expecting dang to have seen this post within 7 minutes is expecting a bit much...

That post was certainly a bad HN comment, as I've replied. But this is not a problem related specifically to one religion: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que.... Matter of fact, we had a comparable case the day before:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27012825

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27011929

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27012837

Two religions, same issue. If there were a third post about a third religion and a fourth about a fourth, we'd see the same problem with those.

HN commenters need to learn not to post when they're not in a curious state. When a person gets activated or provoked on a topic that they feel strongly about, that's not likely to be a curious state. One needs to pause until thoughtful conversation becomes possible again. This is not easy—it's something we all need to work on.

When the topic is divisive—and religion is maybe the most divisive topic of all—multiply the above by 100x.

p.s. Putting @dang in threads is a no-op. I only saw your comment randomly. If you want to tell us or ask us something, you should email [email protected], as the site guidelines ask: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.

How is that the case here?