“I saw this blasphemous statue and was outraged,” Cassidy said. “My conscience is held captive to the word of God, not to bureaucratic decree. And so I acted.”
Yes. It is. Fictional concepts can be separated (and clearly are, for some) and to blithely claim otherwise is to underestimate the power of stupid. So, don’t be ironic at your own expense.
It’s less about being pedantic and more about maintaining vigilance against bullshit arguments from the religious: they can and will differentiate between their favorite comic book god-thing and the opponent created simply to mirror its deific status.
Yes. It is. Fictional concepts can be separated (and clearly are, for some) and to blithely claim otherwise is to underestimate the power of stupid. So, don’t be ironic at your own expense.
If you insist on being pedantic, tell it like it is: you are your own god, and you are your own devil. That’s the point.
It’s less about being pedantic and more about maintaining vigilance against bullshit arguments from the religious: they can and will differentiate between their favorite comic book god-thing and the opponent created simply to mirror its deific status.