Re: anarchism_7.7-1.deb

[Rainer Weikusat <rw@another.de>]

"Jaldhar H. Vyas" <jaldhar@debian.org> writes:
> On 24 Sep 1999, Siggy Brentrup wrote:
> 
> > In my understanding the bible packages belong into contrib *at
> > best*, since it's value to the public is at least questionable if not
> > offensive to muslims, buddhists(no not to them), hindus ...
> 
> Um, I'm a Hindu, a Shastri (Hindu priest) actually.  And I find nothing
> offensive or questionable about the Bible.  If this debate is going to
> degenerate into prejudice (and history shows it will) kindly stick to your
> own prejudices and don't try and speak for others.  That's what Christians
> are often accused of! :-)

You might equally well consider this for yourself. Other people
(including other people belonging to your particular religion) might
regard different things as offensive than you do.

Just compare the two statements:

'People of religion X might find religion Y's documents offensive.'

'This is what Christians always do.' 

And then, please, try to figure out, who should be told to stick to his
own prejudices and stop trying to speak for other people.

> The criterion should be utility.  The Bible as a literary and cultural
> foundation of Western civilization will be useful to a lot more people
> than the Anarchism package.

You don't try to speak for me again, do you?

There's a nice (though somewhat rude) proverb in Germany about the
validity of arguments by greater numbers like this:

Shit must be something great to eat. Millions of flies just can't be
wrong.

Rainer

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