Five word association time, guys! I’ve got a few of my friends in my inbox, and I don’t want to crowd your dash, so I’ll plug them under this one.

Jeff

Flawless, Brother, Blonde, Happy, Good.

Sebastian

Kind, Food, Music, Tall, Smile.

Wes

Gavel, Strict, Careful, Intelligent, Resilient.

David

Happy, Dance, Mel, Comforting, Hilarious.

Well, they always look like they’re dressed as if they’re about to go to a fancy party, with their black and white “outfits”.

I’m also doing good - how about you?

Gwen, hey!

Alright.

Zoo, Tumblr, Love, Cold, Fancy.

I totally disagree, Anon. I think it’s true that sometimes things occur that “suck”, to use your term, and I think that sometimes life is unfair and cruel things happen to the wrong people.

But life itself is a good thing, really. It’s just what happens along the way that causes all the problems.

I know that not all Christians are intolerant. I know many who are actually quite sensible and intelligent people. But I was asked a general question and I responded in a general way - be assured that if you’re a decent human being, I’m not going to judge you for your beliefs, and that the things I’ve said generally don’t apply to you.

If Christians are wrong, they spent their lives being intolerant and wasting their time praying to an imaginary friend in heaven.

If Atheists are wrong, then Jesus died for our sins and we’re all going to heaven anyways. Besides, you’d think that a kind and just God judges people for their actions in life, and not whether or not they believed in him, huh?

There are several other flaws in your argument, of course - how do you know that you believe in the right God, for example? Maybe the Muslims are right - then you’re most definitely going to hell for being a Christian.

Besides, believing not because you believe but purely because you’re afraid of going to hell? Probably not something any God would appreciate.

I am heterosexual, anon - doesn’t mean that I will always be, but it means that so far I have not had a crush on any boy, no matter how brilliant.

Honestly, though? I can see why you’d think that. I had a bit of a hero-worship thing going on with Blaine last year, I’ll admit it. But I think there’s a huge difference between wanting to date somebody and kind of wanting to be them.

And can you really blame me? He joined Dalton and wrapped everybody around his little finger in 5 seconds flat; he’s kind and fun and intelligent and has one of the best voices I’ve personally ever heard in my life. I think most of us were a bit starstruck for a while.

With all due respect, anon, I absolutely disagree.

Don’t get me wrong, I totally think that people should be allowed to believe in whatever they want - but the sad truth is that very few people actually keep their beliefs private. It’s just somehow more accepted to be openly religious than openly atheist.

I don’t think you’re stupid for believing in God - I think you’re stupid for believing in God to an extent where you can willfully ignore scientific advances. I can’t argue with somebody who believes that a God exists, because I can’t prove that he doesn’t. I can however argue with somebody who believes in Creationism, or with somebody who quotes the Bible and uses it to justify their belief. If you tell me that you believe that a God has engineered Evolution etc., then I can respect that - I don’t think you’re right, but I can’t prove you wrong either.

The idea that atheists and christians should all respect each other is right, however. I’ll give you that.