• whalesnrainbows@lemmy.world
      81·
      3 days ago

      I bet regardless of what political/religious/ethical philosophies you adhere to, I can find prominent people who represent that philosophy well, who swear.

      You don’t think you listen to people who swear, but you do. You just may not have directly heard/seen them swear.

      • betanumerus@lemmy.caEnglish
        13·
        3 days ago

        So now that I’ve read your post, you’re gonna swear in private and tell yourself you were right because i listened to you, a chap who swears? 🤣

        • whalesnrainbows@lemmy.world
          6·
          3 days ago

          No, lol. But I am going to ask you to explain why you think swearing should delegitimize a person’s opinion? What is the logical reason behind your stance?

          • stringere@sh.itjust.works
            2·
            2 days ago

            I just wantesd to hop in here and state that there are no bad words. Words have no inherent morality.

            And out of respect I will not type it out, but the F word is one of the most versatile in the language.

            • whalesnrainbows@lemmy.world
              3·
              2 days ago

              I agree, and I personally swear all the time. But I grew up in a family and culture that believed swear words were morally wrong, and had to deconstruct that (among many other things) on my own, so when I see other people expressing beliefs that I used to believe, I like to try to engage with them :)

              • stringere@sh.itjust.works
                2·
                2 days ago

                Good on you! I wish I had the patience to engage evangelicals like that but I went no contact with most of my family because I just can’t.