Rant on "Believe"

so i posted something to facebook the other day that got me thinking. the post linked to an article where john mccain said that he didn't "believe" in gay adoption. today, while walking in town, i got really riled up by this statement. so here's a freeform rant that will trail in odd ways, and will be free of editing, so bear with me, but i think this needs to be said.

dear john mccain,

listen you old sack of wrinkles, i don't much care what you believe. your beliefs are your own personal baggage, and unfortunately for you, they are tempered and created by that book of lies and propaganda you and the others who adhere to your cause seem to hold dear. but that's fine; i will not begrudge you your beliefs as long as they don't bother me. you see, sir, your beliefs, when implemented as policy - they destroy my rights. however, my "beliefs," when implemented as policy, don't do a damn thing to yours. so why don't you just shut up for a damn moment.

moreover, how does one "believe" in gay adoption anyway? one believes in something they can't explain or prove. that is why you believe in god. that is why some people believe in ghosts. that is why some people believe in the afterlife. these are all ideas that are incapable of scientific proof or rational evidence, so we need belief to take their place.

there are many things that do not require belief, sir. for example, i don't "believe" in evolution. i accept it because it is the most rational explanation for a stunning mountain of scientific and anthropological evidence - so much so that is no longer considered a theory, but rather, fact. i don't "believe" in gravity - i accept that it exists as everything falls to the ground with an acceleration of 9.8 meters per second squared. i don't "believe" in god's nonexistence. rather, i accept that god doesn't exist because there is no rational evidence to prove it (remember the scientific method? maybe they don't teach rational thinking at your dumbass bible school, but it follows that all theories need evidentiary proof, and where that proof is lacking, your theory fails. in the case of god, the proper question is "does god exist?" and if your hypothesis is "god exists" then please show me some darn evidence that isn't already better explained by scientific means).

one need not "believe" in gay adoption or gay marriage any more than one believes in adoption or marriage. they are facts. and like or not, you tub of bigoted lard, gays are adopting and marrying anyway and the world has not collapsed. in fact, if we let gays adopt and marry, we would actually be doing what the scientific community (sociologists, psychologists, social workers, mental health professionals, foster care workers, etc.) have been recommending for years! i don't "believe" in gay adoption - i look around at gay people i know who have adopted, or gays that i know who have married, and i accept it as fact.

now, maybe you misspoke. maybe you meant to say that you don't believe that gay adoption should be permissible. that shows two things. one, that you obviously don't give much thought to the feelings of those who aren't stodgy, white, christian, hetero males, and two, that you fail to understand how your beliefs don't mean a damn when it comes to federal policy.

i'll tell you what i "believe" mr mccain. i believe you are a washed up old dinosaur who has no place running a country in the 21st century and whose worldview and thoughts are worth less than a japanese escort's smegma. i believe you are an awful choice for the leader of the free world when you can't even properly express yourself or give any thought to anyone other than you or your constituents. i believe that you should lose, and lose bad, and retire to some backcountry mountain where people of your race must come from. this world doesn't need belief in proven facts, it needs acceptance. this world needs people who understand what rational thought means. this world needs a leader, not a geriatric homophobe, you dumb piece of shit.

aaron.