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ruford1976@lemmy.world to Atheism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

If there was a religion of hate, do you think it should be allowed to be practiced?

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If there was a religion of hate, do you think it should be allowed to be practiced?

ruford1976@lemmy.world to Atheism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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    but allowing hate to be preached increases hate.

    so why would you allow it?

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      Because disallowing it would be worse. This has been a hot topic of debate for centuries. Check out the book On Liberty by John Stuart Mill.

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        worked out (atleast practically) for nazism in germany though.

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          Nazism used force and violence.

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            And Christianity never did?

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