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First off, I love this, and this is the first ever CMV that I'm actually responding to. The problem with your argument is that you're saying that Luigi is better than Mario *according to societal standards that we have come to establish*. That does not mean he is superior objectively, but rather only superior *to your ... | Luigi is the superior Mario Brother. | 0 | 2016-07-29T20:48:02 | 198 | 60 | null |
Technology seems to give us a good alternative to handwriting, which is typing on various keyboards, as I am doing now. You will never see my actual handwriting (which as it happens, is quite legible). However, simpler technolgies exist as back-ups for more complex technologies. If I had to, I could write you a letter ... | I believe that in today's digital world, handwriting is of little importance. CMV | 0 | 2014-03-25T16:42:55 | 52 | 6 | 9 |
In addition to garnteller's point, which is the crux of the argument against your assertion, that he put quite eloquently I might add, I'd like to make another point. People forget that who we're targeting with drone strikes are actual terrorists, mass murders who use violence against civilian targets to achieve politi... | I think that after all the innocent killed by US air strikes and other attacks, the most dangerous terrorist group nowadays is the US army themselves. CMV. | 1 | 2013-12-13T19:23:42 | 374 | 57 | 3 |
Typically when you sue someone it is to collect damages based on a wrong that was done to you. If Obama feels his reputation was tarnished to the point of causing actual damage to his career or livelihood, he could decide to seek reparations for an amount of money that would help to correct that. Could you put a monet... | Obama should sue Trump for defamation over wiretapping claims | 0 | 2017-03-21T12:03:12 | 101 | 19 | 81 |
While I think just about everyone agrees that "breast is best," it's not feasible for everyone and there are no ill effects to formula feeding like there would be for medications. For instance, someone can't OD on formula so to require a prescription is ludicrous. Second, to force a woman to breastfeed when she doesn't... | Baby formula should only be available with a prescription from an internationally-certified consultant. | 1 | 2015-03-27T21:45:58 | 87 | 9 | 1Δ |
Several people have responded saying we could just do away with gender-segregated facilities entirely. This is almost the same as "Everyone can use whatever room they want." To be clear though, this would mean that cis women would have to use the changing room knowing that cishet men might be in there, and if the women... | if we allow transgender people to use the locker room of the gender they identify as, and if we also acknowledge non-binary genders, then we have to open all bathrooms/locker rooms to everyone, because there's nowhere else you can draw the line and be consistent about it. | 1 | 2017-07-05T22:09:12 | 116 | 1 | 13 |
I'm FTM NB. I was born female, transitioning to male, however, I identify as non-binary. I don't fit the binary idea of gender. I don't believe in the idea of saying X is for girls and Y is for boys (heh, chromosome joke). Despite it appearing as though trans people are affirming these gender roles, it's because we sti... | Transsexual people reinforce Genders and Gender Stereotypes. | 0 | 2016-05-15T10:16:43 | 93 | 1 | 1 |
The Bible says "thou shalt not kill". Do you follow this? | CMV I think that if you "live your life by the Bible" then you should follow all of the rules laid out for you, not just the ones that sound nice or are convenient. | 0 | 2013-12-08T10:24:46 | 204 | 1 | null |
Pledging your allegiance to a flag? That doesn't make sense. Why wouldn't you pledge your allegiance to your country? Because the flag represents the country. It's a pretty common theme in western culture. What? According to Wikipedia: "A republic is a form of government in which affairs of state are a 'public matter'... | I believe it is wrong to teach the Pledge of Allegiance in schools (not for religious reasons). CMV. | 1 | 2013-07-10T23:47:19 | 96 | 2 | null |
If nothing else, self driving cars for the disabled would be a great improvement in quality of life. | I don't see the point in self driving cars | 0 | 2014-05-29T18:51:43 | 61 | 2 | null |
My initial objection to your view is that I do not know what your test if for. Is it for knowledge or reason? Because none of the examples, including the failing ones, demonstrate a breakdown of reason. "I want to help refugees because they need help" is perfectly logical. So is "I don't want to help refugees because I... | Before being able to vote, everyone should have to take a test to prove basic reasoning. | 0 | 2015-02-25T19:16:35 | 37 | 4 | null |
why 'pye'? Because that's what the person who I learned it from said. I don't know why other than that. I live in a country where (a) agriculture imports are heavily taxed; (b) climate fits banana growing. Although this is more of a political issue than anything else, it does affect my view on these fruits. If your cli... | The banana should be the fruit winning gold medal, while the strawberry has no place on the podium at all | 1 | 2016-08-21T16:09:34 | 148 | 6 | null |
Well, I have two issues with your position. The first issue is, where do you draw the line of what you consider your beliefs on a matter? Do you teach your kids about evolution, a well-researched and well-documented scientific theory, or do you leave that in the belief box? Do you teach your kids your general views suc... | I think that it's morally wrong for parents to raise their children with their personal religious/philosophical beliefs. CMV. | 1 | 2013-12-29T05:09:54 | 79 | 15 | 2 |
The protest are actually extreamly productive, in more ways than one. The largest thing these protest will achieve is showing Trump and other republicans that there is a large opposition in America to their ideals. Sure, they won the election, but that doesn't mean most people in the country, or even most people who vo... | The Trump Protests are Counter-Productive | 0 | 2016-11-11T06:53:15 | 349 | 16 | null |
There are many ideologies that claim that we are in danger of being replaced, or hurt, or enslaved or whatever, by others. Well, tell that to native Americans. Oh wait, there are so few left, it might be hard to find one to tell them that. No one else other than some guy who is scared by the gay black communist bogeyma... | having a "socialist" attitude is the optimal, rational, way for mankind to survive and thrive with no casualities | 0 | 2017-03-20T19:41:50 | 596 | 1 | null |
Her lawsuit has nothing to do with reddit. You might not like it, but that's about it. Plenty of CEO's are dicks or plain abhorrent people, that have nothing to do with their ability to run a company Let's focus on this point. A CEO being abhorrent *is* a problem, for a number of reasons. She is the face of the company... | Ellen Pao shouldn't have quite her job and surrender to the internet mob | 0 | 2015-07-11T03:05:38 | 93 | 0 | 3 |
I don't think intelligence makes you unhappy, but it seems reasonable to believe it makes it harder to be happy. Contrast your experiences as a child with your experiences as an adult. As a child, Christmas is unbridled joy; you truly believe a magical man is bringing you presents. As an adult, you realize the stress ... | Being happy is not a sign of "ignorance", and being more intelligent than most people would not make you less happy. | 1 | 2016-10-17T04:00:26 | 39 | 14 | 1 |
My position is not that we should ban these religions I don't see how that's possible, given the rest of the sentence. It's like saying "I don't think we should *ban* satire, just make it so that if someone feels the statement was libelous they should be able to sue, and the person can't use 'it was satire' as a defen... | Faith based organizations (i.e. religious groups) should not be allowed to discriminate against people on the basis of their beliefs. | 1 | 2015-08-18T08:02:19 | 74 | 5 | 25 |
If you want a world where everyone has the opportunity to get rich, you have to allow for some to get very rich. What if I wanted to start a car company. I might need $100 million to make the next Tesla (or the next green car). Why would I do that if you just capped my income at $2 million? Such is the socialist mindse... | I think no one deserves more than $2 million annual income. CMV | 0 | 2014-02-21T19:28:55 | 469 | 3 | null |
A lot of the Marvel movie plots are actually based on [Ultimate Marvel]( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Marvel), which is a complete reboot of the Marvel universe. Marvel's intention with this reboot was really to create a more cohesive universe, culminating in an epic finale that pulls all of the different h... | Marvel not having the movie rights to the X-Men has made the Marvel Cinematic Universe much stronger. | 0 | 2016-03-19T17:14:07 | 115 | 8 | 4 |
I sympathize with your view quite a bit. Almost everyone, even just a hundred years ago, held views that are hopelessly morally backward by todays standards, and knowing that for example Woodrow Wilson was horribly racist makes it more difficult to appreciate any of his positive accomplishments. The key here, though, i... | I find it difficult not to apply modern morals to actions of the past | 1 | 2016-04-20T23:05:38 | 91 | 28 | 38 |
It is worth noting that a non-trivial amount of philosophy is intended to be "embodied" and directly applied in day to day life. Take Buddhist philosophy or forms of stoicism or existential philosophy that aim to directly reduce, through practical methods, mental suffering, anxiety, existential lack, alienation, and so... | Philosophy as made by philosophers is unreliable for living life and for public policy, except as an artistic diversion. | 1 | 2017-05-14T03:16:24 | 137 | 1 | 1 |
The thing is, competitive EDH is already played as different format from regular EDH. In fact, multiple different formats. We have French rules 1v1, and tournament setting multi-player with the same ban list as normal EDH. I guess you can also throw Tiny Leaders in. It is played in different settings, among different ... | EDH should not be "competitive". | 1 | 2016-12-10T01:14:56 | 120 | 1 | 1 |
Psych background as well- I have to ask, as you stated that you 'subscribe to the idea... random neuron firing...' - have you yourself never once noticed a fidelity between a theme or notion contained in one of your dreams, and a situation in your real life? The answer could be yes, especially if you're one of the peo... | I don't see any benefit in psychological analysis of dreams - CMV. | 1 | 2014-02-03T19:46:13 | 38 | 2 | 1 |
Look at it not from a workers point of view but from the corporations point of view. Personally I'm a worker, and I would never again take a rotating shift. It makes your life impossible to plan, and keeps you fatigued. From a corporate point of view, this might be good. First of all, it's harder, and anyone who is go... | Rotating shifts shouldn't be used. | 1 | 2014-05-11T04:24:03 | 46 | 2 | 1∆ |
First off, if those things weren't useful, evolution would've gotten rid of them by now. I agree with you about being self-interested, this position is known as Ethical Egoism. However, being an Egoist doesn't mean being a sociopath. It's more about recognizing the things you *actually* care about compared to what you'... | It is more beneficial to be without Morals, Empathy or Ethics in a society that thrives on them. | 1 | 2017-02-02T14:44:56 | 42 | 1 | 2 |
Gender is just one tiny element in sexuality. Were you attracted to 14 year olds when you were one? Are you still attracted to them now? Do people who like golden showers and spankings always like those things or do those kinks develop over time based on a multitude of variables? Your sexual tastes and desires will cha... | Sexuallity is not fluid | 1 | 2014-04-22T03:12:06 | 40 | 7 | 18 |
You kind of answered your own question. There are so many different levels of psychiatric disorder that it just can't be limited on a blanket basis. Should someone who is overtly violent and threatening be limited? Sure, everyone can agree on that. But what about the other cases? Seasonal depression (which is caused by... | I believe that those with mental illnesses should not be allowed to own firearms CMV | 0 | 2014-01-30T22:30:13 | 60 | 0 | 1 |
Animal rights activism and veganism or vegetarianism are not the same thing. One can eat a vegan diet for environmental reasons, health reasons, or even because they don't want to contribute to animal death - but that is not the same thing as animal rights activism. Second, vegan and vegetarian food is cheaper on the w... | I believe animal rights is a bourgeoisie social issue and undermines the struggle of the poor. | 0 | 2016-04-12T05:26:44 | 34 | 1 | 15 |
The US has the highest corporate tax rate of any developed country already. 3rd highest in the world. The United States has the third highest general top marginal corporate income tax rate in the world at 39 percent, which is the same as Puerto Rico and is exceeded only by Chad and the United Arab Emirates. ie have mo... | The US should increase the top marginal corporate tax rates and offer tax incentives for companies that keep the minimum wage of their employees over a certain amount | 1 | 2016-06-27T20:05:53 | 136 | 11 | 1 |
In order to hire Candidate B, you will need to build a ramp to your building at your own expense. You hire Candidate A. That's not a practical reason. The expense of a ramp is inconsequential compared to the overall cost of an employee. It also has practical benefits like allowing disabled customers easier access to yo... | In most situations, there are practical reasons to hire an able bodied person over a person with disabilities. This is not ableism, if it is, then there's nothing wrong with ableism. | 0 | 2017-05-18T17:12:50 | 73 | 18 | 81 |
also, it's a different doctor, not him. which makes it triply fucked. | A man who didn't asked to be victimized, should not have his past brought into the public spotlight | 0 | 2017-04-12T15:27:30 | 592 | 1 | null |
Liquorish flavored jellybeans are the anchovies of jellybeans. A lot of people don't like them. A lot of people *DO* like them. I mean, really like them. Some people prefer the contrast. It's also important to realize that they already do sell all-one-flavor packs. Those packs just don't sell as much. People prefer the... | Liqourice should not be included in variety packs of jelly beans. | 1 | 2014-09-23T23:45:00 | 39 | 2 | 69 |
The phrase "and should end" moves you from being atheist to being Anti-Theist and that does make you antisemitic and islamophobic, as well as anti-buddhist, anti-christian, etc. The fact that you want religions to end means you are against them and against people's freedoms to practice them. | 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 | 2017-05-10T02:09:29 | 142 | 0 | 93 |
If what you're saying were true, the UN would take far more action to stop wars, since men (and boys) are the primary belligerents and casualties of war. There are many examples of the UN doing nothing to stop situations that lead to the outright deaths of millions of men. Certainly those men would have preferred the ... | If a state treated men the way certain Islamic nations treat women, the UN would ostracise that nation. | 0 | 2016-05-27T14:23:14 | 125 | 1 | 2 |
It doesn't work like that. If you're not immersed in a language, you won't become fluent without devoting a massive amount of in-class time into it. There will be people that will simply never reach fluency because they don't have the right mind for it. It's not that it's hard for these people, it's literally impossib... | I believe that everyone should be fluent in a language other than their native one. CMV | 1 | 2013-11-19T05:19:45 | 42 | 3 | 3 |
Regarding the minimum wage you posted, a ton of waiters don't work full time/40 hours a week. They might only work 4-5 hours a few nights a week when it's slower. Waiters also aren't entry-level jobs and typically require some experience. Most deserve more than minimum wage. Whether they get paid more by their work thr... | I should not have to pay Tips to waiters or cab drivers | 0 | 2017-05-03T04:01:50 | 71 | 3 | 5 |
I'm actually a little surprised no one here has mentioned the Peter Sellers send-up *Casino Royale* from the 60's where the use of multiple agents named James Bond was an integral plot element. It's pretty funny, but my dad says it was better the first time he saw it 'cuz he was on acid. | The Bond films should embrace the fan theory that James Bond is a code name/identity assigned to 00 Agents | 0 | 2016-06-16T06:42:05 | 140 | 1 | null |
It's a great follow-on for sure. I think there are a few differences that are compelling to me: 1. There is no heritage of the phone as a "disconnected device". We don't experience "being not he internet vs. being on the phone" in the same ways we do on the PC. We still have concepts in the PC like "behind the firewal... | People who regularly use popular online services such as Google, Facebook, Amazon etc. , have no reason to be concerned about Windows 10 collecting their personal information. | 1 | 2016-10-24T22:22:35 | 35 | 3 | 14 |
Oops, not Coke specifically but McDonald's. http://totallythebomb.com/did-you-know-theres-a-reason-mcdonalds-coke-tastes-better | Getting ice in a fountain drink is almost always a bad idea. | 1 | 2016-11-06T02:04:50 | 38 | 4 | 1 |
I did not decide that I want to work hard so that I can pay the Government more money. I didn't start these companies with the end goal of funding our streets or our national parks or education. But it's nice to use those public roads and lamps for your bussines ey? | You shouldn't have to pay more taxes just because you make more money. | 0 | 2016-09-28T18:35:45 | 114 | 3 | 10 |
3 things. 1) Global Warming. It is the most important issue of our time, and even relatively optimistic models show us blowing past the 2 degree mark that singals the comtinuation of a relatively stable climate. And yet, people and nations are not talking much about it or doomg much about it. At the best, Germany has m... | the human race is currently at it's greatest and evidence shows that the future will be overwhelmingly positive | 0 | 2015-03-17T22:04:58 | 114 | 3 | null |
The ploy for attention argument is generally hard to argue against because it's so mean-spirited. no. I am not agender as a ploy for attention. In fact my lack of gender isn't particularly visible and I do not talk about it unless asked. this is true for many many non-binary people. how about this argument: we be who ... | I feel like non-binary genders are just a ploy for attention and are actually disrepectful towards trans men/women | 1 | 2017-04-16T18:12:40 | 430 | 9 | 1 |
Determinism can't be true if you look at quantum physics, but this still says nothing about free will. If you want to be convinced that determinism is wrong read some books about the quantum world, if you want to have free will I can't help | I hold a deterministic view on life CMV | 0 | 2013-03-31T08:48:24 | 200 | -1 | 1 |
I think you would have to find out exactly why the person was a vegan before you could say that their own personal abortion is against their reasoning for why they are vegan. For example, not all vegans have moral objections to eating animal products - they choose a diet which they believe is most healthy for them, and... | It's extreme hyprocisy to be a vegan and have an "on demand" lifestyle-dictated abortion | 0 | 2016-10-24T11:42:28 | 95 | 10 | 36 |
It depends on the kind of tax. I personally believe the government should start replacing sales and income tax with environmental taxes. If we're concerned with maximizing social benefit, we don't live an income tax because of its incentive distorting characteristics. But environmental taxes, or any other taxes where t... | Tax cuts can increase output in the economy | 1 | 2016-12-04T21:54:49 | 93 | 1 | 1 |
The Voting Rights Act, passed in 1965, was a landmark piece of legislation designed to prohibit racial discrimination in voting. In 2013, the law was gutted in the Supreme Court decision of Shelby County v Holder. Specifically, many jurisdictions had to prove that any change in their voting laws wouldn't unfairly targe... | The United States has never regressed on social issues at the Federal level and it isn't going to happen now either. | 0 | 2016-11-10T22:20:53 | 130 | 59 | 158 |
If your parents named you Gary, and for some reason you just hated being called Gary, like, it gave you chills to the core and felt utterly wrong, should you be allowed to change your name? You might tell me to call you Sam. But what if I kept calling you Gary, because that's what your parents named you. Why should I h... | Everyone should be refered to with gender-specific pronouns | 1 | 2016-07-07T08:32:40 | 86 | 6 | 2 |
Life is worth living to me because it's meaningless. Imagine if life did have meaning. Imagine if some god of the universe declared that the meaning of life was to cook bacon. That would mean doing anything else would be a waste of time -- all you should be doing is cooking bacon! Life now has 'meaning', a 'goal', but... | I feel because of the futility of existence, life is not worth living, CMV. | 0 | 2013-05-12T11:59:23 | 54 | 1 | null |
Gender is simply another word for sex. Even if you want to start on that premise, there are still more than two genders. Intersex is actually a thing. But that is less a third gender, and more of an incomplete one. Not at all. There are intersex people who have both sets of genitals and both sets of chromosomes. Which ... | There are either two genders, or zero. No more, no less. | 0 | 2016-12-30T19:57:27 | 54 | 1 | null |
Again, do you think that an otherwise childless couple is morally required to adopt a child? Do you think it's a moral duty to make a life choice like that? Are they abandoning orphans if they don't want to raise a child? This is essentially what you're asking a couple who wants a biological child to do. If they genuin... | Artificial conception for infertile or homosexual couples is a thoughtless waste of money that should be used to help raise adopted children | 1 | 2015-04-13T20:07:34 | 64 | 17 | 30Δ |
My first name (like many 'non-ethnic' first names) originates from Hebrew. I don't speak it, and my parents had no intention on teaching it to me. How is that different? | You shouldn't name your child something ethnic if you don't plan on at least teaching your child the language from where the name came from. | 0 | 2017-04-16T01:32:58 | 27 | 4 | 18 |
Moore's Law still hasn't slowed down. This is false. See [this summary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore%27s_law#Consequences_and_limitations). Note that [Koomey's law](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koomey%27s_law) which is arguably more important does continue. Economically, every measure of activity and growth h... | the human race is currently at it's greatest and evidence shows that the future will be overwhelmingly positive | 1 | 2015-03-18T04:23:45 | 114 | 3 | 5Δ |
Let me just ask a clarifying question: are you equating libertarian/conservative ideas of not supporting government welfare with a belief in self-reliance? If so, I think that's inaccurate, as some other people have mentioned. If not though, then I'd say that it's definitely the case that _some_ libertarians/conservati... | People who espouse ideals of self-reliance should kick their children out at adulthood, else they reveal themselves as hypocrites | 0 | 2016-12-23T07:15:50 | 55 | 2 | 1 |
All in all, ads are simply a different monetization system and it is not fair play to take away that from the one who made the content IMO A fair point. You should get paid for your work. However it's not thieft. It's simply not buying into your monetization stretegy. If you don't like adblock, it's fairly easy to det... | AdBlock users are nothing but thieves | 1 | 2016-10-14T17:38:54 | 79 | 6 | 7 |
"if when a mother is carrying an unborn baby is murdered, it is seen as 'double' bad." You normally don't hear people freaking out about the baby if a pregnant woman is murdered when she's 4 weeks along. Yes there is the "oh, that's terrible", but I don't know how you come up with the "double bad" argument. I don't thi... | I think it is logically absurd that abortion is seen as morally sound when if a mother carrying an unborn baby is murdered, it is seen as 'double' bad. | 1 | 2017-04-28T06:37:15 | 56 | 1 | null |
My view is that the term POC or People of Colour attempts to homogenise the experiences of different races to further an "us vs them" anti-white sentiment. I can see why you think that, but I think it's less about "us vs them" and more about recognizing that white people (at least in the US) are considered the standard... | The term POC or People of Color furthers an "us vs them" mentality and harms progress towards a postracial society. | 0 | 2017-04-04T23:19:01 | 51 | 3 | 30 |
Your statement that low IQ people procreate more is either not correct, or it does not ahve the effect of driving down the overall IQ of the population, if you look at the [Flynn Effect](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect). What you seem to be getting at is: You would like only the highest IQ people to have o... | Because how evolution works and due to less people dying than ever, humans will evolve into a Idiocracy. | 0 | 2016-12-11T12:42:18 | 29 | 13 | null |
If you think about it from the perspective of someone that's innocent, then yes lying to a suspect seems unfair. However, if you're really innocent you wouldn't just confess without speaking to your lawyer (one is provided for free if someone needs it). But think of it in the context of someone being guilty. The interv... | I don't think cops (or other law enforcement personnel) should be allowed to lie to suspects. | 0 | 2014-10-13T13:31:44 | 225 | 0 | null |
Many people who died in Paris probably thought the exact same way as you. Being sophisticated Europeans and all, they would have known their odds of dying at the hands of a jihadi were, statistically, quite slim. That's probably no comfort to their families, though. Perhaps, if those Parisians were still alive,they mig... | Terrorism in the United States is not nearly as big a problem as people think | 0 | 2016-08-13T12:45:38 | 154 | 18 | 5 |
I agree completely that as automation becomes more prevalent that UBI is the ideal long term solution but what I'm not sure about is whether it's the right solution *right now*. UBI will be incredibly expensive, orders of magnitude more than current social programs. Giving $1000/month to every adult in the USA would c... | A federal $15 an hour minimum wage is disproportionately damaging to small businesses; a Universal Basic Income is better as both a solution for society and platform for the Democratic Party | 0 | 2016-10-15T03:27:35 | 53 | 4 | 7 |
It's important to understand what exactly we mean by corruption. I think that the broad generalization of "the system is corrupt" isn't necessarily a helpful one because it doesn't address what is actually going on clearly enough. "Political corruption" in the United States, particularly at higher levels, doesn't gener... | Both Republican and Democratic political parties are corrupt. They are two sides of the same coin. | 0 | 2016-02-14T21:12:23 | 179 | 108 | 1 |
Aah the classic post fap guilt. Fapping is a natural thing to do. Everyone does it. Indians have a sort of stigma attached to it though. Don't feel bad at all. You feel bad because you feel dirty. Try showering right after you fap to feel 'pure' again. | CMV : Masturbating is a sin. | 1 | 2014-09-03T23:14:15 | 64 | 1 | 1 |
It amazes me that people seriously believe Obama has anything to do with the NSA, drones, etc. These are all systemic issues that were put into place long before Obama took the office. There is only so much he can do without major backlashes from the real powers that be. If you look at the things Obama has done, like a... | I believe the United States is rotten to it's core and beyond saving. CMV | 0 | 2013-06-27T21:03:05 | 62 | 1 | null |
Would it change your view if there was someone who was a good person in spite of having bad parents? | I believe that parents are just as at fault for the actions of their children as the children are | 1 | 2016-08-03T19:38:16 | 40 | 5 | null |
The purpose of the military is to accomplish the missions given to it. If that mission isn't best served by killing people and breaking things, then that isn't what they're going to do. For instance, the Navy has hospital ships. Sometimes they're sent out for relief efforts. The goal of the mission there is decidedly *... | I believe the purpose of the military is totally to kill people and break things. | 0 | 2015-08-29T05:25:52 | 39 | 4 | 16Δ |
You've crafted a situation where the main argument to inform you of why you may not be correct is the same reason you reject as being invalid. For the average 17 year old in a first world country, they **don't** have a lot of experience, in anything really. It doesn't mean they're stupid, or that an adult automatically... | A teenager can be just as intelligent as an adult (on certain topics) because age and experience don't equal intelligence. | 0 | 2015-01-02T23:18:11 | 94 | 4 | 15 |
taking away from actual trans people who *felt this way their whole lives* As an "actual trans person" who didn't feel this way until age 12, absolutely nothing anyone does takes away from who I am. Sure, it might hurt a little bit when someone treats me like a guy, but they're usually out of my life in seconds. This m... | Trans types such as non-binary and gender-fluid are becoming trends with many people identifying as them only doing it for "special points". | 0 | 2014-07-27T19:22:31 | 68 | 2 | null |
I generally mean anything past the development of electricity This is what makes the distinction arbitrary. Why is electrical/electronic technology particularly different to steam (a train), mechanical (a bow, a sword) or fantasy (magic, divinity)? I think what happens to you is normal, and even in some cases desirab... | I find it difficult to enjoy works of fantasy that incorporate science/technology. | 0 | 2014-04-25T19:07:00 | 49 | 2 | 26Δ |
"There is a plot in this country to make every man , woman , and child slaves . I intend to expose this plot , as long as I'm in this noble position." [Kennedy never said that. It's a made-up quote. ](https://www.metabunk.org/debunked-theres-a-plot-in-this-country-to-enslave-every-man-woman-and-child-jfk.t319/) | I feel like JFK's assassination was an inside job. I feel like the government DOES inside jobs . | 1 | 2015-11-05T23:24:44 | 36 | 6 | 16 |
making mistakes has nothing to do with the intelligence of an individual on a 1- to 1 basis. for the concept of making mistakes, a person with lower intelligence would make the same mistake while intentionally trying to better themselves. For example, you are hammering plating into your roof. You smash your finger the ... | Intelligent People Don't Make Mistakes (or they make minimal mistakes) | 1 | 2017-06-14T10:13:54 | 21 | 7 | 6 |
The UK, the party is in England. A very first world country. If you want more examples, around 10 years ago there was a very high ranking poltician called Anne Widicome who was in the conservative party. She was constantly the butt of jokes and ridicule in numerous newspapers and other polticians because she didn't we... | I think feminism isn't needed in civilized countries such as USA or Poland. | 1 | 2017-05-07T17:15:29 | 137 | 5 | 1 |
The government made a prudent decision a long time ago. It goes a little something like this: We die without food. People need wide open spaces to make food. It is inefficient to supply things like utilities and infrastructure to these places. People who run farms many times are poor, and sometimes are wealthy. Almost ... | U.S. government should not spend money on bringing good internet access to small towns and rural areas. | 0 | 2017-03-18T21:02:17 | 31 | 13 | 11 |
I consider myself to be a fully functioning adult who is capable of making decisions for myself. I should be able to weigh pros and cons of different choices and act accordingly. If this means that I decide to skip one class to study for another, then I should be able to do so. You can do this; you have a certain amoun... | College classes that require attendance dull the minds of their students. | 0 | 2015-10-20T20:20:21 | 25 | 3 | 46 |
I don't think you're wrong, but I think that the same could be argued for the other side as well. If you're an anti-choicer, and you haven't experienced a situation in which abortion would be a viable option, such as rape, underage pregnancy, or financial instability, then they are also missing an important perspective... | If you haven't experienced pregnancy, you are missing important perspective on the abortion debate | 0 | 2016-05-18T23:57:58 | 130 | 7 | 4 |
What would you say would make someone "not great"? A predictable mistake that costs his country millions of lives isn't enough. Neither is murdering a fair number of his own people. If those two things aren't enough to make you feel like he wasn't a great leader, I feel like you're just opposed to changing your view. | Hitler was a great leader. | 1 | 2015-10-20T21:36:49 | 29 | 1 | 3 |
Most airlines do. I can see by the seatback material that you flew Delta, which is one of the few airlines that doesn't require such things. https://www.cheapair.com/blog/travel-tips/airline-policies-for-overweight-passengers-traveling-this-summer/ If this is something you want from your airline provider, you should pa... | People who can't fit completely within their seat on an airplane flight should be required to purchase two tickets for two seats. | 1 | 2017-02-16T02:00:59 | 372 | 317 | 182 |
Financial costs aside, adding classes to students' schedules requires removing other classes, unless you're advocating for longer school days. Same goes for school size. Would you recommend that something be replaced, or leave it to parents to decide? Even if the programming is more centered around seeing the effects o... | Basic computer programming should be taught in primary education. | 1 | 2017-06-01T20:04:45 | 217 | 109 | 5 |
Others have raised issue with your depiction of Roman history, so I'll leave that be, but I think your more recent portrayal of American history is not quite as linear as you suggest. Fast-forward 70 years. If our generation had to fight a war against the generation of the 40s, using the same level of technology, knowl... | The Success of Western Society Will Lead to It's Downfall | 1 | 2017-03-23T18:50:35 | 67 | 12 | 3 |
Only saying that a marriage doesn't necessarily have to be viewed as a failure if it ends amicably, 1. Could you point out where you imply "ends amicably" in your View? This is a huge part of the View. 2. A person can cheat and get a divorce with no children involved or the children all grown up. So doesn't this contr... | A marriage that ends after the children have grown up shouldn't be viewed as a failure | 1 | 2016-03-21T00:31:49 | 59 | 3 | 82 |
Maybe not, but hear me out: What I'm saying is that you don't have the right to not be offended or annoyed. You don't have the right to have your feelings prioritized over anyone else's. Everybody has the right, however, to blow up their own friendships with other people. Maybe it's going to be unpleasant for you if I ... | It is selfish to confess romantic feelings to someone who is potentially or certainly unable to reciprocate. It only makes yourself feel better while placing an unnecessary burden on them to be responsible for your feelings. | 1 | 2017-02-12T20:05:46 | 173 | 9 | 3 |
Two major points: (1) A technologically inferior military is a futile one. If systems aren't kept ahead-of-the-curve, the entire military becomes outgunned literally. Like the Civil War era soldiers would butcher an ancient Roman Army, so too a modern US could take on and totally destroy all Axis and Allied powers from... | The US spends too much on the military and that money would be better spent elsewhere. | 0 | 2017-03-03T02:18:01 | 192 | 1 | 16 |
Do you feel this way about all advocacy groups? That they're all hypocrites so long as there is some group out there not specifically being advocated for by a counterpart group? Is the NAACP a hypocrite because there is no national association for the advancement of white people? Is the human rights campaign a hypocrit... | Groups such as WISE (women in science and engineering) are sexist so long as they have no male for female dominated fields of study | 0 | 2015-03-18T18:21:13 | 36 | 7 | 55Δ |
They also tend to experience less constriction than the butt pocket I have experienced the exact opposite, at elast with the slimmer jeans. The butt pocket is usually sewn onto the fabric, where it doesnt compromise the form, while the front pocket is set inwards where the wallet is pressed into your tigh at every step... | Wallets in the front pocket only makes sense | 1 | 2015-11-09T19:06:16 | 68 | 42 | null |
The simulations argument is pretty simple. If you believe humans will eventually be able to create simulations, and that they will do so, then lots of simulated humans will exist for every "real" one. If you accept the premises, then you are almost certainly a simulation. Now you can disagree with the premises. Persona... | We are not living in a simulation. | 0 | 2017-04-24T20:31:39 | 360 | 1 | null |
I hadn't even considered that minors could have the same feelings. So... would you say that your mind has been changed in some way? *waggles eyebrows* In the interest of completeness, starting HRT (transitioning) typically requires informed consent, which varies widely based on location So they may not always be 18. An... | Transgender (specifically MtF) athletes have an unfair advantage in strength-based sports and should only be able to participate in their biological gender group. | 1 | 2017-03-22T21:11:32 | 1,595 | 20 | 10 |
Really what does any art work leave you with, what does it offer? Artists create art because they want to (vain) their art reflects their skills and their abilities (narcissistic) and all art is inherently pointless really. The thing about art is it has no point until you give it a point. Art is very subjective, not ev... | Hyperrealistic paintings/drawings are vain, narcissistic, and pointless. | 0 | 2014-09-03T23:01:41 | 78 | 1 | 6 |
The problem with your post is that you seem to assume that everyone will "look like" the gender they identify as. As nice as this would be it just isn't the case. I also think there are some problems with your suggestion that transgendered people need to "put in effort" to appear as their own gender. Plenty of cis wome... | The "Trans Restroom Issue" is being unnecessarily complicated | 0 | 2016-07-14T20:18:44 | 504 | 65 | null |
I disagree. I work on TV, so my perspective may be skewed, but on any project you need a single person in a position of power and with a clear perspective on what the project must become from top to bottom. As others have said, that person is usually the director in film and the showrunner in TV. That's the one person ... | Screenplay writers should be given the main recognition and glory from a movie/show instead of the director. | 1 | 2016-12-13T19:00:17 | 96 | 18 | 1 |
Religion was created to answer questions of the unknown, we now have other resources that can answer these questions for us. Except there are certain religious concepts that are outside the realm of science. Can science prove or disprove the existence of a higher power? Can it prove or disprove the idea that everyone h... | Religion created a fear of death, and it's time to get rid of both. | 0 | 2015-03-19T01:03:48 | 103 | 2 | 31Δ |
Personally, I believe that people in low income areas may take this and use it as their main income and not be MORE encouraged to work, but less. I think one of the biggest problems UBI is designed to address is that, as automation, globalization, and literacy increase, the total number of jobs required to maintain pro... | UBI would not be successful in the United States because of various reasons. | 1 | 2017-01-16T18:25:55 | 150 | 12 | 1 |
The main issue is with your assumption that people always vote in their own interests and that they believe they should vote in their own interests. Republicans don't think that any more than Democrats do. People vote based on what they think is good for the country. To a Republican, taxes are a bad thing. They can be ... | The vast majority of poor Republicans are not voting for their own best interests. | 0 | 2016-04-12T06:00:39 | 264 | 3 | 3 |
I think we can agree that as time goes on, the ability to be creative theoretically shrinks. How can you be original by making a movie about a group of men who create a business hunting ghosts when they did that already in the 80's? That being said, I do not think this is the cause of your perceived idea that proven fo... | Franchises are killing creativity in popular movies | 0 | 2017-06-16T22:33:53 | 30 | 7 | null |
Looking at other comments, it seems that underlying your view are some very strongly held beliefs about the moral indefensibly of some social and economic institutions of the southern states. I think other comments have addressed the oversimplification of that viewpoint, so I don't want to address that. Rather, I'll ta... | Flying any form of Confederate Battle Flag or remembering the CSA in any positive light is an incredibly seditious and unpatriotic gesture. It is glorifying the single greatest existential threat to the -United- States of America and its ideals. | 1 | 2017-05-12T00:40:06 | 557 | 357 | 3 |
While I will concede that there can and is a lot of complaining within the gaming community, not all complaints and concerns are just childish whining. Some of the concerns are quite legitmate. Let's tackle preorders first. You're right. Everyone should be able to preorder what they want, whenever they want. The concer... | The gaming community, specifically on reddit, holds unrealistically high standards on games and developers. | 0 | 2015-09-09T19:06:27 | 161 | 1 | null |
The main point im going to call you on is that it only "appears that way because of its size and dominance". This seems to indicate that its just the spotlight that makes them look bad. I think there is a lot of things wrong with the US that is largely because greatness is achieved by standing on the shoulders of other... | The US is not inherently worse or more evil than any other great power. It only appears that way because of its size and dominance. | 0 | 2015-11-28T17:02:02 | 121 | 1 | null |
Not only are you not sexist, you've convinced me that the policy is not *necessarily* sexist either. The policy extends to both men and women, in some form. As for your other counterpoints, my idea of appropriate attire may not be palatable to you or most people, and it adds another layer of disagreement to this discu... | High school dress code should remain as strict as it is. | 1 | 2014-10-08T01:21:38 | 107 | 2 | 1 |
First off Trump is not racist. His immigration policies are targeted towards areas with high levels of terrorism (not race/religion) and also at ILLEGAL immigrants with high levels of crime. He is simply trying to keep our country safe and I don't think he has done anything else that makes him seem racist. Since it see... | Although not everyone who voted for Donald Trump is a racist, the people who still support him are. | 0 | 2017-02-27T09:28:14 | 194 | 2 | null |
Clearly you've never had St. Louis-style pizza like [Imo's](http://imospizza.com/menu/), where square/rectangular cuts are the norm. The crust is cracker thin and crunchy, so your points about folding and then dipping the pizza are completely irrelevant for this style (that sounds specific to New York style). The socia... | Cutting pizza into squares is wrong | 1 | 2016-04-29T19:08:06 | 41 | 2 | 1 |
My girlfriend and I are partially long distance since I'm away at college. Our primary method of communication is text, with phone calls at least weekly. Texts allow you to deliver a portion of the conversation in a small digestible chunk. It forces you to think about what you're saying and make it somewhat concise and... | Texting is only to deliver messages, not to have full conversations. | 1 | 2015-05-30T20:26:10 | 30 | 6 | 2Δ |
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