>>>>If I ignore your idea, then I don't care about the poor. Bullshit.
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>>>It's not my idea.
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>>>If you fail to recognize the value of a national day of fasting, then you don't care about the poor.
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>>>I'm willing to say that's a true statement.
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>>I may be wrong here, but aren't you the guy a few years back that touted that theory that only healthy and intelligent people should live? The best should live, the others should die? I can't remember the details or the group that supports it. Maybe it wasn't you.
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>You might be thinking of a guy named Darwin on that one.

Nope. His was "survival of the fittest." This was more that stupid, poor, handicapped people should not live thereby constantly cleaning up the gene pool. I was pretty sure that was you.

>>UPDATE: But, regardless, what will this day of fasting really do? It's like only helping out at Christmas at the homeless shelter. And actually, not even that good. Is the goal to raise awareness? Make yourself feel good? You are wrong. Just because I don't see the value of this day does not mean I do not care about the poor. Your logic is flawed.
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>Our country celebrates feasting regularly.
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>While this goes on, there are hungry people here.
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>I think more people would care about them, and be many times more likely to do something to help them, if they too felt hunger in a day of national unity.
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>If you can't see that, then you probably need to care more than you currently do.

Actually, it's not for you to say how much I need to care. Regardless, I don't disagree with you trying to raise awareness. Our discussion hinged on the premise that your previous guilt-ladden comments were not a joke. Along those lines, who are you to pass judgement on me if I don't believe your (oh, wait, not yours when convenient) idea defines whether I care for the poor or not? Still flawed logic, but I'm sure you'll keep going...

>Try going a day without eating.

Try to go a day without preaching.