that I don't want to partake in. At most, I can be critical of Catholicism because I was
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Replying to @MochaRacc
The most prominent criticisms of Islam in the west should be coming from people raised Muslim. It shouldn't come from New Atheists
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Replying to @MochaRacc
Those are the people we should follow certainly. However, we are all affected by religion & identity politics don't work.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
it's not about identity politics here, It's about experience and community
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Replying to @MochaRacc
Argument, evidence, statistics trump experience every time coz experiences are so intensely subjective & variable.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
evidence and statistics aren't always descriptive of subjective experience, anyway did you find this cause I tweeted New atheist
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Replying to @MochaRacc
We need ppl from Muslim backgrounds for subjective experiences on that. But we don't always want subjective experiences
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Replying to @HPluckrose
I don't agree, for example, that only ppl who've experienced Catholicism can criticise the paedophilia cover-up or homophobia.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
I think we can have consistent liberal principles that cross cultures. Not sure how I found this. Would you rather not discuss?
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Replying to @HPluckrose
i was eating dinner is all. And curious. But I see where you're coming from on the Catholic thing
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:) Not coming from an anti-Muslim (or anti-Catholic) perspective. More of a consistently liberal, anti cultural relativity one.
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