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Mr. Evil

(2,832 posts)
12. Anyone can believe anything they want but,
Sat May 25, 2013, 11:10 PM
May 2013

it doesn't make it true absolute fact. And you can believe anything you want but, you do not have the right to force someone else, through whatever means, to believe what you believe. If I want to believe that little blue elephants flutter outside my bedroom window every night singing me lullabies to sleep, I'm free and clear to do so. But, I do not have the right to force you to believe and/or accept my beliefs as sacred and infallible. We need to start making this clear in this country.

Faith is simply the belief in something that is untrue or unprovable. And with hundreds of millions of people in this country there are billions of beliefs. We need to stop trying to micromanage everyone else's lives and start learning to simply manage our own.

"...are you kidding me?" [View all] babylonsister May 2013 OP
I don't know who Patton Oswalt is, but I sure agree with him. CaliforniaPeggy May 2013 #1
Hi, Peggy! He's a comedian, I believe, but babylonsister May 2013 #2
Thanks! CaliforniaPeggy May 2013 #3
Yes, Patton's a comedian but he's also an actor.. saw him in a couple Cha May 2013 #5
He's a fine actor, terrific in comedy and also in drama Bluenorthwest May 2013 #7
And…. Bfeliz1 May 2013 #14
Excellent role. Iggo May 2013 #21
he was also the voice of remy in "ratatouille" niyad May 2013 #8
Ah, very cool! CaliforniaPeggy May 2013 #10
Thank you, Patton! pretty much how I roll.. Cha May 2013 #4
smart & funny = sexy annabanana May 2013 #6
No kidding! I know another guy... babylonsister May 2013 #9
Oswalt is pretty awesome... SidDithers May 2013 #11
Anyone can believe anything they want but, Mr. Evil May 2013 #12
There's us v. them in this country. babylonsister May 2013 #16
This is what our critical mind is for, to filter out crap. siligut May 2013 #13
Love it! Kath1 May 2013 #15
I never heard of him either. SheilaT May 2013 #17
Plenty of Patton Oswald on You Tube KinMd May 2013 #18
He also plays one of Doug's friends narnian60 May 2013 #19
Like the belief that... harmonicon May 2013 #20
I like H.L. Mencken's version. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #22
Good one. Quantess May 2013 #23
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