'alternative' = antisocial (?)

The Batlord · 05-12-2015, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Exo_

According to this pie graph and your theory, anybody who is not a Christian is being antisocial. You tell a Muslim he's not adhering to the norm, being Christianity, and he'll be offended. Hell, I would. If I'm doing something, it's either because I believe in it, or I find it most comfortable.

I guess my point is, who is to say what the social norm is and what isn't? In my mind, the only way you're being antisocial is if you're not socializing with ANYBODY. Just because you're part of a group that likes different thing from the masses doesn't mean you're antisocial.

Hell, even Bronies are social with other Bronies.

A Muslim isn't being antisocial because they were likely raised by Muslims in an environment that was conducive to becoming a Muslim. They exist in an environment that believes differently, but they're socializing with their more immediately relevant environment (i.e. their Muslim family/community).

I think when joining a religion can be antisocial is when you get crackerass, wannabe hippies and celebrities becoming Buddhists because they want to feel special. They were likely raised, if not as Christians, then in an environment that was more accepting and encouraging of Christianity than any other specific religion, but have chosen to go an entirely different direction, likely as a reaction against cultural norms.