# Unofficial All-SDMB "This Post/Poster makes my day!" Thread

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 18, 2021, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unofficial-all-sdmb-this-post-poster-makes-my-day-thread/944570 "2021-06-18T20:18:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unofficial-all-sdmb-this-post-poster-makes-my-day-thread/944570/77 "2021-07-26T14:04:17Z")

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> [@Is there a non-bigoted reason to be anti-same-sex-marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-non-bigoted-reason-to-be-anti-same-sex-marriage/947222/312):
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> > [@Is there a non-bigoted reason to be anti-same-sex-marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-non-bigoted-reason-to-be-anti-same-sex-marriage/947222/310):
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> > As for the question of whether a religiously-based argument can be non-bigoted, there’s the Nyarolathotep defense: “My god requires me to oppose same sex marriage. If I don’t, he’s going to torture me for all eternity, and straight up your earthly suffering due to repressive laws doesn’t even count against the hellfire he’ll visit on me otherwise.” Someone who genuinely believes in such a malevolent Lovecraftian deity can be non-bigoted
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> Why is sincere belief a get out of jail free card? What if I sincerely believe that unless I rip the beating heart out of a living human atop a mighty pyramid every single day, Quetzlcoatl will not allow the sun to rise tomorrow, leading to 7 billion deaths? Should my sincere belief let me get away with building a giant pyramid in my backyard, despite the relevant zoning laws a

In the ongoing Great Debate about non-bigoted reasons to oppose SSM, this conversation between LHoD (who’s had a shoutout before) and @Babale made me spit morning coffee. This is exactly what I want on a Monday morning to get me out of pre-work funk. Or, perhaps, I should call in this morning because a pyramid sounds like too much work, but an alter to Odin . . .

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