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"The clitoris exists, as for God, I don't know..."
Seen in Ivanjica, Serbia
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Please consider donating to my friend's escape fund.
She has survived an attack on her life and the lives of her brothers while distributing aid using our donations. And now she's gone back to her neighbourhood to see it completely leveled. Everything they've ever known is gone. Please help them. They're close to their goal.
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Religious Privilege
In Croatia, Catholic Catechism classes are taught in all state schools, and although non-Catholic children have some rights to opt out of the classes in theory, in practice non-Catholic students at most schools are not provided with any alternative classes.
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I'm not a big fan of the flowers on the bottom, but wow, that's a gorgeous menorah! I love the unconventional shape and the colour of the arms!
So @wheresonichedgehogwnt gifted me the loveliest menorah because she is a beautiful beautiful friend and just…it is so me. Also @lemonsharks gifted me a beutiful mezuzah which has pomegranates (Persian Jew) and in short I have the loveliest friends
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Christians regarding God
"He hurts me because I make him have to do it. He doesn't want to hurt me because he loves me, but I'm always disobeying him and forcing his hand."
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Evolution's recipe book: How 'copy paste' errors led to insect flight, octopus camouflage and human cognition
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Famous Atheists
Pelin Batu
Turkish actress and author.
"Pelin Batu: Kendimi Bildim Bileli Ateistim". Aktif Haber. November 18, 2012.
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The 130: The “Early” New Testament Papyrus Manuscripts
Papyrus 40
That’s it. That’s the whole manuscript.
“Manuscript” just means “written by hand”. It has nothing to do with how reliable or complete something is.
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@gophergal
That's a good question. Because you're right, it's often a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation.
I think part of it may come from the fact that they get offended that you're not taking them seriously. To us, it may seem as threatening as a kid saying you won't get a gift from Santa if you're not good, but to them, it's serious business.
If they're saying it out of genuine concern for your future well-being they're probably stressing out that you aren't taking what to them is a very real threat to your safety seriously.
And if they're saying it with bad intentions they're probably upset their threat/insult didn't land.
The reason Christians act surprised when people get mad/offended when called things like "disgusting sinner worthy of eternal torture" is that being told "you're an unworthy piece of shit and should be grateful that God would deign to forgive you for existing" is so normalized in their religion that they don't realize how insulting and awful what they're saying is.
It's so insanely abusive but they just can't see it.
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The reason Christians act surprised when people get mad/offended when called things like "disgusting sinner worthy of eternal torture" is that being told "you're an unworthy piece of shit and should be grateful that God would deign to forgive you for existing" is so normalized in their religion that they don't realize how insulting and awful what they're saying is.
It's so insanely abusive but they just can't see it.
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The evolving attitudes of Gen X toward evolution
Middle school and high school students displayed a good deal of uncertainty about evolution, with a third having no attitude about evolution and 44% saying that the statement "human beings as we know them developed from earlier species of animals" was probably true or probably false, reflecting a degree of uncertainty about the issue.
During the 15 years after high school, 28% of these Generation X young adults concluded that evolution was definitely true, and 27% thought that evolution was definitely false, according to co-author Mark Ackerman, a professor at Michigan Engineering, the U-M School of Information and Michigan Medicine.
"These results demonstrate the impact of postsecondary education, initial career experiences, and the polarization of the political system in the United States," Ackerman said.
"The experience of college-level science courses, the completion of baccalaureate or more advanced degrees, and the development of civic scientific literacy were strong predictors of increased acceptance of evolution."
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A bacterium has evolved into a new cellular structure inside algae | New Scientist
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