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Bullies
Lately, I’ve been getting tired of hearing myself type about religion. So I asked people for ideas for rant topics. One person mentioned bullying in school. Another mentioned Mike Jeffries, the CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, who said he didn’t want fat people wearing his clothes. Now at first, I was going to do separate posts, but I realized that Jeffries is kind of a bully.
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Free Speech
Free speech is a very tricky thing when you think about it. Like, I can call someone an asshole. But if I call them a rapist, then it’s libel. It’s like if you make it up, it’s fine. If it’s fact, it’s fine. But if there’s the possibility that it’s true without any proof, then it’s not acceptable. Does that make any sense to anyone? I am a huge supporter of free speech. I mean, I want to make a living exploiting it, after all.
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Religious Duties
Hey religious people: You know how you’re paranoid and worried that people like me are going to come into your homes, take your children and undo your brainwashing by taking them to our science camps, turn your churches into brothels, and forbid you from worshiping your sky faerie? Well if you don’t want that to happen, you kind of have to earn it by proving that you’re not dangerous. The first step is to control your crazies and stupids.
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Yet Another Reason Washington Isn’t A Real State
Every once in a while, I read a news story that is totally silly and stupid. Then I notice it happened in Washington State, and I’m not at all surprised.
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Our Founding Principles
I’m often puzzled by the opinion on the right, that we need to steer our country back to our founding principles. One of my biggest complaints about our country is that it is too similar to the 1780s version of the US. I want change. I want a progressive future. I want the US to be BETTER, not the SAME. I mean, what has changed?
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Indoctrination vs Free Will
I was recently talking to a friend of mine. She is Christian and wants to raise her children to be Christian also. She sees it as her duty. She is “accountable to god” for her children, as she said. I have a few things to say about this. First, as an atheist, I don’t force other people to see the world the way I do. I encourage them to, but if someone insists on believing in a god, so be it.
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Psychological Warfare
I’m so tired of this idiotic complaint by gun activists. “They are going to take away our guns.” Look. No one is going to take your guns. You know why? They don’t NEED TO.
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Atheism vs. Agnosticism
There are a lot of people on both sides of the religious debate that do not know what agnosticism really is. I remember being told, when I was a child, that atheism was more respectable than agnosticism because at least atheists “take a stand’. The reality, as pointed out by magician, atheist, and all around smart person Penn Jillette, is that atheism and agnosticism answer two different questions.
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Religion Wars Episode IV: A New Pope
As many of you know, Pope Benedict XVI has announced that he is quitting his divinely ordained job. When asked why, he stated he wanted to spend more time at home with the kids. *badumptss*
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The Evolution of Science
The great Bill Hicks asked, “You ever notice how people who believe in creationism, look really unevolved?” While this is funny, there is a certain truth to it. I have often said that the religious are a previous chain in our evolution. Our brains have evolved beyond superstition. Their’s haven’t. They just haven’t died out yet.