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i don't know of anyone who is literally black in a non racial sense. Those people don't really exist. And the term Asian already works fine. And more importantly, have you ever taken the time to ask Asian and Black people how they would feel about being called by the names you want to give them? If I was to give peop... | I prefer the words "Negro" and "Oriental" | 0 | 2017-04-28T05:16:01 | 58 | 6 | 43 |
Even if you bring God into the picture, there is still subjectivity. Which god is the correct one? We'd have to subjectively decide which god is correct first before letting that magical being tell us what is objectively moral. But if there really would be that one single god who actually created everything and who jud... | I can't even conceive how morality could possibly be considered objective | 1 | 2017-05-09T00:19:08 | 105 | 5 | 5 |
I'm interested about this topic and where it can go, but I'm curious about double standards. Playing Devils Advocate, If we flip this argument around, would it be alright if a white neighborhood got upset about becoming less white and more latino? Would people still be concerned about the culture of that neighborhood?... | Fighting gentrification on the basis of "watering down minority communities" is in direct conflict with "valuing diverse communities." | 0 | 2016-08-24T02:55:55 | 225 | 0 | null |
Bicyclists have an entitlement mentality that they deserve to be on any road they want, regardless of the fact that they often can't match or exceed regular traffic speed and end up impeding the flow. Ummm... that's because they *are* legally entitled to be on (nearly) any road they want. The only exception are major h... | I believe that bicyclists should not be allowed to ride on the roads unless there is a designated bicycle lane on it, and they and their bicycles have been tested, licensed, insured, and inspected. | 0 | 2014-07-25T05:00:30 | 71 | 7 | 8 |
If police needlessly die at the hands of citizens, there is a problem with the police still, because the citizens believe the police are not doing their jobs correctly. Either way, police are dying because they ARE the problem. So if a criminal shoots a cop during a standoff then he is representative of the whole citiz... | Police being killed is different than citizens being killed by police | 0 | 2016-07-17T23:59:29 | 57 | 3 | 1 |
I sent a private message to OP concerning this topic and I'm just going to paste what I said in case anyone backreading wants my insight on the subject: For what it's worth, I agree with [OP] about the societal implications of "expecting people to use pronouns that contradict their own beliefs"--I think that in certai... | People should not be expected to use a trans person's preferred pronouns if they don't believe that transgender "is a real thing." | 1 | 2017-04-05T04:44:47 | 131 | 3 | 1 |
My point is they **must** complain because there is a plan. That was part of the plan. They have no choice in the matter except to be exactly as they are. Since they have no way to choose between this path or a supposedly better one, how can we judge their actions as truly selfish? Selfishness is *choosing* something ... | People who believe in a higher power that gives people a predetermined destiny/fate have no right to complain about a loved one's death (or any other negative event). | 1 | 2017-02-15T17:41:14 | 31 | 2 | 9 |
Without strict liability, you *already* could show lack of mens rea unless it's obvious to a reasonable person that there's something wrong with the activity. You kind of can't have it all 3 ways: either that person that killed a child by dumping pollutants shouldn't be "caught" by the "overbroad" more general neglige... | If the crime committed isn't one of the "big" ones, and the defendant isn't a corporation, ignorance of the law should be a valid defense. | 1 | 2016-10-20T02:35:36 | 73 | 1 | 199 |
My concern here is that you speak of a simulation. Where is this brain simulator? Are we putting it in a virtual world where it can get the necessary inputs/outputs to develop and respond like a human brain? Is the brain conscious of us, its creators? I just need a little more information before I can respond. | I believe that simulating a human brain on a computer will produce a being that has the experience of being alive, and that it would be wrong to create such a simulation if we are not going to give it all the rights and protectioms that any human being deserves. CMV | 0 | 2013-07-12T21:18:21 | 81 | 1 | null |
Do you have examples of people being prosecuted for over feeding their pets? People can be charged for being cruel/harmful to children, so I feel like you need to prove that people are being charged for just over feeding animals before we even have this debate. | Parents of fat children should be prosecuted just the same as pet owners who over feed their pets. | 0 | 2015-05-25T03:50:08 | 63 | 8 | 8Δ |
I'll go all in on my travel argument because I think that's most practical, objective, and easily differentiated between the two. Fruit should be able to go with you, because if you're eating at home there's an enormous variety of options available. And if you want a healthy, low-maintenance snack then an orange is far... | Apples are better than oranges | 1 | 2015-05-30T22:55:24 | 71 | 4 | 1Δ |
The U.S. is not a Democracy, It's a Constitutional Republic, We only have a Democratic way of electing our officials. | Democracy is the best political system. | 0 | 2014-11-04T05:13:41 | 111 | 1 | null |
So will they need to ask for a blood test or full lineage before or after the merciless beatdown? | If a non-Black person in the US says the N-word, a Black person should not be charged with a crime if they respond violently, unless it results in that non-Black person's death or permanent injury. | 1 | 2017-04-04T04:29:59 | 325 | 3 | 1 |
I would like to point out that we over state the views of both parties. On a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being ultra conservative and 10 being ultra liberal) let's say America is currently at a 5. I understand that both parties make arguments that seem to be at the extremes of the spectrum but in reality neither of them want t... | The current conservative ideology of the US Republican Party (GOP) is objectively worse than the progressive modern-liberal ideology (within the US Democratic party) because it’s bound to lead to socioeconomic failure and risks environmental failure. | 0 | 2017-02-11T03:07:25 | 119 | 1 | null |
I would make two points. The first is that you are extrapolating from your own personality, which is a problematic thing to do. What do I mean by "extrapolating from your own personality?" As a deliberately extreme example to explain my point: I am a heterosexual man. As a heterosexual man, I often struggle to appreci... | Sensitive people can a make a choice to have "thicker skin" | 0 | 2016-07-29T22:09:48 | 41 | 2 | null |
Wow, where to begin? :/ The Supreme Court can judge legality of the actions of the Legislative and Executive brantches of government. Sort of accurate...*sort* of; the Court can judge the *constitutionality* of Congress' and the President's actions. this doesn't mean the Court can just go around issuing opinions on a w... | The Supreme Court has the most political power of any government entity of the United States. | 0 | 2015-07-16T18:15:31 | 51 | 1 | null |
Yes, by reminding them it directly impacts their wives, daughters, mothers, girlfriends, and other females in their lives.... I'm not sure what you are getting at here | Men, white people, and others with unearned privilege can never be anti-oppression, because it's not in their interest | 1 | 2016-06-06T20:44:56 | 105 | 2 | 121 |
There was a really interesting article written by a women due to a recent change in hometown's change in dress code. And I think she bring sup some fair points. http://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/guest/why-yoga-pants-are-incredibly-dangerous-to-today-s-youth/article_be9fb59b-9bcd-596e-bbab-5d13d6d3988e.html * Clot... | High school dress code should remain as strict as it is. | 0 | 2014-10-07T22:54:40 | 107 | 15 | 8 |
In the United States, a person can join the military at 17 with parental consent. So, if we were to restrict gun use to those over 18, than the age to serve in the military will also have to be raised to 18. The same goes for any other profession involving a gun. Also, people can drive a car at 16, so using that in you... | A Person under 18 should never be able to legally shoot firearms | 0 | 2015-06-29T06:10:15 | 50 | 1 | null |
Do personal testimonials help you at all? I want a penis that is attached to someone I respect and enjoy spending time with. I'm totally capable of providing for myself and making my own money, and don't feel any need to inspire jealousy. Red Pillers and the like go on about how what women say they want isn't what the... | women only want sex from folks that will provide for them in the long run | 0 | 2015-05-18T16:14:08 | 43 | 2 | 4 |
To your first argument, I would argue it is proportional to use lethal force to prevent the use of lethal force. To put it another way: the use of lethal force is sufficiently proportional to the attempted use of lethal force. | You have a duty to retreat before using lethal force. | 1 | 2017-05-05T00:00:26 | 106 | 27 | 9 |
Although accountability is an important facet of the discussion, using police cameras can come with some drawbacks, and it's better to consider the question "Are there superior ways to deal with police accountability then just using police cameras?" Right now, there's a mentality within police forces across America of ... | Police body cameras are a good option to deal with police accountabllity. | 1 | 2015-06-01T18:02:17 | 127 | 121 | null |
**Which vaccines?** I see you answered in the comments, but I think you should edit the OP so that the hundreds of people looking at this thread don't waste time writing arguments against a view you already hold. **What do you mean by "compulsory"?** In other words, if someone living in the US refuses to get one of the... | Vaccinations should be compulsory for all persons living in my society (USA, but applicable to all western countries). religious reasons should not be acceptable reasons to get out of it. CMV | 1 | 2013-09-26T08:59:17 | 208 | 0 | 2 |
You mention that 'killing yourself isn't easy' and goes against our inherent natures - I would interpret this statement as you being aware that if those suicidal impulses are in play, something is either mentally or physically wrong. In either situation an illness is present. You refer to folk psychology in your OP, i... | Restricting access to assisted suicide only for persons with physical and/or mental illnesses is philosophically groundless. | 0 | 2016-06-12T17:23:52 | 124 | 4 | null |
Why? Because introverts are not able to deal with kids as good as extroverts do [citation needed] the best way to raise a child is to be an extrovert [citation needed] They would more easily be pushovers [citation needed] raising introverted kids hurts society [citation needed] this is the truth. [citation needed] Th... | Introverts shouldn't have children. | 0 | 2017-05-16T18:38:43 | 123 | 1 | null |
With all due respect. I'm writing an exam on this tomorrow. I know nutrition, and especially athlete's nutrition. First product [Quorn](http://www.quorn.us/products/31/classic-burger), 8 grams per patty. That's 10.5 patties per day, 73.5 patties per week. Now I don't know how many are in a box, or how expensive a box ... | It's unnecessary selfish to kill animals for meat, CMV. | 1 | 2013-12-07T05:39:23 | 280 | -1 | 2 |
It's not man-made. It's evolutionary. For men - making sure that his mate carries his children has an obvious evolutionary advantage. For women - a bit more subtle, but basically, for a female there is a evolutionary advantage in making sure that her mate is focused on her children and does not spread his effort arou... | Sexual jealousy is manmade. | 0 | 2014-06-16T18:51:23 | 99 | 37 | 49Δ |
The legality of abortion is really no related to whether or not a fetus is a person. The fetus is inside a person, and that person has bodily autonomy and the authority to make that decision. | The Pro-Choice position will become politically and morally indefensible with the progress of technology | 0 | 2017-01-30T19:47:10 | 87 | 1 | 3 |
[picture of sockets](http://swissbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/World_Outlets2-300x291.jpg) I see no reason why it would be better than others, even with your "reasons" It's earthed, that is something that is never ever seen in other countries. Also I don't see a problem of people not understanding how it works, ... | The British 3-pin plug and socket is the superior design for domestic mains electricity use, and should become the international standard if one were required. | 0 | 2014-08-31T20:25:26 | 63 | 7 | 4 |
On one side, you have a portion of the population who is uncomfortable with sharing public bathrooms and locker rooms with people who identify as transgender. Some of these people may be religiously motivated or bigoted, while others are just uneasy about the idea in general. On the other side, you have the transgender... | People should only have access to bathrooms and locker rooms of their biological sex. | 1 | 2017-02-25T20:26:47 | 81 | 50 | 1 |
"My limited knowledge of psychology and the human mind brings me to believe that the utter complexity and depth of our consciousness is the source of all experiences one might call 'esoteric'" Actually, superstition is rather primal, and has been observed in pigeons, and rats. It is a function of the random reward sche... | I have never personally had 'esoteric' experiences, therefore I believe they don't exist. | 0 | 2016-12-25T04:32:01 | 33 | 6 | 4 |
If I am with someone and I find out that they have had sex with a massive amount of partners I'm going to think twice about being notch number 87 on their belt. I mean either this person has really low standards and thus sleeps with every one, which doesn't say much for me or he will just go from encounter to encounter... | No rational person can be ashamed of having a high number of sex partners. | 0 | 2014-11-18T05:26:59 | 104 | 1 | null |
My experiences are coming from a former volunteer as well, although I stuck more with the cats. However, we did see several people looking for the animal they could "save." Imagine you're going to a shelter to adopt the most pitiful dog you can find. You are still going to see the costs. You would expect that the dogs ... | If a dog shelter is having trouble adopting out a dog, they should humanely amputate one of the dog's legs. | 1 | 2016-09-09T20:57:06 | 28 | 5 | 9 |
https://www.gwern.net/docs/dnb/2010-alloway.pdf The wikipedia article on working memory has a discussion of capacity and links to the relevant papers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_memory#Capacity | Artificial intelligence will never be incomprehensibly smarter than humans | 1 | 2017-03-24T22:38:19 | 77 | 3 | 1 |
Actually I did get my prom dress from goodwill :0 This is awkward..... A wedding band, which is less expensive than a diamond ring (in most cases) would be decently durable and, in my opinion, just as special. It could be but it really isn't to a lot of people, show off your love with style. I mean a big diamond show... | Engagement rings and weddings are unnecessary wastes of money | 1 | 2014-09-08T23:25:58 | 91 | 2 | 1 |
So, when a kid has a developmental disorder that they were born with and didn't choose, they have a reason to be bullied? Were they egging anyone on? Or are people simply looking for a way to boost their own self worth? There are times when people play the victim falsely, I will give you that. But many times bullying i... | I believe that kids who are bullied are partially to blame for the bullying and all this new attention placed on "anti-bullying" is a little too much. CMV | 0 | 2013-07-11T17:46:48 | 72 | 6 | 1 |
Many jobs require some aspect of physical labor. As the body gets older, this physical labor starts to become more and more difficult to preform. As a result, the worker is both less efficient and enjoys his work less. Eventually, they just can't keep up anymore. By all means, if a person can still preform their job an... | Retirement is a load of bull | 0 | 2017-06-29T21:49:22 | 43 | 1 | 96 |
You can make the same argument for the general election. There, almost all states are winner take all. What ends up happening is that blue and red states are virtually ignored, and candidates spend all their time campaigning in a few swing states. Therefore voter blocks in those states (e.g. Cubans in Florida) get a wi... | All states should be winner take all in the primaries | 1 | 2016-03-21T17:42:36 | 57 | 278 | 3 |
Does anti-irish bigotry still exist in the US? It used to be a huge problem a century ago, but now it's gone. | Racism will never be eradicated in part because there is no way to truly tell if it's ended. | 0 | 2017-05-31T22:09:41 | 39 | 5 | 1 |
So, let me ask you this: what rights do you think you have, and where do you think those rights come from? And, specifically, do you believe you have any rights that do ***not*** depend on the government? The right to Free Speech, for example, is guaranteed by the First Amendment of the US Constitution. So the *legal* ... | I do not consent to be governed. | 1 | 2016-04-17T06:43:28 | 141 | 40 | 4 |
I worked in a college dining hall and it all comes down to efficiency and mass production. You are cooking three meals a day for consumption by 1000 students per meal. Also the reason the food tastes bland is because people are allergic to some spices. | College cafeterias do not offer good enough healthy options for students | 0 | 2014-10-03T19:52:24 | 74 | 2 | null |
Catholics, social conservatives, and religious folk fought the sterilization of the poor during the American Eugenics Movement. Most of the people in favor of stripping others of their reproductive rights thought of themselves as social progressives on the side of science, genetics and evolution. | social conservatives are typically on the wrong side of history. | 1 | 2017-07-05T23:45:10 | 626 | 9 | 1 |
Economists are not very good at predicting the future of the economy, just like scientists aren't very good at predicting the future of science. That should be the analogy made if you want to compare economics and science. Now, economists can state with certainty certain laws - demand does up as supply goes down, ceter... | A lot of economists are just glorified fortune tellers | 1 | 2014-05-24T06:17:05 | 82 | 1 | null |
I disagree slightly. Your concern is valid, but I feel it is misplaced. The problem with Reddit is it is centralized. We need a decentralized platform. As a centralized platform, there is nothing wrong with it being amerocentric. It is an american site with what I assume to be a primarily american audience. Trying to '... | Reddit is too amero-centric and we should actively work against it. | 1 | 2016-08-31T16:35:00 | 62 | 11 | 3 |
I submit that knowledge of morality (and the tendency to act in moral ways) is an innate human characteristic, and that the only difference between atheists and Christians for purposes of this discussion is a disagreement about where morality actually comes from. Many Christians may *say* that their morality comes from... | I think most atheists are better people than most religious people. CMV | 0 | 2013-03-04T22:45:56 | 58 | 2 | 7 |
I don't think body checking should be legal in mens or womens hockey. What I don't like are the open ice checks, forget about the danger, I just think the game would be faster without them. Like when a defenseman steps up and clobbers a forwards. It actually is disadvantageous to do that in most scenarios. Most of the ... | I think checking should be legal in women's international hockey. CMV | 0 | 2014-02-18T01:17:04 | 120 | 2 | null |
I see it as an excuse to get into multiple people's pants at the same time without any real commitment. This might sounds strange at first, by my justification for doing the whole "open relationship" thing was to make my partner happy, not to allow me to sleep around. My reasoning is as follows: I want my partner to be... | Polygamous relationships are completely irrational and unnatural | 0 | 2016-12-06T06:58:29 | 36 | 4 | 34 |
Obviously this is a complex issue because christian traditionalist take scripture so literally. The "Christian View" is such a wide scope that how do you narrow it down as to what does and doesn't belong within the viewpoint. I think a huge aspect that trips Christians up is scripture. In Scripture it literally says in... | Homosexuality is a sin according to the Christian viewpoint. | 0 | 2014-04-04T22:07:29 | 246 | 0 | null |
I wouldn't be able to do that because I'm not 100 years into the future. Also I'm not talking about ideology. There you are in team politics again. I'm simply talking about issues. In the long run the evidence will make clear which policies are best. It is insane to think that remarkably the left side of the aisle is c... | Right-wing politics is on the wrong side of history | 1 | 2017-04-19T16:37:35 | 79 | 8 | 49 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_register I quote from the history section: Since the registration is done with the process of returning change, according to Bill Bryson[6] the odd pricing came about because by charging odd amounts like 49 and 99 cents (or 45 and 95 cents when Nickels are more used than Pennies), th... | Prices like $599.99 are deceptive by nature and ought to be outlawed or boycotted. | 1 | 2015-05-29T22:10:58 | 43 | 29 | 3Δ |
Do you think that the protests by black Americans during the civil rights movement were counter productive? | The Trump Protests are Counter-Productive | 0 | 2016-11-11T18:26:08 | 349 | 2 | null |
Syrian Immigrants who have lost everything, are stressed and possibly traumatized from the war are probably more likely to lash out and do violent things in an alienating foreign country like those in Europe BKA (the rough German equivalent of the FBI) studied refugee crime rates last year and found no net change due t... | Powerful, economically secure nations have no obligation to open their borders to nations in high distress, high crime, and low education. | 1 | 2016-05-06T01:47:52 | 59 | 99 | 5 |
Hi, OP. Perhaps you're right and maybe small groups arguing for their say in things is arguing for inequality. However, I'd like to challenge the claim you made at the beginning of this post. "Equality for all groups of people is necessary for a fair/good society." I don't think you really mean this. After all, in dete... | Statistically small societal groups claiming to be marginalized are arguing for inequality. | 0 | 2016-03-15T15:50:08 | 58 | 13 | 13 |
Well first off that's not exactly the way that that reproduction works on the genetic level. The genetics of insects and the genetics of humans are drastically different. Our genetic system allows for far more variation across the species than that of ants does. Ants and bees the males are basically clones of one anoth... | A society that is advanced enough to control the sex of the baby, other than reproduction has no use for males, just like the bees or the ants. | 0 | 2017-04-25T01:21:19 | 58 | 7 | 87 |
As a gay person, I too do not have anything against Christians. This is because the vast majority of Christians view the passages concerning homosexuality as being a product of the time in which the Bible was written, similar to how most people view passages about selling their daughters or the like. There are even som... | I have nothing against Christians, I also have nothing against homosexuals. I think my ethical views are contradictory because of this. | 0 | 2016-06-23T15:19:43 | 73 | 1 | null |
So, I think part of what can make dynamics of power and oppression tricky to understand, is that they often don't look like what we would expect. When we advocate for more women in positions of power, this isn't necessarily because of men actively trying to make life worse for women, but because of the negative outcome... | I believe feminist or other similar woman's rights groups are overestimating the value of women being in "positions of power" | 1 | 2016-12-21T19:53:31 | 61 | 19 | 13 |
They could have prevented him from getting into the "low energy" position in the first place. Given his competition, boldness from the beginning would have been key. His campaign played only defense until far too late in the game. Walker is another great example: a sitting governor of a purple state who busted unions ... | Clinton and Trump's campaigns represent the two worst-run campaigns in US presidential history | 1 | 2016-07-26T02:38:05 | 33 | 3 | 16 |
I really wanna know why we shame politicians and ruin their careers because of things like sexting? For the most part, these scandals aren't actually such a big deal. The primary issue in these scandals is that the politicians tend to lie. For many of these cases, the politican denies the allegation against solid evide... | Politicians that are involved in sexual scandals (such as sexting) whether it be someone single or married, should not reflect their political and leadership abilities, their policies and work ethic should. | 0 | 2015-05-15T17:29:57 | 40 | 1 | 1Δ |
If the government can get at it, then I can pay a government employee to give me access to it, as well. | Limiting my privacy rights won't really affect me personally | 0 | 2017-03-24T22:01:04 | 62 | 1 | 12 |
There's only about 30,000 lions in the wild. Meanwhile, annual killing of livestock animals is somewhere around over 100 billion annually. What humans are doing is not natural. Veganism is not about preventing all suffering. Veganism is about ending gratuitous suffering. Eating animals is completely gratuitous and unn... | Meat is murder, but all animals kill themselves, and the vegans do nothing to prevent that, that is why veganism is useless. | 1 | 2017-03-11T19:51:35 | 73 | 12 | 9 |
Well first of all you'd have to accept that many people do actually like the taste, even though you personally don't. I'll admit it was an acquired taste where i didnt like most alcoholic beverages at first, but over time those flavors built up positive associations in my mind and i found myself enjoying them. Despite ... | I believe that people who love old wines, whiskeys and scotches are lying to appear classier. CMV | 1 | 2013-04-17T19:29:53 | 148 | 182 | 3 |
Red hair isn't natural; it's caused by a mutation on the melanocortin-1 receptor of chromosome 16. "Naturalness" is an ultimately arbitrary distinction in a lot of cases. "Mental disorders" in the modern sense tend to refer to conditions in which the individual is dysfunctional, i.e. unable to function in society or ot... | Homosexuality is not natural and is a mental disorder. | 1 | 2017-06-27T05:23:39 | 52 | 18 | 1 |
Little late to the party, but I'd like to take a shot at this. First let me state that I have earned my B.S. in Environmental Science from the University of California, Irvine and am now working at an environmental consulting firm in southern California. I deal with many engineering and construction companies that do ... | We cannot stop climate change, we can only hope to adapt to it. | 1 | 2015-12-02T06:21:13 | 165 | 4 | 1 |
A brand new PS4 or Xbox One base model is just 240 dollars these days, and this is before any fancy promotions. You cannot build a PC with new components that matches that performance. You are correct. Consoles are sold at a loss, in order to attract custommers. But, the money you save on a hardware, you are forced to ... | It is better right now to buy a console than a budget PC | 0 | 2017-02-24T07:47:16 | 58 | 3 | 24 |
Underprivileged kids should get free education/food/accommodation. If a family income is below certain amount, their kids should have a choice to choose free education and free food This already exists. I wasn't under privileged until I had to pay for school. I went from being debt free to 40k in the hole. CMV on how m... | Underprivileged kids should get free education/food/accomodation | 0 | 2014-09-16T19:56:19 | 382 | 1 | null |
It seems like your first view is a bit tautological; correct me if I'm mistaken, but it seems to boil down to "Countries that need more children, unlike overpopulated countries that don't need more children, need more children." That does sound like a hard view to change! If that's not your view, I think clarification ... | I think that having children is good for the country and bad for the individual. | 0 | 2015-05-19T10:28:46 | 58 | 2 | 6Δ |
The judgement follows the act, either labeled dignified or not. Yes, it's the judgement that goes wrong systematically, in my view. But summing it up with the word dignity is sensible for a title. Would I be correct in saying that you seem to be agreeing with me that it's our social norms about what is and is not digni... | Dignity is toxic. It stops adults playing like children, which is healthier than boring exercise machines. Dignity promotes conformity and is a tool of social stratification. CMV | 1 | 2013-09-05T18:29:11 | 55 | 1 | 2 |
Cyclists can't ride as fast as cars. They slow traffic and create opportunity for danger when drivers have to pass on roads not meant for passing. Cyclists are merely the most common example of low-speed vehicle. There are many others, such as tractors, to which this applies. On the other hand, cyclists are one of the ... | When there isn't a lane specifically meant for cyclists, they should ride on the sidewalk and not the street. | 0 | 2017-05-05T15:53:45 | 81 | 1 | 12 |
You've set up the conditions of fascist party, not a liberal ideology. You can't dictate other voters' political views, you cant deny them access to whichever political allegiance they choose. You also can't seriously think "Israel" is a black & white, pro-or-anti issue, can you? Does the entire world have to rea... | I believe that being pro-Israel (the state) and calling yourself a liberal is inherently contradictory. | 0 | 2014-03-30T18:10:45 | 49 | 13 | 10 |
Well - you have answered your own question, right? | Children who do not get 1st-3rd place DO NOT deserve a trophy for simply participating | 1 | 2015-06-25T22:43:54 | 244 | 4 | 49Δ |
Name a (moderately famous) person who has criticized Islamic texts. I bet that every single critic has been labelled as a racist (rightly or wrongly) by someone else. | One is able to criticize Islamic texts without being labelled racist | 0 | 2016-08-31T07:43:50 | 76 | 0 | 30 |
Why not keeping them so we learn that our ancestors didn't care about talking about it? Can you tell us more about your ancestors' attitude and treatment of homosexuals? You seem to think those songs are emblematic of some sort of tolerance or even celebration of them, so I'm curious where you're from and what else you... | The liberal ideology won't be widely accepted in the near future. | 0 | 2017-02-13T17:04:37 | 41 | 1 | 8 |
edit: sort of dramatically edited my post half way through so sorry if anything seems out of place. I'll begin to draft a constitution immediately and present it to you when it is complete. mind cutting that out? the problems we are talking about aren't nitty gritty details they are broad questions of intellectual fea... | Human laziness is not a valid argument against communism | 1 | 2015-06-13T05:39:16 | 360 | 1 | 4Δ |
She may be *wrong*, but how do you know she's a jerk? | Ayn Rand is a Jerk | 1 | 2017-02-21T03:46:05 | 43 | 15 | 15 |
yeah, can't disagree with you there. But as a devil's advocate: These people are not that powerful. Their ideology is full of conflicts. Incels have radically different interests than MRA's, yet they post to the same forums all of the time. It seems that incels would actually benefit from a MORE equal society because i... | I believe that TRP is the social equivalent of fascism, and that while some TRPers may not be politically far-right, TRP should be regarded as a far-right ideology. CMV. | 0 | 2014-01-21T09:57:53 | 50 | -2 | null |
things like a carton of eggs last a long time. That date on the package is kind of a hint or a suggestion. I live in China. They don't even refrigerate the eggs here. There is no sell by date sometimes because you get a bag of eggs to take home. In four years of eating eggs in I've had two bad eggs. And this is China w... | Food is close to inedible when the expiration date printed on the container is near, within a couple of days. | 0 | 2015-01-03T12:03:17 | 36 | 1 | null |
people of any faith are very sensitive to anything that sounds like, "Your faith should be eradicated." Well...yeah, many people of faith view it as a core part of their own personal identity, so a statement like that sounds like you want to wipe them out. It would be especially off-putting to a member of a religion t... | Atheism is not inherently antisemitic nor islamophobic, and neither are statements like, "The practice of religion is largely irrational and propagates misplaced certainties, and should end." | 0 | 2017-05-09T23:25:56 | 142 | 67 | null |
The flaw in your logic is assuming that the only money spent at McDonald's is money from UBI. So long as some of the population continue earn and spend in addition to their UBI, you dont run into that problem. If UBI is a large % of total income of all americans, then taxes will need to be high to sustain it, but if it... | Universal basic income is unsustainable | 1 | 2017-06-22T22:43:54 | 44 | 7 | 4 |
It seems your problem is with fox hunts and not the hunting of foxes. You have the same problem that the majority of people have. You dislike artificial hunts where an animal is raised and released purely to be hunted. I think we can all agree that is bad and should not be allowed. But foxes do need to be hunted and in... | In light of the recent possibility of the Fox Hunting Ban getting repealed: I believe that there is no place for such traditional barbaric acts in a modern day, civilized society. | 1 | 2017-05-25T14:55:12 | 282 | 141 | 57 |
I sort of see the point, BUT...there are plenty of other options that may offend those who have other struggles. You can choose emoticons that say you feel "depressed", for example. Depression is also a serious problem that people have. Is Facebook now making light of depression? The difference here is that there was e... | Facebook was wrong to remove the "feeling fat" emoticon | 1 | 2015-03-11T20:32:14 | 63 | 74 | 2Δ |
Ok, so you're saying if it's true for you then it is across the board true as a whole, and you want us to change your view as to this being the case? In my experience, blanket statements such as 'it's easier to put on weight than to lose it' come with the unspoken caveat 'for the majority of people'. It doesn't have to... | As someone who has been underweight most his life. It is NOT easier to put on weight than it is to lose weight. | 1 | 2017-02-14T19:36:33 | 75 | 24 | 8 |
Another common point I hear brought up is that gen eds help you become more "rounded" in topics beside your major. Given the typical quality of philosophy/literature/sociology 101 courses, I can't help but instinctively reject these claims without some empirically backed specification. First, we should focus on what "w... | Mandatory college gen eds and formal class prerequisites punish self-determined students (US) | 1 | 2016-09-13T16:57:12 | 129 | 2 | 1 |
This might actually change your mind: https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41743.pdf. It's a policy paper considering the implications of lowering the corporate tax rate from 35% to 25%. * Estimates average annual revenue losses of around $132B to be lost every year. * Recovering lost revenue will be difficult, estimate... | The United States should lower or even abolish the corporate income tax. | 1 | 2015-06-09T06:00:52 | 64 | 6 | null |
The key thing for me is that it isn't a binary thing that when you turn 18 you immediately learn the law but knew nothing beforehand. I don't believe it is unreasonable to expect most 12 year olds to be able to recognise why killing is wrong, however I wouldn't expect that child to know the ins and outs of criminal fra... | trying a child as an adult makes the protections offered to children irrelevant and is downright vengeful | 0 | 2015-05-31T21:35:21 | 51 | 2 | null |
They say they were disgusted with Bill's extra-marital affairs and HRC's treatment of the whistleblowers. So... they voted for an even more womanizing president? It seems much of the right still just picks red regardless of poor behavior of their candidate. They told me that they are disgusted with the way the media a... | The "left" is also culpable for Trump getting elected. | 0 | 2017-02-12T00:07:35 | 135 | 1 | 44 |
Even if you think that you literally ARE, in every relevant sense, just who you appear to be. It's unethical because a lot of people have strong feelings when it comes to this matter, and it's likely that the person would have made a different decision (for a variety of reasons) if that information were available to th... | post-op transgender people should always inform new partners before engaging in sexual activities | 1 | 2016-01-28T20:49:11 | 2,474 | -5 | 47 |
Although I think having the kids recite the same pledge day after day has this effect of making them feel as if the government isn't some big mysterious thing that cannot be changed. No, I think that idea is directly taught in US history. That's not a side effect of the pledge, you're reading too much into it. The pled... | I believe it is wrong to teach the Pledge of Allegiance in schools (not for religious reasons). CMV. | 1 | 2013-07-10T23:49:17 | 96 | 5 | 3 |
I think this entire question would be a lot more engaging if you had an actual example in context of someone claiming their stance is correct by saying "the government can't stop me from saying this." Because that's all free speech is anyways. Nobody should even be able to change your view on this because you're alrea... | If you have to defend something as free speech, you're probably wrong | 0 | 2015-06-12T16:44:29 | 38 | 1 | null |
While I agree that professional ethics are very important, I don't believe that a course will make a difference. To use your example, Oppenheimer was well aware of the moral implications of the Manhattan project, without taking a college course in it. Embezzling, surpressing negative results, selling something under fa... | All university/college students should have to pass a ethics/morals unit to complete a degree CMV | 1 | 2013-12-06T16:15:53 | 103 | 3 | 104Δ |
1) True of the Republican party as well, and to a greater degree. Dems have feminist/BLM fringes but Republicans have more substantial divides - Tea party, establishment, certain Trump supporters are basically their own cult, alt-right, libertarian. 2) That's not necessarily a bad thing for democrats. ACA was supposed... | The Democrats in America are highly unlikely to achieve any significant political gains by 2018 or 2020, and risks political irrelevance after 2020. | 0 | 2017-06-24T07:55:20 | 58 | 20 | 84 |
Everything you have said hinges on the presumption that we all agree on what "better" means in the context of traits. Who said that deep voices are "better"? Who says that taller people are "better"? Everything you've said is either unprovable or entirely subjective. | Black People are Better | 0 | 2017-05-02T20:01:11 | 286 | 13 | 89 |
I'm 24 and also an ex-smoker. I've seen both sides and i'll try to explain my view around the subject. Tobacco doesnt add any social value to a workplace. Lets say we have a workplace of 10 people and 15 minute coffee break. 3 of the group are smokers, rest are non-smokers. Smokers have to smoke cigarettes in the same ... | Nothing can replace the social value of smoking tobacco | 0 | 2014-06-10T14:58:52 | 94 | 2 | null |
The analogy you're making here doesn't really make sense. If I buy a dog from a breeder it still isn't going to be genetically half me and half the person I love. | Those who advocate adopting dogs from a pound, rather than a breeder, but choose to have their own children are being hypocritical | 0 | 2017-05-24T01:13:23 | 32 | 4 | 1 |
the villains skins are shades of dark (brown, purple, grey), and that this creates an association between evil and dark skin that children pick up very easily. There are plenty of Disney movies where this is not the case, but there are enough that it is an issue: Aladdin, Lion King, Little Mermaid, Mulan, Hercules Scar... | Many Disney movies are racist. Further, they possibly teach children racial stereotypes. | 0 | 2014-11-11T03:43:56 | 62 | 1 | 22 |
People are going to say all sorts of crazy shit to make themselves look good, you can't stop that. You only need to Judge them by their actions, not their words. Telling men they can't be feminists is just going to offend them and make them less supportive to the feminist cause. Very similar to how the "black lives mat... | I really don't like men calling thenselves feminists and take men engaging in feminist activism with a grain of salt. | 1 | 2016-12-12T05:28:20 | 53 | 5 | 3 |
Is there some criminal penalty for calling in sick when you're not? I'm pretty sure insurance fraud carries some jail time. It still doesn't change the fact that when somebody takes a sick day it has zero bearing on your sick days. Also, if someone is sick, I don't want them coming into work. If someone uses all of y... | There should be no such thing as legally mandated 'sick leave'. Instead, everyone should get extra 'annual leave' entitlements. | 1 | 2014-10-28T06:16:15 | 74 | 4 | 33 |
{Edit: broke up paragraphs for readability} OK, so I grew up in a rather conservative area so I'll give this a go [for the record I'm not registered in a political party]: So first I'll tackle stupid: There are numerous scientists, doctorates, economists, engineers, and other highly trained, highly educated people who ... | US citizens who support the Republican party are either profoundly ignorant or immoral | 1 | 2017-05-13T16:55:44 | 350 | 39 | 1 |
I don't entirely disagree with you. Which is why I kept my original post to just explaining *why* I'm afraid. And in the next reply, *why* I also encourage other women to be wary. But I don't disagree, at all, that men should also be aware of their surroundings. I wouldn't want to change that view. | It makes no sense that women are more afraid of walking around alone than men are | 1 | 2014-06-11T00:01:48 | 188 | 2 | 10 |
It happens a lot. For example, police sometimes have to use deadly force to stop people from killing like the Washington Navy Yard shooting. We killed Bin Ladin to prevent being attacked again ^and ^for ^sweet ^sweet ^revenge. | If you kill someone you should receive the death penalty. CMV | 1 | 2013-11-30T23:44:29 | 53 | 3 | 52 |
I mean, square cuts are for crispy, think crust pizza. You wouldn't want to cut a hand tossed pizza into squares, obviously. But for thin crust, it works just fine and is (subjectively) better than triangles. | Cutting pizza into squares is wrong | 0 | 2016-04-29T03:09:31 | 41 | 2 | 5 |
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