It's the same with the letters of redemption and the taxation. Those were just ways for the Church to earn money, and had nothing to do with God or even Christianity.

The first two Crusades were missions to TAKE Jerusalem, not to take it back. Egypt held it at the time, and no Christian nation had ever held it before. The Crusades can't have been called upon by God himself, nor can he have wanted it, because it literally says in the Ten Commandments that Thou Shalt Not Kill. One of the reasons was to protect pilgrims, which I think was fine and even expected, but to invade and take the city can simply not have been God's bidding.

Just because some things that are written in the Bible are true doesn't mean all of them are. There's a 99,8% chance that Jesus actually lived and was crucified, but that doesn't mean he was God's son (or even God himself). Just because the historical aspects of the Bible are true doesn't mean the religious aspects of it are. Learn the difference.

Get a DNA test. If they continue to say you're not adopted even if science is against them, get a DNA test. It's the only way to make completely sure.

You can't make generalizations. Period. The only exception is the rule itself (all generalizations are wrong (this excludes logical statements like "all men are men" or "all black people have dark skin")).

I just re-read your comment to make sure I didn't miss anything, and I noticed you said paedophilia is a valid argument. Just how is it valid? Are more paedophiles gay than straight? Is the percentage of gay paedophiles higher than the percentage of straight paedophiles?

We've already set aside most of the archaic laws in the Bible (like every single rule about straight marriages, including them only ending by death), so why not this one? Furthermore, this "floodgate" could've opened 70 years ago with the Civil Rights Movement, or even 150 years ago with the Civil War and the abolishment of slavery. There'll never be a flood of other problems. We're just modernizing our civilization and fulfilling human rights one by one.

I'm gay and it honestly is awesome to finally come out of the closet. My advice is to find some back-up friends and then come out. If your current friends still don't accept gays you can dump them and hang out with your back-ups. You already have enough reason to fucking divorce, and these guys are just your friends. You can find new ones. I fact, finding new friends is really easy when you're gay (not sure if that's universal or just my experience, or if they've anything to do with each other at all, but that's what happened with me).

Third one here. Well, I didn't know for sure, but I knew something was fishy, because it reminded me of Skyrim. After that it was a piece of cake (the last three I've actually seen before).

I actually have a folder full of screenshots from Skyrim (mostly my own, but some I've downloaded) just because they're so damn beautiful.

Forgot to log in. That's me who wrote that comment. Anway, as you say, Skyrim looks great until you add mods, and I agree. It does look awesome until you find something that's better, and when you go back to vanilla it looks like crap, but it's like that with everything. If I get a job taht pays twice as much as my previous job but requires a bit more education/experience/whatever for the same amount of work I'm not going to throw that job away just because someone else can't have it because of too little/wrong education/experience/whatever.

Just stop generalizing, and a lot of the problems in the world (especially those related to inequality or injustice) will solve themselves, without any further help from our side.

No one has more rights than anyone in today's modern, "western" society. You're a bit sexist, though. In saying "Just go along with it though. It will get you a lot of girlfriends" you're basically saying that women are lesser than men. Think about it for a second, and I think you'll figure it out. I won't explain why in words, because I truly believe it's that self-explanatory.

The tree is entirely pagan, but the name, the angels, Santa Claus (partly), the star on top of the tree, the lights in the windows, the barn with Jesus in it, etc. are all Christian. Porridge (usually rice nowadays, but traditionally sour cream (still popular) or other European ingredients like wheat and other grains) for Christmas is pagan, "Nisser" (small elves, see earlier comment) are pagan, presents are both and neither, the date is pagan, etc.

Christmas is actually more Christian than pagan. It's based off the pagan holiday called Jul (pronounced Yool), but the name is Christian and a lot of the features of Christmas are Christian. The Scandinavian countries still call it Jul, and celebrate it in a more pagan than Christian way (with golden apples on the tree, which is entirely pagan, porridge with a hidden almond in it, more "Nisse" (small people, more like elves, wearing traditional Scandinavian clothes) than St. Claus (though St. Claus is still a part of it), etc.). Christmas is literally a MASS for CHRIST, or a CHRIST MASS.

Is he still working at NRK? I've not seen him in a while.

You're better than us there, but we kick the arses off of all of you guys when it comes to nature. We got motherfucking fjords. Ain't no one else got fjords but us, New Zealand, and Argentina. That, and we've the lowest unemployment rate in Europe, and 99% of our energy comes from water, so yeah. Plus, we got oil.

This one I can relate to. I don't think it's awkward otherwise. I instantly and instincitvely act like it's the 20th time I'm there even if it's the very first. I lie on the couch, sit/lie on the bed, open the fridge to see if there's something to eat, etc. The only reason I sometimes don't look like I've lived there the last 10 years is because I don't know where everything is.

I give some fucks, just not nearly enough to actually care about any hate I get. I give enough fucks to occasionally work out, wear decent clothes, and just generally be a pebble in a pile of gravel. That's the third rule. Blend in. Don't stand out unless you look absolutely perfect (not "just" beautiful, but perfect). There's this one girl at my school who (amongst other things) has a big metal suitcase instead of a backpack, and I just can't bring myself to see her "beauty". I just see an annoying girl who thinks she's "allowed" to stand out so radically, as if she's not "one of us".

The second thing you've got to do to become invincible is to accept yourself, or do something about it. Don't whine. If you think you're fat, you can either accept it or work out. If you've yellow teeth, either accept it or brush your teeth more thoroughly. I've always thought I was chubby and weak, but after I started not giving a fuck my life has improved dramatically. I've more friends than ever, and the amount of times I'm out with friends has multiplied by literally 500, but I haven't changed physically. Not only that, but the amount of hate I get has literally ceased to exist. I still haven't changed at all. I just don't give enough fucks.

Just act like it's completely normal, and talk back to people if they decide to point it out. Learn to find flaws in everyone, so you have some ammo. After 10 years of being the underdog I've become pretty good at finding flaws in literally everyone, and whenever someone decides to point out any of my flaws (not jokingly, but to actually hurt me) I point out theirs without hesitation. Everyone has flaws. All you gotta do is find them.

They're not, though. Just don't pay attention to them. Looks are fleeting, statements linger. My teeth are yellow (at least they feel very yellow) and my breath isn't the best (I think), but I don't care as long as no one points it out (that's not 100% true, but it's a whole lot worse if people point it out).