Oh, it would.
Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Aims - Aug 12, 2013 7:24:10 pm PDT #3071 of 30002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Connie Neil - Aug 12, 2013 8:00:16 pm PDT #3072 of 30002
brillig
I consider myself religious, but it's a very personal, considered religion. I define "religion" as "a person's relationship with the eternal/the cosmos/whatever's out there." It should be something acquired after contemplation and study and honest consideration of what's inside one's head. Maybe your parents' religion fits that bill, more power to you, peace be unto you. That discipline of thought, though, is not something most people can do, to my mind. For some, it's simpler to just accept the Religion Packet they were handed as a kid and not spend any more effort on it.
le nubian - Aug 12, 2013 8:04:33 pm PDT #3073 of 30002
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I would like to see a breakdown of intelligence as it relates to socioeconomic status and urban vs. rural living.
Don't bother, it's not worth the further aggravation. There is a serious validity issue. With regard to racial differences, I talk about this to my class and go on a (at least) 2-week rant.
Laura - Aug 13, 2013 3:42:45 am PDT #3074 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
I haven't read the article so I can only base my opinions on personal encounters. I've encountered very intelligent deeply religious people, and very intelligent atheists. I've also known average people of the religious and atheist variety. There are those who are self righteous and obnoxiously intolerant of those who do not agree with them at all levels of intelligence and religious belief. I'm partial to those who accept each others beliefs as personal choice whether they are smarty pants or not.
Toddson - Aug 13, 2013 7:37:36 am PDT #3075 of 30002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Hello all! I wanted to say that in regard to:
"he has a good heart." My comeback was, "well, I've never seen it."
The appropriate follow-up might be, "well, I've never seen it ... should I open him up and look?"
Pix - Aug 13, 2013 8:00:15 am PDT #3076 of 30002
The status is NOT quo.
Evidence that atheists aren't all that smart: BoA held a carrot in front of us saying that if we just got a letter from the condo's HOA, the loan would close. So we finally went out of pocket to pay the HOA's attorney to do extra work that no other bank asks for...and this morning the processor sent a snippy email saying it wasn't enough and our loan file is closed and declined.
Drew and I have spent nine months trying to get this loan. We desperately need it right now. We spent hundreds of dollars trying to get it. I feel helpless and angry and violated.
brenda m - Aug 13, 2013 8:04:02 am PDT #3077 of 30002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Jebus Pix. I cannot believe they are still treating you like this.
Kate P. - Aug 13, 2013 8:04:50 am PDT #3078 of 30002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Oh, Pix, that's horrible. Gah, I'm so sorry.
WindSparrow - Aug 13, 2013 8:11:42 am PDT #3079 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Fairly sure BoA is a subsidiary of Wolfram & Hart.
Laura - Aug 13, 2013 8:15:43 am PDT #3080 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
Fairly sure BoA is a subsidiary of Wolfram & Hart.
And their sister subsidiary Wells Fargo.
I'm so sorry, Pix. They have caused so many including the both of us so much stress. The worst part is the all out hatred and anger they bring out in me. Those emotions are foreign and totally unwanted by my peaceful nature. I hate that they make me feel that way.