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You mean am i for it or against it? you think this is a key question i'm going to be asked on vega, and you want to make sure i give the right answer? okay. overpopulation is why i'm in favor of homosexuality and a celibate clergy. a celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.
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Carl Sagan
You mean am i for it or against it? you think this is a key question i'm going to be asked on vega, and you want to make sure i give the right answer? okay. overpopulation is why i'm in favor of homosexuality and a celibate clergy. a celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.
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