Questioning Society discussion

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Okay, I have an issue. I was gone for a bit so I was looking back at some comments.
Well I noticed that it seemed like some people were making fun of my religion and what I believe, but not just me either. I wasn't sure whether I should delete the comments or what I should do. Topic: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

Comments 430, 431, 438
And maybe even 432, 433, 461

And then what Nathan said on 448, that what Jayda believe sounded like BS.

457, Jayda says she feels like she was attacked. And Nathan's at 459 sounds a bit mean, he basically tells her to just suck it up "Grow thicker skin." is what he said.

Ninja, typically moderators that are heavily involved in the threads shy away from taking action in them (at least this was the rule when I was a mod elsewhere), because sometimes it's hard to step back and look at the discussion objectively.

Comment 430 I don't think Nathan was making fun of your religion.

Comment 431 is a joke.

Comment 438...ooooh, moderator against moderator. This I'd like to see. Besides, last I checked Expelled was about intelligent design, not about your religion. And intelligent design has set itself up as the direct opposition of evolution, so I think her point is valid.

432, again, a joke.

433 is just Nathan telling people about a documentary he saw. If you have a problem with it, take it up with the documentarian. Don't censor Nathan for just mentioning it.

461 is an opinion. People often have diverse opinions on various communities, sometimes strongly, but it's not a personal insult to you, so don't make it one.

448, is an opinion. She can disprove it by simply backing up her statement.

459 sounds like good advice, really. If you're going to discuss something as personal as your religious beliefs on the internet, you have to expect to have them challenged.

If you want to have a debate, you have to learn to accept other people. If you just want everyone to be happy, go make a group like the " I live for Jesus" group.

Lauren wrote: "If you want to have a debate, you have to learn to accept other people. If you just want everyone to be happy, go make a group like the " I live for Jesus" group. "


Not everybody is happy there

lolol

Yeah, we kind of led an invasion fleet over there, cause someone posted the link to the Jesus group on the Atheist group boards.

Mods are not allowed to delete comments they don't like. They can only delete comments that are obviously intended to be hurtful and have no point. In a debate, you don't delete things because you can't defend yourself.

http://www.goodreads.com/group/modera...

Lauren wrote: "Mods are not allowed to delete comments they don't like. They can only delete comments that are obviously intended to be hurtful and have no point. In a debate, you don't delete things because you can't defend yourself."

Yes, true, and I agree.

But a person can post a comment that debates something and also has an insult.

Well, that's the risk you take when you enter a debate. If someone doesn't like it, they can leave. No one is stopping them.

oh dear, I see it has been a shame that I haven't been able to visit here for a few days, well>

I'm sorry to say Ninja, I'm not positive how you found it offensive, but I can see how some tone in some comments may have offended you. I'm sure we can all agree that no one was particular trying to offened you or your religion, though their opinions and thoughts may appear otherwise. But that is the thing about debate groups, you have to be prepared to get some pretty big blows at your thoughts, while you lesh some out. However, this does not mean that a person should in anyway attack you for your thoughts or believes. It is one thing to debate, and another to argue or degrade.

and yes: 'Mods are not allowed to delete comments they don't like. They can only delete comments that are obviously intended to be hurtful and have no point.'

it also appears that the debate slowly turned into critic for things they had seen, which is another form of debate over objects, so I hope you can see how they didn't mean to hurt your feelings ninja.
okay?

wow, your really observant, thats awsum :)

thanks.