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Why is it when someone creates a question on here?

And direct that question at a subgroup, people admonish them for purportedly generalizing the entire group to that subgroup?

Update:

@ Rev.

Oh but they do, for example someone posts about how literal interpretations of the bible are absurd and several Christians act as though he called all Christians idiots.

Update 2:

Sorry if you cannot understand the way I write naturally, Mike.

Update 3:

@ BEX

I know, I'm pointing out that people do this and then responders pretend that they didn't so they can ignore the real question or argument.

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Well, if you direct a question to Next Thursday at Noonist I don't see why anyone who is a Next Thursday at Around Tenist would object. I mean, that would just be crazy.

  • Mike M
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    I don't know I can only admonish you for purportedly generalizing the entire group to this subgroup?

  • 1 decade ago

    Easily avoided! Just put some or a lot of or suchlike and already you are not generalising. I don't like all atheist questions as I am not all atheists... Generalisation is rude although most of us tend to do it now and again.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I suggested that religious people think the universe was created by an intelligent being... and was told I was generalising.

    Isn't that the whole concept of religion?

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  • Center
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Butthurtedness

  • neil s
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Some people don't seem to realize that generalizations are necessary for communication. If the generalization heppens not to fit someone, it generally wasn't aimed at them.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    yeah we know some are foolish..

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