I never said you had made any of these claims. My point was a response to your question about whether or not discussing the reality of God involves lying. I am pointing out that not all -- or even most -- conversations on issues involve something so abstract and unprovable as the existence of God.
sw: By your system of definitions, Hitler was right wing and Stalin was left wing, yet functionally they were identical. Is it so hard to believe that in the eyes of some they may both be considered to be on the same side of the political spectrum?
That "some" is a tiny minority, and is using a definition of "left wing" and "right wing" counter to common usage. Sorry, but Hitler being universally regarded as a right winger by BOTH sides of the political spectrum, whether contemporary observers or historians, is not in in question. It's simply a fact.
sw: These pereceptions and definitions are not set in stone, they have evolved over time. Treating them as if they are absolute, because they are not.
Oh yes, common usage changes. That seems to be what the "Hitler was a leftist" crowd is counting on. But changing the definition of "left" and "right" today does not alter the FACT that Hitler was and still is regarded by most who know anything about him as a right winger. And as someone who's been following that attempt at mass redefinition, I can't help but notice that its adherents rely heavily on lying by omission -- or sometimes just plain lying -- to sell their crap.
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I never said you had made any of these claims. My point was a response to your question about whether or not discussing the reality of God involves lying. I am pointing out that not all -- or even most -- conversations on issues involve something so abstract and unprovable as the existence of God.
sw: By your system of definitions, Hitler was right wing and Stalin was left wing, yet functionally they were identical. Is it so hard to believe that in the eyes of some they may both be considered to be on the same side of the political spectrum?
That "some" is a tiny minority, and is using a definition of "left wing" and "right wing" counter to common usage. Sorry, but Hitler being universally regarded as a right winger by BOTH sides of the political spectrum, whether contemporary observers or historians, is not in in question. It's simply a fact.
sw: These pereceptions and definitions are not set in stone, they have evolved over time. Treating them as if they are absolute, because they are not.
Oh yes, common usage changes. That seems to be what the "Hitler was a leftist" crowd is counting on. But changing the definition of "left" and "right" today does not alter the FACT that Hitler was and still is regarded by most who know anything about him as a right winger. And as someone who's been following that attempt at mass redefinition, I can't help but notice that its adherents rely heavily on lying by omission -- or sometimes just plain lying -- to sell their crap.