Why doesn’t Pakistan reform its blasphemy laws?

Re:Why doesn’t Pakistan reform its blasphemy laws? by PhasmaFelis on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @07:04PM (#14199011)

Unfortunately a lot of people figure that reading a few critical articles means they know more about something than its actual practitioners, which is why you're, bafflingly, being downvoted. As a Christian, I've had non-Christians actually get angry at me for not being a bigot, and as a feminist I've had non-feminists tell me that I'm "supposed to" hate myself and all men.

Some people get really uncomfortable when others don't fit into their tidy labels.

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Re:Why doesn’t Pakistan reform its blasphemy laws? by chroma on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @07:29PM (#14199180)

Most of us live in our own little bubbles of like-minded people, so I trust Pew polls far more than anecdotes.

I also trust polls more than my own experience. If someone cites Pew saying 30% of Americans are young-earth creationists[1], I'd never consider responding with, "I'm an American and I know a lot of Americans and none of them believe that." I'd simply verify the data and accept it.

1. http://www.pewforum.org/2013/12/30/publics-views-on-human-ev...

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Re:Why doesn’t Pakistan reform its blasphemy laws? by duncan_bayne on Wednesday April 26, 2017 @03:06AM (#14201045)

Reminds me of the (probably urban legend) story of a Hollywood celebrity remarking on Nixon's election: "But I don't know anyone who voted for Nixon!"

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