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NZA wrote:Nope.
+1NZA wrote:Nope.
Nope.Lawquacious wrote:I think if your beliefs have somehow put you in a position of being marginalized at some point (such as if you grew up in a family that took a very strong position of atheism and were harassed by religious folks) then MAAAYBEE this could be appropriate. But I think that usually 'diversity' characteristics are facts about you (or perhaps your family) that (1) generally you don't have control over (such as race) AND (2) which have potentially or actually marginalized or disadvantaged you in some way.
Just my opinion.
I respectfully disagree; I think if someone had the experience of being marginalized for religious beliefs (or lack thereof) while growing up that it could reasonably be considered an element of 'diversity.'NZA wrote:Nope.Lawquacious wrote:I think if your beliefs have somehow put you in a position of being marginalized at some point (such as if you grew up in a family that took a very strong position of atheism and were harassed by religious folks) then MAAAYBEE this could be appropriate. But I think that usually 'diversity' characteristics are facts about you (or perhaps your family) that (1) generally you don't have control over (such as race) AND (2) which have potentially or actually marginalized or disadvantaged you in some way.
Just my opinion.
Sorry man. The only CR is "no."
I like you as a TLSer, but, I'm sorry, no.Lawquacious wrote:Meh.. that's your opinion. I respectfully disagree; if the narrow set of conditions I mentioned above were met, I think the experience of being marginalized for religious beliefs while growing up (or lack thereof) could reasonably be considered an element of 'diversity.'NZA wrote:Nope.Lawquacious wrote:I think if your beliefs have somehow put you in a position of being marginalized at some point (such as if you grew up in a family that took a very strong position of atheism and were harassed by religious folks) then MAAAYBEE this could be appropriate. But I think that usually 'diversity' characteristics are facts about you (or perhaps your family) that (1) generally you don't have control over (such as race) AND (2) which have potentially or actually marginalized or disadvantaged you in some way.
Just my opinion.
Sorry man. The only CR is "no."
But I am definitely not saying that this likely applies to OP's situation.
NZA wrote:I like you as a TLSer, but, I'm sorry, no.Lawquacious wrote:Meh.. that's your opinion. I respectfully disagree; if the narrow set of conditions I mentioned above were met, I think the experience of being marginalized for religious beliefs while growing up (or lack thereof) could reasonably be considered an element of 'diversity.'NZA wrote:Nope.Lawquacious wrote:I think if your beliefs have somehow put you in a position of being marginalized at some point (such as if you grew up in a family that took a very strong position of atheism and were harassed by religious folks) then MAAAYBEE this could be appropriate. But I think that usually 'diversity' characteristics are facts about you (or perhaps your family) that (1) generally you don't have control over (such as race) AND (2) which have potentially or actually marginalized or disadvantaged you in some way.
Just my opinion.
Sorry man. The only CR is "no."
But I am definitely not saying that this likely applies to OP's situation.
Any sort of ideological DS is absolutely not going to help your chances at admission.
Dude, I feel like you're cool, you're offering your opinion, that's what this forum is for.Lawquacious wrote:I didn't initially realize that this was the URM forum; I apologize if I offended anyone here. I think that my arguments would have been less hypothetical if I had realized that.
OP I hope you are not a troll.
Thx for understanding dude-- yeah, I think OP is almost definitely closer to the first variety you mentioned, in which case I think a DS on the topic is in fact entirely inappropriate.NZA wrote:Dude, I feel like you're cool, you're offering your opinion, that's what this forum is for.Lawquacious wrote:I didn't initially realize that this was the URM forum; I apologize if I offended anyone here. I think that my arguments would have been less hypothetical if I had realized that.
OP I hope you are not a troll.
I just think OP needs to actually go more into detail, I guess, before anyone can really offer him advice. If it's like, "Oh, I read "The God Delusion" and my parents still made me go to church" then that is retarded.
If it's, "I had to flee X country because the Y religious figure demanded I be executed" then that would obviously be different. Though, frankly, I think that would be a true DS in the sense that it is about diversity, not your ideological position.
Okay, Im not sure why this is in URM that was silly of me.Lawquacious wrote:Thx for understanding dude-- yeah, I think OP is almost definitely closer to the first variety you mentioned, in which case I think a DS on the topic is in fact entirely inappropriate.NZA wrote:Dude, I feel like you're cool, you're offering your opinion, that's what this forum is for.Lawquacious wrote:I didn't initially realize that this was the URM forum; I apologize if I offended anyone here. I think that my arguments would have been less hypothetical if I had realized that.
OP I hope you are not a troll.
I just think OP needs to actually go more into detail, I guess, before anyone can really offer him advice. If it's like, "Oh, I read "The God Delusion" and my parents still made me go to church" then that is retarded.
If it's, "I had to flee X country because the Y religious figure demanded I be executed" then that would obviously be different. Though, frankly, I think that would be a true DS in the sense that it is about diversity, not your ideological position.
I would avoid it because you really don't know who will be reading your DS. Being anti-atheists is much more common than being anti-gay or racist. I would not risk that unless you think it would significantly increase your chance of admissions, which I doubt because as others have noted being atheist or agnostic is common in graduate education.admisionquestion wrote:Hi,
I know religious beliefs are not something that earns URM boosts.
But if being an atheist has substantially influenced my life is it something worth writing about in a DS?
BeaverHunter wrote:Calling atheism a religious belief is like calling bald a hair color.
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Definitely not at all bothered by your comment but I am hoping to start a friendly debate.BeaverHunter wrote:Calling atheism a religious belief is like calling bald a hair color.
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Since you asked, I'd suggest you get a firmer grasp on your "beliefs" before writing a personal statement about them.admisionquestion wrote:Definitely not at all bothered by your comment but I am hoping to start a friendly debate.BeaverHunter wrote:Calling atheism a religious belief is like calling bald a hair color.
/thread
I have heard this sentiment often and it confuses me. As I understand it:
Atheist = without god
apolitical=without politics
To call someone apolitical is to say that the person does not have beliefs about politics.
To call someone atheist is to say that the person does not believe in the existence of a god.
Do you see how not believing in the existence of a god is not the same thing as not having religious beliefs.
Unless, religious beliefs are only beliefs affirming the existence of religious conjectures... but that is not usually how that grammar would work. Political Beliefs means to have beliefs about politics at all. You would never say an anarchist is apolitical just because they do not support affirmative conjectures about government.
What the heck? I asked to debate a matter of semantics and never claimed to be the least bit confused. I am damn sure I know what I believe in... I am slightly less sure I know if a rejection of a system constitutes beliefs of or in that system. Your response is rude and I am for once actually insulted.BeaverHunter wrote:Since you asked, I'd suggest you get a firmer grasp on your "beliefs" before writing a personal statement about them.admisionquestion wrote:Definitely not at all bothered by your comment but I am hoping to start a friendly debate.BeaverHunter wrote:Calling atheism a religious belief is like calling bald a hair color.
/thread
I have heard this sentiment often and it confuses me. As I understand it:
Atheist = without god
apolitical=without politics
To call someone apolitical is to say that the person does not have beliefs about politics.
To call someone atheist is to say that the person does not believe in the existence of a god.
Do you see how not believing in the existence of a god is not the same thing as not having religious beliefs.
Unless, religious beliefs are only beliefs affirming the existence of religious conjectures... but that is not usually how that grammar would work. Political Beliefs means to have beliefs about politics at all. You would never say an anarchist is apolitical just because they do not support affirmative conjectures about government.
Are you really using English grammar and the fact that they both start with "a" to question whether or not atheism is a religion?admisionquestion wrote:Definitely not at all bothered by your comment but I am hoping to start a friendly debate.BeaverHunter wrote:Calling atheism a religious belief is like calling bald a hair color.
/thread
I have heard this sentiment often and it confuses me. As I understand it:
Atheist = without god
apolitical=without politics
To call someone apolitical is to say that the person does not have beliefs about politics.
To call someone atheist is to say that the person does not believe in the existence of a god.
Do you see how not believing in the existence of a god is not the same thing as not having religious beliefs.
Unless, religious beliefs are only beliefs affirming the existence of religious conjectures... but that is not usually how that grammar would work. Political Beliefs means to have beliefs about politics at all. You would never say an anarchist is apolitical just because they do not support affirmative conjectures about government.
Flame.admisionquestion wrote:What the heck? I asked to debate a matter of semantics and never claimed to be the least bit confused. I am damn sure I know what I believe in... I am slightly less sure I know if a rejection of a system constitutes beliefs of or in that system. Your response is rude and I am for once actually insulted.BeaverHunter wrote:Since you asked, I'd suggest you get a firmer grasp on your "beliefs" before writing a personal statement about them.admisionquestion wrote:Definitely not at all bothered by your comment but I am hoping to start a friendly debate.BeaverHunter wrote:Calling atheism a religious belief is like calling bald a hair color.
/thread
I have heard this sentiment often and it confuses me. As I understand it:
Atheist = without god
apolitical=without politics
To call someone apolitical is to say that the person does not have beliefs about politics.
To call someone atheist is to say that the person does not believe in the existence of a god.
Do you see how not believing in the existence of a god is not the same thing as not having religious beliefs.
Unless, religious beliefs are only beliefs affirming the existence of religious conjectures... but that is not usually how that grammar would work. Political Beliefs means to have beliefs about politics at all. You would never say an anarchist is apolitical just because they do not support affirmative conjectures about government.