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   pistolero :thispersondoesnotexist: (p@freespeechextremist.com)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Sep-2023 01:08:00 JST pistolero :thispersondoesnotexist:

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   @ceo_of_monoeye_dating @allison @animeirl @maija @meso @sjw
   
   > it's normal to dislike foreign food
   
   Not even remotely, no. You find a person that doesn't like sushi, you find a person that thinks Thai food is too spicy or English food is bland, but near-zero people that dislike all foreign food. I'd say it's more unusual than vegetarianism.
   
   > but it is well within normalcy to be a teetotaler.
   
   Having spent some years as one myself, I'm acutely aware that it's very unusual.
   
   > Aversion to alcohol is encouraged in western religions - it's normal.
   
   Islam and a handful of American Protestant strains. Catholic monks *make* beer. Paul wrote to Timothy telling him calling complete abstention excessive and recommending he have a bit of wine as an analgesic for his stomach troubles.
   
   Even if it were generally prohibited, though, the general prohibition on premarital sex is more commonly ignored than followed. The Bible takes pains on multiple occasions to point out that it's very rare for someone to follow its tenets.
   
   Are we gonna get anywhere with this discussion? Relative prevalence is not worth arguing about, we can do it forever and get nowhere, here's this:
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