And then he could've stopped off in Sunnydale.  Maybe got a drink and caught a band in The Bronze.

And then he could've stopped off in Sunnydale.  Maybe got a drink and caught a band in The Bronze.

@GhaleonQ:disqus I believe in the principles of free speech because I, as a human being, want to have my say.  Because I am neither a dictator nor a priest, I am not arrogant enough to think that I have access to some special wisdom that gives me the right to restrict this speech in  others.

@GhaleonQ:disqus I believe in the principles of free speech because I, as a human being, want to have my say.  Because I am neither a dictator nor a priest, I am not arrogant enough to think that I have access to some special wisdom that gives me the right to restrict this speech in  others.

@GhaleonQ:disqus My "belief systems" are unorganized?  My principles are "arbitrary?"  How do you know?

@GhaleonQ:disqus My "belief systems" are unorganized?  My principles are "arbitrary?"  How do you know?

@GhaleonQ:disqus We can exegis this up all you want, as long as you understand that I'm approaching it all in the same way I'd discuss the role of the Jedi knight in the Star Wars stories or who exactly the Time Lords are (were?)  It's all just a story to me.  I'm just bothered that some people take this particular…

@GhaleonQ:disqus We can exegis this up all you want, as long as you understand that I'm approaching it all in the same way I'd discuss the role of the Jedi knight in the Star Wars stories or who exactly the Time Lords are (were?)  It's all just a story to me.  I'm just bothered that some people take this particular…

@GhaleonQ:disqus Nope.  The abortion rate differential between New England and the Bible Belt is beside the point. That more teen pregnancies get carried to term in Mississippi than Massachusetts is not related to abstinence only education.  The fact that in Mississippi more teen pregnancies happen in the first place…

@GhaleonQ:disqus Nope.  The abortion rate differential between New England and the Bible Belt is beside the point. That more teen pregnancies get carried to term in Mississippi than Massachusetts is not related to abstinence only education.  The fact that in Mississippi more teen pregnancies happen in the first place…

"exegesis"—the logical hoops that have to be jumped through to deny that the Bible says what it actually plainly does, because what it does is so fucked up.  Related—why Levitical laws on shellfish and wearing mixed fabrics no longer apply but the "homosexuality is an abomination" bit still totally stands.

"exegesis"—the logical hoops that have to be jumped through to deny that the Bible says what it actually plainly does, because what it does is so fucked up.  Related—why Levitical laws on shellfish and wearing mixed fabrics no longer apply but the "homosexuality is an abomination" bit still totally stands.

If sex ed doesn't change behavior then "abstinence only" sex education states wouldn't have higher teen pregnancy rates than states that mandate comprehensive sex ed.  It's either that or the children of Mississippi are dumber than those in Massachusetts.  You decide.

If sex ed doesn't change behavior then "abstinence only" sex education states wouldn't have higher teen pregnancy rates than states that mandate comprehensive sex ed.  It's either that or the children of Mississippi are dumber than those in Massachusetts.  You decide.

Perhaps you're right—being unable to feel empathy for someone not in your immediate circle of "stable social relationships" doesn't make you a sociopath.  Just a more run of the mill asshole.

Perhaps you're right—being unable to feel empathy for someone not in your immediate circle of "stable social relationships" doesn't make you a sociopath.  Just a more run of the mill asshole.

There would be  fewer troublesome situations on the planet if empathy were a more common thing. But you've convinced me.  Go fuck yourself.

There would be  fewer troublesome situations on the planet if empathy were a more common thing. But you've convinced me.  Go fuck yourself.

Complicated by parallel Parkinsons.

Complicated by parallel Parkinsons.