guarie opened this issue on Nov 07, 2002 ยท 137 posts
Hiram posted Tue, 12 November 2002 at 5:55 PM
This has become ridiculous. What a pathetic, steaming heap of whiny pseudo-anarchistic rhetoric. What you're personally offended by is the simple fact that an apparent Christian expressed wishes you didn't agree with. His wishes are of course, beneath your consideration because of your superior spiritual and political understanding. "I can't fight on so many other fronts... but here I can make a stand." By golly, nobody's going to tell YOU what to do! You'll show him. There's the crux of your issue. I know that in your mind you are stiking out against Torquemada himself. You're fighting Jerry Falwell and Billy Graham and the Pope. But in reality, you're fighting a completely harmless stranger who made a simple, if narrowminded request. I'm betting is someone made equally naive restrictions of a different nature that didn't smack so much of Christianity, you wouldn't be as upset. Now, as a liberal, Pagan pervert, I also happen think his EULA is impractical, overly-idealistic and naive, but where I come from tolerance and respect for other people's points of view is considered "right" as long as no one is harmed by them. As far as I can tell, no one is being harmed by not downloading and using this file. You would do well to accept that there are going to be limits in life and not all of them are going to make sense. "It's a victory over some one trying to impose their moral belife (sic) in artist community." But you're our protector, right? Our crusader and champion? Because you have the One True Right and Only Way to see this matter. How could I be so blind? He's not imposing anything. Don't like the EULA? Don't use the product. You are free to exercise your own conscience. As for morals, I'm certain we have very different ideas about what they are, what purpose they serve, and what are good ones. Ridicule and disrespect for other's spirituality are not among them.