As with most progressive positions, the pro-choice stance is all about avoiding responsibility for your choices. Both the Left and the Right value the freedom to choose. The difference is that liberals also demand to freedom from the consequinces of their choices. The Right understands that with the freedom to choose comes accountability and responsibility. The CHOICE to have unprotected sex was already made. The CHOICE to have an abortion is nothing more than avoiding the consequinces of that first CHOICE - or rather, making the baby suffer the consequinces so you don't have to. They CHOOSE for the baby to sacrifice his ACTUAL LIFE so that the mother does not have to sacrifice her WAY OF LIFE... and they call it freedom. How sad.

"As atheists, we truly feel awful for you. And we promise to work for more gun control..." First of all, that's a huge assumption. I would propose allowing concealed carry by responsible teachers and administrators. But other than that, why would an atheist write this; to rub salt in the wound? Just because we cannot offer consolation doesn't mean we would go out of our way to upset them further. Why wouldn't a Christian write this if they were "being honest": "Matthew 7:14 says that few will find the narrow road that leads to Heaven. Unfortunately that means that most of you will burn and never see your children again unless they, too, join you in the eternal fire."

As soon as you realize that your actions and your life affects others around you and theirs affects you, it does not take "spiritual benefit" to motivate you to be a good person. If someone could prove to you that there is no God or afterlife, would that make it ok to murder your neighbor and eat the food from his pantry? Of course not. Actions still have consequinces even if there is no final judgement and most people would rather live in a world where we help each other than one where it's every man for himself.

"Also, if you are an atheist who helps others then you are a fool." When deciding how to live your life, most people (regardless of their religious beliefs) come to realize that the "Golden Rule" is a pretty good guide. The most logical and reasonable way to make the world a better place is to "treat others how you want to be treated." There are many motivations that lead to this same conclusion: - Make the world better for me - Make the world better for my kids - Make the world better for everyone - Go to Heaven after I die Isn't that last one just as selfish as the first?

"They would have to acknowledge that, in terms of consolation, there is no comparison between 'The dead do not suffer' and 'Your child lives on, and you will be reunited with her.'" Fine. I readily acknowledge that atheism doesn't offer much in the way of consolation but that doesn't make your religion true. Is the purpose of religion to ease suffering? For me, the lack of an afterlife makes this life MORE precious, not less. The fact that a human life only takes up a "tiny speck of time" is not an atheist-only view. Don't you also believe that our life is short compared to the eternal afterlife? I choose to do what I can to make THIS life better for those around me. Is that so bad?

Well, part of the problem is the maximum size. Several of those "boxes" are continuations of the previous box. Fixing that would solve some of the "consolidation" problem, but that's out of his hands. In fact, there are several other improvements that most other forums have that would make TH a lot better; but that's a separate discussion. I understand that point that you think he is posting too much, but as long as he's on topic I have no problem with it. What bothers me is the spam posts of random talking points that have nothing to do with the main article.

The end of life consultation is not the "death panel." The "death panel" is the board that decides what procedures will be covered and for whom. At some point, obamacare will require rationing to avoid collapse. That's when these types of decisions will be based on money (economic pressure) even though they will claim it is based on quality of life. The fact is we already have rationing based on the ability to pay. The free market decides who gets treatment. The REAL solution to healthcare is to increase the supply of services. Instead, Obamacare is causing doctors to leave the profession and hospitals to lay off workers. Fewer people will get care, but at least that care will be "fairly" distributed in their warped minds.

As of this post, 7 out of 12 comments are off-topic rants by liame22. I have no problem engaging in honest debate with people who disagree; but this is just spam. Even if you just flag them all and move on and even if TH disables the account, they just make another one and continue to clog up every single post. There has to be a better way, right?

You've got it all wrong. Our decendents will be in the minority then and will be entitled to special treatment. No longer will they have to work hard and get good grades to get into college, they will be able to use thier minority status to accuse universities of discrimination if their applications are rejected. Our great-grandchildren will have countless laws passed so that they are held to a lower standard then the oppressive non-white majority. Then increasing numbers of whites will end up in poverty and come to appreciate the social safety net. Soon fathers will be replaced by welfare checks and the white out-of-wedlock birth rate will rise along with abortion rates. We will finally all be equal!

Another great piece of investigative journalism from Michelle; but you forgot another "tax" benefit they receive: Obamacare waivers!

Yeah, but how do you do that? If you're responsible and save your money, they will just find a way to take it from you later when you planned on using it to cover everyone else who didn't bother to save. As usual, the system will reward irresponsibility and punish people who try to do the right thing. So if we're all going to end up broke either way, might as well live it up now, right? That's what the people who will eventually benefit from your savings are going to do. We are so doomed.