Board Thread:Off-Topic Discussion/@comment-9605025-20150328164912/@comment-9605025-20150406071741

reply to #25 For those that may join the conversation later, Godofcyanide and I are both from the United States. - I must admit, I had to look up some of the words you used. I would also guess that you composed your response in a text editing program; an action I am not reciprocating.

"99 Problems" was the only reference. The inspiration to sneak it in came to me as I was typing the others.

I am glad you wrote beyond the first sentence. Alone, it sounds like your are calling out religious people.

I think that is a really interesting point you brought up. The direction in which society appears to be heading is certainly 180 degrees compared to that depicted in Star Trek. However, as you also pointed out, the Start Trek timeline has a few more tragedies in store for us. As a college student myself, I unfortunately can confirm that most college-educated people still do not avoid the societal trend. Like many colleges, the one I attend takes pride in promoting social change (marriage equality, racial equality, sustainable living, etc.). However, I have found that most students don't critically consider their positions. Here is one example (that actually happened): I was eating lunch with a group of friends at a dining hall. A fellow student came up to us and asked for our signatures. As if that wasn't explanation enough, she looked at us in an unusual manner when we asked what the document was. She then proceeded to explain that they (a student group) were trying to convince the university to divest from fossil fuel companies. She wanted our signatures for their petition. We then proceeded to ask what types of fossil fuels they wanted to divest from. She responded, "All of them?" At that point, she had already lost our signatures, but we wanted to investigate a bit further. We then asked what alternative investment plans the group proposed. I don't remember her exact response. It was something along the lines of, "That is not important. All that matters right now is getting the university to divest." I could bring up more examples; some of which are excellent displays of hypocrisy. However, the topics are more politically volatile and I don't want to risk starting a blood bath on this wiki. Godofcyanide, I am sure you remember what it was like when there were witch hunts for cheaters.