@BadenBaden: I think the only answer I have to this is: faith. I put stock in God.

@little stripes: Science and faith are actually to me, inextricably linked. The foundation of both is imagination — not as in imaginary, as in creativity and thought.

@stacyinbean: I think there's plenty of argument within Christianity about Jesus' "point." The saving aspect is it, for a lot of people. For me, it has nothing to do with his death. It has to do with how he lived his life.

@BadenBaden: I think that vamusical brought up a great point with the whole faith/religion thing. Religion tends to be associated with established doctrines, and certainly shapes one's faith, but ultimately faith is individual.

@BadenBaden: @mepo: I think it's interesting that most people seem to be associating Christianity with direct, literal readings of the Bible. Yes, it's important, but it's also a book that was (in my beliefs, at least) written by men...there's historical context; it can't just be read and believed blindly. Yes, women…

@ceejeemcbeegee: HA, that was great. I always knew there was something wrong with biology.

@mepo: I agree, it's a horrible disservice. Here was a man standing for equality, acceptance, and love, three things that a great number of people would never associate with what they think of as Christianity today.

@TaraIncognita: My parents are both Methodist ministers and two of the staunchest feminists I've ever met.

Well, I would say that Jesus was a feminist...and had faith. Which makes them seem pretty damn compatible.

@me(beta): Nope, it's not working for me either...It tells me that it's finished loading but the counter reads 00:00...

Every time I am in the Met...or walking past, or talking about, or listening to other people talk about the Met, I think about how exactly hiding in the bathrooms until after closing would work. And one day, I will do it. Although I bet that by this point the security guards are all required to read this book for…

I'm currently writing a 50 page paper on the state of US food aid, and the market's built so that when food prices rise, aid decreases...awesome, yes? If everyone in the world ate as much as they needed every day, world food production would still produce a surplus, so this is obviously a distribution issue. Also,…

The only problem I have with my curly hair is that it's harder to take care of than when it's straight...I know several people who get mad when I straighten it, but I'm a little confused about how it's bad to straighten your hair and totally acceptable to curl it.

Westing Game is one of the books you can read over and over no matter how old you are...I brought it to college for when I need 45 minutes of anything-but- homework-while-remaining-in-bed time. I spent my childhood attempting to be Turtle. My cover is bent too, but it does have a different picture...I think you can…

Anyone read Haywood's Fantomina ? I think what the meaning of a woman's power is has been an issue (although obviously in a much different way) probably forever...that was written in 1725, when proper ladies still had chaperones and weren't allowed alone with men until after marriage. But it's SO important to…

@kavitabk: YES! I had the exact same reaction. I wonder what her connection is...you don't usually see celebrities repping Mount Pleasant.