Heh, you say "they know"... I don't think they DO know, although a few might vaguely sense it on some subliminal level. All they "know" for the most part is that they (a small fraction of humanity) are right and that we are wrong. I wish you were right, that they could understand the logical fallacies that underlie their lives, but I don't think they do.
Because in their world, feelings trump logic and facts every time. What the Hitchens quote above amounts to a "hate fact"... a statement that is true, but hurts their feelings.
From Google AI: "Hate fact" is a term, often used in political discourse, for an empirically established or highly credible truth that is considered offensive because it supports an argument based on stereotype or prejudice.
The term implies that a fact is deemed "wrong" or socially unacceptable due to the negative emotional reaction it causes, rather than its factual inaccuracy.
Heh, you say "they know"... I don't think they DO know, although a few might vaguely sense it on some subliminal level. All they "know" for the most part is that they (a small fraction of humanity) are right and that we are wrong. I wish you were right, that they could understand the logical fallacies that underlie their lives, but I don't think they do.
Because in their world, feelings trump logic and facts every time. What the Hitchens quote above amounts to a "hate fact"... a statement that is true, but hurts their feelings.
From Google AI: "Hate fact" is a term, often used in political discourse, for an empirically established or highly credible truth that is considered offensive because it supports an argument based on stereotype or prejudice.
The term implies that a fact is deemed "wrong" or socially unacceptable due to the negative emotional reaction it causes, rather than its factual inaccuracy.
'you are denying my existence' is classic narcissistic projection and gaslighting.
Social and government institutions fell for it, now we have alphabet freaks emboldened to seek narcissistic supply direct from the public.