As a semi self-identifying Jew, I would just like to voice my, perhaps short sited suggestion, to consider not banning anti-semitic conspiracy theory posters outright. I don't know exactly what your criteria is for what constitutes antisemitic, but I like to hear people's concerns about "my people", as empathy can help to dismantle people's hate, and they may open their mind to reason. I think a philosophy forum is a good place for sensitive topics to be discussed with objectivity. If they have bad reason's for their beliefs, then this is a good place for those bad reasons to be exposed for all to see.Posting something that endorsed an anti-semitic conspiracy theory. — fdrake
↪Yohan But then they'd have to accept all the other wakos: the 9/11 truthers, the holocaust deniers, the young earthers, the flat earthers, the hollow earthers, the vaccers, the incel whiners, the chem trace snifers, the hunters of alien lizards, those unsure about global warming, the Pi-doubters, the Jesus mythicists, the perpetual motion specialists and the angry debunkers of Special Relativity... — Olivier5
Is not the purpose of discourse to expose bad ideas? If we ban people based on what they believe (rather than how they express it according to certain rules of discourse) then that becomes impossible, and discourse has failed.
Isnt discourse more important than whether or not we agree with the person? — DingoJones
How are people with these erroneous beliefs (or any erroneous beliefs) supposed to know better — DingoJones
If we ban people based on what they believe (rather than how they express it — DingoJones
Well, I cant disagree with any if that. :up: — DingoJones
Good advice perhaps, if the person is around to hear it. (Banned people are not). — DingoJones
Is not the purpose of discourse to expose bad ideas? If we ban people based on what they believe (rather than how they express it according to certain rules of discourse) then that becomes impossible, and discourse has failed. — DingoJones
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