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Comment author: wedrifid 03 July 2011 05:46:14PM 0 points [-]

just because you choose to get worked up about something trivial, doesn't mean anyone else is obliged to take it seriously

This is well put and a principle that applies far beyond any bickering about 'eirs'.

Comment author: Alicorn 03 July 2011 05:48:22PM 5 points [-]

But there should be a counterpart: "Just because you choose to see something as trivial, doesn't mean anyone else is obliged to treat it that way."

Comment author: MarkusRamikin 04 July 2011 06:47:20PM * -1 points [-]

Thank you. I more or less stole that from Richard Dawkins.

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