Uh oh, I'm predicting trouble...!https://twitter.com/RichardDawkins/status/590953689826914305 …
@RichSandersen You don't really think that if somebody has been horribly traumatised by a rape, for example, that they're not *worth*...
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@PhilosophyExp Nope. They can avoid talks, events, etc. Plus, you can't shut down debate just because of one person. -
@RichSandersen Agreed. But Dawkins's claim was stronger than that. I understand his intent, but his claim was too sweepting. And it provides
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@PhilosophyExp@RichSandersen Hard to convey nuance in 140, but he said new and unfamiliar not familiarly traumatizing. -
@SubManUSN Sure. But imagine a situation where these things are true: (a) you have recently been raped; (b) you're doing a course that
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@PhilosophyExp@RichSandersen but aren't you buying into their strategy? Everything is hyperbolic, about the worst possible trauma... -
@metaburbia No, I'm saying that is their strategy. Take it into account. Don't give em ammunition if you can avoid it. Be smart. Be precise.
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@PhilosophyExp@RichSandersen but then it turns out to be in fact ... a different opinion. A sculpture. A word.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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