One of these days I will treat the "honesty" I receive myself with like.
When someone tells me I'd be better off with faith/god in my life I'll tell them what their religious beliefs amount to: mainly that as far as fantasy novels go, the Bible doesn't even make my top 40. When someone tells me they tolerate gay people but don't condone their sinning ways, I'll tell them them my tolerance but non-condoning of their bigotry is infinitely more justifiable -- bigotry, unlike ones sexual orientation, being an _actual_ choice! Yes, I tolerate you, but I don't enjoy it. When someone tells me they're against High Speed Rail because they never fly to LA or SF... well what can I say? Obviously I'm dealing with some new form of Super Intelligent breed of humanity so advanced they no longer need employ the reasoning of _Future_Preference_! Just how advanced is this new mutant breed? Well, they have quickly deduced that we receive ZERO benefit TODAY for what we do TOMORROW (news flash to all college students -- you're wasting your time! Did you know you could be making $8/hr at the starbucks down the street instead of paying tuition??). Of course we don't need an alternative to our congested freeways, polluting airplanes/automobiles, and dependence on foreign oil. IT works for us today, and IT will work for us 20 years from now.