RE: Atheism isn't a worldview, but
September 12, 2011 at 4:24 pm
(This post was last modified: September 12, 2011 at 4:27 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
I said he got hoaxed. I told you I'd check up on that (which you should have done before you offered it up as part of your overall sage wisdom). So, on to the next bit. I read it, I'm not surprised at the reaction. What is it you think this elucidates? We don't punish people for a "propensity to commit violence" Fred. We wait until they actually do. The ways in which such an initiative might be subverted for "less than ok" purposes are near endless. If the correlation is there, it's there, but that's not how our legal system is set up currently is it? Ever read any Philip K. Dick?
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