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I think the sheer stupidity of Ayn Rand's philosophy is summed up in this one line: "Someone who knows what it's like to work for himself and not let others feed off the profits of his energy." Because to "work for yourself" means not employing anyone, right? I'm sure those people doing all the d...

@dleksen To believe you are profiting and to actually profit from a transaction are not the same thing. And when you are forced to play into the market in order to survive, you really have no choice in the matter. The government, meanwhile, does not "rob" you of your money: it is in fact your civ...

@staciepaul honestly I enjoy making fun of all the loony cults. It's one of the few good things in life. I'll admit that christianity is the most frequent target of my ridicule, but that's only because the widespread nature of this nonsense affords far more opportunities for me to do so.

@MrSwedenik He's quite right actually. Hell even christian fundamentalism is an adaptation, a product of modernity itself.

The one rule of politics: just keep flinging dirt at the others until it sticks.

I wouldn't really hold this one against Harper. when it comes to stuff like this, they really are all the same.

Just like a true snake oil salesman: talks a lot and says nothing.

@caseyandfluffyshow Actually the method, or at least its foundations, date back to ancient Greece. Not Christian, but the ancient Greeks did like little boys however...

Bieber is right about something though: the United States really is evil.

Of course what the American readership fails to understand is that France never really liked multiculturalism anyway. The "failures" of multiculturalism in France are the result of failed attempts to gloss over immigrant identities in the hopes of building a singular nation: Liberté, Égalité, Fra...

As twisted as this might sound, I wish I was in that crowd :(

This reminds me of something I was reading the other day. "White man's burden" becomes "White man's shame". How did we go from one extreme to the other?

Toque-wearing hosers?!?

Damn those English Canadians.

@symelian The best way to cut costs and re-allocate resources and time to those in need to to cut back on the penal system in general. The best way to accomplish this goal is to reduce (if not entirely do away with) prison sentences with petty crimes and replace them with something a lot more use...

@nocturnezero My point is that Liberal, even in the context of the United States, cannot be used as an umbrella term for "left-wing ideologies". That is precisely why the category "left-wing ideologies" exists in the first place. This is probably my biggest pet peeve when dealing with Americans. ...

@JAYDUBYAH29 The point of the article conferencereport linked to is that crazy is not by itself an explanation. Having such a condition may make a person more prone to act out their fantasies in this manner, but an instigating factor is still required to trigger them in the first place.

@Keiranforreal You're right of course. At the same time though I had to make a link to concepts we were all familiar with in order to properly describe our encounter.

@Phyrexious I think the problem though is that simply coming out as an atheist is seen by many believers as extremely offensive. I don't think you can truly avoid "being a dick" when it comes to something like this. Give people their due, let them explain their position, then take them to task on...

I drove down to Syracuse this weekend from the Canadian border. I saw one of those damn signs saying: "when you die, you will meet God." O'Reilly must know he's full of shit.

LOL this commercial is awesome. Fucking catholics.

Successfully combating Fox New's misinformation is unlikely, at least in the short term. It's a bit like trying to convince creationists that they're full of shit, actually: they use whatever you throw at them to reinforce their delusions. Does this mean we shouldn't try though? Hell no.

Fox Ne...

@tlthe5th Where's your proof that such a being exists? hint: quoting scripture and wishing it were true doesn't work.

@SeriousVoyager As for divorce rates, it's not surprising they've gone up. At the same time, that isn't a bad thing either. The liberalization of divorce laws has made it possible for women to choose (gasp!) to end a marriage with as much right as men.

So what is sex for? You tell me. Sex is as ...