tarrox1992

My husband and I like to kiss when we get dirty looks. It gives us more reasons to feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

The brain drain from the carcass of America, is what I think the commenter means. IE, smarter people leaving the country due to current policies.

Yeah, this seems like a case of survivorship bias and the fact that there are way more games coming out in the modern age.

You're right, but it's not really about the angle. Talking geometry, the pyramids of Egypt are 'square pyramids'. Four triangles on top of a square base, meeting at a point, or vertice. A cube, however, is six squares at right angles to each other, three faces meeting in vertices. The point at the top of a pyramid will look a lot different than a corner of a cube, because it's a completely different number of planes meeting.

There needs to be processing, manufacturing, and other infrastructure built for the practical large scale implementation of any new technology. That takes time. Bureaucracy can make steps take even longer.

As opposed to what's currently happening?

It has been proven that Trump is a violent rapist. I'd rather have an alleged gang member, who has obviously reformed, on the streets than an insane felon ruling the country like a tyrant.

The monster under your bed will always be there. <3

If you're going to be telling the hungry people you are feeding that they are going to hell if they don't convert to your religion (or the equivalent) then you should be taxed. If you don't do that, then you have nothing to worry about! I already said I believe branches of religious institutions that don't proselytize or encourage seeing sermons shouldn't be taxed, so I'm not sure what you want me to say. I'm sorry I fit your definition of a bigot, but I don't think enough people agree with you for it to ever matter. Have a nice life.

Your view of taxes is strange. Is it "punishment" when businesses pay taxes? What about private citizens? I think it's just the government getting it's due to serve the population. Institutions whose sole purpose to serve the population, and also want to find ways to make sure they are served better, shouldn't be taxed. Institutions that try to push their version of the afterlife, while just happening to randomly serve society, should be taxed.

I made it abundantly clear that I feel religious institutions should be taxed. You are the one trying to say that it makes me bigoted somehow. You are also assuming I agree with an anarchist group, when I have said no such thing. I just think they should be able to spread their views as they help people, because they aren't a religion. I think anarchism in practice is usually a stupid concept. Don't worry though, I'm not going to use your assumptions about me to presume bigotry.

If a religious group has a charity branch that doesn't proselytize or encourage people to attend services, that specific branch shouldn't be taxed.

If there is a group that feeds hungry people or builds homes, while also pushing for people to vote and participate in our electoral processes, then I don't think they should be taxed. It doesn't make me bigoted to say that trying to convince someone of something practical they can use in their life or to change their society is different than preying on people with your unverifiable beliefs. There are thousands of religions. A lot of them do a ton of charity work, but that isn't their main goal. Just as we tax businesses and allow them tax breaks for charitable work, we should do the same for religions.

I don't need to accept anything besides you trying to equate two inequal concepts. A system of government/political philosophy doesn't equal a religion. I was very open in my initial comments on taxing religions. You're the one trying to manipulate things into a gotcha to say things I'm not.