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As the title states, I'd be very interested if anybody could supply some sort of proof that Jewish people have acted in an organised fashion to control or influence anything purely to gain power for 'the Jewish cause' or whatever you'd like to call it. It could be the entertainment industry, the banks, politics or what... | There is no such thing as an organised effort by 'Jews' to directly influence or control anything. | 1 | 2014-06-10T16:37:59 | 141 | 40 | 3 |
You're saying that people "minimize slavery"... but what do you even think they mean by "state's rights"? It's all *one* issue and the name for that issue is "state's rights," even if that's a bit revisionist all in itself. The issue was never whether the South would give up slaves, but rather if its aristocracy would ... | I believe teaching that "State's Rights" were the primary cause the US Civil War should not be allowed in public schools. CMV. | 1 | 2013-08-15T00:44:56 | 168 | 3 | 3 |
All patriotism isn't "RAH! RAH! I LOVE MY COUNTRY!" It can also be a way for a citizen to demand accountability from a government and its institutions. A patriotic person has a stake in the country and may seek to advance the country as a whole. Without patriotism we could form one great community and society. This is... | Patriotism is intrinsicly bad. | 0 | 2015-07-04T20:47:10 | 39 | 2 | 29 |
There is not a single example of a government organization working with greater efficiency than a corporate or private-sector competitor. www.epa.gov there, done. No, seriously, can you define what you mean by efficiency beyond what I outline below? Very simple example. (for the sake of argument these units are inte... | The private sector can do anything that the public sector can do but with more efficiency. | 0 | 2014-11-07T06:29:37 | 83 | 2 | 7 |
My objection to the death penalty has little to do with the condemned, this will sound harsh, but I agree that there are people who are irredeemable and I would shed no tears at their death. I do object to our society killing someone who can be neutralized in prison for the rest of their natural lives. there was a bonk... | Even though I'm left-leaning, I'm a avid defender of death sentence. | 1 | 2017-06-24T23:34:30 | 73 | 1 | 1 |
there's nothing wrong with a parent shrugging and saying, "Yeah whatever," because by next year the child might say, "Psh I'm so over that." I think the most important thing a parent can be is supportive, so long as the child isn't doing anything harmful. The difference is that even if a child *is* going through a phas... | A child's nontraditional gender identity can be written off as "just a phase" | 0 | 2017-03-15T19:46:47 | 239 | 2 | 1 |
I can definitely see where you are coming from, When you think about it, it is sort of silly to keep these lesser species alive to make our selves feel good. However I think you need to look at it from a different perspective. Imagine you are in the 1600's or some year similar to this. Perhaps you have a steady trade ... | I am not wholly convinced that conserving certain species is worth the effort, CMV. | 0 | 2014-03-16T11:32:13 | 65 | 0 | null |
Technocracy is impossible. it never works, because whenever there is a conflict between science and politics, sciences loses every single time, without fail. giving political power to scientists doesn't make politics scientific, it just makes science political. | Democracy will eventually end in the west. If it's replaced by technocracy, this is a good thing. | 0 | 2017-05-23T04:10:50 | 74 | 1 | 8 |
You define healing magic as dangerous in your question. How can we argue against that? As others stated you can simply define healing magic in a non-dangerous way. For example healing magic could simply provide the injured person with energy to subconsciously heal herself in a way that is not dangerous. So the healer i... | under any logical system, healing magic would be one of the most dangerous branches of sorcery there is, and would have at least as much martial potential as fire magic or necromancy. | 1 | 2017-06-05T02:23:53 | 75 | 1 | 2 |
While it is possible that it will die off due to this, it is so popular and so ingrained in society that it will last for at least 20 more years if not 50+. that is more than enough time for rules to be altered and technology to be invented that better prevent those kinds of injuries. | American Football Will Not Survive Due to its Linkage to Brain Trauma | 0 | 2015-10-19T23:08:42 | 50 | 6 | 21 |
Looking at your first link, OP didn't necessarily participate a lot, but every time they did participate it was to acknowledge a good point, and overall they thanked the group for providing a lot of useful ideas for clarifying what he thought (and indeed, he agreed eventually that giving to charities that supported the... | I think many people posting CMVs don't actually want to be convinced of anything but just want an outlet to make an argument/rant that they are proud of. | 1 | 2014-10-14T18:08:13 | 181 | 35 | 90Δ |
1) There weren't terribly many bombings before 9/11, either. The primary example was the Oklahoma City Bombing, which was a lot like the Boston Bombing. Why? Because the people with unfriendly attitudes are generally thousands of miles away. It's hard to go thousands of miles and THEN try to blow something you've never... | CMV I believe organizations like the NSA are a force for good and a major reason why the U.S. has not experienced major terrorist threats since 9/11. | 1 | 2013-12-18T09:21:26 | 38 | 17 | 69 |
Well the doctor could be good looking... ;) Seriously.. It's a difficult question to answer, and thank you for really participating in this debate, by the way! Some points to consider: - Sure, there are some women who will marry the doctor and take a "rowdy guy" as their lover. - But this "married to the doctor, cheat... | A rowdy guy is the best bf for any girl, especially an attractive girl | 1 | 2017-05-22T17:02:48 | 86 | 6 | 2 |
A *brokered convention* is likely due to the following: * proportional assignment of delegates assigned in the early primaries * the fact that Trump has never had a majority, only a plurality * Trump supporters are disaffected and distanced from the political process, and thus are less likely to vote in primaries. Trum... | It is all but certain that Donald Trump will win the Republican nomination. | 1 | 2016-01-05T17:43:47 | 584 | 20 | 147 |
You're mistakenly assuming that a secular academic perception of a religion is the default perception of that religion. You can theorize many different reasons why ancient Jews would prohibit certain activities for practical purposes, but that isn't how an observant Jew is going to perceive those prohibitions. They per... | Religions should not frown upon pre-marital sex. | 1 | 2014-09-14T18:40:59 | 92 | 2 | 82Δ |
That fact is true of everyone's vote though. No single person could change their vote to change the outcome. That leads to a pretty absurd conclusion then: that no one's vote counts. I think you're fundamentally thinking about voting the wrong way. You vote does not need to be a deciding vote for it to count for someth... | I don't think my vote is worth anything | 1 | 2015-03-11T00:02:41 | 24 | 7 | 124Δ |
A college education need not always go hand-in-hand with a large amount of student debt. A responsible approach to your education would allow you to achieve your goals without taking out debts that you may be unable to pay back. That means looking towards other methods to pay for schooling that aren't debt (using funds... | I would like to get a better paying job in a rewarding career field but I can't help but be dissuaded from going to college because all I read about it is people not being able to find a job in their career field and or having a massive amount of student loan debt. | 0 | 2015-02-23T20:23:23 | 50 | 1 | 11 |
That's fine. It's not something I would ever try to talk someone into. It's a very personal choice. But since you're *asking* I suppose I can humor you and play along. If the standard arguments aren't working on you, I doubt anyone's going to convince you by repeating them. Instead, think about how arbitrary it is wh... | I don't want to be a vegetarian | 0 | 2015-05-22T16:33:46 | 179 | 6 | null |
Trump is very anti-globalization and Clinton is very pro-globalization. Globalization allows companies and jobs to go overseas to invest in foreign economies, provide foreign jobs, and make the countries more economically dependent on the USA, so more likely to support our foreign policy. It is a win-win with the excep... | Hillary Clinton is not the lesser of two evils. | 1 | 2016-11-02T01:45:18 | 75 | 2 | null |
If it was an anti-addiction or anti-compulsion therapy and focused on those problems, that would be fine to most people. If it was essentially rehab for people with dangerous sexual addictions or dangerous compulsions, I don't think any rational person would be against it. The problem is the conversion camps where they... | I think it is a mistake on the part of Hillary to want to "end conversion therapy" | 1 | 2016-11-01T23:03:39 | 109 | 1 | 17 |
1) Any attempt for the wealthy to reduce their taxes will result in destroying their own voting power. This is key and many people don't get this. The system is self correcting in that you cannot choose to not pay tax and also control the government at the same time. This is *not* self correcting. You assume that the o... | One dollar, one vote, is better than our current voting system | 0 | 2014-08-21T01:59:03 | 50 | 1 | null |
Are you talking about immigrants who have become citizens? Because if you are then I don't see what the difference is between them and non immigrants? | It's very disrespectful for immigrants to express strong political opinions directed towards the governing of whichever country they've immigrated to. | 0 | 2017-04-22T07:12:46 | 110 | 3 | null |
On the whole sperm bank thing, You should consider your future wife in this scenario. Making a baby is a special moment for many people, and in vitro insemination may not cut it. Also, what do you mean by the baby will be healthier, and could you provide a source? Finally, condoms are readily available, protect against... | As an 18 year old man, the smartest decision I can make with my body right now is to get a vasectomy. | 1 | 2015-12-19T19:09:46 | 222 | 41 | 2 |
I think people are surprised because the DNC said over and over again that they were neutral, but people felt that was incorrect due to Hillary getting more media coverage and whatnot. Then the emails leak and prove that the DNC wasn't neutral, they were lying the whole time. A party pushing a candidate and "rigging" t... | No one should be surprised the Democratic leadership actively snubbed Bernie because he only identified as a Democrat for political gain. | 0 | 2016-07-24T18:48:01 | 413 | 55 | 1 |
There might be a rule that the genie can do as he chooses as long as it doesn't involve life and death. He said he can't kill people or bring people back from the dead, regardless of his master's wishes. He can save people's lives, but perhaps not by his own free will. When they were stuck in the cave, there was no imm... | The Genie's powers in Aladdin don't make logical sense. | 1 | 2014-07-15T03:20:51 | 23 | 12 | 25Δ |
This puts all the burden on queer and trans people, making them uncomfortable and denying them identity and community indefinitely, while the people actually causing the problems by enforcing gender roles etc. are free to keep being dicks with minimal consequences. | Instead of allowing/encouraging people to identify as queer/trans/etc, all focus should be on dissolving the norms surrounding gender etc. | 0 | 2017-02-06T22:25:44 | 50 | 5 | 29 |
iPhones are certainly one of the best options out there, no question about it. This is a fundamentally unarguable, stemming from the fact that they are a hugely successful company at least quite a few people buy from. However, this quality comes with a few downsides as well: 1. They're expensive. 2. UI changes with eve... | iPhone is the best phone option | 0 | 2017-04-24T03:43:31 | 41 | 2 | null |
In industries where tipping is considered the standard, the market rate of labor includes the implicit assumption that the laborer (waiter, cabby, etc) will also receive tips. As such, their wages are lower than what the actual market rate for that labor is, because the laborer is including tips in their personal calcu... | I should not have to pay Tips to waiters or cab drivers | 1 | 2017-05-03T05:49:01 | 71 | 2 | 6 |
I am saying if we took a vote and the overwhelming consensus is "yea I'd rather not live", then wouldn't it be a dick move to not euthanize them before they are born? Then let them make that choice for themselves. Some people would prefer death, others (including myself) would rather live a rough life than none at all... | If I were born mentally retarded, I'd prefer to not be born at all. | 0 | 2014-06-27T03:06:20 | 274 | 2 | null |
But this means you're pro gay marriage. Previously, the situation was that no gay person could get married under any religion. Now, the situation is that a gay person can get married under any religion that will perform gay marriages (or a non-religious marriage by a government-type official). The state does not compe... | Supporting gay marriage is not a liberal stance. | 1 | 2016-09-07T19:34:02 | 134 | 3 | 2 |
He doesn't sell anything. "To sell: to give or hand over (goods or services) in exchange for money". None of his actions as batman involve the exchange of money. You could make the argument that a safer gotham is more economically sound and thus more profitable for wayne corp, but wayne corp is an international conglom... | Batman is not noble; he's a corporate authoritarian, and the goal of his "defense" of Gotham is only to perpetuate his brand. CMV | 1 | 2014-08-04T06:56:08 | 59 | 11 | null |
From the Nadler et al abstract: Investigated the effects of deindividuating conditions (i.e., anonymity) on the behaviors and feelings of self-differentiated and less self-differentiated individuals. 40 male 17–18 yr olds were divided on the basis of their scores on the portable rod-and-frame test into self-differenti... | I think the idea that anonymity turns people into assholes is exaggerated. | 1 | 2014-08-22T17:37:51 | 37 | 2 | 16 |
I will be responding to your amended opinion of a non-financial litmus test, and instead the test being a "stable, crime-free, drug free home." I'll first comment on the drug-free aspect of your view, since this is relatively straight-forward to accomplish. A simple urine test would accomplish nothing in this case, be... | I believe that birth control should be mandatory until you can prove that you can support a child, CMV | 0 | 2013-07-04T21:35:43 | 116 | 2 | null |
That's going to be on Marvel to figure out, I've always thought that marvel is kinda sloppy with its storytelling in comparison with DC. DC made the corps for the Lanterns and the Bat Family for Batman to explore that idea better, but Marvel doesn't really have that same sort of thing, best thing I could compare it to ... | Marvel and DC should retire most of their classic heroes by making death more permanent | 1 | 2016-06-04T07:25:06 | 54 | 3 | 11 |
I generally sway liberal as well, but I think your reasoning here is a bit limited. One issue is that you might do well to look at rural areas, which tend to vote more conservatively. For example, if a crime is occurring in a city, the police might be there within 5-10 minutes. But imagine if you would expect the respo... | Conservatism Is More Emotional Reaction, Liberalism Rational Analysis | 0 | 2016-01-04T16:57:23 | 142 | 2 | null |
I understand where you are coming from here, but I think you are glossing over such a huge amount of what the president actually does. First- remember, we are only a little over a month into a new presidency, and I wouldn't really hold up the current president as a shining example of the challenges, burdens, and power ... | The President of the United State is not "the most powerful person on Earth" but merely a media puppet. | 1 | 2017-02-25T06:15:41 | 28 | 2 | 1 |
Either you're objectively wrong, or it's impossible to argue; If you're going by the dictionary definition of "alive", then the earth is not made up of organic material (mostly rocks and iron) and is therefore not living. If you are disputing the dictionary definition, and saying that alive means what you just said suc... | the Earth is alive | 0 | 2015-05-20T20:49:20 | 80 | 13 | 50Δ |
Your argument consists of a group of people who were being somewhat extremist and unreasonable within the spectrum of feminism. By that logic, should you belong to no ideology because all ideologies have extremists? Should no one be a Republican because of the Nazis? Should no one be a Democrat because of the Communist... | I'm not a feminist. | 0 | 2016-12-03T08:37:00 | 64 | 5 | 12 |
The norms of US politics established over hundreds of years are that the electoral college vote is a formality. Yes, Trump is abnormal as a president-elect but he still won under the system both candidates implicitly agreed to before the election. How would Hillary govern under the scenario you're proposing? How much l... | The Electoral College should elect Hillary Clinton as president by way of faithless electors. | 0 | 2016-11-15T15:37:03 | 94 | 9 | null |
Political donations are not in themselves an issue. Imagine I want to become a politician and, among other things, I have been a runner my whole life and openly encourage people to run for exercise. One day I come into my campaign office and find that Nike has given me a 5K cheque and a bunch of their employees have do... | I believe regardless of your opinions for either Trump or Sanders, we must put aside their differences and support either one depending on the nomination outcomes if we have any hopes of stopping the establishment from completely killing our democratic system. | 1 | 2016-04-14T17:32:35 | 75 | 6 | 29 |
I think that spouses of white collar criminals who knowingly stay in the marriage and continually benefit from the crime should also share the culpability, the liability and the opprobrium. Especially if their strategy involves taking advantage of others in order to escape the consequences of the criminal enterprise. A... | While I Can't deny that Ellen Pao is a terrible CEO, the way Reddit has been treating her is not okay | 1 | 2015-07-07T05:16:56 | 513 | 107 | null |
That's the part of Occam's Razor relating to "needlessly" multiplying entities. If you actually have a need, by all means, leave it in. But considering the historical example, no one actually had a shred of evidence that an angry Zeus was tossing lightning around. They simply had a phenomenon they couldn't explain at a... | I believe Occam' s Razor to be an extremely naive concept CMV | 1 | 2013-05-28T17:05:00 | 45 | 17 | 3 |
There should be nothing acceptable about walking around showing others your underwear. It is not civilized behavior, and it is potentially in violation of indecency laws (what about a man showing nothing but boxers with little girls walking nearby?) What is the difference between boxers and swim trunks? What is the dif... | Saggy pants are unacceptable but tolerated because of white guilt | 0 | 2015-05-27T19:07:04 | 70 | 35 | 24Δ |
The fundamental idea of democracy is that, to maintain stability, and prevent a minority from oppressing a majority by taking into account everyone's beliefs, no matter how unqualified they are to to help make the decision. That's the reality, but framers originally imagined an informed populace would be making these d... | No Democracy Should Have a Minimum Voting Age | 0 | 2017-05-30T19:47:15 | 137 | 2 | 81 |
For everyday, helpful use, I mostly agree with you. But I don't agree with the notion that saying "no offense" will completely negate any sort of offense if your statement is obscene in its very own nature. Even if it may be blatantly clear to YOU, the fact that it obviously isn't to the person, and that the statement ... | I believe that saying "no offense" before or after what your going to say should negate much of the offense. Please CMV. | 1 | 2013-09-12T05:38:35 | 24 | 2 | 1 |
The best argument I can construct against this is about what "warranting the level of complain it gets". Complaining about your job is often closer to some sort of social ritual than objective argument. Like George Carlin says, everyone is frustrated about their job and getting to vent that frustration with your friend... | Retail work is not bad enough to warrant the level of complaints from its workers | 1 | 2017-01-02T19:04:57 | 60 | 4 | 2 |
I am ashamed that someone assumes I am a climate change denier! Absolutely not. It's real and we're a cause of it. I guess I can be more clear, though: I am saying that, as far as supporting your argument goes, it's illogical to say that *because* there are climate change deniers who do not have evidence to support the... | There should be a 2% Wealth tax on everyone making more than 10 million dollars | 1 | 2016-08-01T00:36:30 | 72 | 2 | 1 |
To run an economy you need supply and demand. If you have plenty of demand (a rich middle class) but little supply (empty stores), then giving money to business owners will cause them to hire more people, which trickles down a bit of money. The only problem is that that's not our situation: we have plenty of supply (fu... | There is no hard data that shows "trickle-down economics" or tax cuts for the highest brackets actually produce jobs and benefit the middle class. | 0 | 2017-04-27T19:36:52 | 244 | 12 | 1 |
If you are arguing purely moral justification, as in we accept either outcome in the war as not significant in terms of American national security: - You undermine the autonomy of a foreign society. It is not America's or any other nation's place to decide who rules Syria. - You substitute your imperfect and distant k... | I believe that states have a moral obligation to intervene in other states affairs on humanitarian grounds. CMV | 0 | 2013-08-28T01:23:46 | 29 | 1 | 4 |
It is my current belief that he will struggle to find work within his field and ultimately that his degree is pretty worthless. This would be a good example of an argument given to a first-year philosophy class. You have a stated premise (he will struggle to find work in his field) and a conclusion (ultimately his degr... | my brothers philosophy degree is worthless | 0 | 2016-08-11T13:36:31 | 57 | 1 | 2 |
Fashion is, and always has been, utterly relative to time and culture. Wearing just underwear isn't fundamentally different than wearing a bathing suit. The only difference is cultural perspective. What you're claiming is that your cultural perspective is so right that those who do not share it are indecent, much like ... | Saggy pants are unacceptable but tolerated because of white guilt | 1 | 2015-05-27T20:51:41 | 70 | 6 | 1Δ |
I generally believe in [Hanlon's Razor](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon's_razor)- "Never attribute to malice what you can attribute to ignorance/stupidity". A lot of people don't understand the long term effects that littering has on the environment, the amount of work it entails to pick up after others, that so... | 100% of people who litter frequently are assholes. | 1 | 2015-11-08T05:33:34 | 119 | 118 | 3 |
I have read through a lot of this thread and I would like to believe that you are actually here to have your opinion changed and not just that you think you know better than everyone else, so I will try my best to offer my perspective (even though I think most of what I am going to say has already been offered and dism... | Mandatory college gen eds and formal class prerequisites punish self-determined students (US) | 0 | 2016-09-13T16:59:54 | 129 | 1 | null |
What would you cut out of the current curriculum to do this? Also, why should music have a higher priority than other things that people say "should be taught in high school" (programming, personal finance, sex ed, philosophy, etc.) | School systems should require at least 2-years of participation in a music program | 1 | 2015-10-19T17:56:50 | 45 | 13 | 16 |
I don't think it really makes sense to harp so much on accent. Obviously heavy accents can be a barrier to communication. That's a given. But at the end of the day, a university has to look at their staffing requirements and hiring pool holistically, and do what they think is best for the school. There are a lot of fac... | Institutions of learning, especially colleges, should not hire educators that have accents that make it hard to understand them. | 1 | 2015-01-23T18:47:47 | 77 | 60 | 39 |
How do you know that's why the sub was created? How do you know they're not fans of the prequels, which seems more likely. It seems pretty far-fetched that a subreddit build on hating on the prequels would've lasted as long as it did or grow to such a popularity. Does that mean that the sequels are ruined because there... | The Star Wars prequels should be permanently removed from the official Star Wars canon and remade as one film. | 1 | 2017-06-23T21:23:52 | 72 | 3 | null |
Remember, Jews and Catholics have at times been assumed to have an agenda to take over the west. | There isn't a Muslim agenda to take over the West. | 0 | 2017-03-14T04:37:40 | 65 | 2 | null |
We really need to know what canon you are using. In the comics, canonically he is the best tactitian and one of the two or three best hand to hand fighters in the Marvel universe, in addition to his other leadership skills. No one can use his shield nearly as well as him, just like no one can use Iron man's armor as ... | Captain America is the worst avenger. | 1 | 2017-02-01T00:42:08 | 60 | 23 | 2 |
I think you should either clarify what LGBT rights you think people are against or know that pretty much everyone, even LGBT people, are against some "rights" demanded by some members of the LGBT community. If you want to make an enemy out of anyone who disagrees with any right demanded by any member of the LGBT commun... | I think that everyone who is anti-LGBT rights are my enemy | 0 | 2017-02-01T22:54:33 | 94 | 1 | 4 |
Bread has a lot of sugar, actually. Whoops, you're right. One brand of wheat bread had 2 grams added per two slices, the brand of potato bread had 5 grams per roll. That's a whopping 8 and 20 calories, respectively. I'm not sure why you think there's so much sugar in everything, though. An average day for me, I consum... | Sugar is a drug and thus should be regulated(i.e. limited in products for both adults and children, especially the latter) | 1 | 2015-10-18T19:49:39 | 116 | 2 | 1 |
I don't think this depends as much on the cheater as the person he/she cheated on. Some people are unable to stay with an unfaithful partner and should not be pressured into continuing a relationship after that point. Forgiveness depends on the forgiver, not the perpetrator. Nobody "should" be forgiven for cheating, an... | People who cheat on their spouses can and should, in some cases, be forgiven | 1 | 2014-12-30T02:28:43 | 48 | 7 | 3 |
So basically your complaint is that the standards for passing are too lax. | I Believe the Grading System we use in schools today (A, B, C, D, and Fail) is complacent on behalf of the teaching community. Allowing a student to proceed to higher material without having earned an “A” is counterproductive to the mission of education. CMV | 1 | 2013-09-14T02:42:10 | 136 | 1 | 95Δ |
The trend of history has been from violence to peace. It is estimated that in Hunter/Gatherer societies that 1/3 of men died of homocide. If you look at the countries involved in WWII, the likelihood of dying in that war was less than 1/3. The numbers of wars in the world have been going down over both the long term an... | CMV - I believe that the crimes committed by the Nazis, even though they were terrible, are a display of human nature | 0 | 2013-10-10T19:05:17 | 62 | 3 | 4 |
My husband is a musician and is most definitely 100% an artist. He has created probably about 400 songs at this point (not all were finished). There are different kinds of musicians and actors. The kind that repeat other people's art and the ones that create it. Many actors are also writers and directors who have a vis... | I believe musicians and actors are not really artists. CMV. | 0 | 2013-08-27T05:46:55 | 37 | 3 | 3 |
it usually means a more durable product. Not really, it means a product has had more put into making it *perform* better. I've found [THIS SOURCE](https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Most-Reliable-Hardware-of-2013-528/) where a company kept track of their product repairs for 2013, and while it's dated it does bo... | AMD CPUs and GPUs are less practical and more prone to failure than their Intel/Nvidia counterparts. | 1 | 2015-04-17T22:28:12 | 48 | 3 | 3Δ |
Look at the aquatic mammals that actually don't have hair they are all basically incapable of doing much out of water but wiggling on the ground. This would imply that aquatic mammals that loose their hair are the kind that spend more than most of their time in the water. So humans spent enough time time in the water ... | The Aquatic Ape Theory Pretty Much Has To Be True | 0 | 2017-06-08T07:24:03 | 79 | 2 | 43 |
If the government lowered taxes and allowed people to invest the money themselves into companies or research institutes they supported, wouldn't that be better? No, it wouldn't be. Subsidies aren't meant to replace traditional venture capitalism, they are meant to suppliment it. Venture capitalism is motivated by "thi... | Climate Change is better solved through individuals and the private/space sectors, and shouldn't be handled by governments | 1 | 2016-11-12T05:42:10 | 60 | 3 | 3 |
It would basically remove a part of my foundation of my understanding of the universe and would have to investigate it from scratch. I don't think I would arrive at solipsism, but I can't say that for sure! Great. Then supernatural doesn't imply a solipsistic universe. | a universe allowing for events having supernatural causes isn't too different from a solipsistic universe | 1 | 2015-03-05T19:10:01 | 53 | 3 | 5Δ |
Is your view that the US cannot be united by anything other than a 9/11-level tragedy? If so, I think your view is needlessly pessimistic. There are many positive things that could unite us. A charismatic politician who takes a centralized, moderate view on things could unite us. Or aliens. Aliens contacting us would u... | The U.S. will not come together unless another national tragedy on the level 9/11 occurs. | 0 | 2017-02-14T01:16:44 | 22 | 2 | 9 |
1. Money doesn't matter. This is an unpopular view. It's often said that people who don't have money appreciate it more than those who do. That's bullshit. I appreciate money just as much. I sacrificed the time to learn valuable skills, work a full time job and live modestly so that I can have money so that I can princ... | I think that people who treat their pets like they're people or spend shit loads of money on them are mentally challenged and out of touch with the realities of the world. CMV | 1 | 2014-03-22T15:44:51 | 42 | 9 | 1 |
Personally, my objection to the death penalty and cruel executions in particular is pretty simple: We're supposed to be better than they are. I think it's exceptionally hypocritical to condemn somebody for violent crimes while you operate a facility built for the purpose of torturing people to death. | I believe that, in certain cases, capital punishment shouldn't have to be humane. | 1 | 2014-07-24T06:16:14 | 89 | 2 | 3 |
This would be true under the assumption that rape is solely based on sexual urges. However it is usually not, and more than not it is done to make the rapist feel power over another person. | I think pornography depicting (not real) rape should be legal and accessible, because it would likely lower actual rape rates. CMV | 0 | 2013-11-19T04:10:16 | 106 | 1 | 1 |
Sure, I agree, I guess. Should welfare recipients live an austere life entirely devoid of the small pleasures everyone else enjoys? Never eat at a restaurant or visit the cinema. Never wear new clothing or eat a candy bar. ____________ Why single out drugs? The issue is people wasting all their money. Not occasionally... | I don't think it's wrong or totally outrageous to drug test welfare recipients. | 1 | 2015-07-18T08:29:00 | 45 | 7 | 5 |
The purpose of the slogan isn't to serve as wise strategy for players, it's to break down for non-players like me what the game is: "Oh, okay you have to go around catching them, got it." | "Gotta Catch 'Em All" is a bad slogan for Pokemon, as it's a terrible strategy. | 0 | 2016-08-01T13:15:30 | 35 | 2 | 1 |
I can think of a few practical reasons: 1. Cost - Administering said test would cost time and money that would have to be born by the state. 2. Time - Can't speak for the UK, but here in the US very few people get time off to go vote, anything we do to make that take more time is going to suppress turnout. 3. Misinform... | I believe everyone should have to complete a quiz about their chosen candidate/party before their vote is valid. CMV | 0 | 2014-02-15T14:39:58 | 76 | 3 | 1 |
So we agree that certain skills are relevant, such as essay writing and critical thinking. But your contention is that those things can be just as easily learned in another class that requires essay writing, like history or social science or whatever. However, I would argue that in those classes, the essay writing will... | English should not be a required course in high school | 0 | 2017-05-04T17:23:49 | 44 | 16 | 89 |
I would argue that the terminology "class war" isn't a helpful one either for understanding what is going on in the United States, or for effecting the kinds of change that would actually improve the situation. In the first place, the U.S. doesn't really have distinct "classes" as that term is meant classically. Essen... | I believe there is a very real and ongoing class war. CMV. | 0 | 2013-06-18T17:52:59 | 167 | 23 | 96Δ |
What you're missing is the fact that from the point of view of the law, rules regarding families have as their first, second and third priority the welfare OF THE CHILD. Not of the parents, not of anyone else. The child is the innocent in this scenario, the one who cannot make any choice, so the law protects them. Ther... | Parents who have no custody over their children should not be required to pay child support. | 0 | 2015-12-31T00:20:44 | 103 | 6 | 3 |
I'm not sure you really understand the causes of the video game crash. It's true there were two Atari systems but they were two of several dozens - yes, dozen***s*** with an "s". That's not super important though. What is important is that console manufacturers had no actual control over what could be published for th... | I believe the game industry will crash relatively soon (within 10 years) | 1 | 2016-09-29T20:57:12 | 41 | 16 | 1 |
https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=/amp/www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-09-13/pot-breathalyzer-hits-the-street%253Fcontext%253Damp&ved=0ahUKEwirkr2Op_zQAhUJ4YMKHRWBAhEQFgg0MAM&usg=AFQjCNER_UD1GB9BvWoVF4_TQd1t0IkN9A&sig2=TpRDuuF-FusmOwj1mizDFg Police have tested a "Pot Breathal... | Weed should not be legalized on a state-by-state basis. | 1 | 2016-12-18T00:55:41 | 30 | 1 | 22 |
We make up a large and growing portion of the workforce We actually do not make up a large portion of the workforce. It is true that there is a bunch of job growth. In fact, the growth for jobs arguably is currently outpacing the growth in developers that can fill them. we are paid quite well, and jobs are still quite... | Software engineers (and engineers in general) should be unionized | 1 | 2016-04-26T22:00:44 | 124 | 4 | 4 |
Disney wholly owns Marvel Entertainment. So you have to compete with all the Marvel movies as well as the upcoming Star Wars film for action scenes. Sorry, I don't think many people would rather watch Tarzan than Avengers or Star Wars for action scenes. | The best action/fight scenes in *any* Disney movie are found in "Tarzan" from 1999. | 0 | 2015-06-29T19:14:56 | 29 | 4 | 2 |
Both are correct. Some people use religion to justify their moral beliefs. Others base their moral beliefs on their religion (AKA What would Jesus do?). Others do both at the same time. When a religious leader changes the personal belief of a follower by quoting their religious texts, the follower is basing his morals ... | Christianity is used as a way to justify pre-existing moral beliefs, not as a source of them. | 0 | 2017-03-16T23:10:37 | 246 | 125 | null |
but to me nothing is more convincing than the statistics As the saying goes, there are lies, damned lies, and statistics. Reality is far more complex. For example, between 1993 and 2011, [gun-related homicide dropped by 39%](https://www.forbes.com/sites/larrybell/2013/05/14/disarming-realities-as-gun-sales-soar-gun-cri... | Guns are a real danger to people and countries without them just fare better. | 1 | 2017-04-19T13:47:23 | 802 | 802 | 18 |
I can only speculate on what that life would be like (so if you have experienced this personally you can probably change my view quite easily) but it sounds pretty terrible to me. You have absolutely no way of knowing. And given that most intersex organizations strongly oppose this practice, it seems the people who hav... | There's nothing wrong with surgically altering the genitals of intersex infants | 0 | 2014-11-11T07:16:26 | 60 | 3 | 7 |
hmmmmm. You would be taking half of tattoo artists business away, forcing a reduction in tattoo artists, reduction in work, and a reduction in economic prosperity. I rebuke you. Now seriously, I do not have any tattoos but, I think that getting a tattoo is a pretty benign thing. Other than a little extra pain, and a so... | [CMV] I think tattoo artists should not ink drunk people. | 0 | 2014-02-19T15:49:49 | 37 | 2 | 2 |
Defending someone from serious harm isn't murder by most definitions. Murder usually means there weren't (good) justifications for killing. So "justified murder" is something of an oxymoron. | Murder is sometimes justifiable | 1 | 2016-08-19T02:14:44 | 40 | 11 | 4 |
I like my drink to be very cold, not just cool. I want it colder than it comes out of the fountain and I want it to stay that cold for the duration of my meal or until I need to refill. This, coupled with the fact that most stores with fountain soda offer at least one free refill, is enough for me to justify putting ic... | Getting ice in a fountain drink is almost always a bad idea. | 0 | 2016-11-06T19:42:49 | 38 | 1 | null |
While hatred is a fairly bold term in my opinion, as far as what 'harbouring hatred' means for atheists as opposed to harbouring hatred for religious sects, in which further description on either side is hardly necessary - yes, I absolutely do possess a hatred for some people, like some of the Phelps family and their c... | I feel /r/Atheism is more about embracing hatred towards religion, and less about embracing Atheism | 0 | 2014-06-08T11:22:08 | 676 | 1 | null |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Gatsby_curve I'd suggest reading that quick. It shows pretty convincingly that inequality, an institutional economic force, restricts mobility severely. | Generationally impoverished people in the United States have a cultural and attitude problem that prevents financial improvement, and is not a product of America's race culture, economic system, or shortcomings of governance. | 0 | 2015-12-06T03:46:27 | 34 | 1 | 1 |
In fact, sports success can yield significant dividends to the academic side of the house. Others have talked about athletics being a money maker, but I'll talk about the academic benefits. In the study linked below, it was shown that athletic success for a school translated into a direct increase in the quality and qu... | I believe sports scholarships and exorbitant coach salaries are a complete waste of funds and should be illegal. CMV. | 1 | 2013-12-12T23:18:04 | 85 | 5 | 37Δ |
I never subscribed, but I went to The_Donald pretty regularly for a week or two after the election as part of a genuine effort to try and understand the opposition. Supporting Donald Trump is a such a dangerous irrational position that I have to know *why* people could have voted for him. I needed to know what people a... | I should unsubscribe from r/The_Donald | 1 | 2017-01-14T18:13:44 | 75 | 25 | 1 |
Oops, sorry. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia%E2%80%93United_States_relations America has a special relationship with Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Muhammed and place of many pilgrimages, as well. I'd argue being murdered is a worse threat than employment opportunities, so on net, Jews have it worse. People ... | Muslims are the most discriminated against in general (on Reddit and in the UK) | 1 | 2015-03-18T16:57:56 | 63 | 3 | 62Δ |
Actually, I believe Trump's ban has the potential to cause an increase in terrorism, for a few reasons: 1) The ban will cause anger among people it has affected globally, causing a rise in the number of people in the Middle East who will want to commit acts of terrorism against the West. 2) [Alienation and not ideolo... | Terrorism in the US is not a big deal and Trump's ban will have no impact on it | 1 | 2017-01-29T18:58:33 | 837 | 4 | 1 |
Have to agree that it's horrifying but think about it this way - it _should_ be taught to children, with all the horrifying bits _stressed_, and also stressing that _it never happened_. The moral is "people come to believe such horrors are a good thing if it justifies their rigid sectarian bullshit. Kind of like with... | The story of Noah's Ark is horrifying and should not be taught to children | 1 | 2017-07-06T18:40:12 | 190 | 19 | 1 |
You're using natural to mean definition 8 the universe, with all its phenomena. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/nature The more common definition is definition 1. "the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities. " So by definition we are not part of nature... | Anything that is man-made is natural. | 0 | 2015-01-08T00:25:47 | 31 | 1 | 61 |
Rules: 1) direct responses to the OP must at least challenge one aspect of his view With that being said I will now change your view. But not the view you asked to be changed, but the view that Norway is bending over towards immigrants. The party that is strictly anti-immigration and want to almost make it impossible t... | I believe that muslim immigration is causing my country's culture to decay. CMV | 1 | 2013-09-11T22:49:27 | 265 | 2 | null |
It doesn't seem like this is an argument against private schools as a whole, just the one you went to. In fact, a lot of your problems seem to boil down to bad policies and Christian nonsense. There are going to be good and bad private schools. I went to a "good" private school so my private school experience was diffe... | I believe that private school success is over-hyped | 0 | 2014-07-18T02:00:28 | 77 | 3 | null |
It makes the road too unpredictable. Let's say that I want to turn right onto a single-lane road. I look left, and see that there is a car coming, but it is far away, so I go. If the other driver was going 100 MPH instead of the 50 I was predicting, I would get rear-ended. | I believe that you should be allowed to drive at whatever speed you wish as long as you aren't driving recklessly or under extenuating circumstances CMV | 0 | 2014-02-16T04:03:33 | 42 | 2 | 21Δ |
I think the problem with ad-based model are twofold. First of all, objectivity. When you allow for sponsorship, the sponsor assumes some level of creative control, or at the very least veto power. So if BP or Boeing sponsored Wikipedia, they could effectively stifle a lot of criticism/controversy that a casual reader m... | Wikipedia needs to remove unnecessary articles and/or limit their editors. | 1 | 2015-09-28T04:15:28 | 27 | 5 | 42 |
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