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To: alexander_busek
That's a shining example of the ad populum Fallacy.

No it isn't. I'm not claiming the crucifix being worldwide makes Christianity true. I'm pointing out that the crucifix being the worldwide symbol of Christianity proves that Christianity has suffering at its very center -- and therefore does not ignore it.

You are a cretin.

The emotional pain suffered by those Holocaust fathers (and mothers) was undoubtedly greater.

Now you are merely posturing. You have literally no way even to describe you a human could quantify Divine pain; let alone compare it to human pain.

Incidentally, the Holocaust is very small potatoes. The Boxer Rebellion in China led to 20 million dead or so; The Holodomor killed anywhere from 5-10 million; Mao's purges, 50 million?...you have the Tutsis and the Hutus hacking each other up with farm tools and such, 500,000 dead in six months to a year, during Clinton's Presidency (a rate per year comparable to the Third Reich); and then there is the 1970 Bangladesh cyclone (or was it 1971) with 500,000 - 1 million dead from drowning in one storm.

Why are you emphasizing the Holocaust? Things are rough all over.

554 posted on 09/10/2023 11:53:25 PM PDT by grey_whiskers ( The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: grey_whiskers
Why are you emphasizing the Holocaust? Things are rough all over.

So sue me! Nowadays, it's shorthand for "bad thing." I sometimes use widely-known and easily accessible references to reach a "broader" audience - or maybe out of convenience. I've always included an "e.g." - to make it clear that it's only an example. I'm surprised that you would even find it worth mentioning!

You are a cretin.

Have I once directed a personal insult towards you in the entire course of this conversation?

Regards,

561 posted on 09/11/2023 12:51:04 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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