Actually, the likely situation (if your comment were valid) is that the person is lactose intolerant but also associates products believed to contain lactose with the experience of discomfort while digesting a lactose food. Don't be such a judgmental ass. Anyways, not all hard, aged cheese is lactose free by…

Hm. An interesting combination of an eating disorder and hypochondria. I can't get too mad at the fakers. Food is a pretty psychologically heavy subject. I wouldn't be surprised how easy it is for people to convince themselves that a certain food is the culprit for any number of health issues. Once you're…

I already see feminism as a part of humanism. All feminists should be humanists and vice versa.

Except all the people who have been cut and are still against it.

As a word for the part of the body, I think it's indispensable. Vagina, labia, vulva, et al are too clinical. The only slang terms I can think of are either childish or euphemistic. Cunt is both sexy and powerful. As an insult, it is still mean of course, and I don't take it lightly (at least from a U.S. English…

Granted. But how does that negate caring about a person's true feelings? I'm merely stating a fact. Arguing a feeling's utility, doesn't negate its existence.

Interesting. I didn't get that impression of Jezebel. I'm pretty sure they've covered trafficking pretty well here. Although, if they have been over-accentuating the positive by covering these kinds of testimonials more often, I can see why it would be annoying. Hopefully, they can strike a better balance with…

I didn't say it does anything for them. Just pointing out that that statement was false. Consumers care.

Precisely.

So, if I want to become a tailor, I should take into account the millions of sweatshop laborers around the world as well?

As a consumer, I disagree. I care about what the performer is really feeling.

Power without accountability. That's what it is about the holy professions that attracts these kind of people. Society just assumes they are better and more moral than other people, so it's easy for them to hide. These are also, in my opinion, people who are real good at rationalizing their beliefs and actions. …

A: Persian riders wore heeled boots.

analyzing & understanding != justifying & defending.

I honestly can't see how biblical theology isn't conservative politics. Yeah, I get the part where Jesus was nice to people, but most of the Bible is just one conservative political manifesto after another.

Everything you eat has tons of different combinations of DNA in it. None of that has any effect. Your belief that "we are encouraged to consume such a variety of nutrition so that our bodies may experience new combinations of DNA to excellerate our own evolution" is incorrect. That DNA just gets broken down by…

I can't help it. This is one of my favorite issues that people rage over, just because of the sheer absurdity of it. Who are these losers complaining about women trying to feed their kids in public? What is the motivation for this? Envy at the attention the baby is receiving? Or perhaps the attention the woman…

Of course! That's why this controversy all started! The security guards and cops were obviously concerned about people eating in undesignated areas of the mall! It had nothing to do with sanctimonious haters bitching about an exposed tit in a child's mouth. Thanks for clearing that up.

The just-world fallacy (karma, divine retribution, et al) has to be one of the most despicable and intractable forms of popular illogic in this world. Yet (like most fallacies), it is rarely pointed out.