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What does it mean to be "nice?" Based on the Askreddit thread, I believe he's certainly capable of being polite to people he interacts with, but that doesn't mean he's not also willing to take advantage of people when it suits his self-interest. How does your opinion square with the many people who have accused Trump o... | Donald Trump is actually a genuinely nice guy and his campaign was a show, thus not a real indicator of his true personality. | 1 | 2016-11-17T19:37:05 | 152 | 26 | 1 |
I'm not saying that the children of working parents are not as well-parented. I'm saying that merely a choice to stay at home instead of working is *respect-worthy* and not automatically a reason to lose some amount of respect for someone; their choice can be based in an admirable goal. Respect is not solely or even ... | As a woman, I have less respect for women who do not return to work after having a baby than I do for those who do. CMV. | 1 | 2013-12-05T00:24:24 | 72 | 4 | 82Δ |
Wouldn't his unfairly punish people that live in areas where the public tapwater is unsuitable for consumption? Before a tax on bottled water is instituted, these sources of water need to be made potable. | Bottled water should be more heavily taxed to sponsor water conservation/tap usage | 0 | 2016-10-09T18:50:05 | 228 | 273 | null |
*What she said:* *"I smoke 'cause I'm hoping for an early death* *And I need to cling to something!"* The Smiths - *What she said* [Nicotine](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotine#Therapeutic_uses) has been shown to be an effective antidepressant. When I started smoking, I was certain that I would commit suicide one d... | Anybody who has taken up smoking tobacco since the year 1990 has made a proundly stupid decision and has nobody to blame but themselves. CMV. | 1 | 2013-08-26T11:00:43 | 924 | 5 | 2 |
I believe that a free market (without government intervention) with competition will produce the best results You won't get a free market without government intervention. Free markets depend on things like contract law, intellectual property rights, and other government-created interventions. | The free market is the best form for any industry and service. | 1 | 2017-03-27T19:27:34 | 82 | 3 | 6 |
All of those bad things you mentioned aren't products of communism, but rather of authoritarian governments. We could certainly discuss Marx and Engels' ideas, but the horrific acts of Mao, Stalin, and the Khmer Rouge are unrelated to the theories of Marx and Engels. | Marx and Engels shouldn't be taken seriously. | 0 | 2016-04-27T05:06:08 | 36 | 9 | 31 |
(N.B. I think you accidentially messed up your math, I'm assuming you meant 1,000 people making $10k, which is $10 M - if not, well, you make a solid point. :) ) It's hard to know how to rate "far more important". So I'm not sure I'll be able to change your mind completely, but I can point out what value the $10 M earn... | I believe that 10,000 people making $10,000 a year are far more important to the economy and society than one person with $10,000,000. CMV. | 1 | 2013-09-21T02:50:10 | 106 | 4 | 1 |
My house actually did come with appliances and some furniture. I was giving the oven a deep cleaning and discovered a bunch of roasted maggots. They were in a section I wouldn't have discovered right away if I had just started using it. I wound up replacing that oven (and thankfully, I never cooked with it). Maybe that... | Our culture should consider large furniture and appliances as something that comes with the house and that you leave with the house | 1 | 2014-06-28T05:56:32 | 79 | 2 | 6Δ |
Tiger mom parenting has some plusses for some kids in academics, but it also isn't a provenly better tactic for creating good academic scores; and is seen to have quite a few bad effects on other kids. It tends to have negative effects on just about every area outside of academics. Especially when it comes to psycholog... | The tiger mom parenting method is the best | 1 | 2016-10-23T18:13:48 | 21 | 17 | 32 |
That specific part of the song isn't the end, but if you listen to the whole track, there are other musical fades which lead to skits. This gives the listener an impression that music is woven into life in Compton, and helps cement the skits are crucial parts of the narrative as well. If you're amending your position t... | Ending a song with a fade-out is generally inferior to giving it an actual musical conclusion. | 1 | 2014-08-22T21:21:48 | 111 | 7 | 4 |
The raising of children is not an innate right in our society. Your children can be taken away from you if you abuse/neglect them, among other reasons. Since the innate right does not exist, I assume you are proposing further restrictions on raising children beyond the ones that already exist. What is your proposed alt... | I do not believe that the raising of children should be seen as an innate right, CMV | 0 | 2013-12-15T19:44:05 | 67 | 2 | 3 |
I'll try to address each bullet in order Biologically: * Men are stronger, yes, but that comes with expectations. No woman is judged for not being strong, no girls are bullied for not being sporty in school and athleticism and psychical ability aren't tied to their attractiveness and social status. So yes, men are stro... | I believe for the average person it's better to be born a man than a woman | 0 | 2016-12-30T01:58:55 | 86 | 2 | null |
If he were to have a psychotic episode due to his emotional fragility, that would almost guarantee his removal from office under the 25th Amendment. Which, if you're rooting for impeachment right now, isn't a bad consolation prize. To put it differently, if the president is an emotional weakling, wouldn't it be better... | The media and people in general need to be very careful about how much they're making fun of Trump. | 1 | 2017-02-12T02:21:50 | 36 | 28 | 26 |
Firstly, I don't know why they say to go to Matt Smith first. Granted, I think Matt Smith had the 2 best companions. I still would recommend picking up somewhere with the 10th doctor. When I first watched Buffy the Vampire slayer (series), I thought the same thing, in terms of the special effects. The entire first sea... | The New Dr. Who is one of the most overrated shows of all time. | 0 | 2014-07-09T15:12:03 | 325 | 1 | null |
First of all, I'm Dutch, and the only way to refer to a century is by saying (in Dutch) "the 19th century" --there's no equivalent for "the 1800s." The same goes for German, French (where the century is typically written using Roman numerals, e.g. " le XIXème siècle") and I think all other Indo-European languages. So i... | I believe that referring, in a single work, to centuries as both the "1800s" and the "19th Century" is confusing and should be discouraged. | 0 | 2014-11-29T11:39:07 | 36 | 5 | 1 |
The problem you're having is you're assuming that people aren't putting logic and reasoning into practice when deciding on a stance. But in reality, they are. Or at the very least, they're under the impression that they are. Take Global Warming. On the surface, it seems so simple. The planet is warming, we're dumping a... | American politics no longer cares about logic or reason, and as a young voter I have no reason to be optimistic about the future of my country. | 1 | 2016-03-28T19:26:51 | 47 | 2 | 84 |
Thanks. So, if I've changed your view on the cost effectiveness of the treatment, may I have a delta? | Subsidized gender assignment surgery should take a backseat to critical life saving surgery. | 1 | 2016-05-05T16:50:18 | 300 | 9 | 105 |
Therefore, they should be allowed to practice their religion in peace. They can practice their religion in peace as long as it does not interfere with others. Once they voluntarily open a publicly accessible business then they choose to follow certain rules, such as treating people equally. | Religiously affiliated companies should be able to deny service to people that violate their religious beliefs. | 0 | 2017-03-21T20:33:29 | 83 | 2 | 111 |
I've never voted before, but I voted for Trump in the primary and I'm planning on voting for him in the general. I've always seen politics in the US as picking between two people who are simply going to continue the status quo. The candidates may differ on emotional social issues, but things that actually matter aren't... | Supporters of Donald Trump are either completely divorced from reality or actively seeking the downfall of the United States. | 0 | 2016-07-26T02:18:53 | 311 | 1 | 2 |
Objectionable basis? Perhaps. Outdated? Definitely not, because of the concept of "crime-related behavior" (don't know the official term). Let's say that criminals make your community less livable. They also tend to wear red socks. Non-criminals are indifferent to sock color and aren't much bothered by a ban. Let's fur... | I think it is an outdated practice to prohibit alcohol sales on Sunday. CMV | 1 | 2014-02-12T23:21:00 | 164 | 2 | 3 |
There are 2 other governing branches that are set up to be a system of checks and balances. It seems that majority of skeptics against Donald Trump do not have faith in the system. Well, one of those branches is on his side already, and the other is likely to be filled with 2+ of his appointments over the next four yea... | I think those who say they are "genuinely fearing for their lives" now that Trump is President-elect are over exaggerating the severity and reach of his authority. | 1 | 2016-11-09T19:02:16 | 136 | 24 | 17 |
Brave New World fails to account for one central problem: the inevitable corruption of the Alphas. Our minds are organic, just like our bodies. Growth can be contained and controlled, but pressure would build up within those whose minds are allowed to be free like the Alphas. We need to create, to change things, to hav... | I think "Brave New World" is an utopia, rather than a dystopia. CMV. | 1 | 2013-05-06T04:10:57 | 21 | 1 | 19 |
Why *shouldn't* it be the norm to have monogamous relationships? Most people want an exclusive relationship so exclusive relationships are the norm. A person agrees not to have sex with others because they want their partner to do the same, there is no "force" involved. Only a mutual agreement where both parties abide... | Insisting your SO does not have sex outside of your relationship is a controlling behavior and should not be considered a normal, healthy behavior. | 0 | 2015-06-23T10:17:07 | 40 | 26 | 3Δ |
[this](http://everydayfeminism.com/2014/06/truth-late-term-abortions/) article gives a bit more information on some of the whys. advocating for late term abortions is important though, as much as abortion at any step of the pregnancy process. if, and i stress that this is a *tiny if*, there are people who get a late te... | Abortion past viability is murder. | 1 | 2017-06-30T04:31:22 | 126 | 3 | 10 |
What can these subs possibly be adding to the Reddit community? Freedom. The truth is, everyone knows that hate exists, whether it's on Reddit or not. We can chase it around and try to censor it, but it will always be in vein. Nobody's experience on Reddit is actually being detracted because of the existence of these ... | I don't think Reddit should allow subs that are obviously a source of hate speech or hateful intent. CMV? | 0 | 2014-02-27T06:16:03 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
Would you be ok with a "hard reboot" of the system (ie, one time give everyone equal wealth and start the game over again)? Also, you under the erroneous assumption that socialism does not reward hard work and capitalism does. Many, if not most socialists have the opinion that you are entitled to as much PERSONAL PROPE... | Socialism, while being a great concept in theory, is inherently flawed because most humans will not work hard unless their work gets a quick incentive. | 0 | 2017-02-23T20:24:48 | 385 | 13 | 1 |
Games like Mass Effect 3 (which is, granted, less open than something like Skyrim or Fallout) are less good because of some of the open world elements. By playing missions in the "wrong" order you lose the ability to play other missions at all and lose a lot of content because locations in the game change as a result o... | From a pure gameplay standpoint, open-world is inherently better than linearity in video games | 0 | 2017-05-05T21:56:51 | 99 | 19 | null |
I really can't think of an intellectually honest reason to care only about men's issues or women's issues. They're both real. So why are we treating them as opposing forces? It's not like we have to ban abortions because we start listening to male victims of violence. This isn't a zero sum game, why is it being treated... | MRAs are right to claim that there are men's issues. However, the way they're trying to address them is ineffective and quite possibly makes things worse. | 0 | 2015-05-17T09:55:36 | 106 | 31 | 2 |
Ah, you are stuck in a strawman argument, apparently unintentionally. The issue here isn't about minimizing lives lost directly, but about the *net value*. Yes, there are a lot of lives lost in vehicle accidents. But, vehicles provide a *massive* benefit both to society and individuals that *far* exceeds the costs and ... | Arguments in favor of increased gun control coming from the direction of "saving lives" are flawed | 0 | 2016-08-09T14:54:41 | 177 | 1 | 14 |
I mean, we all have them but it isn't relevant as to how we feel. It's like having thoughts of doing cruel things; it's natural to have them because they exist, not always because it influences our decisions or is influenced by our feelings. For example, yes there is some thoughts of me going to my room mate and punch ... | We are all racists, but some of us can control it | 1 | 2016-11-15T00:36:33 | 156 | 1 | 3 |
So, may I have a delta then? | No country should have to take in ANY forms of immigrants. | 1 | 2017-01-28T23:37:52 | 171 | 3 | 95 |
What about people who are 'pro-life' but okay with abortion in cases of rape or incest? Is a fetus not a life regardless of how it conceived? It's a popular view and, under this framework, the nexus of discussion truly isn't 'Is a fetus a person' so much as the amount of choice a woman had in having sex, or her relatio... | I believe that debate over abortion eventually comes down to whether a fetus is a person or not, cmv. | 0 | 2013-12-07T20:58:58 | 152 | 1 | 61Δ |
The most important parts of the first constitution and its early amendments (principally, the basic structure of government and most of the Bill of Rights) would be re-passed almost without question at revision time. These rights are deeply valued in the American public consciousness to the point that any attempt to re... | Thomas Jefferson was right. The constitution should be re-written from scrap every twenty years or so. | 0 | 2016-12-31T02:12:41 | 52 | 3 | 1 |
Food consists of things that are improved by the addition of bacon. The way to go here is to think along the lines of non-food objects that are improved by bacon. Which (arguably) is everything. Some specific examples: * Drinks, especially breakfast drinks * Boogers * Your mother I'm not saying that boogers or your mo... | Food is that which is improved by bacon | 1 | 2015-11-20T21:18:48 | 49 | 1 | 3 |
I think illogical is a bit of incorrect phrasing here. I'll explain more concisely in the TLDR because this will take a bit of explaining, sorry for the bulky mobile format. I do get what you mean from browsing a few comments because most vegans I've met and myself chose to abstain because of ethical or moral reasons a... | It is illogical for vegans to completely abstain from the consumption of animal products | 0 | 2017-06-13T08:51:24 | 89 | 1 | null |
Have you ever gotten the feeling that someone was faking interest in you? They gave condolences when you talked about having a bad day, but their tone of voice and facial expression just seemed a bit forced? Even if you didn't dislike them for pretending to show interest in you, you probably didn't really like them tha... | Empathy is an inherently disadvantageous emotion, and I would be better off without it. CMV. | 0 | 2013-10-28T19:09:44 | 95 | 1 | null |
This might be too short a response, but a confident knows their abilities and attempts to use those abilities to their full effect. An arrogant person thinks they know their abilities (and they might be right), but then they make sure that everyone else knows their abilities too. You can be either confident or arrogant... | I think the word "confidence" is mostly used to make certain ideas more palatable. | 0 | 2014-05-31T00:55:59 | 34 | 1 | 15Δ |
I'm french. I think you don't realize how hard using french words with an american accent is. I speak English every day at work, but I have no clue how I should pronounce "joie de vivre" with a "typical accent". Not everyone can just "switch accent" on demand. I can speak English with a good accent, or french. But don'... | People should stop pronouncing English loanwords as if they're speaking their native language. | 1 | 2014-09-05T21:43:37 | 388 | 475 | 11 |
First off, a fair warning. I will not engage with you if you continue to use the tone you've presented in the body of your post. Speak with courtesy if you wish us to speak. Most people with any sense hold views *given some exogenous assumptions about society*. Their position is usually not something like "capital pun... | If a total catastrophic breakdown of society were to happen, liberals would be primarily useless. | 0 | 2014-10-23T04:18:11 | 85 | 1 | 8Δ |
I'm not sure whether your view is about the US's intentions in the middle east, or whether there were no monetary gains from the wars. I'll start with monetary gains from the wars as that's the slightly easier one to tackle. I would personally agree with you that wars were not really about oil or natural resources, but... | The US has genuinely been attempting to improve the middle east, and the past 20 years have not been for profit | 0 | 2015-02-08T05:21:44 | 49 | 8 | null |
Even further, hydrogen is in nearly everything (especially water which is abundant here), surely we can figure out cheaper methods to extract hydrogen from these compounds. Finding diatomic hydrogen on Earth is rare, and getting hydrogen out of other compounds is energetically expensive for exactly the same reason hydr... | Electric Powered Vehicles are a Horrible Idea for the Environment. Instead, we should look into using Hydrogen Fuel. | 0 | 2016-10-14T00:01:52 | 39 | 10 | 6 |
I've been an atheist for decades. I know lots of atheists, a small percentage of them are douchebags who act as you describe atheists. I also know lots of spiritual and religious people. About the same percentage of them act the way you describe atheists. From what I've seen, the number of religious people who act like... | I associate Atheism with close-mindedness and lack of empathy. | 1 | 2015-12-24T06:23:05 | 65 | 6 | 12 |
How do the representative know the opinion of people that elected them on every subject ? they don't. If you don't like the principles of the representative government (and you certain shouldn't) you need to look towards direct democracy, because voting directly laws is the proper way people inform "the government" abo... | Politicians should not act on personal views, as their role is to reflect the will of the people and not themselves. | 1 | 2016-03-23T23:03:52 | 74 | 4 | 4 |
1) A country is a collective of individuals sharing a common heritage. It's not, though. A [country](https://www.google.com/search?q=definition+country&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS532US626&oq=definition+country&aqs=chrome..69i57j35i39j0l4.2231j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8) is "a nation with its own government, ... | Only soldiers, police officers and firefighters should be allowed to vote. | 0 | 2017-06-08T18:49:47 | 248 | 2 | 35 |
I think you bring up some good points but I have a couple of thoughts. 1. It is unclear whether you are arguing for this on this sub or on reddit overall. I don't think anything like this is needed on most subs where the majority of content is lighter/less argumentative. 2. I don't think commenting would be necessary a... | You should not be able to downvote a comment without leaving a response to said comment. | 1 | 2017-06-06T20:13:41 | 60 | 1 | 5 |
This winter I was waffling back and forth a bit, and to be honest I had thought (and still think) that having the first woman president would be a watershed moment paving the way for Elizabeth Warren, etc., and that Hillary would be pretty much the same kind of potus as Obama, so it wouldn't be like voting for a Fiorin... | I will be voting for Hillary Clinton in the Pennsylvania Primary | 1 | 2016-04-24T20:12:39 | 132 | 3 | 1 |
Zippers can produce a better 'seal' than button folds do and so make for better clothing in harsh weather. Though even then, a little bit of wind can get through a closed zipper, so I've noticed jackets/coats/snowsuits simply do both: You zip up initially, then you button a fold over a zipper. The combination is actual... | I believe buttons are superior to zippers and zippers should be abolished. CMV | 0 | 2014-03-01T18:38:43 | 32 | 9 | null |
I think you've actually argued against your own point here. I don't follow Mathers on Snapchat but I would imagine that a somewhat public figure like herself, who has made nearly her whole career on her looks and modeling ability, probably posts to Snapchat a lot because it's a social media based on pictures and videos... | Morally, I don't think Dani Mathers should face consequences for the nude photo she took of the older lady at the gym | 1 | 2017-05-21T17:14:33 | 55 | 8 | 4 |
It is neither. It is simply marketing. It is no different than offering a discount to students, to posting a coupon in a church newsletter, or any other marketing tool. Just because the special isn't offered to all parties doesn't make it "discrimination". At least it isn't done for discriminatory reasons. Now the smar... | Same-sex couples discount from a photography place. I call it discrimination, she calls it affirmative action. CMV please. | 0 | 2013-12-27T21:05:17 | 716 | 2 | 5 |
Can I ask, why do you support Trump? What specific policies of his do you actually like and want to see enacted? What proposals of his do you think will actually be effective and helpful? On immigration and the wall, you say that you don't think either will really do anything. On bringing back jobs, you say that Trump ... | I support Donald Trump | 1 | 2017-01-31T04:56:04 | 1,516 | 316 | 1 |
If other Romanians are paying taxes, and you are benefiting from government programs (roads, etc.), then I think you are stealing from your fellow Romanians. If you want your government to be better, then you should try influence it and get involved in politics. You shouldn't try to cheat the system and refuse to pay y... | I know I am wrong, but I feel robbed when I have to pay taxes. I don't feel evasion as a crime and I hate the Government. Please, change my view. | 0 | 2015-08-24T06:34:59 | 787 | 1 | null |
She doesn't claim that the men aren't portrayed in a negative way as well though She claims that the driving social factor in these games is the devaluation and objectification of women, despite the fact that they're given greater value than the men you're killing to rescue them. It's not that two wrongs don't make a ... | Anita Sarkeesian and similar feminists actually have a point about the portrayal of gender roles in video games. | 1 | 2016-12-06T01:17:28 | 617 | 8 | 21 |
Very few, if any, serious linguistics subscribe to prescriptivist theories of language, so to say there is a consensus among grammar experts is not really very accurate at all. I think most linguists would say that the use of "very unique" in English sentences is perfectly valid. | Phrases like "very unique" and "very pregnant" are not wrong as they reflect concepts that proper English cannot easily describe | 0 | 2015-04-11T11:24:23 | 36 | 2 | null |
He's sabotaging them from within to get Clinton in! I struggle to believe that for a couple of reasons: - If you look at Trump historically, he cares about his ego. He sues people that say derogatory things about him and he gets openly hostile to people when they antagonize him. If what you are suggesting is true, then... | Trump has just PROVEN himself to be a Clinton Plant. | 0 | 2016-09-27T18:22:55 | 35 | 22 | 65 |
have read so many stories of cheating taking place online People are more likely to post online that they've been cheated on than that they haven't. divorce rates I don't think this is a good metric to determine infidelity. Most importantly, not every divorce is the result of cheating. In fact, it's not even in the big... | Cheating will almost always occur in a relationship at some point | 0 | 2017-03-08T21:29:15 | 27 | 2 | 7 |
formed beforehand, and not based on facts. If we used this, nothing would be racist. People hold prejudices because of events and facts that they see, they then apply it to people who are associated with that group. It's not like we are born and we just suddenly become racist towards people. such as only hiring white p... | Institutional racism and racial prejudice are different things, and our focus on prejudice not only is a waste of time, but it can make it more difficult to discuss the more important realities of institutional racism. Please, CMV. | 0 | 2016-05-25T17:19:05 | 78 | 2 | 1 |
Since you asked for specific annecdotes: I know one homeless person. He lives in my city, attends my church, and regularly begs at the same place in a mall for most of the year. He's clean (relatively speaking), keeps himself groomed, and wears a suit pretty much every day. He sleeps on the street - and not in a shelt... | Homeless people are homeless because they don't try not to be. | 1 | 2014-07-16T19:08:28 | 95 | 2 | 2 |
Because Islam is a pretty big set of beliefs and generally people only hate certain extreme aspects of it. (You don't mention what exactly you don't like about Muslims) For example, I pray at a mosque once a week - what is there to hate about this (except if you think I should be Catholic)? To group everyone into one g... | Anyone should be able to hate Muslims, just like how anyone is able to hate anyone for their opinions. | 0 | 2016-10-01T19:00:42 | 97 | 1 | 97 |
The Golden rule is obviously deeply flawed, because people want very different things. The Platinum rule gets around this, but there are more than a few problems with it. 1. Uncertainty. It is often hard to know what others want. It's a nice idea to treat others they want to be treated, but in practice that's hard to d... | The Golden Rule and its derivatives are the core of morality. | 0 | 2015-08-15T00:03:12 | 62 | 2 | 7 |
Strong proponents of capitalism are generally *not* in favor of crony capitalism, and they also have *in the past* recognized that capitalism does not work when actual monopolies of "essential" goods or services are involved. High-bandwidth ISPs, virtually everywhere in the entire nation, fall into both the crony capit... | Net Neutrality is anti-capitalism. | 0 | 2014-06-25T21:37:07 | 88 | 6 | 7Δ |
As someone who was raised in a Sedevacantist/TradCath household myself, you really don't have it that bad. [When Christianity is truly under attack, you'll know.](https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/archives/anti.html) | Christianity is under attack in the western world | 1 | 2017-06-04T03:36:39 | 219 | 1 | 1 |
I may not feel sorry for them, but I do feel sorry for *us* if we resort to such a savage form of justice. The worst part about jails being unjust is that those who are lifers rule the roost, while those who go in for a year are likely to be abused and join a prison gang for protection. Yes, sexual offenders don't rul... | I do not feel sorry for them when a vicious murderer, rapist or child abuser is raped in jail. | 1 | 2014-04-24T23:26:41 | 94 | 2 | 4Δ |
I can understand why one would be skeptical about synesthesia's existence. I have lexical synesthesia in which I see letters and numbers in color. It is entirely effortless and I cannot suppress it; I almost feel that I can perceive the color before I perceive the character, since if I glance at a page or a board I can... | Synesthesia is mostly bullshit | 1 | 2014-07-16T23:15:34 | 66 | 2 | 1 |
OK, let me start with your reasons for forced abortions: Handicapped people will, on average, cost society more money than the average person/contribute less to society. A baby born to a jobless, single mother will also likely cost society more money than he or she contributes, to name just one example. If this is a v... | Abortion should be mandatory if a fetus is found to have a handicap | 1 | 2015-01-17T21:01:09 | 82 | 14 | 5 |
The OP is woefully uninformed. There are hard sciences, soft sciences and pseudosciences, and temperament psychology — in any of its better-established varieties, including the MBTI and the Big Five — belongs (along with most of psychology) in the "soft science" category, and the MBTI can actually point to years of stu... | MBTI is Pseudoscience, and Deserves the Same Ridicule as Horoscopes | 1 | 2017-05-03T19:37:10 | 180 | 12 | 1 |
The European front was fought for our allies, with Hitler having no plans to attack America directly due to the large ocean in the middle. That's not really true-- apparently Hitler had [at least some designs on attacking the US](http://hnn.us/article/32084). This is anecdotal, but a WW2 vet in Ken Burns' *The War* rec... | I believe that the idea that US soldiers have fought for freedom in the United States in modern times is for the most part false. CMV | 1 | 2014-01-05T22:34:10 | 175 | 34 | 15 |
1. I think this is largely based on fandom's expectations. I've seen the Star Wars movies and, at the risk of totally alienating myself from reddit proper, neither really loved or really disliked the franchise. I can see myself going in and enjoying it either way. Your thesis depends upon what bulk of movie-goers are f... | Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be a disappointment no matter what. | 1 | 2015-10-21T20:28:26 | 48 | 10 | 75 |
I understand that animals are adapted to their environment, but I find it hard to not consider our intelligence a higher trait than the others, since it makes us capable to adapt to a higher number of environments. Well the thing is our technology really hasn't adapted us to that many different environments without a f... | "End of the world" predictions are human hubris. | 1 | 2017-02-23T21:17:54 | 74 | 1 | 67 |
You seem to be arguing against anarcho-capitalism, not libertarianism. Many many libertarians would endorse (at least) a subsistence level social minimum. Nozick, Milton Friedman, and FA Hayek all agreed on that (for different reasons). Left libertarians would agree with the social minimums to guarantee autonomy develo... | The success of a person in a libertarian society would be determinated by birth rather than drive or talent. | 0 | 2017-03-24T23:38:39 | 193 | 4 | 51 |
For it to be hypocritical would require it to be inconsistent. I'm very pro-choice but this position is perfectly tenable. For starters, we are talking about direct harm vs indirect harm and if that is the material consequence to a person in the matter of abortion then they certainly aren't being hypocritical. To the... | Being "pro-life," but also supporting the scaling back of social programs to support the poor, is hypocritical | 1 | 2017-06-17T19:45:55 | 201 | 91 | 45 |
Okay, so I'm just going to state that you clearly have a problem with men. I don't know what you personally have an issue with as far as men are concerned, but that's not something that you are going to change without some serious help. I want to start by stating that it's not specifically men who ignore this problem,... | If a state treated men the way certain Islamic nations treat women, the UN would ostracise that nation. | 0 | 2016-05-27T07:19:32 | 125 | 7 | 1 |
Ah, but did it change your view? If not, where did I lose you? Fear of death and hell is a reason for some people. But I assert that organized religion is just a bunch of people experiencing things independently and trying to piece a puzzle together when they can't show one another what pieces they were given. | Most religion is a coping mechanism to deal with the inevitability of death. | 1 | 2016-04-25T23:41:15 | 396 | 89 | 87 |
I'm an atheist so I don't think I can change your view on God's existence, I just want to comment on this: How can someone who created the universe care about me individually? Why not? A hypothetical creator could care about all the creatures he or she has created. Remember - he or she (or maybe they) is supposed to b... | CMV I don't believe in God anymore, but I would like to.... | 1 | 2015-03-24T16:28:32 | 733 | 152 | 1Δ |
Do we really need shows like this to educate people about reality? Who on earth doesn't know this stuff? It's basic knowledge about our existence. Yes, as a country we are [scientifically illiterate](http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/30/science/30profile.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0). When I was in elementary school, mos... | "Cosmos: a space-time odyssey" is an elementary school educational show. | 1 | 2014-06-19T04:24:51 | 27 | 3 | 4Δ |
The reality is that gay children are going to regular schools, even if we had a school like this for every region in the UK, it's only going to enforce the "us and them" mentality. Even if it were the case these schools would be popular, why would LEAs or local governments deal with the underlying issues, when they cou... | LGBT-only schools are not a step in the right direction; they will not help tackle discrimination, only create a sense of "otherness" | 1 | 2015-01-26T19:17:53 | 274 | 3 | 14 |
A lot of people in this thread have had a lot of great points, but I also noticed that no one mentioned anything about the ADA. I work in the business and we have a lot of disabled individuals come to my theater and not all of them are quiet or know how to behave in a theater. We can ask their caregiver to try and co... | There was a child who was deaf in my showing of Jurassic Park. He was very noisy. I don't believe he should have gone to the movies, and I think it would have been okay if he were kicked out for being a disturbance. | 1 | 2015-06-17T00:33:09 | 258 | 18 | null |
You're mixing metaphors. I didn't ask if you would feel less valued, I asked if the ritual would have less value if it were common instead of exclusive. You might be able to convince yourself that you're just as valued, but a common ritual doesn't suggest that. If a friend does something only with you, they are indicat... | Not agreeing to your partner being polyamorous is rooted in your own insecurity. | 1 | 2015-12-28T03:55:13 | 119 | 3 | 96 |
People who accept one and not the other will usually tell you that ''gender identity'' is a real physical part of the brain whereas ''racial identity'' is not ... they are mistaken, but within the context of their mistaken beliefs, they are not being hypocritical, because they believe there is a difference. | If you accept transgender people, you also have to accept transracial, or you are a hypocrite. | 1 | 2017-04-11T01:34:56 | 205 | -1 | 51 |
It could be worse. Some economists think you should be taxed on your imputed rental income (the "rent" you pay to yourself). | Property Taxes are Inherently Unjust and Should be Abolished | 0 | 2015-04-11T20:55:40 | 35 | 0 | null |
Sick days should be a given. A company would rather pay someone to stay home than have him "power through" being sick and infect more people. | Employers shouldn't pay for employees vacation time or sick days; if you're not at the jobsite working you shouldn't get paid | 0 | 2015-03-27T20:50:02 | 92 | 1 | null |
Mass shootings have historically been committed by someone deemed mentally unfit. Would you mind providing your basis for claiming this? I legitimately was unaware this was the case. I know people often cite it as a concern but how frequently is it confirmed? | Advocating against the carrying of firearms is the incorrect way to address gun violence in the US. Addressing mental health and progressive education is the way. | 1 | 2017-06-27T19:29:47 | 359 | 64 | 85 |
Based on the points you made, it does sound reasonable for guys to pee in the sink assuming they wash it down while washing their hands after, etc. However, you will have a *very* hard time with "it should be even be adopted more." It has already been ingrained in our society to pee in a toilet (or while showering), so... | I think that peeing in the sink to save water is acceptable and should even be adopted more. CMV | 0 | 2013-06-15T05:14:18 | 105 | 2 | null |
What is Voldemort good at? He's good at manipulation, highly skilled in the dark arts, and built a cult of personality so powerful that he successfully overthrew the Ministry of Magic. He isn't particulary charismatic or a decent leader. We've seen plenty of evidence of his charisma. He used his charisma to get Profes... | Voldemort is an awful villain. | 0 | 2017-05-17T01:39:43 | 70 | 10 | 31 |
People are introduced to Windows and its interface and have no idea that other operating systems exist (save for OS X and previous Mac OS which are usually beyond most kids). This leads to vendor lock-in That's a weird argument. Who cares? Kids will be just as "locked in" to whatever operating system they are first exp... | Microsoft Windows should not be used in schools | 1 | 2016-09-19T22:32:20 | 67 | 34 | 58 |
1) X may sound cooler, but the sound isn't exclusive. It can be similarly made with an -ecs or -ecks if you want. There's no way to reproduce the sound of y. 2) Exclusivity does not mean something is better. X is certainly used less, which I would argue makes it a more useless letter. If you could have a key that opens... | X is better than Y | 1 | 2015-07-23T21:35:03 | 273 | 6 | 5 |
I agree with most of what you're saying. However: I'm two months off of getting married. I've just spent $500 on wedding rings -- not shitty, easily damaged gold ones but palladium (like platinum but lighter) which will last forever. Apart from this, most of the wedding is low cost. I would have been happy eloping if i... | Engagement rings and weddings are unnecessary wastes of money | 1 | 2014-09-08T13:04:28 | 91 | 1 | 1 |
What it comes down to is a very simple notion, and that is *diminishing marginal utility*. You know, after a given point each additional unit of a thing results in less gain per unit. Basically, if you give someone who is very poor $1 it improves their lot a great deal, but if you give a millionaire $1 it generally isn... | Trying to help society/humanity is a fool's errand, it's better to try and help yourself or those who are close to you. | 0 | 2015-01-24T20:51:34 | 19 | 2 | 69 |
I feel the same way you do. I have a son, but we can't really point fingers at a pedophile and say "terrible person" unless they act. Not knowing who they are is scary, but as long as they don't act it's really none of our business. But that's not why you are here. I should add that Pedophiles, no matter how innocent t... | We shouldn't hate non-acting pedophiles | 0 | 2017-05-04T15:50:16 | 318 | 1 | null |
In this thread, I'm talking about the ethics of collecting the data, regardless of legality. If you'd said morality, you'd have a point, but I still wouldn't like it. As you stated it... it's explicitly unethical to violate the law - period, so you *can't* split legal/ethical. That is in fact the difference between mor... | I think government tracking and personal data collection are good and should be continued/expanded | 1 | 2015-08-18T04:48:21 | 51 | 2 | null |
This is sadly true but I can't figure out why you are bringing it up. If the government is already having issues providing for public schools as is, imagine how bad it will get once they start renovating them to add wings of bunk beds. | Underprivileged kids should get free education/food/accomodation | 1 | 2014-09-16T19:28:12 | 382 | 31 | 14 |
To be honest, I don't think there is a good answer to this one that doesn't ultimately boil down to having the cake and eating it too. The only thing that really makes sense as a response to this is that feminism is, at it's core, about advancing women's issues. The logical framework for advancing that idea is that eve... | Modern feminism is hypocritical and flawed | 1 | 2015-08-25T03:19:49 | 67 | 1 | 5 |
I see it like this, it's a bit weird but, here goes: The lock and the key aren't really referring to vagina/penis. What they refer to is the chaser and the chased. What I mean is this, the lock is guarding something, it's always there, and you know there's something good behind it, but you don't know what. It could be ... | I think the saying "A good key can open many locks, but a shit lock is opened by many keys" has some truth to it. CMV. | 1 | 2013-03-08T19:29:30 | 25 | 21 | 1 |
So in the end, even if they do get along for some trait, it all comes down to how rowdy the guy is. If I'm wrong about anything here then please point out what and why. i think you're just completely overestimating the importance of strength and protection and underestimating the importance of everything else. we're st... | A rowdy guy is the best bf for any girl, especially an attractive girl | 1 | 2017-05-22T17:07:17 | 86 | 6 | 4 |
I don't think it's a controversial statement to say that males are naturally more sexually aggressive and promiscuous than females. I think it is highly controversial, judging by the arguments put forth in the relevant socio-political area of debate (especially the arguments put forth by MRAs). Without this starting as... | I believe women who have sex with underage boys should receive less punishment than men who have sex with underage girls. | 0 | 2014-11-10T19:17:55 | 30 | 5 | 13 |
Sure, she's a woman, but the whole "Beat out the white male lock on the Oval Office" gimmick was already bested by Obama in '08. I mean, it still means a lot.. especially to women. It's a huge deal. | I'm not excited for a Hillary Clinton presidency | 0 | 2015-05-20T23:20:49 | 618 | 0 | null |
That's like saying "Brain surgery is a terrible idea, everyone who has taken a first aid class knows that you should close a hole in your skull ASAP!". From what I have read from /r/basicIncome, the idea is that in a future utopian society computers will take all of our jobs and there will be a huge number of people ou... | Basic income is a horrible idea and anyone who has ever taken a basic economics class should know that. | 1 | 2015-08-05T10:43:15 | 73 | 17 | 3 |
Oh, without a doubt the current judicial and encarceration systems are rotten to the core. And I wouldn't ever argue that they are a good choice. But I think that my point still stands about the need to move away from a punitive system of what is justified as being deterrence into being something that focuses on the s... | If we are opposed to the prison industrial-complex... then perhaps shaming, shunning, and exile should be considered as alternatives. | 1 | 2015-07-26T05:20:27 | 38 | 2 | 5 |
Any criminal who creates a situation where an innocent person's life is at risk should receive the worst punishment available (death penalty IMO). Person with a gun is robbing someone. I am a cop and see this. Now I am hesitant pull my gun or otherwise meet the situation with equal deadly force because if some how the... | Any crime in which a person's life is threatened should result in the death penalty (or essentially, be equivalent to murder) | 0 | 2015-11-03T03:18:21 | 39 | 2 | 74 |
Jews were living in the area and were 1/3 of the population circa 1945. They had been moving there en masse for 50 years joining the small Jewish population that was already there. Plus, the UN didn't implement shit. They suggested a partition in a non-binding resolution in 1947. The Arabs rejected it, civil war broke ... | I don't think that Zionists had the right to occupy already inhabited land just because the Roman empire unjustly destroyed the Kingdom of Israel 2,000 years ago. | 1 | 2014-08-08T09:59:29 | 74 | 11 | 1 |
I think others have explained the logic behind separating sick days from regular vacation, but here goes again with a little more elaboration. The problem is that if people think they are effectively losing vacation days if they have to call in sick *then they won't come in sick*. If you've promised your family three w... | Companies should not separate sick time, vacation time, personal time; it should all come from the same pool of hours. | 1 | 2014-07-09T05:08:25 | 56 | 5 | 20Δ |
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