That said, I agree that it's wrong for a person to imply that if they survived a disaster, then it's because God chose them, and that He didn't choose the ones who died.

In any event, thanks! There's absolutely no reason to be ashamed of being an atheist or agnostic. Hopefully this will be something of a constructive dialogue. Lots of religious folks over at Kos who have actually been very supportive.

SuperBowlXX-

Thanks so much for sending me that link and for making such a thoughtful and well-crafted argument on my behalf. As I'm sure you know, the chances of that ever happening are, for multiple reasons, exactly zero and, to be honest, I would not want a position like that -- I actually think one can have a much bigger impact outside of that system than working as part of it, especially in such a restrictive institution like the judiciary -- but I nonetheless really appreciate the sentiment.

Glenn Greenwald

Excuse me, but I DID point to specific things in the Bybee torture memo, signed by Bybee, that Bybee himself continues to defend today. There's nothing "metaphysical" about it. He actually believes that the techniques authorized in his John Yoo's memos were not torture. The Geneva Conventions and the Constitution say very much otherwise.

I know. It's cheating a little. But it's something I discovered a long while ago.

http://capwiz.com/pdamerica/issues/alert/?alertid=12935991&PROCESS=Take+Action

That said, I'll await his performance as a Democrat before I judge him.

Bybee really is pathetic. I can't wait to read what Glenn Greenwald has to say about it.

Glad I could share it with TPM. And thanks very much for all of your great work on speaking up about investigations and speaking out against torture.

But yes, you're right about the profits involved with vaccines. Pharmaceutical companies don't stand to financially benefit much from vaccinations when they're used only once.

Please. Don't dismiss the evidence of "fancy-pants" medical journals because you don't like the result. Even considering that the vaccine-autism link has any credence when mountains of evidence say otherwise just means that you're throwing in your lot with BS.

I feel that the reason that the communication barrier is a big problem is because anecdote is often trumped ahead empirical evidence. That's why I fight against lies and disinformation that Carrey is promoting.