What Made you Smile/What Ticked you off Today?

[mjmjr25]

I understand that is what you believe. And I am not offended that you believe it. Try not to be offended then that I believe something else.

None of these sentences have anything to do with the correction of your post. No one is offended by what you believe.

[Luke]

You two should see L'enfant if you haven't already. Not only is it an excellent movie there's a part where the main character gives his baby up for adoption because "it made us money, and we can make more!".

I don't have kids. Want kids. Might not ever have kids. Not sure if first time parents are ever "ready" to have kids. I get what Prof and Popes are stating, but I imagine having a baby is like (you know I'm terrible at analogies) having a suicidal friend commit suicide. You think you're ready for it, but you aren't. Some are better equipped to deal with it, but it's still a life changing experience that you can't learn from a book.

...or maybe you can learn it from a book...I don't have kids so I don't know.But I would hope to think that people who shouldn't be having kids, and do, grow up quickly and mature in a quick fast to take care of the one on the way.

[mjmjr25]

Because you choose to deny or "not perceive" something does not make it imperceptible or imagination. There is more tangible evidence of your creator than in any number of obesity studies.

I'm a Christian but this statement is one of false dichotomy

Umm...exactly.

The sun is hot.

[Exhuminator]

No one is offended by what you believe.

I am glad we are all adults here then, with our own independently respected belief systems.

There is more tangible evidence of your creator than in any number of obesity studies.

You're correct, my mother and father are quite tangible, and I have not read about them in any obesity studies.

[Luke]

I'm a Christian but this statement is one of false dichotomy

Umm...exactly.

The sun is hot.[/quote]

Um, no. That's not what it means.

"Your creator" is also offensive as it can get.

But yes, science has proven the sun is hot so you've got me there.

[prfsnl_gmr]

You think you're ready for it, but you aren't. Some are better equipped to deal with it, but it's still a life changing experience that you can't learn from a book.

This is true, but I think that there is a huge difference between people who are perhaps not fully prepared for all the difficulties associated with raising children and people who are demonstrably unprepared to raise children due to emotional or financial limitations.

[Ack]

Or mental limitations. I know a few folks like that too.

[jp1]

You know what pisses me off? When people start acting like I'm stupid for my beliefs. I'm not on here insinuating any atheist is stupid...why can't there be some mutual respect of belief or lack thereof?

[Luke]

This is true, but I think that there is a huge difference between people who are perhaps not fully prepared for all the difficulties associated with raising children and people who are demonstrably unprepared to raise children due to emotional or financial limitations.

That goes without saying. Or at least it should.

Even well equipped parents can be terrible. I'm by no way saying it is the flip of a coin that makes the difference, I'm saying that I know I can't judge who could or would make a good parent.

I volunteer at a facility for "underprivileged" kids, who have a guardian who is in of great financial need. More often than not, that guardian (be it Mom, Dad, both, or relative) is super and doing everything they can to make their kid's life better.

Now this is 3rd street in Greenville NC, not the South side of Chicago so it is not the same thing, but some kids grow up quickly for their kids.

I don't know the stats, but in my limited experience people who shouldn't be having kids that do get a swift kick in the nards and get their stuff in order.

...and then you have the cast of 16 & pregnant, who get catered for having kids.

[Ziggy]

It's the original sentiment that Ziggy posted that rankles me. I don't have a problem with you not wanting to be fat, or not finding fat people visually appealing, or things of that nature. But the second you start saying that fat people need to better themselves then you've crossed the line. That's none of your business; it's between the person and their physician.

See, this is why I don't often post about things outside of video games. You're reading too deeply into what I said, and frankly, you're putting words in my mouth. I never said fat people need to better themselves. My point was, as best I can sum it up, I feel like "fat acceptance" is teaching fat people that it's OK to be fat. The reality of it is, being fat is not OK because it can cause health problems. That's really all I meant to say, nothing else implied. And often, my analogies are meant to be more of a generalization, not picked apart because they don't match up perfectly.