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The next time they force you to go to church, start screaming obsenities during the service. They'll never ask you to go again.
If it were a true story, there would be enough information to track it down to the source. Instead, it started as an email chain letter. The story of it on snopes: http://www.snopes.com/glurge/rapestop.asp
It's not unusual from my own experience.
Own the truck.
If you stop eating completely, you will lose about 1 pound a day. Of course, that might kill you too. You could realistically lose about 10 pounds in a month with a combination of severe calorie restriction and exercise, but check with your doctor fi...
Science pays my bills, so I guess I like it.
I think that salvation originally had nothing to do with the idea of an afterlife, but was instead an inner state of peace. The whole resurrection/afterlife idea was tacked on to appeal to the uninitiated masses.
Like fillet said, it depends on what is meant by "win". I don't think it is possible to win unless we attack the root cause, which is Islamic extremism, and it would require actions we are not willing to take to do that. No-one is even talking ab...
I believe you should do what you think is best. If it were me in that situation, I'd abort.
As repugnant as their ideas are, it's more dangerous to allow the government to decide who can and can't peacefully assemble. Freedom of assembly is a Constitutional right, because without it, the government can simply prohibit any form of assembly it...
The problem you have is one that is widespread. I would wager that most believers have serious doubt but just don't want to admit it to themselves out of fear of the consequences of those doubts being true. The only right way to decide if there is ...
There is nothing wrong with polygamy per se, as long as all involved are ok with it, regardless of what any holy books say. It's ok to have multiple wives, multiple husbands, multiple of both...whatever.
The Bible does not say anything about self pleasure.
The phrase means that those who wait for a god to help them, are usually disappointed, because there aren't any gods. Do it yourself if you want it done rather than begging a nonexistent entity to do it for you.
I grew up in a very religious household...daily prayers, church every week (sometimes multiple times a week), religious indoctrination classes, religious school...you name it. Yet the doubts nagged me constantly. At some point, I decided I would actu...
Like filletofspam said, we live in a global economy. Very few "American" products are made entirely within the US, and numerous "foreign" products are manufactured within the US. Protectionism never really made much sense to begin with, but it make...
The Fed needs to be shut down.
I don't think so. If Obama wants universal health care, he's going to have to give up the idea of a grand new program, and concentrate instead on expanding existing programs such as medical savings accounts, medicare, and medicaid. He blew his wa...
If you don't hold any supernatural beliefs, then you're a philosophical naturalist (which also makes you an atheist).
It's possible he has some kind of pain in his mouth that you just can't see - a cancor sore, a bad tooth maybe? But really, it sounds like a stroke or head injury. Animals suffer these types of ailments just like humans do (we're animals too, don't...
Really, we're just biding time hoping that the leaders of Al Qaeda and the violent members of the Taliban who are living in northern Pakistan will mess up and reveal themselves so we can take them out. It's a policy that's been working. We've capture...
These are not permanent links. No-one can view but you.
If you don't think they'll take it well, don't tell them...at least not until you are out on your own.
I am an atheist, but more importantly to this question, I'm also a rationalist - which is the 'show me' philosophy. As much as an afterlife sounds nice, it just isn't an idea supported by any known evidence, so I conclude that death is just the perman...
Regardless of what anyone thinks religion "should" do, what it does do, is to foster an us/them mentality, as well as promoting blind obedience to authority. Both of these traits tend to promote discord.
Well, they are by plenty of us. My generation came right after the tail end of legal segregation. Although I definitely recall plenty of cases of outright bigotry growing up, it was no considered acceptable, and so to me, it that attitude never sunk ...
Oswald was an Marxist idealist nut. He possibly did it as retribution for the Bay of Pigs. We'll never know really.
*** It says in the Bible. If you don't want to believe it thats your own problem. ...proof positive that no god had anything to do with writing the Bible. It was written by a lazy priest class who figured out that's it's easier to trick people into...
It should be obvious to even a child that there are people who have never even heard of Jesus. Even if it were true that merely seeing leaves on trees was enough to deduce the existence of a creator (which is isn't obviously since polytheism predates ...
His most notable contribution was the assassination of Lincoln.
Well, it's natural to fear death. How do you deal with it? Really, like any fear, the only way to overcome it is to face it. When you find yourself contemplating eternal nonexistence, don't shut the thoughts off. Dwell on them instead. Is it reall...
I think we can be certain that Hume did not believe in a traditional "God" such as the major religions espouse. He was an empiricist, and noted that it was impossible to deduce the existence of a Deity as they are typically defined.
I'm an atheist. I say god doesn't exist, because gods don't exist. I am not tired of my life, nor do I feel empty. I feel my life is richer than yours, because I have accepted my mortality. I do not believe in miracles, or anything traditiona...
I don't think there's any way to make your hair grow much faster. You could always use extensions.
If you buy into dream analysis, birth symbolizes good news (a whole new life). The bloody bag and CPR probably represent difficulties you are having in regard to that new life.
Use the food comments as an intro to a pick up line. Note to self... start baking my cloths with cookies.
Let me preface by saying that I categorically reject all supernatural concepts. That said, I think wicca (or any religion for that matter) is fine for those who realize it is not objectively true, but is instead a way to satiate emotional aspects of...
Wow billy! Consistency. I wasn't expecting that at all! Thanks for the reply.
If you're a virgin and your period just started in the last year, then yes.
It sounds pretty fit to me.
...and since you no doubt consider faith to be virtuous, then those who accept the evidence of evolution and the big bang are more virtuous, right?
Doesn't the whole idea of the Trinity bother you? Doesn't it bother you that a god described as a loving father also condemns people to hell for unless they believe? Why, why is god obsessed with people believing in him? Why does god consider religi...
If you're not distracted thinking about other things, you might have a hormone problem. Consider talking to your doctor.
You could try telling him.
Some women need other forms of stimulation besides just plain sex to get ready. He needs to use fingers, tongue, vibrator, or whatever to get you close enough before penetration.
Probably no more than 60, but I'm 3x your age, so cut me some slack.
This is not the best place for homework help.
Giving money to an ex? Nip that in the bud. Just flat out unapologetically say "No!".
It means that something happened to cause it to fall. Some possibilities: - it was just barely balanced, and a draft undermined that balance - you are on a 2nd floor, and someone walking around (perhaps on the other side of the wall) cause a def...
*** I also still believe that Jesus is the son of God and that he died on the Cross for our sins and rose again I'm pretty sure that means you're still a Christian. Nonchristians don't believe this.