Fuck Pew Research Center

The Pew Research Center did a poll with the question: "Just for fun: Would you prefer to live in a place with more McDonald's or more Starbucks?" Thank you to the 22% of us who answered "no preference". If you are wondering about the group "no preference," it's true. We are an older group. In fact 34% of people 65+ said no preference. And we're not really a Conservative or Liberal group, but we are definitely not moderate! 81% of moderates answered the question compared to only 22% of Conservatives and 21% of Liberals who had no preference. Yes, the Conservatives did beat the Liberals. I blame the Libertarians for the "Conservative" category winning. Come on, Pew! You don't remember the revolution? Happily for me, a Southern transplanted West, the region I live in improved from only 19% in the South to 25% in the West. It doesn't surprise me that so many Southerners have opinions on fast food since it is indigenous to the region. The East and West tied for the most no preference. College dropouts shamed themselves. 82% of them answered this horrible question. Maybe not shockingly given this essay, people with no preference are less happy then the people who answered, but not by much.

Richard Dawkins doesn't Speak for Me

I'm not led by the Dawkins no no no.
The Dawkins' not led by me yay yay yay.
I don't know about you other atheists
but Richard Dawkins doesn't speak for me.

His strawmen are so unbelievable
does he think I take Aquinas for a fool?
If you want to debate an opponent
no logical fallacies will do.

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Although religions so ridiculous
it's not as simple as a teacup.
They have 'pologetics from Smyrna
and a written defense from Paul too.

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It seems so much more believable
that science can argue nice too.
The atheist on a crusade
would be better off in a zoo.

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This Hitchens' business has got to go
and while we're on Bill Maher, too.
It's such a waste for the rational
a waste for the irrational, too.