richieadler

Well, if nonsense doesn't give you pause, I don't have much to add.

Bye.

The first doesn’t give me pause because it’s pretty engrained into virtually all of Western society.

It doesn't mean that it isn't nonsense.

The second… well that’s sort of the whole point of Catholic communion, isn’t it?

Not at all. The transubstantiation is supposed to turn the wine and bread into the blood and flesh of Christ, "really and truly", in spite of the "accidents" (i.e. the material reality of the wine and bread), and that by ingesting them they receive "the present of Christ's sacrifice". They don't "eat sins"; they accept the sacrifice that supposedly delivers them from sin.

Of course, I think that all of that is nonsense, but that's my opinion of all religious beliefs. I only know a little bit about the Eucharist because I live in a Catholic country.

And the notion of sin, or of eating said sin, didn't give you pause?

Curious.

Damn, we're refining Fahrenheit 451's "Families" already.

Because they don't have the money and the requisite professions to leave.

Adding an image to your post is not mandatory.

You don't think politics should be part of sf, then? Ursula LeGuin would like a word.

For the discussed situation, you response is so neutered that it verges on transparently hypocritical.

i really expected to make a preamble every ask-post that I’ve searched already?

Yes. You need to show your effort, otherwise your question will be considered lazy. This is specially true regarding technical issues in volunteer forums.

The seminal essay "How To Ask Questions the Smart Way" explains these and other finer points.

that’s not true

That's how it's perceived in the rest of the world, and USians are doing a lousy job of showing that the perception is wrong, so...

Without well adjusted and cared for children our society is fucked.

Sadly I'd say that most of those who have children today don't have a clue about how to raise such kids, because they're neither well adjusted nor cared for. Some self-centered societies are much worst than others in that respect.

If you don't show me that you at least made some effort to investigate: No.