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If you think that Wikipedia article supports your point, you misinterpreted it. 'Intelligence' does not necessarily refer to innate intelligence. Countless studies have shown that IQ scores, for example, are highly influenced by upbringing and education, even though they're designed to be as broadly applicable as

I'm an atheist myself, but I actually disagree with you. Atheism is not a lack of belief — it is a belief that there is no divine agency at work in the world, and that the burden of proof lies with those who believe in the supernatural.

I'm not religious myself, but I also don't believe that a lack of innate intelligence correlates with religiosity. I think you could take an extremely intelligent baby (let's say, a future accomplished physicist) and pluck them down as an infant in the middle of a poverty-stricken rural community, deny them access to

I'm really liking this Season so far.

I would argue that he's not just an asshole — he also lacks a deeper or nuanced understanding of the phenomena he's criticizing (for example, the socioeconomic forces at play in that poverty-stricken southern church). However, the episode actually addressed his narrow thinking at a later point, so I have to reassess

Do they really "need to grow" though? Did the characters on The Sopranos need to grow, or were they just fucked up people, stuck in the same patterns?

He comes across as one of those obnoxious Reddit atheists who doesn't understand anything about socioeconomic conditions that might lead people to embrace pop religion. "Nobody here's gonna be splittin' the atom" was the perfect, ignorant, epitome of his attitude. He doesn't pause to think that maybe these people

I really hope they don't push Stiles and Lydia together, but it seems like it's heading that way. Lydia's already made it clear in the past that she's not into Stiles. If she falls for him now, it just reinforces the lame (and problematic) trope that the nice guy always gets the girl in the end if he's persistent

My point wasn't that Woody H. is unattractive. He is, in a real-person sort of way. But the actress boning him appeared to be 25 years his junior and looked like an airbrushed model/actress, not a southern Louisiana court reporter ca. 1995.

I don't think Woody H. is unattractive, actually. He just looks… realistic.

Does he really come across as charming in this role, though?

She looked perfect in a way that few women do, and she's jarringly placed in the middle of this broken down, poverty-stricken environment where everyone else looks true-to-life.

She doesn't look like she'd be sleeping with Woody, and she doesn't fit with the otherwise realistic scenery. Then there's Woody's wife, who also sticks out like a sore thumb. She's a good actress, but it's a bit jarring that the only female characters on the show are these perfect, beautiful model types, juxtaposed

The *unrealistic* female nudity takes away from the atmosphere and realism of the show. In what universe would that dumpy middle-aged cop have a chance with either his supposed wife or his supposed mistress? And supposedly, they're both pining over him? Jealous that they don't have his full attention? Whatever.