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“Life is short, and every moment is precious.”
“Most people experience some insecurity regarding one or more of their physical traits.”
“One's political views and/or religious beliefs should not exist in an impenetrable and inviolable bubble wherein they are protected from criticism or scrutiny.”
“No ideology should ever get a pass simply because it is cloaked in a religious robe.”
“To study consumer behavior is to explore human nature at its most fundamental level using the modern world as its backdrop.”
“Western societies in general and universities in particular have not always been immune from institutional sexism. This is incontestable.”
“In the game of life, survival is only part of the battle.”
“Offending someone's religious sensibilities can never justify a violent response. There are no 'but' qualifiers, and the sooner that this lesson is internalized, the rosier our future will be.”
“As an academic, I value the free exchange of ideas.”
“In criticizing an ideology, one cannot be racist, hateful, or bigoted. These descriptors apply to positions held against people and not ideologies.”
“To rightly recognize that men and women are equal under the law is perfectly removed from the fact that men and women are distinguishable beings that have been shaped by sex-specific evolutionary challenges. Accordingly, there is no reason to assume or expect that there should be equal representation of the two sexes across all contexts.”
“Atheists do not seek to violently impose their non-belief onto others. They simply reject all gods inherent to the 10,000 religions known to mankind.”
“The explanatory power of evolutionary psychology is limitless!”
“There is nothing offensive about the word 'obese.' It is a descriptor of a person's weight.”
“Litterature provides us with the opportunity to escape into fictional worlds that are ultimately rooted in human universals shaped by common biological forces.”
“A proud and healthy society does not equivocate when it comes to stating clearly and unequivocally what it expects of its prospective immigrants. It is for immigrants to adapt to the host nation's values and never the other way around.”
“Social etiquette dictates that when in mixed company, one should avoid discussing politics and religion. As someone who is quite active on various social portals, I can attest to the visceral emotions that are triggered when these topics are broached!”
“The world remains a very hostile place for women in many corners of the globe. As such, we should all strive to battle such injustices wherever these might occur.”
“At the basis of a country's immigration policy is the recognition that a country has the right to pursue its interests first, and whenever it wishes to be altruistic and humane, this is instantiated without ever risking the danger of its citizens and/or its cultural values.”
“In the public realm, secularism should not concede a single inch to religious intrusions. To argue otherwise is to violate the meaning of secularism.”