# Opinions that others would find blasphemy? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 21, 2013, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-that-others-would-find-blasphemy/674452 "2013-11-21T17:51:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![MandaJo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@MandaJo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MandaJo)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-that-others-would-find-blasphemy/674452/81 "2013-11-24T13:32:43Z")
My objection to the pill is that hormonal birth control is a major drug: for me, at least, it fucks me up royally and transforms my whole personality. It kills my sex drive, kills my energy level, and I pile on weight at a truly mind-boggling speed. I’ve been on plenty of types, and they were all hell. There is no way I’d risk that sort of impact on a child still going through puberty. The normal progression of crazy hormones ought not be modified or augmented without more reason than the slight chance of rape with the attendant slight chance of pregnancy. Puberty has its own terrible symptoms: how would you untangle what was puberty and what was the pill? Now, if my daughter had terrible cramps and the doctor wanted to try hormone regulations, I’d be open to a discussion, because that would shift the risk/benefit analysis. But there are objections to the pill that go far beyond the philosophical, and it really irritates me when people blythely suggest going on the pill like it’s just a magic charm you wear against pregnancy. It’s a powerful, powerful drug. ---
**Author:** ![Fuji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@Fuji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuji)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-that-others-would-find-blasphemy/674452/82 "2013-11-24T15:20:20Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Property is theft. I heard this same slogan back when I was in school 20 years ago. It didn’t make any sense to me then, and still doesn’t now. The [Wiki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Property_is_theft!) article on it doesn’t exactly clear things up (“Property is theft _and_ property is freedom”?). Would you care to clarify your stance? My “blasphemy”: I agree with Ken Wilber - the notion that Jesus of Nazareth is uniquely the Son of God is “monstrous”. Either we are all Children of God, or none of us are. ---
**Author:** ![Nisslbody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e36b37/32.png) [@Nisslbody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nisslbody)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-that-others-would-find-blasphemy/674452/83 "2013-11-24T17:57:53Z")
> [@Blackberry](#): > > I wonder what would happen if a parent brought a typical girl perhaps as young as 9 or 10 years old to the doctor and said to give her a pelvic exam and put her on the pill, and the doctor talked to the girl who was confused why her parent wanted her on the pill, and upset by the idea of having a pelvic exam. I can only hope the doctor would refuse. And hopefully bring in a social worker. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-that-others-would-find-blasphemy/674452/84 "2013-11-24T18:26:27Z")
> [@Dereknocue67](#): > > I do not generally believe or accept that our current troops are heroes deserving my respect. I lean more toward viewing them as victims and many are more deserving of compassion. I agree. I also believe that married people who get deployed should just get divorced; they’re going to do that anyway when they come back, so why not just cut their losses and get it over with. And speaking of divorce, I do believe that children can indeed be responsible for the failure of their parents’ marriage, and that if that is the case, they are very aware of that fact. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-that-others-would-find-blasphemy/674452/85 "2013-11-24T18:33:35Z")
> [@Ranchoth](#): > > The Prophet Mohammed, Peace Be Upon Him…had Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. An anxiety disorder that affects perhaps 3% of adults, worldwide. And, obviously, nearly two thousand years ago, would have been completely undiagnosed and untreated—save for perhaps interpreting it through [lens of religion](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrupulosity). > > And that’s not a “Ha, Ha, look at the stupid ancient brown guy, he’s praying five times a day” crack. I feel _sorry_ for the poor man—that’s a _horrible_ condition to have to suffer from, and he, personally, actually seemed like a nice guy. And a _great_ man, really, in terms of accomplishments. ☹ Whenever I see a roomful of Muslims facing Mecca, I always wonder how many of them really believe in what they’re doing, and how many of them are only going through the motions because they know if they don’t, they can potentially lose everything, up to and including their lives. And before anyone says they feel that way when they see a group of people at a Christian service, please tell me where in the world a person can be executed because they aren’t Christian. I believe that people on the extreme end of the autistic spectrum should be institutionalized as soon as the prognosis is certain. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-that-others-would-find-blasphemy/674452/86 "2013-11-24T18:34:35Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > Actually I have mentioned before that I would be perfectly good with putting everybody on birth control and making them demonstrate fiscal ability and a license showing they have passed a parenting class before having kids, and I really do think that getting married before the age of 25 is a bad thing. > > And yes, if I had a daughter I would have taken her to a gyn for her exam and prescription for the pill at the onset of puberty. I disagree with parenting tests, because some of the worst parents I’ve ever seen were wealthy and highly educated. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-that-others-would-find-blasphemy/674452/87 "2013-11-24T18:37:28Z")
Hmm. All welfare/entitlement programs should be administered at the state level, not the federal level. The federal Department of Education, Department of Labor, Department of Agriculture, Department of Transportation, and Department of Energy should be shut down. All of that stuff should be done at the state level. There should be no federal laws regulating banking, healthcare, and insurance companies. The tax code should be scrapped and replaced with The Fair Tax. Any U.S. citizen who is not incarcerated or on probation should be allowed to own a firearm. Yes, IMO felons who have served their time should be allowed to keep and bear arms. The NFA of 1934 and GCA of 1968 should be nullified, and anyone should be able to purchase a fully automatic rifle through Amazon. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-that-others-would-find-blasphemy/674452/88 "2013-11-24T18:39:44Z")
> [@Nisslbody](#): > > And hopefully bring in a social worker. Agreed. I was censured on another board for telling a poster that it was a good thing she didn’t have children, for this reason: If she’d had daughters, she would have viewed them as potential victims, and if she’d had sons, she would have viewed them as potential predators. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-that-others-would-find-blasphemy/674452/89 "2013-11-24T21:32:41Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > The NFA of 1934 and GCA of 1968 should be nullified, and anyone should be able to purchase a fully automatic rifle through Amazon. In the perfect world I dream of, yes. In practice, to make that workable you might have to combine it with having the penalty for committing a felony with a firearm be 500 lashes. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-that-others-would-find-blasphemy/674452/90 "2013-11-24T23:45:43Z")
Monty Python absolutely sucks. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-that-others-would-find-blasphemy/674452/91 "2013-11-24T23:47:22Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Monty Python absolutely sucks. Which reminds me: I don’t think David Sedaris is funny. ---
**Author:** ![sisu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@sisu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sisu)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-that-others-would-find-blasphemy/674452/92 "2013-11-24T23:54:13Z")
> [@Locrian](#): > > There are no gods of any kind. > > Religion is to blame for the majority of societal injustice. Maybe on the first one, we just don’t know. The second one I call bull shit. Why? It’s not religion that is the issue, religion is just a method for controlling mankind. Not very different to Mao or Stalin using communism. Religious wars, terrorism is an outcome of someone pushing their views on some one elses. Most war was and has always been about economic advantage and not religion. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-that-others-would-find-blasphemy/674452/93 "2013-11-25T01:01:56Z")
White chocolate is awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-that-others-would-find-blasphemy/674452/94 "2013-11-25T01:09:17Z")
Ooh, yes! White chocolate! Definitely yum! Even better with little peppermint flakes mixed in. (Haven’t tried it with wintergreen flakes. Hm…) ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-that-others-would-find-blasphemy/674452/95 "2013-11-25T01:41:41Z")
I love white chocolate! I also like those little peanut butter taffies, you know, the ones that come in orange and black wrappers? ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-that-others-would-find-blasphemy/674452/96 "2013-11-25T02:30:10Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > I’m an anarcho-capitalist. I believe that government is an UNnecessary evil, and that every single function it attempts to perform could be done better by the private sector. Even national defense? (Request new thread if anyone really wants to debate this). ---
**Author:** ![Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Licentious_Ectomorph)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-that-others-would-find-blasphemy/674452/97 "2013-11-25T05:56:17Z")
Tattoos are trashy, ugly, and stupid - without exception. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-that-others-would-find-blasphemy/674452/98 "2013-11-25T06:10:42Z")
I love dark chocolate the most (as long as it’s not ridiculously dark), followed by white chocolate and then milk chocolate. Anyone who disses white chocolate will have to face my wrath. Rawr! That being said, pelvic exams and pills for 9 year old girls is sick and wrong. And no, you still can’t have your burger anything other than well done. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-that-others-would-find-blasphemy/674452/99 "2013-11-25T06:40:14Z")
I’m doubtful that the Holocaust happened, as presented to us. I go along with David Irving on this, pretty much. I think that the Wannassee (sp?) Conference tapes were fake, mistranslated, or out of conference. (Before you start cackling that I’m anti-Semitic, I will say that you are totally wrong.) I think that a Monarchy/Dictatorship would serve the US just as well as a democracy. I think that Penn and Teller are a couple of overrated, unentertaining shit-heads. More to follow…as soon as I can remember them. Ooops…forgot. I think that medicine above the level of ‘medics’ is a waste of time and money, and, waiting out the disease is as effective as medical treatments. ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-that-others-would-find-blasphemy/674452/100 "2013-11-25T07:45:33Z")
> [@handsomeharry](#): > > Ooops…forgot. I think that medicine above the level of ‘medics’ is a waste of time and money, and, waiting out the disease is as effective as medical treatments. Just do that when you have TB or lung cancer and let us know. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-that-others-would-find-blasphemy/674452.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-that-others-would-find-blasphemy/674452.md?page=6)