• betanumerus@lemmy.ca
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    5 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? 🤣

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      5 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?

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        4 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.

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          4 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 :)

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            4 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.