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[Sirus]

Better not visit Fundies Say the Darndest Things. If that ^^^^^ stuff raises your blood pressure, the stuff on that site would probably kill you.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Do not click that link. Sirus is not kidding, FSDT will at some point make your head explode.

[KaelGotDwarves]

Here's another great one that's on-topic.

Rick Santorum quote: “One of the things I will talk about, that no president has talked about before, is I think the dangers of contraception in this country.”  “Many of the Christian faith have said, well, that’s okay, contraception is okay. It’s not okay. It’s a license to do things in a sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be.”

[SirAaronIII]

I read a few of those. Just a few.

My knees and shoulders are already twitching uncomfortably.

[Sirus]

Do not click that link. Sirus is not kidding, FSDT will at some point make your head explode.

You just need to build up your immunity. Start with some of the classic, hilarious ones, or maybe the conspiracy theory section. Don't visit the racist section until you're truly prepared; some of the quotes in there will make strong men (and women) weep.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

I read a few of those. Just a few.

My knees and shoulders are already twitching uncomfortably.

Your body is trying to forcefully immobilize you in order to escape FSDT. That's Stage One. Your head will violently explode at Stage Five. Don't bother asking about Stages Two, Three, or Four, because you will know if you progress. 

[Heron TSG]

You mean aside from the fact that atheism does not have a clergy, holy texts, divine laws, ceremonies, or anything that the term "church" could imply?

Sounds to me like it'd be pretty easy to be an atheist priest, then.

I can clear this up right now. I am an ordained minister of the official, definite-articled First Church of Atheism. It is extraordinarily easy, it took less seconds than I can count on my fingers. (In trinary using my knuckles.)

Rick Santorum seemingly does not know how healthcare works. This is unfortunate for him, as he's campaigning to lead a country transitioning to more widespread healthcare.

[Sirus]

You mean aside from the fact that atheism does not have a clergy, holy texts, divine laws, ceremonies, or anything that the term "church" could imply?

Sounds to me like it'd be pretty easy to be an atheist priest, then.

I can clear this up right now. I am an ordained minister of the official, definite-articled First Church of Atheism. It is extraordinarily easy, it took less seconds than I can count on my fingers. (In trinary using my knuckles.)

So would this mean that I wouldn't have to pay taxes anymore?

[Karlito]

I ran Obama-Paul-Gingrich on that survey, but I answered none of the above for many of the questions, and everyone was below 40%. I don't really care for increasing fossil fuel production, or securing the Mexican border, or denying people equal marriage rights, and frankly the issues with the entitlement programs are too complicated for me or most of the public to hold any kind of informed opinion on them.

[MaximumZero]

You mean aside from the fact that atheism does not have a clergy, holy texts, divine laws, ceremonies, or anything that the term "church" could imply?

Sounds to me like it'd be pretty easy to be an atheist priest, then.

I can clear this up right now. I am an ordained minister of the official, definite-articled First Church of Atheism. It is extraordinarily easy, it took less seconds than I can count on my fingers. (In trinary using my knuckles.)

So would this mean that I wouldn't have to pay taxes anymore?

I'd be okay with that.

[ed boy]

Well, there are these special unscientific comments by Santorum: " I reject that number completely, that people die in America because of lack of health insurance"

http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/santorum-no-one-has-ever-died-because-they-didnt-have-health-care/politics/2011/12/06/31304

Welp, there's my rage quotient for the week. It apparently is possible to be that frakking blind. I'm not entirely sure how it's possible, but it's apparently possible.

It's because there is nothing more powerful than the ability of someone to rationalize their prejudices.

[RedKing]

FSDT just makes me laugh for some reason. It's stupidity taken to such a WTF level that all you can do is laugh.

[palsch]

This has helped clarify a few things I've been trying to get straight in my head for a while.

Moral purity and moral perfection will not be on the ballot.

Those seeking moral purity and moral perfection pleasure themselves by imagining that theirs is a superior ethical responsibility. But this is delusional — an embrace of irresponsibility. It’s the claim that one is not responsible for any outcome, consequence or action in this world apart from maintaining, above all, one’s own impotent but unsullied moral purity.

[Dr.Feelgood]

(trolling removed)

[Bauglir]

Regardless, is it the sort of thing that a government should be producing legislation on? It seems to me that looking out for its citizens in such a specific and invasive way is far more indicative of a nanny state than any degree of social welfare.

More importantly, though, there is something stopping people from visiting an emergency room - you are, in fact, charged for it. Many people, particularly those who are uninsured, can't afford that extra debt and will put off visits until the condition is critical as a result (which will make it more expensive, but if they're lucky it'll just go away). Not to mention people with chronic conditions. I'm not given to understand that insulin is exactly cheap, you know.