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I am abit confused here on politics. Admittedly, I don't quite keep up as much as I should as a U.S. citizen, but one thing confuses me: Why do politicians, news outlets, and especially people holding signs seem to think that one wrong move, one wrong bill, will suddenly send the United States...

Hmm. The Amish represent a very small portion of the total population. This may be a fallacy of thinking, but if you have a small sample size, you will over all have less issues that require insurance. I will now invoke something perhaps abit more rigorous; rates. I don't believe the Amish live...

You seem to casually mention that he is the first black president. This is sort of a good thing, as it may show how well race is becoming less and less important. However, in this country, the first black president is quite, quite an achievement when even just 40 years ago things were terrible...

Sigh... I hope this doesn't encourage more apathy.

I would agree. The first thing I thought of when I read this post was evangelism. People of all religions tend to want to spread into other lands, other peoples. Especially if they believe they are CORRECT. So which one is correct? You have no doubt heard sermons from influential people...

Interesting. Well, as long as you are happy. But... I wouldn't recommend living off the grid, simply because it seems to be a health risk. I understand what you are saying: "Why do you care if I live a risky lifestyle and die as an adult when you didn't take care of me as a child?" While you...

Hi. Lately I've been thinking I've been destined by God/fate/determinism/karma, whatever to be part of the select and elite few to either become homeless or live an incredibly short life. I decided to take a walk around Lake Eola, in downtown Orlando. As usual, there were alot of people there...

What is family to you? A group of people who consensually share resources What do you think defines a family unit? A group of people who consensually share resources What are your views on marriage? Do it if you want. What would be the incentives in staying in a marriage? Happiness, I...

Welcome to the real world. Hmm, I can't help you. From my perspective, just do something that makes you money to prevent homelessness or suicide. You can, from a practical view, always change later in life if you have money. Eliminating various futures just because you feel sad isn't a long...

Hope things work out for you!

In a dimly lit kitchen, with a speckled marble top, instead of pausing and trying to find the exact tiny specs of splattered spaghetti sauce, just wipe everywhere you don't want the sauce to be found. Tada! Time saved, though you expend more energy than you usually would, though you use less...

Remove the 'meaningless' and 'pointless', and BAM! I've just defended the bar from the view point of many people. I don't drink and have never been to a bar, but I've always assumed that bars were a place for people to go and engage in the 'meaningless' and 'pointless', just as you described...

Hehe... I voted... Wait a minute! I'm not betraying my secret ballot! You won't be able to fire me, foreman! I'm not voting with that bright colored piece of paper!!! Hold on! Everyone, USA!! USA! USA! USA! USA! Any way, I voted "I'm not sure if Ozymandias was right or not.", though now that...

I've always thought alot about this sort of thing. What happens when we age? How will it feel? I vaguely remember an essay I wrote for a college application, and it touched on the subject. The essay said something along the lines of: "When I was in elementary school, I heard of all the...

I have no idea what you are going through. As far as I know, it sounds as if you did something, and coming up, you are about to be called out on it and from there have a high probability of being fired or arrested. If that is the case, I can't help you, but you are still young so there is...

I think realistically, in most Christians lives, not much would change, unless all your income came from clergy work. You would suffer tremendously emotionally but in the absence of a spiritual realm, like most emotional trauma, the pain would most likely subside. Then again, this could be...

In my experiences, church is often just a huge social club. Leave a church and your contacts often die out, often over night. Is an amusing thing, really.

I've been doing the same thing for years, where is my piece?

How... ironic? I have no job and would love to be you. Interesting how the world works. From my perspective you have it made; money. While your 'woman troubles' can be 'fixed', a lack of money cannot be so easily fixed, though we could probably argue back and forth on this. Take it easy.

been there, done that. it is very hard, maybe impossible, for people to separate 'God' and 'religion' from their human tendencies and their social programmings. of course i've always been taught that this is the way it is suppose to be (humans are imperfect, the separation between the body and...