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There are a few things that you should keep in mind before you make your decision: 1) You're 22 years old. Since you've been suffering for many years I think you've probably read up about the facts of your disease. Statistically, you are at a *dangerous* age when it comes to suicide. Most young people who think about ... | It is MY right to decide my fate, and that right should extend to suicide as well. | 0 | 2015-04-06T09:15:49 | 147 | 1 | 9Δ |
If I want top notch medical service I would feel much more comfortable paying someone for good work than risking getting poor treatment from a government institution Medicine is a closed shop: there's a basic minimum level of competence that all doctors, surgeons, nurses have. Now, above that there are more skilled and... | I see nothing wrong or immoral with having to pay for healthcare. CMV | 1 | 2014-01-17T02:04:33 | 46 | 7 | 4 |
I briefly believed in God and went on internet forums debating his existence, then became a hardcore atheist and spent lots of time debating his non-existence. Doesn't this alone disprove your position? Your ideology was changed through debate, thus it is not pointless. My life story is similar, and I became an atheist... | I think debating religion is a fun game, but ultimately pointless. | 0 | 2016-04-08T19:38:16 | 139 | 1 | 1 |
I dig Facebook for its reconnection purposes. I don't do the Twitter thing, or Snapchat, and DEFINITELY not Instagram, but being able to see the newborn baby of my old babysitter who now lives in South Africa is pretty amazing. There's a lot of crap on Facebook, yeah, but the engagement pictures of your long lost middl... | I have no reason to sign up for most social media. | 1 | 2015-10-26T03:05:38 | 28 | 3 | 3 |
Haha sorry if it was a bit overwhelming. And okay I see what you mean about the happy/grumpy thing. I just wanted to stress that you would not be on antidepressants forever, and that they are not addictive! | I believe that antidepressants mess you up and addict you in the long term because without them you are back to the "reality" goggles. CMV | 1 | 2013-04-26T23:13:33 | 63 | 1 | 1 |
How, exactly, do you define a generation? What is the cutoff point? When does someone become "too old" to legislate on a specific issue, and how do you determine what issues are specific to what generation? | I don't think people should be allowed to make policies that apply to generations after their own. | 1 | 2014-08-12T18:56:46 | 151 | 2 | 8 |
build my own homestead, self sufficient mini-farm, where I won't work a lot Not to burst your bubble here OP but building a homestead and maintaining a self sufficient farm sounds like a lot more work than my day job. | NO! I won't work for others until I am 70 years old, before this, I'll build my own farm/homestead, I hope to build one and get money from the land in order not to slave away before retirement. | 0 | 2016-09-08T17:34:59 | 84 | 9 | 1 |
I don't feel a sense of entitlement when i say "we", it's just a habit i learned from my dad and grandpa and everyone else around me referring to their team as "we", we don't actually feel we are apart of the team. but just to counter your argument, we are fans, we pay for the merchandise, watch the games on tv, and pa... | Saying "we" when referring to a sports team is undeserved and arrogant. | 0 | 2014-09-14T19:35:23 | 93 | 6 | null |
War in Iraq In 1998, Bill Clinton signed the Iraq liberation act which called for regime change in Iraq.Bernie Sanders voted for this.Bill Clinton said Saddam had weapons of mass destruction, as did Nancy Pelosi,Al gore,Ted Kennedy and John Kerry, who are all democrats. So being for the Iraq war at the time wasn't only... | Hillary Clinton is indistinguishable from a Republican on most of the matters that are important to me | 1 | 2016-01-31T03:45:47 | 62 | 7 | 1 |
If one has reproducable, transparent evidence of some policy innovation leading to a decrease in suffering or an increase of human welbeing, how can one lose any debate that scores reason and scientific substantiation? How do you define and objectively measure those? Let's say that single-payer healthcare is untenable... | Evidence is the only thing that should be allowed steer policy. It should be regarded as absolutely holy and should supercede any other forces dictating the architecture of our society. | 0 | 2017-05-23T15:58:26 | 119 | 22 | 81 |
I maintain that our consciousness is simply an expression of biology, and that there will come a point in time at which our understanding of the brain will catch up with our understanding of the rest of our body I am attempting to refute this point. Consciousness may be much more than an expression of biology. It soun... | I believe that human consciousness and self-awareness are merely products of a biological mechanism(brain) that can be recreated it said mechanism is understood and perfectly recreated. | 1 | 2014-07-26T22:14:58 | 246 | 38 | 6 |
Already been a few deltas awarded, but I think if you are putting together a "crack team" you choose the people you know, or who you are 1 step of separation from. The tech industry is famously nepotistic but that's not such a bad thing, it's a huge risk to take on a team member you don't know much about. Tests don't h... | Former Chief Technology Officer Todd Park is racist. | 0 | 2016-07-21T18:38:00 | 38 | 2 | 8 |
The bottom line is, the Supreme Court and the State of Kentucky are attempting to force Davis to violate her religious conscience. Upholding the constitution as public officials is more valuable to the state that having someone with a clear conscience on payroll. | I don't think Kim Davis should be forced to issue marriage licenses to gay couples | 0 | 2015-09-04T00:06:02 | 74 | 1 | null |
The appeal of Trump, to me, is not any of the things he *will* do, but what he *won't* do. Hillary Clinton has expressed desire for a no-fly zone over Aleppo and trying to depose Assad. There are a few major problems here. Assad and Putin have been bombing Aleppo for a while now, trying to take it back from ISIS. By e... | I think Trump is a horrifying choice, no matter how bad you think Hillary is. | 0 | 2016-11-02T08:34:08 | 735 | -1 | null |
Theft is defined as a crime, since taxation is legal then it cannot be theft. Likewise capital punishment is not murder because it is a legal execution. Jailing people isn't kidnapping because it's a legal punishment. | Taxation is theft. | 1 | 2016-08-10T04:47:25 | 214 | 16 | 2 |
I love animals. I'm not particularly public or sappy about it but I love them. Perhaps more importantly, I respect them. That is why I keep my own chickens for eggs and meat, rabbits for meat, and bees for honey - so I can be sure that they are well cared for and live happy lives. Out of respect, I do my own butcheri... | I think that anyone who says they love animals, and is not a vegan, is a hypocrite. CMV. | 0 | 2014-02-10T12:07:22 | 116 | 1 | 1 |
I get where you are coming from. Anecdotal evidence is great. It's entertaining, it allows you to see experiences through other people's eyes and can make abstract stuff more concrete. I totally get that. I knew the war in Syria was terrible, but I only felt how terrible it was when I spoke a a 15-year-old refugee yest... | I like anecdotal evidence. | 0 | 2015-08-27T12:03:09 | 54 | 2 | 5 |
In the wider sense, politics is concerned not only with the specific question of how and why government positions should be filled with whom, but with the more general questions of how power and resources should be distributed in all areas of society, and how collective decisions should be made. The degree to which a s... | Democracy is the best political system. | 0 | 2014-10-28T18:41:17 | 111 | 1 | 1 |
Others have pointed out the difficulty of filming a screen. I'll just point out one other thing... the galaxy note 4 you use has a screen resolution of 2560x1440, which is almost certainly higher than the resolution of your TV. This means that the simulated screen images in the commercial (which take up a small portion... | The "Screen Images Simulated" on Cell Phone Commercials are False Advertising | 0 | 2015-03-20T23:10:36 | 30 | 4 | null |
Firstly Why are students who lets say are taking a business class forced to take Chemistry or another useless elective course? It's actually to make you a more rounded student, and that in the event of switching your major in the second or third year, you have an advantage over other students due to already having some... | Colleges are more of a business than a learning center. | 0 | 2017-06-28T17:47:44 | 42 | 1 | 4 |
Why do these beneficient corporate overlords currently try to avoid paying tax, when they'll be so happy to give money away in the future? | There will be a point soon when unskilled workers will no longer be required for industry to profit. At that time, every unskilled worker will just get to kick back and drink piña coladas until forever, and robots will do all the work while corporations will happily share the bounty. | 1 | 2015-11-22T00:54:23 | 32 | 3 | 14 |
I think this is much easier to implement in countries without a history of serious racial strife. For example, if we told a Native American to stop racially identifying themselves because it is contributing to seperation between them and the majority they would simply see it as another attempt by white people to erase ... | Racial labels should not be encouraged (e.g. African-American, minority) as it actually encourages division instead of equality; to promote equality and a just society we should be referring to all members of all races by their nationality | 0 | 2014-10-09T19:41:11 | 302 | 120 | 1 |
Are we conscious because of our brain? This concept used to be written in stone. "You" is the information stored and processed in your neocortex. When the neocortex is disabled, there is, as far as early 21st century neuro-science can tell, *no way* you can think, dream, remember, observe or process anything. I used to... | I do not believe in the existence of a "soul" CMV | 0 | 2013-06-19T21:33:53 | 187 | -3 | null |
Trading card games are completely unfair and shouldn't be considered "competitive" in the slightest. For starters, they heavily rely on luck, and while there is an element of strategy, I would argue that it takes backseat to chance. You have to hope that you draw the card that your strategy pivots around, or you can't ... | I don't think trading card games are fair at all. | 0 | 2014-04-24T21:14:48 | 35 | 3 | 8 |
Well sure, it's better. But if one believes its wrong to force a man to pay at all, it's still going to be wrong to force him to pay slightly less. | I believe giving men the ability to sign away all financial responsibility after getting a girl pregnant is ridiculous. CMV. | 1 | 2013-11-08T09:04:33 | 159 | 5 | 125Δ |
Objectively, closing off our borders entirely to an entire section of humanity is not preferred. But if 99% of deaths from terrorism fall into the hands of Islamic perpetrators; is it so absurd to think our laws should adapt and change to better suit the realities of this? This is not mathematically sound. The percent ... | I believe the laws of our time should reflect the state of our time | 0 | 2017-01-13T21:04:57 | 52 | 1 | 1 |
Here, I'm Jiving you a Jift for your hard efforts making me feel Juilty for saying gif as written and not as some guy who wants to make English even more complicated than it needs to be. This brings me to one of the most common arguments for a hard g. People will start listing words that use hard gs as examples of how ... | GIF is pronounced with a soft g | 0 | 2016-10-28T01:10:03 | 70 | 2 | 3 |
I did not understand where you got the first quote from, so I will be addressing the later ones. That was the incorrect quote (from a different CMV), my bad. It has been fixed. It may seem surreal for them at first, but I see no reason why they would simply not be able to accept that they had been brainwashed all alon... | The Kim regime should be removed as soon as possible and North Korea should be merged with South Korea before further escalation by Kim Jong-un. | 1 | 2017-04-18T12:17:11 | 54 | 4 | 36 |
1) The OT laws often aimed at keeping the monotheistic Jews united amidst a number of polytheistic neighbors. This would be in accord with the wisdom of God if he intended to later introduce his Son to their midst. For, if they had melded with the polytheistic neighbors they would have simply asked, "which god's son ar... | I think the history of Christianity/Judaism discredits the religion | 0 | 2017-06-30T07:20:41 | 53 | 1 | 2 |
So out of curiosity (since this is pretty close to my actual view), where would you say Trans people (who conform to traditional roles and expectations) are on that spectrum? The gender they identify with? | There are only two genders. | 0 | 2016-01-21T05:05:57 | 788 | 3 | null |
I don't understand. Where is the economic benefit of instituting expensive gene therapy programs and equally expensive prosthesis in exchange for lower air fare (only wouldn't the addition of prosthesis mitigate the weight savings of being short, nullifying that advantage)? I mean, why? I'm not sold on the reason we sh... | Through selective breeding or genetic manipulation, humans would be smart to attempt to shrink themselves. | 1 | 2016-04-24T19:44:49 | 279 | 40 | 87 |
I think in certain circumstances, direct democracy would indeed provide better results. The topics I named were immigration and trade. So if we look at the polling numbers for how people feel about immigration, whether they want more of it or less. Whether they feel it's making their lives better off or worse off, most... | Democracy is overrated. | 1 | 2017-06-24T05:27:22 | 46 | 1 | 6 |
I think it's more of an issue with someone not wanting to be defined by their race at all. I spent most of my early childhood in Houston in a mostly black and hispanic community (moved out at 12 and it's been 8 years so it may have changed since but) I think I've got a decent grasp on what the dynamic is like. Specific... | "Black" is a perfectly fine way to define someone's race. | 0 | 2017-03-28T20:58:38 | 596 | 2 | null |
I guess it's all more depending on the actual situation, I'll try to explain our situation better with those questions you've asked. But why shouldn't you pool all your money - then you'd always be helping your wife, and she'd always be helping you. There wouldn't be guilt in asking for money from you, there wouldn't ... | I believe that, in marriage, any arrangement other than 'all money is our money' is completely unfair and unjustified, CMV. | 1 | 2014-01-12T18:33:50 | 183 | 5 | 3 |
It's just the societal norm to embellish the truth slightly and focus on the positive at funerals, e.g."John had his trials and problems but he eventually overcame them" I don't know if I can change your view to "speaking ill of the dead is not distasteful" because I agree it shows that you knew the person and loved th... | My view is that the idea of "speak no ill of the dead" is distasteful. | 1 | 2016-06-17T16:36:51 | 76 | 3 | 1 |
A second example just came to mind as well. The "stop and frisk" policy of New York has been debated a lot. This policy allows police officers to stop pedestrians and if necessary frisk them. Since its implementation the number of murders in the city has gone from over 2,000 to ~300 per year. However, it has been deeme... | Anti-abortion activists don't actually believe abortion is murder | 1 | 2017-02-16T20:57:38 | 112 | 1 | 2 |
Ok I think I get it. The hero's journey is one of the first popular frameworks for story archetypes, and so it gets a lot of hype. A lot of stories fit the formula, and at the same time it's made up of a bunch of generic-ish parts that still exist in stories that don't fit the formula, so you can use the language of th... | The Hero's Journey is a poor concept and discouraging to originality | 1 | 2017-04-20T22:31:14 | 46 | 1 | 4 |
It depends how you define it - but yes, probably - if what you are looking for is a short-lived emotionally dramatic encounter with an immature person. | Sex and relationships are best in high school | 1 | 2017-02-23T21:24:53 | 80 | 2 | 46 |
Sexism: unfair treatment of people because of their sex. Accept that definition first. If you are not happy with it, provide please one that suits your needs. Now accept the next facts: Women are weaker physically. Certain species like some arachnids have stronger females, human doesn't. Most sports were created with t... | Gender segregation in elite sport is a justifiable form of sexism | 1 | 2016-09-22T00:33:44 | 82 | 2 | 2 |
Trump's victory means we don't mind sexism not because of anything to do with Hillary, but because he's a sexist pig and we're ok with it. When you force people to choose between sexism and corruption, it isn't fair to say that they are ok with either. | Trump's victory proves that Americans on average are racist, ignorant, and/or sexist. | 1 | 2016-11-09T17:05:12 | 307 | 6 | 1 |
"The truth has to be between the two sides" may not be helpful to anyone in this story, but it's still the truth. | "The truth is always/usually somewhere between the two sides" is a false and irresponsible generalization. | 1 | 2014-11-28T03:42:48 | 123 | 1 | 5 |
but just because it's a built-in weakness shouldn't prevent me from labeling it as such in myself or others. How is it a built in weakness? Consider how difficult it would be to get anything meaningful done if you didn't have the willpower to ignore things? Sure, sometimes people ignore important things, but think abou... | It's intellectually lazy to not have a stance on an issue | 1 | 2016-03-05T03:08:07 | 76 | 5 | 23 |
I've known a couple of people who were handicapped but could easily get in and out of bucket seats. One had chronic back problems, and people would give him the stinkeye when he'd get out of his truck and pull his wheelchair out of the back of the truck. Certain motions were ok for him, but walking more than a few step... | When I see a Corvette (or similar) with a handicap license plate, parked in a handicapped spot, these words invariably cross my mind: If you regularly get in and out of a vehicle with bucket seats 6" off the ground, you're not handicapped. | 0 | 2014-08-24T01:56:19 | 94 | 15 | 1 |
The heart of the argument is in the right place (I don't want to pass on a bad condition to my kids), but as always the devil (or magnificence) is in the details. 2 key points: 1) Genetic penetrance/transmission of genes 2) other effects of genes 1) genetic penetration/transmission of genes/other genes - DNA for the hu... | I've suffered from cancer and don't think it's morally right for me to reproduce because of it. CMV. | 1 | 2014-01-28T21:54:35 | 27 | 3 | 16Δ |
It's worse than a regular beating. In a regular beating you are fighting or have lost a fight. There is a simple truth in being... beaten. A rape is one step further, you have lost control of your body and are being physically penetrated/made to be erect against your will. That where the self-hatred of body starts to k... | Many people are hypocrites regarding rape, they refuse to admit that they are animals, that is where the so called trauma comes from. | 0 | 2017-02-15T17:56:51 | 133 | 1 | 2 |
The fundamental flaw with your reasoning is that you assume that an action has to be justified. Do I also have to justify my love of pepperoni pizza? How about my coffee in the morning? Do I have to justify buying a BMW because, "I find it baffling that anyone would consciously choose to ~~drink alcohol~~ buy a BMW for... | I don't think that any social drinking (alcohol) is justifiable. CMV | 1 | 2013-04-07T16:06:39 | 49 | 88 | 3 |
Not being able to walk isn't the only reason why someone wouldn't be able to get a handicap parking pass. If someone has heart of lung issues then they might not be able to walk long distances, thus requiring the use of handicap parking. They wouldn't have any issues getting in/out of a Corvette, but they may have trou... | When I see a Corvette (or similar) with a handicap license plate, parked in a handicapped spot, these words invariably cross my mind: If you regularly get in and out of a vehicle with bucket seats 6" off the ground, you're not handicapped. | 0 | 2014-08-24T02:27:45 | 94 | 14 | 29Δ |
You're misunderstanding the terms agnostic and atheist. Atheism deals with belief. Gnosticism deals with knowledge. So I'm an agnostic atheist. I don't believe in God but I don't believe I have enough evidence to say there definitely isn't one. If someone was to claim that there 100% definitely isn't a god they'd be a ... | I'm convinced no one can be completely Athiest, because denying that there MIGHT be something out there is just as ignorant as a lot of Athiests claim religion is. | 0 | 2015-02-16T17:22:18 | 83 | 3 | null |
"I also think ladies have the ability to play all sports as good as men do, if not better" Hate to break it to you, but they aren't even comparable. The womens national teams from some of the top countries in soccer will almost always get beat by mens U-17 U-18 or U-19. The US national womens team scrimmaged the U-17 b... | Equal pay in sports for men and woman atheletes cannot be attained currently, due to economic factors associated with demand, not social injustice | 1 | 2015-07-07T22:50:35 | 613 | 496 | 1 |
I'm leaving out those with mental illnesses for the sake of my ignorant argument. Why are you leaving out the mentally ill? If we cannot treat them, surely it makes just as much sense to exterminate them as well. They probably won't contribute and require effort to take care of. Just like some street hoodlum. As an ob... | Humans who will not contribute to humanity in any positive manner should be put to death. | 0 | 2014-06-29T12:49:44 | 52 | 1 | 4 |
As a feminist and a gamer, my problem with Sarkeesian is two-fold. One, she has no real logic. /u/fhfgjhgfjh echoed my thoughts on this so I won't reiterate it. Her examples are bad and she essentially just contextomizes everything. If a woman gets hurt, it's sexist. My take on that is: Nah, not really. The other side ... | Anita Sarkeesian and similar feminists actually have a point about the portrayal of gender roles in video games. | 1 | 2016-12-06T17:27:29 | 617 | 0 | 2 |
You need to remember the lost value in the pound is temporary, and Britain isn't leaving the EU this very instant, parliament needs to approve it, then theirs the 2 year leaving period. The UK and EU will likely negotiate a new free trade agreement so trade will continue as per usual, but they have the freedom to forg... | Britain is royally screwed. | 0 | 2016-06-24T17:36:44 | 1,030 | 2 | null |
Boxes: * stack neatly (if the sizes match, which they are standardized) * give you cardboard which can be used for crafts or educational purposes. In addition, boxed-cereal brands typically: * provide better reading material/activities on the back of the box * contain better "prizes" * have more entertaining ad campaig... | Bagged Cereal is superior to boxed cereal in every way | 1 | 2015-07-10T22:23:13 | 34 | 2 | 17 |
Whatever we call that class of people, it will inevitably turn into an insult if we let it ... see the moron/imbecile/idiot pattern. (...retard/"special") I think maybe the current strategy of just making it such a mouthful of orwellian duckspeak to address someone non-offinsively might do the trick though... "person w... | There is nothing wrong with the word "retarded" to refer to something one views as pointless or stupid. CMV | 0 | 2014-03-16T08:17:26 | 130 | 1 | 15Δ |
If you were just arguing about TV channels I'd wholeheartedly agree that the trend is going that way, and for good reason. But if you argue about the devices themselves I have to disagree. Have you ever tried to have a movie night with 5+ people on a computer? Do you move your desktop computer around for that from offi... | Television are obsolete/very close to obsolete | 1 | 2015-04-03T07:29:11 | 46 | 15 | 6Δ |
I honestly don't know what you are talking about. Are you somehow saying logic and reason does NOT fit into the moral sphere? That ethics are simply a "gut feeling" field? This is simply not the case, and morality isn't just "feelings"; it is the logical debate between what is good and what is bad. Logic IS applied to ... | I believe the concept of morality is abolished in the presence of reason CMV | 0 | 2013-08-14T17:37:19 | 97 | 1 | 1 |
I would think that the thing that makes people more violent isn't really ethnicity, it's living conditions. Most often, it has to do with a person's economic status. Unfortunately, we still live in a time where African Americans are on the whole more disposed to being poor. This makes it seem from an outside perspectiv... | I don't want to be afraid of random black people on the street. I was just attacked. Again. | 0 | 2017-01-07T05:42:45 | 393 | 1 | null |
It sounds like you're very much a pragmatist, so I'll put forth a pragmatic argument: beyond a certain point, often times people find that spending their time and resources helping other people can give more happiness than using the money on themselves. For example, someone who is earning $10k a year would find the mos... | 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. | 1 | 2015-01-24T17:38:55 | 19 | 30 | 1 |
I think the view you are articulating should be reformulated as follows: 'I don't understand how anyone enjoys the high-end night club in Las Vegas that I visited recently'. I live in Australia but as someone who enjoys clubbing and the various cultural aspects attached to it, I keep an eye on trends around the world (... | I don't understand how anyone enjoys night clubs. | 1 | 2014-04-29T04:53:01 | 108 | 33 | 1 |
Highly hypothetically, I possess all legislative power in your country, I believe dumb people should be sterilized and I believe that you are dumb. CMV This highly hypothetically scenario illustrates that if you don't want to need to justify or prove that you are allowed to have children, you shouldn't think about stop... | I believe all mentally disabled people should be sterilized. CMV | 0 | 2013-06-14T15:46:53 | 92 | 1 | 7 |
The key point you made here is a great question: is meditation special *compared* to general relaxation? The scientific research suggests that there is actually a significant difference. According to the study, yes, both meditation and relaxation training decrease distress and increase positive mood. However: the medit... | I believe that what most people think of as meditation is overrated, and shouldn't be elevated as something special or unique, CMV | 1 | 2013-12-23T09:54:31 | 41 | 19 | 82Δ |
I think the main point you raise is the one about jobs. Yes, it's a terrible fault of the DNC that they have overlooked this. The thing is, this process started from conservatives/neo-liberals (Reagan, Thatcher in the UK), and has been championed by them. And while the DNS is at fault, the GOP is at least as much at fa... | I think people who live in the "blue" counties need to check their privilege | 1 | 2016-11-09T17:30:18 | 74 | 8 | 2 |
Nuclear fission provides opportunity to [the fewest people](http://imgur.com/a/egjK3). It's undemocratic energy: Real renewable energy can be in all our hands, unlike the entitled few who can harvest nuclear fission in the nations that have "permission". Solar and other democratic fuel provides more than energy; it l... | Nuclear Power is the best alternative power solution to replace current conventional power infrastructure of both the short and long term. | 0 | 2016-11-07T17:01:23 | 64 | 1 | null |
My interest, although not yet my career, is marine biology, so I will look at this subject from an oceanographic point of view. The #1 concern for me is[ ocean acidification,](http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/co2/story/What+is+Ocean+Acidification%3F) which is happening now and everywhere, although most noticeably in my area o... | I'm not very concerned about the consequences of global warming | 1 | 2014-11-04T01:20:31 | 100 | 28 | 1 |
To quote Knut Hamsun's narrator in *Hunger*: "In general, I wasn't interested in seeing animals in cages. The animals know that you are watching them; they feel those hundreds of curious eyes and are affected by them. No, let us have animals that don't know you are watching them, those shy creatures puttering about in ... | Zoos can be ethical | 1 | 2015-08-07T21:19:41 | 100 | 10 | 1 |
Sure, Montoya was *technically* the best fencer in the world, having spent ten years training with the most accomplished masters. But... When had he ever **fought** - Like actually fought, outside of a controlled environment, with actual terrain differences, life on the line, not knowing how your opponent fights? I'd ... | There is no way that Wesley would have been a better swordsman than Inigo Montoya | 0 | 2016-08-29T23:22:19 | 102 | 14 | 9 |
I feel like there'd be a logistics issue regarding the time difference that different genders would need. In a busy time with a line out the door, would men get priority if there's an open urinal? And if it's all just stalls, then you're neglecting men the opportunity to use a faster option if they don't need to defeca... | In new buildings, public restrooms should be unisex. | 0 | 2015-09-23T06:20:10 | 26 | 1 | null |
At least in our area, things left in the trash/recycling bins for pickup legally belong to the trash company. I can't even report "theft of recycling" (which I see you agree is wrong in your caveats, so I won't talk about that specific one). The trash company has to report it. The thing is, neither I nor anyone else k... | People should be permitted to keep any trash they like. CMV. | 1 | 2014-01-07T19:37:41 | 77 | 4 | 96Δ |
I think if you're talking about a specific type of art, specially when you're talking of an already specific subset of art, modern art, it's paramount to be very clear, because apparently your problem isn't even with modern art in general, but with some works that might be called modern art | Modern Art is not "Real Art" and using the argument that it's subjective is a poor argument. | 1 | 2016-12-04T20:12:40 | 710 | 3 | 17 |
Alright, I'm going to argue to you that Russia was the true hero of WWII. On your first point, I have to concede. Russia did not enter the war until attacked in 1941, and indeed helped facilitate Hitler's successes through the non-agression pact they signed before Hitler's invasion of Poland. On the other points, howev... | Britain was the hero of WWII | 1 | 2014-09-05T14:59:59 | 104 | 28 | 2 |
More playoff situations and more finals = less memorable situations and less memorable finals. | League of Legends has the most boring and the least competitive circuit from all major eSport titles | 1 | 2015-07-18T00:07:35 | 97 | 1 | 1 |
The idea is that indirect representation gives protection against tyranny of the majority. Say for example right now - the debate on banning Muslim immigrants. If you can get 51% of people to agree with it, it becomes the law. It isn't hard to think of a scenario where that could happen. I would argue that *most* issu... | A president who was sole mission was to represent the will of the people would be superior to a president that tries to 'lead' the country. This could theoretically be accomplished now (example in submission text). Why does no one even talk about this? | 0 | 2016-02-16T18:07:49 | 52 | 3 | 9 |
"Bad here" is a subjective, and relative phrase. People grow up here with the impression that this is the "best place on earth" to grow up. As they "grow up" and wake up from childhood, they realize that things are not and never will be as they expected from all the bullshit crammed down their throat. While I can appre... | I seriously think that people in the Western world really have no right to complain about "corruption" and the like in their countries, and doing so is extremly inconsiderate of real problems in the world. CMV | 0 | 2013-08-26T19:49:17 | 97 | 1 | null |
If you believe that an abortion that saves the mothers life is morally justifiable then why not allow the fact that without the abortion there is a chance of mental deterioration. Would she able to care about the child and how would the child react when they find out they are a product of rape. Adoption is always fine,... | The context of a pregnancy, however abhorrent (e.g. rape), does not affect the morality of abortion | 1 | 2017-02-01T23:41:41 | 41 | 3 | 1 |
this is only true if you don't touch *anything*, and if you don't flush. If someone else is flushing you might need to wash your hands because gastro germs can be airborne... | There's no reason to wash your hands after going number 1. | 0 | 2016-12-22T02:04:36 | 48 | 1 | null |
I think the only real argument you're making is one from fear; you're concerned that if you enjoy alcohol, you'll abuse it. This is a legitimate concern, and one that you'll have to engage with if you decide to give drinking a go-round. I think the rest is just further post-hoc justification or preference; expense, tas... | I've never had one sip of alcohol, and I don't have any interest in ever trying it. CMV, please! | 1 | 2013-06-24T23:04:17 | 59 | 2 | 5 |
The issue isn't that older people have too great a voice in government - the issue is that younger voters simply don't vote. If you look at [voter demographics](http://www.npr.org/2016/05/16/478237882/millennials-now-rival-boomers-as-a-political-force-but-will-they-actually-vote) you can see that Millenials (voters und... | There should be steps taken to reduce the power of older people in elections. The imbalance between progress and experience caused by aging populations is distorting politics. | 0 | 2017-03-07T17:19:00 | 62 | 4 | 103 |
Look at the motive behind the attack. Was the ambassador a military commander? Does his death force a new commander to take his place who will make different decisions than he would have? No and no. Whether or not you think the killing was justified; the gunman killed the ambassador not in order to effect change throug... | Today's shooting of the Russian Ambassador isn't an act of terrorism | 0 | 2016-12-20T10:21:14 | 37 | 1 | 22 |
Delta Bot didn't confirm :( | 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. | 1 | 2013-12-09T16:44:29 | 204 | 1 | null |
Unless you have given their financial situation a very in depth look, then honestly I don't really know how else to change your mind. Their husband may earn more than you, but he could also have student loans that he is still paying off for that degree which got him that career. The wife may also have student debt that... | Most moms who go back to work saying that "we just can't afford for me to stay home" are lying to themselves. The reality is "staying home with my kids is just not important enough to us for us to be willing to change our current lifestyle." | 0 | 2014-10-03T16:09:26 | 100 | 2 | 6 |
Men average about 38% skeletal muscle mass while women average around 30% skeletal muscle mass relative to weight. Having a "weight class" does not solve this problem. | Professional sports should be segregated based on weight class and not gender | 1 | 2014-09-12T08:45:40 | 72 | 51 | 33 |
I agree with you that the way it is, it is hypocritical. However, lets assume for a second that you are actually not against animals and would like to lessen their unnecessary suffering as far as possible (I even can accept that you still eat meat, because you can't quit eating it). So, let's assume you understand the ... | Animal rights shouldn't exist in countries which allow consumption of meat. The only animals that should be legally protected are the ones needed to maintain an ecological balance. | 0 | 2017-06-23T01:15:54 | 46 | 3 | 2 |
As much as I (a straight male) don't like the idea of sleeping with a transsexual who was once a man, I don't think it should be a criminal offence. I'm totally ok with someone getting upset that the woman they slept with was once a man, but I don't see any reason for it to become a legal issue. First, what would be th... | a trans-person should face criminal charges is they fail to disclose their biological sex prior to engaging in sexual activities with another if that person wishes to push charges. | 1 | 2016-06-12T00:35:00 | 81 | 3 | 12 |
While I understand your frustration, this is how the world works - not just collegiate classes. When you leave college and start in the working world, your employer can put rules like this - and others - in place simply because it is their business and that is how they want it run. I'm a management consultant, so I hav... | College professors should not be able to dictate rules of the classroom that go beyond normal procedure | 1 | 2016-04-13T17:28:12 | 73 | 3 | 24 |
Okay, so you're that ten year old. Against all odds, through years of dedication, sacrifice, and struggle, you're on the threshold of achieving your wildest dream. The anticipation alone is sending shivers throughout your body. Then you lose. Despite all of the practice you put in, despite trying as hard as you possibl... | I think it's ridiculous for a grown adult to cry because they didn't win a sports match, even if they are a professional sportsperson. CMV. | 1 | 2013-07-25T07:35:16 | 20 | 4 | 1 |
States have tried that, or at the very least I know Montana did. The end result was courts tossing out tickets over insufficient evidence that the driver was being reckless. Since the states needed to police reckless driving, and the only way they could do so and have it stand up in court was through objective rules li... | I believe that you should be allowed to drive at whatever speed you wish as long as you aren't driving recklessly or under extenuating circumstances CMV | 0 | 2014-02-18T00:31:42 | 42 | 1 | 4 |
I believe the US laws concerning protection of religion has practical, rather than moral, reasons. I'm not sure about other nations, but the US prides itself as a country of free expression of religion. It's simply been a goal of the country to be desirable to people all over the world without arbitrarily excluding peo... | Religion should not have any legal protection from the government beyond free speech. | 0 | 2015-02-14T23:26:45 | 76 | 1 | 9 |
You apparently don't have anything against Jill Stein, other than her economic policies... oh wait... :) For reals though, I'm gonna be the rap-battle hype man for Johnson for a minute. and on top of that, called Trump a "pussy", which obviously, using any form of genitalia as an insult goes against proper treatment of... | There isn't anyone that I can vote for right now for president, especially when taking into account treatment of women | 1 | 2016-10-11T16:52:24 | 85 | 1 | 18 |
First, I will say that I am *not* arguing that the status quo is an acceptable approach to education. There are certainly tons of flaws with it. Second, I will say that I used to agree that teachers should be paid based on performance. Since, I have become more involved with non-traditional route teaching (so, I am bec... | I believe teachers should be paid based on performance, and underperforming teachers fired. CMV | 1 | 2013-04-28T16:25:03 | 59 | 3 | 1 |
Human emotional reactions are partially programmed, and would probably be easier to implement than higher-level processes like understanding symbols (language). The parts of your brain are actually some of the most primitive parts. Additionally, you are incorrect in saying that emotions are illogical. Emotions simply u... | AI Can Never Be Like Humans | 0 | 2017-03-30T12:32:52 | 98 | 1 | null |
Sweden has roughly double the population of Norway and five times as many Muslims, so it's not surprising that Sweden has far more muslim extremist attacks--though [Norway has had some close shaves](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism_in_Norway). Besides, recent years have also seen extremist violence in Indonesia,... | Trumps speech in the middle east should be praised, even if you're a liberal. | 1 | 2017-05-24T02:25:26 | 143 | 1 | null |
and we'd likely filter the top 1% of smartest people to proceed with our species's birthing. That just poses a major practical problem. The human species has very little genetic diversity relative to its population size. If you were to cull 99% of all people from the gene pool and select the survivors based on traits t... | Humanity's biggest problem is unintelligent people, and eugenics may be the answer. | 1 | 2017-05-07T08:41:55 | 33 | 9 | 9 |
If that's what being a woman is to you then why not stick to drag? The simplest way to answer this is that a drag queen is a character. It's a male who is acting as an exaggerated form of a female for the purpose of performance. When a drag queen takes of their wig, they become the guy again. Beyond that, have you actu... | As a feminist I'm really bothered how male-to-female trans-people portray what it means to be female | 0 | 2015-06-17T07:11:23 | 81 | 5 | null |
While I'm sure your perspective is shared by many, it is one that lacks historical context. "Black people's" culture, whom defines that? Are you talking about hip hop, poor urban areas? It's obvious you are not talking about a group/race of people but rather the poster-people for a class of individuals. What we know ab... | Black Americans need to change their own culture if they want to experience more equality. | 0 | 2016-08-14T11:59:08 | 290 | 3 | null |
it doesn't explain why you think that is acceptable but public funds are not. | As a society, we should not use public resources to cure or treat children with chronic illnesses. | 1 | 2015-08-04T00:11:22 | 51 | 0 | 8 |
This is a bad example ... ..., but I'm sure you understand my point. You are right, Its a terrible example for your case, because not only is it not illegal but most people wouldn't consider picking up $20 on the ground to be morally wrong even if they are well aware someone else dropped it. This doesn't even remotely ... | Using an adblocker is morally wrong | 1 | 2016-01-09T04:03:02 | 61 | 10 | 28 |
I'm studying part-time and I much prefer reading papers etc on a tablet. My phone is too small and a laptop is too bulky whereas a tablet is something I can hold like a book. I have friends who work in publishing and design, and they find tablets brilliant for showing ideas in meetings. They're also something a few peo... | There isn't really a good reason to buy a tablet. | 0 | 2016-01-31T03:45:08 | 28 | 1 | 2 |
A lot of people are either wrong or using a different definition of "racist" that they (or you, in their stead) need to tell us. It's perfectly fine to use a different definition of a word in a certain context, provided you make it clear. For example, when we use "theory" in a scientific context we don't mean the same... | If Jewish people can't be anti-semitic, then non-whites cannot be racist | 1 | 2017-01-11T03:20:25 | 119 | 3 | 10 |
Ask yourself one question: If you, you personally, were wrongfully convicted of murder and sentenced to death, would you still think that the death penalty is the right punishment, even though your own belief would cost you your life without a chance of being exonerated, because you would be dead by then? And don't say... | I believe the death penalty is appropriate. CMV. | 0 | 2013-07-24T04:50:56 | 77 | 1 | null |
You are correct saying that without gender stereotypes being trans would be just wanting to have a different body, because that's what it is at its core. But as we live in a pretty heavily gendered society, transgenderism includes wanting other people to see and treat you as the gender you identify with rather than the... | with their voice therapy, implants, skirts and heels: trans people have a very narrow definition of the gender they want to express. Without socially constructed gender stereotypes and clothing expectations, trans people wouldn't exist. | 0 | 2017-02-24T01:52:35 | 405 | 8 | null |
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