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Atheists & Agnostics

passnobuck

(92 posts)

2. Being offended is a choice as is being "religious" I think.

Reply to onager (Original post)

Thu Jun 18, 2015, 08:18 PM

Jun 2015

I'm not "offended" by injustices and inhumanity in this world. I'm angry, that's a choice, too.

But I can choose to do something with my anger, not quite so much if I'm just "offended".

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'I'm offended' is not an argument [View all] onager Jun 2015 OP

I agree libodem Jun 2015 #1

Being offended is a choice as is being "religious" I think. passnobuck Jun 2015 #2

hopefully the college will not cave in to her protests RussBLib Jun 2015 #3

This is not anything like a serious reply, SusanCalvin Jun 2015 #4

I love Tom Lehrer, thanks for the chuckle. mountain grammy Jun 2015 #5

Old Lehrer fan here. bvf Jun 2015 #6

I'm offended, because ... RussBLib Jun 2015 #7

do we have to post that disclaimer Brainstormy Jun 2015 #8

You would think, right? Curmudgeoness Jun 2015 #11

Hey now don't you know it is just morally wrong Promethean Jun 2015 #9

I usually answer that I am offended by religious beliefs (hell/paradise notably) Yorktown Jun 2015 #10