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This Simpsons are great too, no matter what hard times the family goes through, they always stick together... the catholic priest like it because it shows strong family values, after all they've been though they end up together still married in the end.

Moe sounds like a good guy though, never seen him drink your right. Good observation.

That's a really good point, shoeman. Weird. I can't recall ever seeing him drink either.

That makes it deep?

That makes it deep?

Australian Sex Ed sucks, huh?

Moe is a very complex character.  He obviously is a loser and has many problems, yet he doesn't turn to alcohol for comfort.  Why is this?  Perhaps he sees the effects that it has on the lives of his friends, and realizes that he is better off.  The very fact that Moe, who is a bar tender, never drinks is clearly not a coincidence, but instead a conscious decision from the show's creators.

Moe truly is a tender bartender. 

I fail to see any connection to religion.

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None really, it was a personal story about a priest that I knew that made a comment about the Simpsons... nothing to do with general religion.

Actually, there was a book written about the Simpsons and how religion plays a largely positive role in the show. Supposed to be a good, non-preachy read, although I haven't picked it up myself.

Actually, it's much too preachy to be readable. I prefer The Simpsons and Philosophy. The Simpsons is a much deeper show than most people give it credit for. They see one episode, think it's idiotic and hateful, and trash the show at every opportunity they get. Most of them don't even watch one episode. A lot of these people are religious nuts, though, so maybe it's better that they don't soil the show image.

Hmmm... are you aware that your atheism is more of a religion to you than most people's religion?

Yup. That's why I admit I'm a Militant atheist.

"Militant Atheist"?

Hmmm... are you aware that your atheism is more of a religion to you than most people's religion?

Yup. That's why I admit I'm a Militant atheist.

"Militant Atheist"?

It means that what he's doing is taking is "belief" so lighthearted that he must be an idiot that hasn't studied anything else, or even the dogma behind what he believes.

{throws Mac OS XI a bone} Go on, boy! Prove there's no God! Run to it boy! Bring it on back! {pats} Good boy![/end]

shoeman this is an excellent observation. I bet Moe used to be a raging alcoholic, with the telltale signs of his miserable failures in his love life, so what my theory is that he hit rock bottom and turned stone cold sober. No more drinking for him. You will notice a lot of bartenders around this area anyway don't drink at all. I bet it's because they see what poop-shooters people make of themselves when they are toasted.

No.

Quoted the wrong dude, smurf.

shoeman this is an excellent observation. I bet Moe used to be a raging alcoholic, with the telltale signs of his miserable failures in his love life, so what my theory is that he hit rock bottom and turned stone cold sober. No more drinking for him. You will notice a lot of bartenders around this area anyway don't drink at all. I bet it's because they see what poop-shooters people make of themselves when they are toasted.

Yeah, if I spent my days watching Barney, Homer, Lenny and Karl then I'd probably swear off the sauce, too.

I just dont like the kind of religions that require people to tell me I'm going to hell.