Beg your pardon? You vaguely had me going until you spat in my face by demonstrating wanton ignorance and trotting out despicable, completely misinformed stereotypes about people who don’t espouse a god belief. While atheists are frequently associated (with good evidence) with the political left because the political right tends to be so ferociously religionist and anti-Establishment Clause in America, this is by no means always the case – perhaps you’ve heard of Ayn Rand?

I understand that these blithe insults (to athesits, socialists, Grateful Dead fans, etc) were incidental to your actual point – you were simply making your point by taking the easy (and loathsome) route of maligning the segments of society most agreeably and thoughtlessly maligned by most ignorant Americans. In doing so you have exposed a deep superficiality about your writing and entirely discredited yourself as a thoughtful individual.

You would do well to wish you’d never believed the following commonly swallowed tripe – “All atheists are amoral, nihilistic lefties who don’t deserve full participation in American citizenry.” My moral compass and my empathy and respect for the individual, regardless of affiliation or background, are just fine. How are yours?

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There is a lot of talent out there that is often overlooked, but companies aren’t willling to get past that piece of paper, that many times, doesn’t even have anything to do with the job they are applying for.

Thanks for all of your great articles! I really enjoy reading your blog!

Thanks again!

Doctors- I’m not one but usually what cures almost any ailment for me is water, sleep, bananas, and reducing soda intake for a while.

School- I got a degree and I’m working on a blog. Wish I had started 2 years ago

Politics- the influencers have all the power. Congress is useless a lot of the time and they are usually bought by influencers (sometimes tangibly and others intangibly due to being huge employers in their district). We have an electoral college for a reason…which, in my opinion, is the fact that the population hasn’t been intended to make the choices.

Emotion= Weakness…one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard (I totally agree with your take). Sometimes I notice little things that turn into huge problems because the “rational” thing was chosen rather than looking at the ramifications of choices. This is why medicine is usually a scam (note doctor comment). I mean listen to any ad and you’ll see “side effects include” followed by 10 different things! I mean I want a cure for my sniffles and now you’re telling me to be careful driving b/c I took your medicine .

Overall, Steve I really appreciate your blog. It’s enlightening and very fun to read.

Cheers,

Brad Spencer