I'm eliding the difference between Christian behavior as practiced by individuals with that which the religion of Christianity itself is responsible for enabling, but that's to a point. It's said that one should not judge a philosophy by its abuse, and that's certainly a valid point, but said in defense of Christian bigotry it implicitly asserts that such behavior represents an abuse of the philosophy advocated instead of a true expression of it, and while either might be the case, the question is not settled by merely asserting your chosen answer, implicitly or explicitly.

So my question is - is bigotry in its followers a bug, a feature, or simply incidental to Christianity?

Tamaratonye1:
I'm eliding the difference between Christian behavior as practiced by individuals with that which the religion of Christianity itself is responsible for enabling, but that's to a point. It's said that one should not judge a philosophy by its abuse, and that's certainly a valid point, but said in defense of Christian bigotry it implicitly asserts that such behavior represents an abuse of the philosophy advocated instead of a true expression of it, and while either might be the case, the question is not settled by merely asserting your chosen answer, implicitly or explicitly.

So my question is - is bigotry in its followers a bug, a feature, or simply incidental to Christianity?

Na you sabi

It's a feature.

It's an organizing principle meant to benefit the in group in any number of ways.


Christianity directly outcompeted (and physically destroyed) any number of other religious movements that lacked this feature...and was especially interested in eradicating those that rejected their claim to divine exclusivity.

Bad actors have an inherent advantage in the religious marketplace.


They offer products and services that other market actors will not, do not, or could not.

Tamaratonye1:
I'm eliding the difference between Christian behavior as practiced by individuals with that which the religion of Christianity itself is responsible for enabling, but that's to a point. It's said that one should not judge a philosophy by its abuse, and that's certainly a valid point, but said in defense of Christian bigotry it implicitly asserts that such behavior represents an abuse of the philosophy advocated instead of a true expression of it, and while either might be the case, the question is not settled by merely asserting your chosen answer, implicitly or explicitly.

So my question is - is bigotry in its followers a bug, a feature, or simply incidental to Christianity?

As much as I agree with the meme posted, there are atheist who are also bigots. Not as many though. Atheists may not see any evidence of a god but that doesn't preclude some of them from being bigots.

I know many religious folk, Christians included, who aren't bigots. But it does make a good fig-leaf for those bigots who have the faith as well.

Feature or bug? I bet that relies on the individual believer and what their tolerance or bigotry levels are.

None of the above: part of human nature

(later) Bigotry is in the eye of the beholder.

Another Attack on Christians and Christianity!

Silverseed:
None of the above: part of human nature

(later) Bigotry is in the eye of the beholder.

Tamaratonye1:
...So my question is - is bigotry in its followers a bug, a feature, or simply incidental to Christianity?

A house stands firm and eternal on a solid ground so it is unreasonable to expect that a person who knows what he suffered to acquire a very good House would thereafter abandon it because people outside the house said so.

Or after travelling with God is Good Motors 2020 Hiace bus, a person then comes to recommend a travel with Mercedes Benz 1414 bus? Never!

Tamaratonye1:
I'm eliding the difference between Christian behavior as practiced by individuals with that which the religion of Christianity itself is responsible for enabling, but that's to a point. It's said that one should not judge a philosophy by its abuse, and that's certainly a valid point, but said in defense of Christian bigotry it implicitly asserts that such behavior represents an abuse of the philosophy advocated instead of a true expression of it, and while either might be the case, the question is not settled by merely asserting your chosen answer, implicitly or explicitly.

So my question is - is bigotry in its followers a bug, a feature, or simply incidental to Christianity?

Source: https://atheistdiscussion.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=7883&pid=378451#pid378451

Some people might want to know, some posts in this forum are being copied and pasted into another one, and answers to them are being copied and pasted from there to here by Tamaratonye1, Chryssanthe, and Silverseed.

chryssanthe:
As much as I agree with the meme posted, there are atheist who are also bigots. Not as many though. Atheists may not see any evidence of a god but that doesn't preclude some of them from being bigots.

How are atheists “bigot”?

Bigotry is a feature of any religion that has as part of its dogma any form of separation. Muslims, Christians, Hindus, etc frequently espouse bigoted views because of their religious tenets.

ReubenSandwich:
Some people might want to know, some posts in this forum are being copied and pasted into another one, and answers to them are being copied and pasted from there to here by Tamaratonye1, Chryssanthe, and Silverseed.

I have always suspected the monikers Tamaratonye1 and Chryssanthe to be the same person.
The writing style is almost, if not, exactly the same

Now this copy and paste matter...... well let me keep my thoughts to myself until later.

1000WaysToLive:
It's a feature.

It's an organizing principle meant to benefit the in group in any number of ways.


Christianity directly outcompeted (and physically destroyed) any number of other religious movements that lacked this feature...and was especially interested in eradicating those that rejected their claim to divine exclusivity.

Bad actors have an inherent advantage in the religious marketplace.


They offer products and services that other market actors will not, do not, or could not.

This was copied and pasted from another forum: https://atheistdiscussion.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=7883&pid=378493#pid378493

chryssanthe:
As much as I agree with the meme posted, there are atheist who are also bigots. Not as many though. Atheists may not see any evidence of a god but that doesn't preclude some of them from being bigots.

copied and pasted from another forum: https://atheistdiscussion.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=7883&pid=378589#pid378589

Silverseed:
None of the above: part of human nature

(later) Bigotry is in the eye of the beholder.

copied and pasted from another forum: https://atheistdiscussion.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=7883&pid=378644#pid378644

ReubenSandwich:


copied and pasted from another forum: https://atheistdiscussion.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=7883&pid=378589#pid378589

Hehehehe. Fake people everywhere. Just imagine the nonsense.

triplechoice:


Hehehehe. Fake people everywhere. Just imagine the nonsense.

1000WaysToLive is another one. Four of them now, copying and pasting back and forth between the forums. It’s creating a lot of confusion in both forums because posts from different people in one forum are being copied and pasted under one name in the other. People think they’re debating with one person in their own forum when they’re actually debating with two or more different people in the other.

ReubenSandwich:


1000WaysToLive is another one. Four of them now, copying and pasting back and forth between the forums. It’s creating a lot of confusion in both forums because posts from different people in one forum are being copied and pasted under one name in the other. People think they’re debating with one person in their own forum when they’re actually debating with two or more different people in the other.

I think it's the same person fooling himself behind those four monikers.

triplechoice:


I think it's the same person fooling himself behind those four monikers.

I don't know if anyone else really cares, but I feel cheated when I think I'm having a conversation with someone, and then I find out that all they've been doing is copying my posts into another forum, and copying answers from different people in that forum back into this one.

ReubenSandwich:


I don't know if anyone else really cares, but I feel cheated when I think I'm having a conversation with someone, and then I find out that all they've been doing is copying my posts into another forum, and copying answers from different people in that forum back into this one.

No need to feel bad about it, but to praise yourself for being smart enough to detect the deception.


Kudos for what you have done in exposing the imposters here.

Tamaratonye1:
I'm eliding the difference between Christian behavior as practiced by individuals with that which the religion of Christianity itself is responsible for enabling, but that's to a point. It's said that one should not judge a philosophy by its abuse, and that's certainly a valid point, but said in defense of Christian bigotry it implicitly asserts that such behavior represents an abuse of the philosophy advocated instead of a true expression of it, and while either might be the case, the question is not settled by merely asserting your chosen answer, implicitly or explicitly.

So my question is - is bigotry in its followers a bug, a feature, or simply incidental to Christianity?

Even if your posts are mostly copied and pasted from other people's posts in other forums, maybe some of what you're copying and pasting is what you really think. From the few rare posts that might be your own words, it looks to me like you really are blaming Christianity for some social problems, and crusading against it. I'll answer your question, and hope for you to respond in your own words. I think you have it backwards. I don't think that people behave the way they do because of their philosophies. I think that they construct philosophies for themselves that they can use as reasons for doing whatever they want to do, good or bad. There are many Christian philosophies, very different from each other. Maybe some are used more for harm and some are used more for good. The same applies to all the religions and to all other philosophies including anti-belief philosophies and philosophies that people think are rational, enlightened, scientific, modern or postmodern; and all identity and social justice philosophies. People's attitudes and behavior don't automatically improve when they stop believing in Christianity or any other religion or in God. The only thing that changes is the targets of their hostile attitudes and harmful behavior, and the excuses that they use for it.

triplechoice:

No need to feel bad about it, but to praise yourself for being smart enough to detect the deception.

Kudos for what you have done in exposing the imposters here.

I dug a little deeper and found some more copy-and-paste names here. These are all the ones that I've found that have been copying and pasting from the other forum: Tamaratonye1, chryssanthe, Near1, 1000WaysToLive, Silverseed, FemiAjani, and midnight378.

Christianity, if by that is meant, following the teachings of Christ, can not mean bigotry.

But perhaps I'd change my mind if you show Jesus being a bigot, or any Christian teaching that advocates bigotry.