If that's consistent with babble's policy, then we might have to look elsewhere for progressive conversation.
Weren't you just bragging about how you planned to violate Rabble policy (and harass the forum) if you got banned?
No matter, I'm glad to see you apparently care about respecting the forum and it's policies again, welcome back!
I think the discussion of "religion is a mental disease" is kind of disgusting on this thread. The killings were premeditated, and the intent was clear.
I agree. I think there is also a world of difference between a person who practices a religion peacefully and one who uses it to justify violence. Someone how we went from the second to the former. The second is a relevant topic and the former is disrespectful in this context.
My initial conext was questioning how and where one draws a line between extreme beliefs (such as religion) and mental illness. I agree this thread isn't the place to continue that discussion centered on religion (it looked to me like we recognized that and moved away from it without any promps). Maybe a decent topic to debate in another thread if someone is willing to start it.
Is a racist who pushes their beliefs to the point of murder someone who is afflicted with mental illness or are they simply a murderer who do not value human life?
We know that one of the ways humans rationalize and accept killing another human being stems from feeling they have authority to do so. Maybe Alexandre Bissonnette's beliefs were so strong he felt he had authority to commit those murders?