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C. Whalen replied to Vertigo_One [Ops Mod]'s discussion Why do people think that religion is "comforting"

"I think you are oversimplifying the issue for Christians there. The example was intended to show the difficulty of defining what is or is not right, not what response is called for. I would dare to say that you are oversimplifying the issue…"

Aug 19, 2012

C. Whalen replied to Vertigo_One [Ops Mod]'s discussion Why do people think that religion is "comforting"

"I feel that religion is comforting in the way that any philosophy in which a person places their belief and confidence in is comforting. If I am a firm believer in the golden rule, and live my life by that rule despite whatever hardships may…"

Aug 18, 2012

C. Whalen replied to Liz's discussion If you were FORCED to get a tattoo right now, but you could choose anything...

"I'd probably get the word 'breathe' on my left wrist, so that I could see it every time I looked at my watch. A lot of the time I'm too tightly wound and get stressed over little things, so if I'm looking at my watch…"

Aug 18, 2012

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Aug 18, 2012

C. Whalen replied to Madeline Broedel's discussion Harry Potter Houses in Nerdfighteria

"If you're talking about sorting the person I was at age 11, probably Ravenclaw. The person I am now is definitely, undeniably Slytherin."

Aug 13, 2012

C. Whalen replied to mistypants's discussion I am looking for gift ideas.

"It would help if you clued us more into her interests. Right now all we really know about her is that she's not interested in Doctor Who merchandise. In absence of this information, I recommend thinking about her interests and what you…"

Aug 10, 2012

C. Whalen replied to Maryam Ali's discussion Life experiences

"I should probably note first that other than train stations and Budapest, I had visited all the locations we went to before, particularly Rome. This greatly helped in giving us an idea of what we were doing while knocking about in Europe.…"

Aug 9, 2012

C. Whalen replied to Danny (as in Daniella)'s discussion What is your favourite typo?

"Earlier today I encountered an article which declared that "the end is neigh", which might be the cutest mistake I've ever seen."

Aug 8, 2012

C. Whalen replied to Maryam Ali's discussion Life experiences

"For some reason I've always felt that this particular adventure of mine was story-worthy, even if nothing that spectacular happened, and it could be expanded or embellished in many ways. I'll warn you now that this is quite long, so…"

Aug 8, 2012

C. Whalen replied to Eric aka moosemuffin's discussion New to nerdfighters.com? Introduce yourself here!

"I don't exactly know how I came to be here. Much in the way that one might go to Wikipedia or IMDB or TV Tropes with a purpose in mind and then waste hours there, I found several of John Green's videos on youtube through some…"

Aug 8, 2012

C. Whalen replied to Ryan's discussion What do you want to do with your life?

"How could I have forgotten to mention attending Comic Con?"

Aug 8, 2012

C. Whalen joined Francis (Nerdfighterlife)'s group

Language Nerds

A group for all the nerdfighters who love learning languages-whether they be ancient or modern, reality or fiction (yes-nerds who are interested in fictional languages such as Klingon, Elvish, etc. are welcome too!)

Aug 8, 2012

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C. Whalen joined Madam Rosmerta's group