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It is indeed :) *cheers to sociological inquiry*

They may well be expressed in conventions formed through different social contexts. But if you want to prove the foundations of my language and reasoning is somehow flawed, you must prove that those systems do not produce truths through an examination of their application. Since you cannot, the...

That's true. Though I would rephrase that by saying: Equality is of itself a good thing, unless in a certain situation the application of equality would lead to more harm being done than good.

Any rejection of your arguments by myself will be based on my ability to use reason and logic. If you're going to argue that the innate reasoning abilities of man, formalised into dialectic systems (eg. deductive logic) is dependant on social context, then I'd like to see you prove those systems...

If you want to put forward an argument that equality is of itself a bad thing, be my guest.

My contention is about equality, not about defiance of "Western ideals" per se.

Yeah you're right, total BS. • Princeston: Dept of Philosophy - James Pryor - Ad hominem • Stanford: Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Ad hominem • Texas State: Ad hominem • Minnesota State: Dept of Philosophy - Ad hominem • University of Washington: Dept of Communication - Fallacies •...

Utterly wrong. I know this may sound arrogant but I really suggest you take a basic first year philosophy course in reason/logic. Suppose Saddam said that "When you throw something into the air, it falls to the ground." Suppose Nelson Mandella said "No, that is not true because the moon is...

It is irrelevant. Attack her argument. Surely if there is some invalidity in it, you can find it there. You mean, maybe they have not been conditioned into following it in the anachronistic way that their eldars do? I never said that women would be "liberated, equal, free once the headscarf is...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem

For all your expression you have absolutely no tact. If you want to be critical, why not make it constructive rather than just insult people?

1. Yes I thought you'd try and put her into a little extremist box to write her off. (Fallacy: ad hominem.) Newsflash: the fact that she is a lesbian is completely irrelevant. Stick to the facts and her arguments. 2. Did you read what she said? The younger generation (ie. the generation that...

Firstly, whether they feel repressed and whether they are repressed are two different things. As I mentioned, people can be conditioned to feel certain ways which may not be fair or equal. It does not mean that it is respectful, equal or free. Equality is objective. The fact of the existence of...

People can be made to feel anything with conditioning. It doesn't mean it is healthy or respectful. There really is no rational point behind it, in my opinion. It is anachronistic and ought to go -- just by the communities themselves, not by the law. As I say, there is little rational force...

I wonder if that constitutes discrimination...

The strongest point in this argument is that it is harmful to the women who wear it because it acts as a repressive device in those cultures. I for one agree that it is a silly, antiquated, patriarchal device (notwithstanding the fact that some women claim to be "liberated" by wearing it)...

Interesting article -- Why the hijab is silly, which I agree with. Why the hijab should be banned, which I disagree with.

Or that crazy Bob Jones University, where they like inventing degrees

Yeh I caught it, makes my blood boil everytime One of the anti-intelligent design guys read out some of Paley's writings. That's what people don't understand -- it is an argument hundreds of years old that David Hume and others killed off indefinitely.

Um, no. --------