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Originally posted by Iontach:

But couldn't we just remove his Y completely? Lustrous, rippling hair in a trice.

And breasts, the gift that keeps on giving.

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interesting theory... I should have more precisely suggested he was missing the important counterpart...

nonetheless, it'd be worth it just to encourage another pair of breasts in the world...

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Originally posted by Ray Andrews:

Sin is, by nature, genetic.

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False. Sin is by choice, depending on the religion of choice and moral understanding.

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"My genes made me do it" is no more valid than "the devil made me do it."

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The devil may possess a soul and cause it to act his will as much as God may.

Religion of all forms is the opiate of the masses.  Religion, much like a corrupt dictatorship extorts money from even its most poor to support its highly organized structure and its earthly goals (which have little to do with religion, and much to do with greed).  The poor and disadvantaged of the world struggle to Mass on Sunday to be told how they have sinned and fallen short of expectations, whilst giving the coins they need for food to support a corrupt regime.

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Originally posted by Ray Andrews:

Sin is, by nature, genetic. It transmits from one generation to the next.

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how did I miss this yesterday?

I think what you mean is that sin is heritable... all genetic traits are heritable (to some degree, barring mutations and accounting for recombination... and understanding that not all genetic traits are expressed), it's important to remember that not all heritabe traits are genetic...