but, yeah.

the idea that there are people out there that think you can take a little piece of bread and then say a magic spell and have it turn into the literal flesh of somebody that supposedly died 2000 years ago, and that then ritually eating that flesh absolves you of something somehow...

that's scary shit. it's mortifying. a phobia of this is called reason.

and, not only is it the case that anybody that believes that should be forcibly barred from public office, it's arguably the case that they should be institutionalized.

it's absolute fucking insanity. 

so, what is it that you don't believe in, then?

is it nuclear reactions, or 12-space?

actually, i know that the pope is only supposed to be infallible on theological matters. so, he can be wrong about who played matlock, but he can't be wrong about transubstantiation - which kind of gives a new twist to the rumours that he had a chemistry degree.

"what? it's a nuclear reaction in 12-space. you've seen star trek, right?"

but, it was a good one liner.

yeah.

well, how about this frankie - why don't we continue this discussion when you tell me what school you got your biology degree from.

what's that? oh. the school of infallifuckingbility, huh? right. well, that's what i thought.

i mean, there's been all this talk for years: "should elizabeth may step down?".

i think the green party should throw her out.

you know, the greens seem to be picking up support in protest, but that's not an answer either - and i've been vocal about my opposition to elizabeth may, and why her position in the anglican church makes her a non-starter as a political option.

in order for the greens to be a viable political option, elizabeth may needs to go - and the party needs to distance itself from her religious views. 

the liberals have been terrible. the upcoming cycle should be about finding ways to get them out, and replace them with a more "progressive" (i don't like that word.) option. but, we have not one but two parties on the left that are under the control of religious fundamentalists. and, at the end of the day, i'd rather vote for a secular liberal party than a religious left party, even if i don't agree with them on economics. as the state has a monopoly on violence, it is of the utmost importance that religious zealots be kept out of office - at the behest of everything else.

but, right now, i'm not likely to vote at all. it's going to be a local decision....