The secular argument, or the liberal argument, is to as much as possible remove taboos so things do not become unmentionable; to let some air into the discussion.
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You should be nicer to him a schoolmate had once said to me of some awfully illfavored boy. He has no friends. This I realized with a pang of pity that I can still remember was only true as long as everybody agreed to it.
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I have been called arrogant myself in my time and hope to earn the title again but to claim that I am privy to the secrets of the universe and its creator thats beyond my conceit.
- Christopher Hitchens