Hydrogen is a curious substance . If you leave a sufficient quantity in a vacuum for a sufficient time , it will begin to think about itself . <| sep |> There is no refusal to accept here . I go by the literal definition of the word here . It originally meant without belief . Yes , there was a time period where we didn ' t have antitheist in a language , so it was used as such shortly , but now we have regained the literal meaning again . It ' s just how it is now . <| sep |> If you think 3 small states are influencing the election , I don ' t really know how to move the discussion forward from here . It ' s completely nonsense . Small states voters might have slightly more value than bigger states , but the key word is slightly . Dozens of the smallest states together , still couldn ' t heavily influence an election the same way that a California or New York could .