Gambler Posts

yup2~
haven't see you for a while,doing well?~

ahaha,i'm still not sure yet~
but maybe it'll be the same as last year,well hope something interesting will happen later~
what about you?

Welcome back, Gambler~

Long time no see =D

I see a bear!
*bear hugs*

Limited Edition Fate/Extra. :D

And Seraphinite.

all my guilty purchases are of food and cook-books...

Im such a glutton...

Bump for the grizzly... wait, what species of bear is Gambler any way?

Hello, Gambler. ^_^

*bear hugs*

Alright Gambler.

I understand the position you're in, that you have to placate unhappy users the best way possible, and try to make as many users as possible happy. However with all due respect, I must ask that anyone who is 'unhappy' at my topic...needs to learn that criticism doesn't = bigotry.

Nothing I did in my post was offensive, or at the very least not intentionally so. Nothing I said in my post was against muslims. Nothing I said in my post was racist, bigoted, or aimed at any one user whatsoever.

The only things I did in my post is as follows:

1. I made a poem about why I find the Quran to be absurd, and why I don't take it seriously.
2. I made an open invitation that if anyone shoud think I'm wrong, or think another religion is just as absurd, to post a response, or even make a counter poem.
3. I argued furthur on that there is no difference when it comes to the ability to criticize, between one's religious beliefs, and one's political affiliations. Political affiliations which, are constantly insulted or argued or criticized in Serious Discussion feverishly and nonstop.

I did my very best to criticize Islam as a religion in a fun, but semi-serious manner. I did my research, I made sure none of my criticisms were unfounded, and even cited the Quranic passages when I referenced the absurdities.

If someone would like to argue with me over whether or not the claims made are absurd, or even if I'm not understanding the Quran well, I am perfectly open to this, and have no in any way shown that I am not open to the concept.

To lock my topic, in my opinion, sets a precedent that it is no longer ok to criticize religion. Not justt Islam, but Christianity too. It sets the precedent that if a topic offends anyone, it can be instantly locked. It sets a very, bad, precedent indeed.

Again, if I offended anyone, I want to make it clear that it was not my intention ot offend anyone in particular, however, nobody, either on or off the internet, has some inherent right to not be offended. Free speech is something I value, and treasure, and one might almost say I revere it religiously. I did not make a thread that was ill researched, with bad grammar, and was simply a blatant insult. I pointed out the same criticisms I would point out, even if it wasn't a religious belief.

I do not single out Islam either. Anyone can look up my history and see that I've made whole topics about how I feel religion in general, and christianity some times in particular fail to account for any sort of coherent morality, that the bible holds just as many silly beliefs, and immoral passages as any Islamic holy text, and that religion is, in my furvent opinion, a main problem with the world today.

If my topic can be locked without any reason, other than people are wrongly 'offended' by its content...then I simply wonder how long until other beliefs and positions can no longer be criticized without a lock. I simpyl wonder how long it will take until criticizing libertarianism is no longer allowed. How long it takes until criticizing moral models like Objectivism, and Consequentialism is allowed.

How long until criticisms are banned outright, I would wonder?

Don't get me wrong, I understand that there is such a thing as a troll. there is such a thing as someone who will make a topic purely to piss people off, and those topics SHOULD be locked. But a serious topic, concernign a serious subject, giving serious criticism...is not a troll topic, by any stretch of the imagination.