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I feel the same, and I am always frustrated by atheists who belittle religion. It's only when someone's religion interferes with the day-to-day lives of others that I have anything to complain about.

I am atheist and my girlfriend is Catholic. I would never mock another religion, even though I disagree with them. But I would take offense at the idea that religion created "anything other than peace." Whether it was the Crusades, the Sudanese Civil War, the Thirty Year's War, or… Read More

Are they biodegradable? Because otherwise they AREN'T flushable. Remember folks - what you put in the toilet often ends up in your ocean and on your beaches (hint, hint, tampons). It doesn't disappear magically.

If you think of nothing else, think of the child. It is idealistic to assume that everyone who doesn't want children won't have sex. Sure, in an ideal world that makes sense. But that's just not how it works. Now think of the child, who will be born unwanted. Perhaps they'll be put… Read More

Here's the difference: the population density of P.E.I. is around 25 people/sq km. The population density of the Boston Metro area is 5,151 people/sq km. Try finding a place to put the snow in cities whose roads were built for horses and buggies, and which cars can, on a good day,… Read More

I was at my cousin's graduation party, dancing with my young cousin who was 3. After dancing all night together in a silly way (about 2 hours) and having fun, she looks at me seriously and goes "are you a boy or a girl?" (I have short-ish hair). I say, "I'm a girl!" She goes… Read More

Sorry, but that's on you. Why would you say something like that to a kid?

Um, first of all, the chamber was opened in the fall of 1992. Harry runs across the message "the chamber of secrets has been opened, enemies of the heir, beware" after nearly headless nick's deathday party, which is the same night as Halloween. Ergo the chamber was opened in the… Read More

So do they not hate hearing how everyone from the Midwest is fat? Because that's the automatic stereotype I think of...

They could also be anti-genocide. http://www.dailydot.com/politics/times-of-israel-genocide-blog-op-ed/ Also they have superior technology because the US gives Israel millions of dollars in aid. Hamas gets aid? Please cite that.