DeepThought42

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He is most certainly a lecherous creep and quite possibly worse. That said, I do still believe in the presumption of innocence even for lecherous old creeps. It's a principle that protects us all and a right here in the US.
I do hope that one day the truth is revealed, preferably in a court of law, and I fully expect that truth to illuminate just how lecherous and treacherous that man and his cohorts really are and I certainly hope that they get their just deserts as a result.

On one hand it's important to remember that the allegations were not deemed credible enough by investigators at the time, but on the other hand this is Epstein and his BFF (the orange one) we are talking about. For the moment I'm going to take this with a grain of salt. However, I would certainly love for someone to do a proper investigation of these allegations so we can all finally learn the truth.

Also, "underage sex parties" sure is a weak-ass way to say "rape parties", because we know that's what it really was, or would be if/when the allegations are finally proven.

I'd agree that racism and sexism are separate from religion and I didn't intend to suggest that religion is the source of racism or sexism. It runs much deeper than that with sexism and racism being expressed in different ways by both religious and non-religious alike. That said, where and when I grew up they were all intertwined with and reinforced by religion. So when I threw off the yoke of religion it was easier, for me at least, to recognize the many small and large injustices being committed by me those around me because that was our "culture".

I grew up in a very religious, rural part of the country (US) and in a time when sexism and racism were the norm. I'm now an atheist and now recognize how damaging all of that is to the individuals it harms and to society as a whole.