Nope, I'm a born cynic.
which means I generally don't believe anything. It also means I know that I couldn't come up with something to counter a point that Richard Dawkins made because:
a) He's studied the subject a lot longer than me
b) he's a professional scientist
c) he's probably thought of all counter arguments I would make
d) I had to look up the word altruism
(PsychoChomp, Wed 22 Sep 2010, 9:27, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Re (d): Why am I not surprised?

(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 22 Sep 2010, 9:34, Reply)

Because you think you're smarter than everyone else?

(PsychoChomp, Wed 22 Sep 2010, 9:35, Reply)

I had to Google it
Then couldn't be bothered going back and working out the rest of the sentence. That's proper lazy that is.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Wed 22 Sep 2010, 9:36, Reply)

It's a common currency word

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Wed 22 Sep 2010, 9:37, Reply)

Maybe i dun read gud

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Wed 22 Sep 2010, 9:37, Reply)

That is just rubbish.
It is not a common word.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 22 Sep 2010, 9:44, Reply)

Maybe not in the twelve fingered world of Milton Keynes

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Wed 22 Sep 2010, 9:49, Reply)

Well according to this
It's over the 20,000th word.
www.wordcount.org/main.php
Actually that's a great website, I could spend all day on there. I know the least used word.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 22 Sep 2010, 9:55, Reply)

It's still higher up than windmill, and the case is closed
I was mildly disappointed that shitcunt didn't come up
( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Wed 22 Sep 2010, 10:00, Reply)

So do I and so will Abbi.

(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Wed 22 Sep 2010, 10:04, Reply)

it's pretty commonly used in my job
usually caveated with "we are not here to be altruistic" however.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 22 Sep 2010, 9:49, Reply)

The evidence mounts

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Wed 22 Sep 2010, 9:51, Reply)

i'm a lawyer
how much more evidence do you need than right there in those three little words?
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 22 Sep 2010, 9:57, Reply)

Well now it gets the double lawyer seal of approval

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Wed 22 Sep 2010, 10:01, Reply)

He's basically a professional author and religion-botherer these days.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 22 Sep 2010, 9:39, Reply)

Still holds that post at Cambridge doesn't he?
Anyway he probably does more science than me.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 22 Sep 2010, 9:46, Reply)