tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971238868406689293.post4268253930303058673..comments2023-11-01T13:22:35.070+00:00Comments on Made-up Things: Thoughts on Blasphemy, Offense and Free SpeechTJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15386875766756796295noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971238868406689293.post-73680176070292287322014-03-20T20:28:01.480+00:002014-03-20T20:28:01.480+00:00I still maintain that you cannot know what people ...I still maintain that you cannot know what people are thinking or feeling when they use such terms, a lot of the time. Yes, you might be be able to make a reasonable guess from the context or social situation in which it happens, but there will be times when you can't possibly know whether that person might actually be making (possibly not always entirely intentionally, but with the feeling there) an appeal to the Almighty/a higher power, for whatever reason. Possibly you have the right not to be offended; possibly they have the right not to be judged when you can't be sure?ThriftyMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163914944146325413noreply@blogger.com