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	<title>A Bitter Pill</title>
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		<title>That&#8217;s NOT What Broomsticks Were Meant For&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://banter.abitterpill.org/2007/07/16/thats-not-what-broomsticks-were-meant-for/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 05:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[J.K. Rowling Hints At Harry Potter Date Rape
Mmm&#8230;. lol

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<p>Mmm&#8230;. lol
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		<title>USB Now Fixes ADD?</title>
		<link>http://banter.abitterpill.org/2007/07/10/usb-now-fixes-add/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now, I have always been a proponent of punishment for bad behavior, and apparently the good old Japanese are on my side this time. Because, now there is a USB shocking device.  It comes with a suite of programs ranging from internet explorer to word in which case certain words can be programmed to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now, I have always been a proponent of punishment for bad behavior, and apparently the good old Japanese are on my side this time. Because, now there is a <a href="http://www.everythingusb.com/usb_buzztrainer.html" target="_new">USB shocking device.</a>  It comes with a suite of programs ranging from internet explorer to word in which case certain words can be programmed to shock along with entire programs. I suppose if you&#8217;re constant masturbation has affected your life then this is a good theory for you! BAD BAD SELF. NO MORE BEATING OFF TODAY. ZZZZAP AHHHH. But, fear not, it also has applications to acupressure and can be placed on certain joints (or genitals if that is your thing). A disturbing and amusing thought from our friends-former-foes, The Japs. Freud would truly be proud of this strange device.</p>
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<p>But if you&#8217;re one of those hippies who enjoys &#8220;positive reinforcement&#8221; there is always the good old <a href="http://www.condomcountry.com.au/item/t-vib-usb-kit-10func" target="_new">USB vibrator</a>. I am not really sure what to say about this wonder, so I&#8217;ll just quote the apt description:</p>
<blockquote><p>Simply plug into the &#8220;USB&#8221; port of any laptop or PC computer and you&#8217;re ready to play.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s so Simple!</p>
<p>Completely controlled by a tiny microprocessor, the vibrator compontents can easily be manipulated to give you an ultimate deep and penetrating orgasm.</p>
<p>Has 10 unique preset pulse/vibrate rhythms.</p>
<p>Includes 5 interchangable latex probes.</p>
<p>Self Adjustable Finger Ring Vibrating bullet.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Tickle Me Screamo</title>
		<link>http://banter.abitterpill.org/2007/06/15/tickle-me-screamo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What ever happened to singing? Oh well /mourn




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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What ever happened to singing? Oh well /mourn</p>
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		<title>I Smell Sex and Calculus</title>
		<link>http://banter.abitterpill.org/2007/06/12/i-smell-sex-and-calculus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 07:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
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So, stubby introduced me to this nerdy math/computer/life comic. I will one day kill him for it. (http://www.xckd.com/)
Also, I found this a free-license truly &#8220;indie&#8221; artist of fair pleasure. Jonathan Coulton&#8217;s one song that has been amusing me for the past day is &#8220;First of May&#8221; (Warning: Very crude/adult language).

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So, stubby introduced me to this nerdy math/computer/life comic. I will one day kill him for it. (<a href="http://www.xckd.com/" target="_new">http://www.xckd.com/</a>)</p>
<p>Also, I found this a free-license truly &#8220;indie&#8221; artist of fair pleasure. <a href="http://www.jonathancoulton.com/">Jonathan Coulton</a>&#8217;s one song that has been amusing me for the past day is &#8220;<a href="http://www.jonathancoulton.com/songdetails/First%20of%20May">First of May</a>&#8221; (Warning: Very crude/adult language).
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		<title>I hate Kids</title>
		<link>http://banter.abitterpill.org/2007/05/31/i-hate-kids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 05:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The 90&#8217;s Babysitter</title>
		<link>http://banter.abitterpill.org/2007/05/26/the-90s-babysitter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2007 17:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh god, I&#8217;m having flashbacks.



part 2
part 3
part 4

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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDCC31Ts4IA" target="_new">part 2</a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoWj1KmdBgU" target="_new">part 3</a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-PNfLFZcIY" target="_new">part 4</a>
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		<title>Hell, It&#8217;s About Time</title>
		<link>http://banter.abitterpill.org/2007/05/19/hell-its-about-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2007 18:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.starcraft2.com/" target='_new">http://www.starcraft2.com/</a><br />
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		<title>A Belief in No Belief is Belief</title>
		<link>http://banter.abitterpill.org/2007/05/16/a-belief-in-no-belief-is-belief/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2007 16:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, normally I try to avoid traps on religion and politics &#8212; especially on the interwebs. But, nontheless, I was bored and decided to get into it.
So, somebody on a messageboard posts a topic entitled &#8220;If you believe in god, you&#8217;re a moron.&#8221;
Fort: Recent pope raving: 
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/05/13/pope.brazil.ap/index.html 
&#8220;Blame COMMIES! and CAPITALISTS! and CONTRACEPTIVES! 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So, normally I try to avoid traps on religion and politics &#8212; especially on the interwebs. But, nontheless, I was bored and decided to get into it.</p>
<p>So, somebody on a messageboard posts a topic entitled <i>&#8220;If you believe in god, you&#8217;re a moron.&#8221;</i></p>
<blockquote><p><b>Fort</b>: Recent pope raving: </p>
<p><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/05/13/pope.brazil.ap/index.html " target="_new">http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/05/13/pope.brazil.ap/index.html </a></p>
<p>&#8220;Blame COMMIES! and CAPITALISTS! and CONTRACEPTIVES! </p>
<p>And pretty much anything else that requires thought&#8230;&#8221; - Pope Dickhead the XCVenth</p></blockquote>
<p>Okay, fine, so he has something against the pope and organized religion. I can understand that.</p>
<p>So, I reply/bite:</p>
<blockquote><p><b>Gospel:</b><br />
<blockquote>APARECIDA, Brazil (AP) &#8212; Pope Benedict XVI blamed Marxism and <strong>unbridled</strong> capitalism for Latin America&#8217;s problems on Sunday, and urged bishops to mold a new generation of Roman Catholic leaders in politics to reverse the church&#8217;s declining influence in the region. </p>
<p>&#8220;The Marxist system,<strong> where it found its way into government, not only left a sad heritage of economic and ecological destruction</strong>, but also a painful destruction of the human spirit,&#8221; Benedict said as he opened a two-week bishops&#8217; conference aimed at re-energizing the church&#8217;s influence in Latin America. </p>
<p>But he added that<strong> unfettered capitalism and globalization</strong>, blamed by many in the region for the deep divide between the rich and poor, gives &#8220;rise to a worrying degradation of personal dignity through drugs, alcohol and deceptive illusions of happiness</p></blockquote>
<p>Not to say I agree with him, but you need to read a bit more carefully. Just because some things a person say is wrong, does not mean EVERYTHING he says isn&#8217;t insightful or untrue</p></blockquote>
<p>Which leads to more unearthing of his hatred</p>
<blockquote><p><b>Font:</b> Actually, Gospel, let me make a few of the things I said a bit more clear, so you understand: </p>
<p>If you BELIEVE in GOD you are a MORON. </p>
<p>That about sums it up. </p>
<p>Everything the pope says is laden with fairytales of skipping unicorns and guys who SOMEHOW live forever. </p>
<p>But go ahead, and eat that shit up. </p>
<p>I&#8217;m not sorry if I hurt some feelings. If you&#8217;re religious, then, well, I&#8217;m pretty damn sorry for you. You can&#8217;t just be happy being part of the Nitrogen cycle. </p></blockquote>
<p>Uh, let&#8217;s try more logic</p>
<blockquote><p><b>Gospel:</b> You&#8217;re missing my point. I&#8217;m not saying I agree with the Pope, nor did I say anything he said is true. But, there are a few religious progressives, including some sects of Catholacism (blacklabeled as &#8220;buffet chatholics&#8221;) that do not hold the pope&#8217;s infalability to be true. </p>
<p>Pope == False ==> God = False ???? </p>
<p>Not only are you lumping every chatholic together, you are grouping all flavors of christianity together. I am not having &#8220;hurt feelings&#8221;. I&#8217;m simply pointing out some misunderstandings in your original post.</p></blockquote>
<p>Let&#8217;s see if it works&#8230;</p>
<blockquote><p><b>Fort:</b> And a point of mine is also being missed: </p>
<p>I don&#8217;t take the time to differentiate between sects of catholicism, or christianity, because it&#8217;s not worth it. </p>
<p>There is no such thing as religious progressivism. That&#8217;s like saying there is a such thing as polished shit. </p></blockquote>
<p>Nah.. he&#8217;s still upset with teh g0dz0r</p>
<blockquote><p><b>Gospel:</b> You&#8217;re clearly taking the approach of scientific mind. To that extent, would a scientific mind not differntiate between opinions, and to that extent at least hold the possability that what people say could be true and could be false. Furthermore, your opinion could be true or could be false. </p>
<p>Everybody has a belief structure, I don&#8217;t see the need to attack peoples&#8217; as a whole unless it is clearly causing problems. Was chrsitanity a vehicle of enslavement and ignorance in the past (circa 12-1300&#8217;s+) sure. But, it does do a whole lot of good too in the world in its current mutation. There is nothing in this world that is 100% good or 100% bad, I&#8217;m sure Stalin did something good for his country at some point. </p>
<p>You need to differntiate, because there will always be conservatives, extremists, and fanatics in any belief. Dismissal without listening is equally as ignorant as the approach hardcore bible thumpers take; your form of logic is no better than theirs, imo.</p>
<p>Eastern religions are more like philosphy than anything else. Eastern cultures are neither innocent nor any cleaner in terms of Taoism, confucism, and general culture than the Western world (if not worse). </p>
<p>You can find flaws in anything, bible, scripts, whatever. You can find problems with the constitution, acts, laws, ~etc. It just seems Christianity has become the new &#8220;safe&#8221; whipping boy for people&#8217;s angst. Not sure why. </p>
<p>Buddhism and Hinduism did not stop India from being one of the most class-est, tiered societies in the world. Buddism didn&#8217;t stop people in Japan from invading their neighbors. Religion isn&#8217;t always the savior nor the cause of human strife. If you look at the kill count &#8212; yes, religion is very high, but you have to look at the deeper history. How many people were killed over territorial disputes disguised as a holy war (e.g. Vandals &#8220;crusade&#8221; against the holy roman empire). Or, the famous Crusades &#8230; when all they wanted was Israel. </p>
<p>Religion, yes, is a powerful scapegoat &#8212; but a blame-all is far from true. Look how many people die(d) under communist, atheist regimes. Look how many people die over trbial conflicts in the Congo in Africa. People will ALWAYS find a reason to kill each other. </p>
<p>Simply put, don&#8217;t throw the baby out with the bathwater. Religion does a lot of ignorant things, but it does a lot of good things simply from a social structure standpoint. </p>
<p><u>Being a &#8220;moron&#8221; knows no creed, race, or country. It is individual.</u> </p></blockquote>
<p>TL;DR &#8230; maybe that&#8217;ll work</p>
<blockquote><p><b>Fort:</b> To answer Gospel&#8217;s question of why Christianity is the new whipping boy, one word: Evangelism. </p>
<p>Citing the eastern religions, allow me to clear something up, I&#8217;m speaking of my disdain for the belief in &#8216;God&#8217;, that being, the humanized version of some sort of super bearded old white guy depcited in the new testament. </p>
<p>So, the far eastern enlightenment chasers aren&#8217;t my target at all. </p>
<p>Evangels, Christians, Catholics - That&#8217;s who I&#8217;m militant against. I know evils are aspects of the individual; they exist in every creed, race, or religion, however: Difference between an atheist pedophile, and an evangel one: The atheist gets caught. Meanwhile the other is sheilded by his local &#8216;church&#8217; group because he&#8217;s &#8217;such a great guy.&#8217; I&#8217;ve seen this happen personally in my life, and it boils my blood, and yes individual quams have influenced my anger towards an entire group. </p>
<p>Other problem with evangels, christians, catholics: They think just because GOD has forgiven them, everyone else will as well. WRONG! </p>
<p>The former Nazi Pope can take his ideals of having infinite numbers of catholic kids taking over the planet, along with his kid-raping cohorts in the vatican and cardinal diasies, and he can cram them up his ass. </p>
<p>/end statement.</p></blockquote>
<p>still more hostility ;(</p>
<p>But wait. A semi-intelligent responce!</p>
<blockquote><p><b>Miang:</b> eh, the fact that its intertwined so heavily into our government is my main reason for such a militant attitude towards faith in a god / the afterlife. </p>
<p>Essentially, you can either be a religious literalist, in which case you kill people for heracy, or be a moderate which truely makes no sense. If the bible is the written word of god, and he tells you to kill those who are not of the same faith as you, why is it ok to ignore that part while taking it upon yourself to set the moral benchmark for all the people living around you? Picking and choosing whatever verses are convenient for your social agenda do not reflect a divine relation with a higher being. Fanatic or moderate, both religious models have no logic in them what so ever, yet are still tought as law to unknowing kids. </p>
<p>My problem is that religion breeds ignorance. From birth its an easy answer for most people. In that sense, yes, it has served some function as a sound social institution, but its blatant hate for science and progressive thought has kind of proven to me that humanity will be much better off once we stop treating mythology as fact. </p>
<p>Not to say, of course, that there arent other very important social issues outside of religion, but yeah, its time for humanity to move on.</p></blockquote>
<p>A good argument, but</p>
<blockquote><p><b>Gospel:</b> @ Miang (a very good post) </p>
<p>Define blatant disregard for science when most, including Einstein, have some sort of belief structure. Furthermore, you are assuming that religion or exposure to it will make people ignorant. I can tell you my friend, there is a lot more in this world (especially America) that makes kids ignorant. The fact 80% of history taught to young kids is incorrect and skewed is a sign of that. </p>
<p>Pick and choose? That&#8217;s somewhat true, and is the common line used against &#8220;buffet&#8221; catholics. But, morality is never absolute as you make it, and true Christianity is about the message. I am not saying I am a particularly religious person, but I am taking the vantage point for this argument&#8217;s sake. </p>
<p>Also, picking and choose what is &#8220;conflicting&#8221; in the bible is a matter of perspective. Who was Kaine&#8217;s wife? We will never know. But, even Jesus violated the Sabbath. See, with the bible, unlike the Tora, there is a &#8220;new&#8221; chapter&#8211;which separates Christianity from convectional orthodox Judaism. It&#8217;s not quite &#8220;fair&#8221; to pick out semantics in the bible. Just because on page 329402 it says one thign and page 239804932043290 it says another dosn&#8217;t make the thing as a whole crap. Again, throwing the baby out with the bathwater. </p>
<p>Do some people take it TOO FAR? Yes. Are there insane, zealous evangelists? YES! But, I highly doubt these people would be any more enlightened wether there was or is a religion at all. </p>
<p>If a child is so helpless they will never question god and make the choice on their own, they were incapable of independent thought to begin with. Just because there exists an &#8220;opiate&#8221; in your mind does not mean everyone needs to take it. You are insuinating that the pressence alone of religion will defile the otherwise enlightened and intelligent minds of people. </p>
<p>Yes, I agree, I dislike how integrated religion is in our government currently. But, the fact o fthe matter is this country has and always will be Protestant rooted. I really don&#8217;t think most human beings would disagree with most of the tenemants of religion (not killing, faithfulness, stealing, etc). And the fact Roe V. Wade allows a woman&#8217;s choice shows that the government is not a 100% theocracy. I just cannot except this &#8220;all or nothing&#8221; sentiment.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><b>fort:</b> There&#8217;s something I need to clear up with you, Gospel, about Einstein having a belief system. Dr. Hawking also is proported as to believing in a &#8216;God&#8217; of sorts. Infact MANY highly advanced astro-Physicists of our time do not tote themselves as complete athiests. </p>
<p>There &#8216;God&#8217; however, has nothing to do with personal morals, social codes of conduct, or the organization of an afterlife. They instead believe in the Universe as an alter-force; more then physical law, atleast human physical law, will ever be able to define. </p>
<p>Saying that they have some sort of belief system must be understood for what it is; a belief system. There&#8217;s no Bible for Einstein and Hawking, only scientific maturation. I have a belief system in the theory of gravity. It has no similarities in the slightest with dieism. </p>
<p>Furthermore, I&#8217;m sorry that this thread has developed in this fashion, though I must admit I foresaw a bit of it. Let me try to bring it back to its intended focus: </p>
<p>I hate the Pope. He is an outdated, archaic, dangerous figurehead. I hate Catholism, because they KNOW in their hearts that I&#8217;m lesser then a person for having critical thought. I hate Evangels, and nothing needs to be said furthermore about that. I hate Christianity as a whole, because it&#8217;s had it&#8217;s chance as a social control mechanism, and needs to proceed the way of the dinosaur, as fast as it possibly can. These are MY feelings. I reserve my right to feel them as passionately as I choose. I don&#8217;t care about evidence to the contrary. I shall stand as stubbourn as one of the bible-thumpers on this issue: The New Testament, in all of its forms and interpretations, is rediculous at best, murderous at worst, and arguably one of the largest wastes of collective human society&#8217;s time. </p>
<p>Let us not even begin to speak of Pan-Arabic Islam, because THEN I&#8217;ll get afluster.</p></blockquote>
<p>But, then, a mystery poster comes and wins the internet&#8230;</p>
<blockquote><p><b>yang:</b> Because a group of people, albeit a scientific community, with a set system of belief isn&#8217;t a religion. . .<br />
The religion of astrophysicists is still a religion and it is still ridiculously fallible. Hence why some of what Einstein and Hawking have already donated to the world of science is now wrong. No person is perfect, therefore no group can be perfect. And while Hawking himself is not a Catholic, there are many astro-physicists that are. There are many priests who are scientists and many scientists who follow the church. </p>
<p>Omg! How can this be?!! </p>
<p>You and every other person who hate Catholics and Christianity hate them because they have held back science, yet they have given much to its development. Genetics today owe their existence in essence to a Catholic monk.<br />
The stream line thought of evolution and development also are in debt to the evil and oppressive Catholic church. While rooted in the Greeks, these theories probably would have been passed over and forgotten had it not been for a certain Dominican monk and his peers.<br />
The church, and its doctors have been keepers of knowledge for thousands of years. Modern astro-physics, philosophy, modern science owes a great deal to Bonaventure, Augustine, Aquinas. Without them, Plato and Aristotle might have been lost for centuries. Kant, easily one of the greatest minds to grace this earth, while not a self-defined follower, admits to the great use and necessity of religion.<br />
The Pope and many doctors of the church, both today and in history have been protectors of academics and have only sought to keep this vast wealth and give it to the community. The present pope is not the mystic his predecessor was. He is truly an academic mind, and if you had bothered to let fall your personal prejudices, you would have been able to discover this for yourself. </p>
<p>Perhaps you hate them because they limit your own personal code of ethics and beliefs because. . .they. . .um. . .beat you up for having them!<br />
I see. Ok Fort, if this is the case, if you have encountered the modern inquisition, then I think you should notify the local authorities. (This might land you in a nice white cell with a pretty white jacket to compliment it. But! You will be safe from the Christian bullies.) </p>
<p>Because of their actions in the past?! I think it entirely fair to hold a group responsible for the actions of the fathers. So, let&#8217;s wipe out Germany and Japan, and every Native American Tribe. (Of course, they can wipe us out too.) Let&#8217;s also kill the remaining family members of Charles Manson and every serial killer. Because, they are responsible after all. My great great great great great grandfather was killed by a Viking, I think that means I can kill the descendants of the Vikings. </p>
<p>Or! You hate them because they believe in something you don&#8217;t believe in and they think you are wrong? Though, you think they are wrong. Um. . .well those SOBs! How could they be so mean and unfair?!! </p>
<p>To refer to the original article, the pope was entirely correct. &#8220;Unfettered capitalism and communism&#8221; are responsible for much of the poverty and destitution in Latin America. Any simple understanding of economics will tell you that. Of course, we must also attribute it to the corrupt governments and the narrow, irrational minds that continue to march on in their haze without accepting knowledge. (Perhaps we should hate them for their stupidity and lack of critical thought. . .) </p>
<p>While I agree (and you might claim I have no right to agree or make this agreement known to you) that it is by far and away your right to believe whatever it is you wish, I think for someone who values progressive thought and understanding so highly, you should take a look back at your own argument. By your own words, the parallel can be made for other systems, ethics, beliefs, etc.<br />
Racism can be justified by your words:<br />
X group of people have done this and some continue to do so. Thus, the group as a whole is bad and I personally hate them.<br />
Genocide:<br />
X group of people are worthless because in the past they have committed these sins, and I can and do continue to hold hate against them. Thus, wipe them out. </p>
<p>Hold onto ignorance and you do nothing but perpetuate the very same problem you claim to detest in the subject of your hate. Treasure your irrationality, and you further stem the sickness that infects humanity.<br />
Your mode of thinking, while entirely within your rights, is horribly flawed, irrational, and a greater poison to society than the grand &#8216;injustice&#8217; of a belief in God.<br />
Clearly objectivity is not something you prize. Since that is the case, really you shouldn&#8217;t be arguing anything of import since you have proven yourself incapable of separating rational thought from your own personal bias. For shame. As Gospel said previously, many atrocities have been committed by every religion. Yet you choose Christianity as your target because it personally has affected you. Again, a narrow world view and extremely selfish. You care for your own personal grievances but not those of humanity at large. </p>
<p>The church has risen above, accepted its flaws, and will attest to its lack of qualifications (for instance) to speak on matters of science from the pulpit. Which is why evolution is a personal &#8216;belief&#8217; within the church, not one of doctrine. </p>
<p>I find it very interesting that the institution you hate has risen above you in its ability to acknowledge its limitations and its quest to correct them. </p>
<p>I think the safer equation we should make is: </p>
<p>Those who desire to live in ignorance = Idiots. i.e. you  </p>
<p>zomg!</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Bein Stein truly has Clear Eyes</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mmm. So the more you read about Ben Stein&#8211;the infamous principle from Farris Bueller&#8217;s Day Off&#8211;is quite the pwnage. It&#8217;s sad, but him and ole&#8217; Arnold Schwarzenegger would make the best presidential candidates for the republicans, rofl/cry.



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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mmm. So the more you read about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Stein" target="_new">Ben Stein</a>&#8211;the infamous principle from <i>Farris Bueller&#8217;s Day Off</i>&#8211;is quite the pwnage. It&#8217;s sad, but him and ole&#8217; Arnold Schwarzenegger would make the best presidential candidates for the republicans, rofl/cry.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qpov6Lo02Y" target="_new">Stein on VA Tech</a><br />
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		<title>I&#8217;m a Mac, And I&#8217;m Employed</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sigh, the mac commercials are back. And, yes, I will admit Visita is a POS attempt at OSX Tiger, but nonetheless, Macs are still hipster garbage. At any rate, XP (even being over 6yo) is still the best consumer OS (unless you like Linux and not playing any games). EL OH EL LOOK AT ME [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sigh, the mac commercials are back. And, yes, I will admit Visita is a POS attempt at OSX Tiger, but nonetheless, Macs are still hipster garbage. At any rate, XP (even being over 6yo) is still the best consumer OS (unless you like Linux and not playing any games). EL OH EL LOOK AT ME I&#8217;M A MAC AND CAN RUN iTunes and Photoshop!!! Because this is 10-years-ago and PC&#8217;s can&#8217;t run those either!!!</p>
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<p><b>moar:</b> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_vV5mZ8Ox8" target="_new">Another spoof (&#8221;girls&#8221;)</a> | <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BUOXVI7HeI" target="_new">another spoof (3)</a></p>
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