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Re:How Software Companies Die by Orson Scott Card (1995) by aaronem on Friday November 29, 2013 @11:38AM (#6819997)
I've found presentism to be an all but impossible concept for those whose ideology drives their historiography.
Re:How Software Companies Die by Orson Scott Card (1995) by Udo on Friday November 29, 2013 @11:56AM (#6820077)
So you guys are calling me either stupid or malevolent, thanks for that. Aaron, there really isn't a lot of ideology in my posts - but how about yours? I've tried, patiently, explaining why I think homosexuality is not unethical in any historical context, and why I believe militant homophobia is. One is behavior which is deemed unacceptable but doesn't negatively affect anyone, and the other one is about harming and denigrating people who are not like you. There is no contest. If you really believe this is "presentism", there is not a lot left to talk about.
Re:How Software Companies Die by Orson Scott Card (1995) by adamnemecek on Friday November 29, 2013 @03:06PM (#6820812)
I mean, I don't know the arguments, but I imagine that some sort of argument comparing homosexuality to pedophilia could be made. Just to make it clear, this is not what I believe.