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liberal_at_heart

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3. I think it is really sad how fast we jump on scientific results. Back when the federal
Thu Nov 14, 2013, 10:12 PM
Nov 2013

and state governments funded most of the scientific research, the research was much more thorough. Research would last for decades before they would even come out with the results. These days someone does a three month study on something and we all jump on board the bandwagon. I agree. We are far from understanding obesity and many other diseases as well. I also agree that people should just back off and leave people alone. We've become a very nosy society. We want to know what everybody is doing, and we all have expert opinions on what other people are doing wrong and how they should correct what they are doing. I wish people would just take care of themselves and stop trying to change everybody around them. Having control over others is a very self gratifying feeling and it is what drives religious people to try and control others, and it is also what drives liberals to think they have the authority to control other people as well.

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