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I hate it. We have a language for a reason and lazy shortcuts like "nbd" as oppose to actually saying "no big deal" just reflect poorly on yourself and our society.
I don't believe in God, so I think that life just happened. I don't think there was any reason for it, but in our own little existences, we can all make meaning out of what we do and how we live. Your goal in life? I guess you could narrow it down to "happiness and personal fulfillment", because that's what most people want. People want to be happy and fulfilled in whatever way they define it.
In 2007, nearly 40 percent of babies born in the United States were delivered by unwed mothers. In Europe, the average has risen from one out of four in 1997 to one out of three children born outside wedlock. Figures in Europe range from 5% in Greece and 9% in Cyprus to 58% in Estonia and 64% in Iceland. In Britain the rate is 46%; Ireland is 33.2%.
I also don't appreciate your use of the world bastard in describing children that weren't born of married couples. It's derogatory and makes you sound uneducated.
I also happen to be an "illegitimate child". It honestly makes no difference to me whether I was or wasn't, I wouldn't feel any different. I hadn't even considered the fact until you asked.
Though I am on your side when it comes to this argument, and I do find many 'flaws' within this religion, you aren't applying that marriage to the context of the times. It was the equivalent of a 30 year old man marrying an 18-year old in modern time. It was a little weird, but being a respected man it was acceptable, not pedophilic. He wouldn't have had sex with her so early on either, maybe around 12, but before then they would have been married.
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