I anticipated you saying this. That's why I repeatedly clarified that Hanukkah is not Christmas. "Hanukkah is Christmas and Christmas is Hanukkah" would be an equivalence of identity. Then you can talk about ignorance and knowledge. "Hanukkah and Christmas are equivalent in value to me" is an equivalence of value. It's based on what I choose to value.
I really don't care who shares those values; I don't ask them to. I cheerfully withhold respect from beliefs and traditions, and then I take great pleasure in watching silly attempts at self-importance.
The only way to make this an effort to justify ignorance is that since it isn't worth caring about, it isn't worth getting in a self-important huff about getting the facts wrong. If I'm ever playing Trivial Pursuit, December Edition, I'll be sure to concentrate really hard.
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I anticipated you saying this. That's why I repeatedly clarified that Hanukkah is not Christmas. "Hanukkah is Christmas and Christmas is Hanukkah" would be an equivalence of identity. Then you can talk about ignorance and knowledge. "Hanukkah and Christmas are equivalent in value to me" is an equivalence of value. It's based on what I choose to value.
I really don't care who shares those values; I don't ask them to. I cheerfully withhold respect from beliefs and traditions, and then I take great pleasure in watching silly attempts at self-importance.
The only way to make this an effort to justify ignorance is that since it isn't worth caring about, it isn't worth getting in a self-important huff about getting the facts wrong. If I'm ever playing Trivial Pursuit, December Edition, I'll be sure to concentrate really hard.