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Danish law banning public burning of Quran sparks outcry (www.lemonde.fr)

submitted 1 year ago by sv1sjp@lemmy.world to c/europe@feddit.de

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[–] taladar@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

a better example would be throwing food down a disposal in front of a starving child.

That is a ridiculous comparison. The copy of the book they are burning represents no real unfulfilled need for the believer like the food does for the starving child.

[–] malamignasanmig@group.lt 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

though i disagree with their sentiment, i sort get their example. it is not about practical need, but more of the object's perceived value. the qran is valuable to its believer as much as food is to the starving. that was not a ridiculous comparison.

[–] taladar@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

There are good reasons not to go by perceived anything when it comes to offense though. Offending people is very much not something that can be avoided for everyone simultaneously, unlike needs and desires in the real world like food, water,... which are much more predictable and much less incompatible.