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1. politi+Hb[view] [source] 2016-12-05 20:27:25
>>dang+(OP)
Hi dang. About 45m ago, I added a comment [1] in the Amazon GO mega-thread that mentions the concept of religion. Is this comment acceptable per new policy?

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13108455

(Aside: I believe that this detox experiment is treading on dangerous ground, that it will be a struggle to contain the amount of censorship that will happen as a result of encouraging people to flag each other in this way, and that the effects will linger beyond the 1 week time limit.)

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2. anonba+Ic[view] [source] 2016-12-05 20:32:03
>>politi+Hb
I'm not a mod, but I wouldn't flag your comment. Mentioning faith-based alternatives for human interaction may not be 100% on-topic, but it isn't political or divisive.

Now, if you had recommended one faith/sect over others for a superior experience of human interaction, then maybe you'd have a problem.

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3. fdgdas+SB[view] [source] 2016-12-05 23:12:06
>>anonba+Ic
OTH I find the concept of religion to be very political...

The boundaries of political discourse are like art or porn. You know it when you see it but one person's+ definition is different to another.

+ NB I used the word "person" in this sentence rather than "man" - some would therefore say that my comment has a political slant because it is attempting to use gender neutral words - I would say it isn't because I always try to use gender neutral words...

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