Things you secretly oppose, but don't want other people to know:

[Anonymous]

Full sleeve tatts are gross unless you are in a full time rock band.

Never once have I seen a tatt and thought I really love that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Islamic religion.

I'm actually embarrassed to admit this, and my opposition is definitely secret. But yes. I've read the Koran cover to cover, which I'll wager is more than most have done, and my opinion is well-informed.

Having two degrees in religious studies, and having real all the main religious texts as well as supplemental texts, my opinion on all religion is well informed. No thank you.

Outwardly, I don't believe in religion and am quite more tolerant. But secretly, I believe them all to be vile, and that only weak people believe in religion - ie, those who seem to be so scared of life and the world that they need such structure. That their moral code is so flimsy that they can't have introspective human ethics, and need a text. Or have lives so chaotic, that they need concepts like heaven and hell to try and make sense of things. I understand the purpose that religion serves for people, but I believe those people to be extremely weak.

[Anonymous]

Women who got their "MRS" degree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Islamic religion.

I'm actually embarrassed to admit this, and my opposition is definitely secret. But yes. I've read the Koran cover to cover, which I'll wager is more than most have done, and my opinion is well-informed.

Having two degrees in religious studies, and having real all the main religious texts as well as supplemental texts, my opinion on all religion is well informed. No thank you.

Outwardly, I don't believe in religion and am quite more tolerant. But secretly, I believe them all to be vile, and that only weak people believe in religion - ie, those who seem to be so scared of life and the world that they need such structure. That their moral code is so flimsy that they can't have introspective human ethics, and need a text. Or have lives so chaotic, that they need concepts like heaven and hell to try and make sense of things. I understand the purpose that religion serves for people, but I believe those people to be extremely weak.

OH HELLO TYPOS. Ignore. I are smarter than that I swear!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Islamic religion.

I'm actually embarrassed to admit this, and my opposition is definitely secret. But yes. I've read the Koran cover to cover, which I'll wager is more than most have done, and my opinion is well-informed.

Having two degrees in religious studies, and having real all the main religious texts as well as supplemental texts, my opinion on all religion is well informed. No thank you.

Outwardly, I don't believe in religion and am quite more tolerant. But secretly, I believe them all to be vile, and that only weak people believe in religion - ie, those who seem to be so scared of life and the world that they need such structure. That their moral code is so flimsy that they can't have introspective human ethics, and need a text. Or have lives so chaotic, that they need concepts like heaven and hell to try and make sense of things. I understand the purpose that religion serves for people, but I believe those people to be extremely weak.

Lol. I had a hard week and needed that laugh. I can't even begin with you, so I will just thank you for the laugh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:- My MIL
- Reduced-fat cheese
- Comic Sans
- Elimination communication *shudder*

Love!

In fact, I agree with all of the above, and also:

Faux "letterpress" stationary and scrapbooking paraphernalia
Scrapbooking
DYI kits - if it's a kit, it's not DYI!!!
Houses built after 1950
Grown men in baseball caps
Mustaches on EVERYTHING!! So sick of this trend. . .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Islamic religion.

I'm actually embarrassed to admit this, and my opposition is definitely secret. But yes. I've read the Koran cover to cover, which I'll wager is more than most have done, and my opinion is well-informed.

Having two degrees in religious studies, and having real all the main religious texts as well as supplemental texts, my opinion on all religion is well informed. No thank you.

Outwardly, I don't believe in religion and am quite more tolerant. But secretly, I believe them all to be vile, and that only weak people believe in religion - ie, those who seem to be so scared of life and the world that they need such structure. That their moral code is so flimsy that they can't have introspective human ethics, and need a text. Or have lives so chaotic, that they need concepts like heaven and hell to try and make sense of things. I understand the purpose that religion serves for people, but I believe those people to be extremely weak.

Lol. I had a hard week and needed that laugh. I can't even begin with you, so I will just thank you for the laugh.

Glad I could help! I like Sura an Nisa & Leviticus for my laughs, personally

[Anonymous]

Red-shirting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Islamic religion.

I'm actually embarrassed to admit this, and my opposition is definitely secret. But yes. I've read the Koran cover to cover, which I'll wager is more than most have done, and my opinion is well-informed.

Having two degrees in religious studies, and having real all the main religious texts as well as supplemental texts, my opinion on all religion is well informed. No thank you.

Outwardly, I don't believe in religion and am quite more tolerant. But secretly, I believe them all to be vile, and that only weak people believe in religion - ie, those who seem to be so scared of life and the world that they need such structure. That their moral code is so flimsy that they can't have introspective human ethics, and need a text. Or have lives so chaotic, that they need concepts like heaven and hell to try and make sense of things. I understand the purpose that religion serves for people, but I believe those people to be extremely weak.

Another of my little secrets is that I often *pretend* that I see eye-to-eye with people like this poster, who have black-and-white views on religion, because I work and play with people who are very well-educated, as am I. Privately, I like more nuance and ambiguity, and I see plenty of room for questions about our place in the universe. I'm the poster above who's read the Koran, and I'm not in favor of literal interpretations of any text. And still.... I have lots of friends with whom I can have honest discussions about belief. But try explaining this to people like the dual-degree poster above, who are convinced it can only be that you're weak-willed or lost or confused ... so I don't.

[Anonymous]

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Sorry, but I remember how well folks prospered about ten years ago with blue collar jobs. Construction workers used to earn a livable wage and could support their families. With the large number of illegal immigrants in the country, wages have dropped so low that it is not a viable field anymore. Why exactly should folks take a 50% paycut for the same work (and the same risks and dangers)? This is happening over a multitude of blue collar jobs. And no I don't think education is the key. Not everyone is cut out for higher education and folks shouldn't be forced to do this because cheap assholes want to exploit illegals. FWIW, I harshly judge those who use the labor of illegal immigrants. I think they should be harshly penalized and possibly even jailed for abetting illegals.

While we were founded on the principles you listed, based on the economic climate in which we now live, it is NOT a sustainable principle. We can't just open the floodgates and take in the disadvantaged of the world. Do you not see the correlation between the terrible economy and the increase in illegal immigrants? You seem to think that illegals work to support their families without any assistance from the govt. You would be VERY wrong. They are draining our public resources and US citizens are suffering as a result.

re: humanity. If you want to talk about humanity/humility and helping those in need, look to countries in Africa and Asia. Now, THAT'S poverty. Would you suggest we take in those people as well? Proximity to the US shouldn't be a determining factor in who gets to come here and escape their downtrodden circumstances.

It was due to the housing bubble collapsing, not due to illegal immigration. Illegal immigration is at record lows. You're an idiot.

Says the person who can't even quote correctly.

I would argue that those in construction and factory jobs were not making a living wage in the past They were making similar salaries as today BUT they were making more overtime and didn't understand that it would end one day and they needed to learn to budget and live within their means.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Islamic religion.

I'm actually embarrassed to admit this, and my opposition is definitely secret. But yes. I've read the Koran cover to cover, which I'll wager is more than most have done, and my opinion is well-informed.

Having two degrees in religious studies, and having real all the main religious texts as well as supplemental texts, my opinion on all religion is well informed. No thank you.

Outwardly, I don't believe in religion and am quite more tolerant. But secretly, I believe them all to be vile, and that only weak people believe in religion - ie, those who seem to be so scared of life and the world that they need such structure. That their moral code is so flimsy that they can't have introspective human ethics, and need a text. Or have lives so chaotic, that they need concepts like heaven and hell to try and make sense of things. I understand the purpose that religion serves for people, but I believe those people to be extremely weak.

Another of my little secrets is that I often *pretend* that I see eye-to-eye with people like this poster, who have black-and-white views on religion, because I work and play with people who are very well-educated, as am I. Privately, I like more nuance and ambiguity, and I see plenty of room for questions about our place in the universe. I'm the poster above who's read the Koran, and I'm not in favor of literal interpretations of any text. And still.... I have lots of friends with whom I can have honest discussions about belief. But try explaining this to people like the dual-degree poster above, who are convinced it can only be that you're weak-willed or lost or confused ... so I don't.

Oh I totally agree with the bolded above - like the title of this thread, however, we all have our own, private secrets I'm just a little less, shall we say, personally forgiving when it comes to mythologies of today, and mythologies of the past.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Islamic religion.

I'm actually embarrassed to admit this, and my opposition is definitely secret. But yes. I've read the Koran cover to cover, which I'll wager is more than most have done, and my opinion is well-informed.

Having two degrees in religious studies, and having real all the main religious texts as well as supplemental texts, my opinion on all religion is well informed. No thank you.

Outwardly, I don't believe in religion and am quite more tolerant. But secretly, I believe them all to be vile, and that only weak people believe in religion - ie, those who seem to be so scared of life and the world that they need such structure. That their moral code is so flimsy that they can't have introspective human ethics, and need a text. Or have lives so chaotic, that they need concepts like heaven and hell to try and make sense of things. I understand the purpose that religion serves for people, but I believe those people to be extremely weak.

They are not weak. They are artists. Have you never heard a truth in art that can not be expressed in rational words? What a pedestrian soul you must have...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Islamic religion.

I'm actually embarrassed to admit this, and my opposition is definitely secret. But yes. I've read the Koran cover to cover, which I'll wager is more than most have done, and my opinion is well-informed.

Having two degrees in religious studies, and having real all the main religious texts as well as supplemental texts, my opinion on all religion is well informed. No thank you.

Outwardly, I don't believe in religion and am quite more tolerant. But secretly, I believe them all to be vile, and that only weak people believe in religion - ie, those who seem to be so scared of life and the world that they need such structure. That their moral code is so flimsy that they can't have introspective human ethics, and need a text. Or have lives so chaotic, that they need concepts like heaven and hell to try and make sense of things. I understand the purpose that religion serves for people, but I believe those people to be extremely weak.

They are not weak. They are artists. Have you never heard a truth in art that can not be expressed in rational words? What a pedestrian soul you must have...

They're not artists if they follow somebody else's Color By Numbers, pre-made pattern.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:- My MIL
- Reduced-fat cheese
- Comic Sans
- Elimination communication *shudder*

Love!

In fact, I agree with all of the above, and also:

Faux "letterpress" stationary and scrapbooking paraphernalia
Scrapbooking
DYI kits - if it's a kit, it's not DYI!!!
Houses built after 1950
Grown men in baseball caps
Mustaches on EVERYTHING!! So sick of this trend. . .

Two things: one, it's "DIY," not "DYI." Two, where the hell do you suppose the majority of us should live?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Islamic religion.

I'm actually embarrassed to admit this, and my opposition is definitely secret. But yes. I've read the Koran cover to cover, which I'll wager is more than most have done, and my opinion is well-informed.

Having two degrees in religious studies, and having real all the main religious texts as well as supplemental texts, my opinion on all religion is well informed. No thank you.

Outwardly, I don't believe in religion and am quite more tolerant. But secretly, I believe them all to be vile, and that only weak people believe in religion - ie, those who seem to be so scared of life and the world that they need such structure. That their moral code is so flimsy that they can't have introspective human ethics, and need a text. Or have lives so chaotic, that they need concepts like heaven and hell to try and make sense of things. I understand the purpose that religion serves for people, but I believe those people to be extremely weak.

They are not weak. They are artists. Have you never heard a truth in art that can not be expressed in rational words? What a pedestrian soul you must have...

True. They are the devoted audience of artists. Most of us are not really artists, but we can love the arts.

They're not artists if they follow somebody else's Color By Numbers, pre-made pattern.