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• Commented on Climate Change Now
  "A one-meter rise in sea level will place those areas in danger from storm surge, and the same mechanisms leading to that rise also lead to increase in storm activity and intensity. Results would occur by the end of the...
• Commented on Are Muslim Women Oppressed? Ask One
  If a woman wants to cover her head with a scarf and dress in a certain fashion because it's her decision, whether inspired by religion or not, fine. If she's doing it because her religious community will punish her otherwise,...
• Commented on Student kills burglary suspect with Samurai sword
  @107: The articles says this kid's house had already been broken into and looted earlier in the day. So on hearing a thief re-entering the house, he should run away again? Obviously the police couldn't and didn't prevent another break-in...
• Commented on Death of popular Indian politico sparks wave of suicides and deaths from "shock"
  Mass hysteria seems to be far more common in India than it is in the West. I'd replace "mass hysteria" with "personality cults" - I've heard of Indian movie stars with their own temples and worshipers, and religious cults spring...
• Commented on Bollywood stars celebrating Ganesha festival
  I enjoyed the picture of the Muslim actor participating. I'm not religious but seeing people celebrating the holidays of religions they don't belong to always seems like a good thing....
• Commented on God Bless America
  The narcissistic personality disorder is one of the top three most difficult personality disorders to treat. It is defined as an ongoing pattern of grandiosity and need for admiration, and a lack of empathy for others. It should be noted...
• Commented on National Review cover illo of Sonia Sotomayor
  I highly doubt that anyone at the National Review considers Buddhism as something noble or that depicting someone as Buddhist is a complement. Mindless stereotyping is only bad when someone who isn't you does it, right? Sotomayer made a public...