He hates institutions of learning, and he hates anyone who isn’t himself or the daughter he wants to fuck

You’re “jUsT aSkInG qUeStIoNs”

Damn, you’re really committed to being a dickhead, huh?

That you’re a shitty troll

They’re a troll

There you go

False concern

Nobody chooses to live a life where they are hated, feared, discriminated against etc.

I don’t believe that you asked your question in good faith

I think you are a sealioning troll

You don’t owe them shit,

Definitely not respect

I don’t hate the religious

I just don’t respect their beliefs

You have a great day

I agree for the most part,

It was very dependent on where people lived

My point that booze comes in many delightful varieties still stands

Booze has a journey, other drugs are about the destination

Bigotry is hating someone for an aspect of themselves that they can’t change, like their sexuality, their skin colour, where they were born etc.

Religion is a choice

I don’t hate religious people

But I refuse to respect their beliefs any more than I do a flat-earther, or anti-vaxxer

It was the only way to make water drinkable in many places

“Small beer” wasn’t made for funsies

They’re dumber, because they believe in the patently absurd

That’s the difference

America is fucked

They do good despite their superstition, not because of it

They’d be just as capable of doing good things without their invisible sky-daddy

Religious groups also do horrific things every day.

Religion is used to justify the worst things

People will always find a way to excuse their shitty behaviour, but religion gets something of a free pass because too many people want their cosmic insurance policy, so they forgive the evils of religion

Indoctrination is fucked

If people waited until kids were actually capable of reasoned thought before bringing up the idea of religion, it’d die out within a generation

Because 'Murica

And they celebrate their ignorance…

I agree, but there’s a significant difference

I love wine, beer and whisky and pretty much anything except vodka (because it’s boring)

I love it because of the flavours, the mouth-feel, the way I can pair drinks with food to enhance the enjoyment of both

I’ve never had coke, mushrooms, ketamine, weed or anything else that made me think “wow, this is yum! I reckon it’d go beautifully with a nicely aged cheddar, or oysters, or a perfectly cooked lamb shoulder”

When did any religion deserve respect?

Sure, respect the person (to a point), but not the belief in fairytales

Same goes for any superstitious woo

'Murica