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Originally Posted by Graham
*WHOOOOSH* Sound of a point going right over SWW's head...
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Not quite. I was merely demonstrating your debating style, namely answering questions with questions.
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Remember that phrase "Presumed Innocent Until Proven Guilty"?
How many people who fit the description of "A person with a beard, of Middle Eastern appearance possibly wearing some sort of hat or cap and robes and talking in a funny language" are likely to be Islamic Fundamentalist Terrorists?
So, would consider it reasonable to consider them *all* potential terrorists...???
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Just like that...
Hang on - let's just see how interesting it gets if someone does answer your questions-to-questions:
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Originally Posted by Graham
Remember that phrase "Presumed Innocent Until Proven Guilty"?
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Yes.
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Originally Posted by Graham
How many people who fit the description of "A person with a beard, of Middle Eastern appearance possibly wearing some sort of hat or cap and robes and talking in a funny language" are likely to be Islamic Fundamentalist Terrorists?
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Millions.
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Originally Posted by Graham
So, would consider it reasonable to consider them *all* potential terrorists...???
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Possibly a word missing in that question, but I will assume it was supposed to be "...would you consider..." - in which case the answer is
it depends.
It depends on who you are, where you are etc. It's not just a simple case of it being irrational to tar everyone with the same brush. While that may be wrong, it's what people do. And that they do is not always irrational.
The whole point is that you can't shut down a debate with a couple of questions - even if I were to give you the answer that would allow you to do the 'aha!' bit that wouldn't mean I'd come around to your viewpoint, or even agreed with it.