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I would argue that "not talking about it" is what America has been doing since end of the civil rights era and the advent of the information age. This conversation has only really become public since the internet has given everyone an equal platform to soapbox on, and that's also when we started to see a lot of the "ju... | I believe that racism will only end once we stop talking about race. | 0 | 2014-12-09T23:44:54 | 80 | 24 | null |
Assuming that God is all-powerful, he is able to create any universe that he pleased to create. The evidence shows that the earth is very, very old. But why is it so unfathomable to believe that God created the universe with signs of age? It isn't unfathomable, but it isn't evident. If the world was created with the ap... | I am struggling to accept evolution | 0 | 2015-02-11T12:58:51 | 350 | 1 | null |
I once stumbled on a cool comic-based description of criminal law which has a full section exactly on this theme and from which I'm going to (shamelessly) plug for this answer (http://lawcomic.net/guide/?p=344) and which I really recommend (because I'm not covering the whole section, but only touching upon a few relate... | People should be punished for "attempted" crimes (attempted murder, conspiracy to commit fraud, etc.) with the same severity as if the crimes were carried out successfully. | 1 | 2016-10-05T19:56:13 | 248 | 56 | 1 |
I agree that telling your children "not to talk back" is a bad lesson. Children need to be taught why things are bad, not just that they shouldn't do them. However, it is not always practical in the moment. It can be substantially more constructive to have that argument 15 minutes from now, rather than right now. "we'... | Kids should be able to talk back to authority during a dispute | 0 | 2017-03-02T03:03:57 | 55 | 17 | 21 |
Africa **will never** produce a superpower This is a **monumentally** big statement. You are not just saying "Africa will not become a superpower in the near future", you are not saying "Africa is unlikely to become a superpower" -- you're saying that Africa **will never** become a superpower. That's a big statement th... | Africa will never produce a Superpower | 0 | 2017-06-28T23:54:21 | 47 | 1 | 14 |
Are you saying they're pointless to purchase *right now*, or will be in ten years? Right now is easy to see a benefit-- all the reasons you mentioned for not owning it were with the caveat of "in the future, probably." And that probably is kind of a big deal. Particularly the ease with which you think we'll be able to ... | Physical media such as DVDs, blu-rays, and music CDs are pointless to purchase, because they will be obsolete within 10 years | 0 | 2015-01-03T13:51:58 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
The majority of arguments by people in any forum, be it on the web, in person, in congress are a complete waste of time. You have to accept the bad with the good, because that's the real world, that's what democracy is, and that's the only way things work. We don't live in a Democracy. It's a republic at best, and ev... | I feel that the majority of arguments offered by people on CMV and any forum of debate in general exist in an imaginary abstract space with little application to the real world and are thus mostly a waste of time. CMV. | 0 | 2014-01-04T10:14:06 | 27 | 0 | null |
**1.) They're your kids** So are those you adopt. **2.) There's a bond I believe, that biologically bonds you to your own dna** As a biologist: no. This isn't how it works. You bond with those you spend a lot of time with. If that wasn't the case, fathers unknowingly raising the a child that isn't theirs would feel no... | That adoption is as fulfilling and equal an option as having kids of your own | 0 | 2015-10-19T10:02:13 | 143 | 3 | null |
I dont vote - to me its a waste of time, I think political issues and big changes are made by public assembly . I think voting is a right we have, but to me its a waste of time. I'd rather spend time discussing political issues and trying to figure out whats morally and ethically right. So why are you talking politica... | I live in Canada, and study physics. I do not vote as I do not fundamentally understand how i'm supposed to choose who should run the country since I have 0 clue how to run one properly myself. | 0 | 2016-01-06T15:30:08 | 36 | 1 | null |
— until voting is something citizens can do in their underwear, from the comfort and convenience of their homes — there is not a whole lot politicians can do to increase dwindling voter turnout numbers. States allow absentee mail-in voting which basically means you can request a ballot be mailed to you and you mail it ... | Voter turnout on election days will not increase until there is a way for citizens to vote online. | 0 | 2015-10-07T17:11:30 | 83 | 31 | 46 |
What you're saying is that you should prioritize yourself over others. Why are you more important than every other person on earth? | Power is good. Greed is good. | 1 | 2013-08-18T10:46:24 | 61 | 3 | 2 |
Human life is incredibly valuable. You haven't explained why, (although I saw your explanation in another comment though). As such the maximization of life should take precedence to other considerations, such as the right to choose whether or not you want to terminate a pregnancy. As with above, you haven't explained w... | Abortion is largely unjustifiable | 0 | 2015-07-16T06:42:14 | 37 | 1 | null |
Firstly, define "narcissism". Narcissism and accusing people of narcissistic behavior are getting thrown around loosely towards people that don't follow their ideas and path in life. It's insulting to call people you don't agree with and their choices "narcissistic, vain, selfish, etc". and there's always a tad bit of ... | I believe there is no good reason - other than vanity and narcissism - that an infertile couple should opt for IVF over adoption. Please CMV. | 0 | 2014-01-26T22:38:08 | 143 | 2 | 1 |
Learning to communicate, by speech, writing, sign language or what have you, is way more important. It's the foundation of society, in every society all over the world. How is critical thinking going to benefit you as a person if you can't even discuss, let alone communicate at all, an idea with your peers? How are you... | Critical thinking is the most important and/or useful thing anyone could learn. | 1 | 2016-04-30T20:40:12 | 43 | 35 | 1 |
I don't think there are quite so many extremist views as it may appear on the surface. A plurality of people hold fairly moderate views. The loudest mouths however, over-represent extreme views. Being involved in politics today seems to reflect what you see in TV shows about prison. You can side with your race, or get ... | Polarization and Extremitization of Opinion/Attitudes in America Eats Away at our Integrity as a Country. | 1 | 2016-01-27T00:57:22 | 21 | 1 | 4 |
I think you would find relatively large consensus that many of these televangelists deserve to be investigated. But this doesn't mean that they should be investigated. Hear me out here. Our constitution protects freedom of speech, and it seems to give special protection to religious action and religious speech. As the... | Televangelists are mostly con artists and should be investigated by some government body. | 0 | 2016-11-19T16:40:24 | 115 | 1 | null |
Any associated pain does not exist to me because I cannot remember it, in the exact same way that pain associated with other surgical procedures I have had under general anesthesia as an adult does not exist because I cannot remember it. While it's *nice* that you don't remember the excruciating pain, you could make th... | I am a circumcised male. I see no issues with the procedure and would circumcise my child if he were born in the U.S. today. | 1 | 2015-06-01T07:12:59 | 258 | 71 | 10Δ |
We have freedom of speech, many of the countries you listed do not. Canada and the U.K. have crimes against hate speech. In France Islamic women aren't allowed to wear hijabs. The idea of freedom was that it didn't matter who you were or where you came from, you were allowed to be here and do what you wanted as long as... | America is not exceptional bastion of freedom anymore | 0 | 2017-06-23T09:09:37 | 1,111 | 0 | null |
I'm a liberal democrat. So you're a moderate. And as the data shows, these so-called "moderates" you speak of do not actually exist. On top of that, there's also a problem of subjectivity. What someone might consider moderate, another might consider extreme. All the people you listed fall in the same position as what t... | An American Centrist Party would be great and would help combat an increasingly politically polarized nation. | 1 | 2016-08-31T02:41:13 | 75 | 6 | 2 |
If someone's 12 year old son becomes horribly deformed due to some accident (gets burned or loses his arms or legs or becomes blind etc) I'm not talking about these kind of deformities, what would you do with a fetus without a brain? indicates, that you are not motivated by what is good for the children and their life... | The Pro-Choice fixation on bodily autonomy is a smokescreen. The true underlying motivation is not to get stuck with unwanted children. | 1 | 2017-03-30T11:44:45 | 294 | 9 | 43 |
I think you wouldn't have said this about 60 years ago. Islam *can* be reformed. It has been reformed many times. Right now, we're in a particularly conservative period in Muslim history, fueled mostly by Western colonialism than anything else. Muslims are poor and Westerners are rich, and they see themselves as being ... | Islam is incompatible with today's society. | 0 | 2015-05-19T15:30:40 | 197 | 23 | 5 |
My reasoning for this is that social influence could not always have been in play; hundreds of thousands of years ago there was no such thing as language and thus "social constructs" could not exist. Not all communication is verbal. Animals that do not possess language have social constructs that are [subject to change... | I think that much of social construct theory is baseless, as social constructs must ultimately originate from genetic predispositions. | 0 | 2014-04-10T20:07:46 | 37 | 17 | 9 |
Why Is abortion good? 1, It provides unprecented freedom for Women, over their own unfortunate biology and reproductive functions. The woman is no longer a slave to her biology, she can safely choose whether the pregnancy is good in her situation or not, instead of her being forced to go through body and mind altering ... | Abortion should only be legal in extreme cases (danger to the mother's life, rape, etc.) | 0 | 2017-04-16T04:53:00 | 79 | 6 | 27 |
Well, that's a problem. Violence is specifically words or actions meant to harm someone else's body. Legally, the difference is huge - if someone is attacking you violently, you have the right to self-defense and can respond in kind (but not escalate unnecessarily). If someone is clearly after your property and not you... | Whenever a violent criminal (burglar, thief, murderer) dies, even if the circumstances surrounding his death are shady (police brutality, vigilantism, etcetera), society didn't lose anything of value and might have even gained from the event. | 1 | 2014-12-11T16:39:44 | 54 | 3 | 43 |
Ramps are used by those in wheel chairs, those with canes, those with baby strollers, delivery men with carts, those who are injured and using crutches, those who are avoiding steps due to minor injuries that otherwise do not need assistance walking, those with epilepsy because steps are potentially dangerous to them, ... | Wheelchairs are bad, and we should not design our entire cities and public places around them (Frustrated architect here) | 0 | 2016-05-01T06:02:49 | 72 | 6 | 40 |
At the core of your argument is a statement on intrinsic value, which is a purely philosophical and ethical statement. Generally that ends up being an accepted premise rather than an argued conclusion - in other words, if you believe art has intrinsic value, then you believe art has intrinsic value but there is no logi... | Art can be objectively measured and its true value is devoid of any human interpretation. | 1 | 2016-03-14T23:52:59 | 74 | 1 | 9 |
To me, being a proud American is living up to the ideals that the founding fathers put in our Declaration of Independence. Its about rugged individualism. It's about being the product of immigrants and a melting pot culture. It's being able to venture Westward and climb mountains, traverse wetlands, plains, and forests... | Advocating progressive politics and being patriotic, in the case of the United States, are two ideas that are diametrically opposed to each other. | 1 | 2017-07-05T05:51:15 | 24 | 5 | 27 |
Even if they are political uneducated, they still deserve the vote else democracy fails. They contribute to society as much as any politically educated person, therefore surely it would be wrong to take away their vote on the basis of education? Also, even if they are politically uneducated, they still deserve the oppo... | Politically-uneducated votes should not count. | 0 | 2017-06-25T08:53:27 | 24 | 1 | null |
Today there exists the problem of surplus population. There can be little doubt that this is too high a number. If we are in a population surplus then you must have a good idea of what the 'right' population of the Earth should be. What is it and why? Personally, I wouldn't know where to start with that question and th... | Today there exists the problem of surplus population. Therefore the solution of 'population letting' is needed and those willing to leave should be helped. CMV | 0 | 2014-03-06T17:02:38 | 52 | 1 | 8 |
I support the general, broad goals (the overtly stated ones at least) of the SJ movement; opposing discrimination against racial minorities, women, LGBT people etc. But the way the ideology operates, and views the world, undermines these goals The problem is, that there is no real "SJ ideology". There is progressivism... | The "Social Justice" movement is opposed to, and undermines, social justice. | 1 | 2017-05-10T15:49:09 | 211 | 82 | 31 |
I didn't mean the successful cases which are exceptions, but the common case, where introverts are naturally more cold and distant from their children, wanting to be with them less time. How do you know if a child will be an Albert Einstien or not until they grow up? You can’t retroactively excuse the exceptions from y... | Introverts shouldn't have children. | 1 | 2017-05-16T17:43:45 | 123 | 4 | 70 |
The thing is that everything that's important about Star Wars really *is* about those knights with swords. It's *way* more than 75/25%. And the fans *hate it* when someone tries to explain the magic to them with "science-fictiony" stuff like "midichlorians". They really *want* Star Wars to be a fantasy world, rather th... | The "science-fiction" vs "science-fantasy" vs "space-fantasy" vs "space-opera" debate is useless. | 1 | 2016-03-23T00:52:05 | 41 | 5 | 173 |
I think drug testing recipients of welfare can be a good idea. What is a bad idea - is making benefits CONTINGNENT on passing the drug test. For example, drug testing can used to identify people who DO struggle with drug addiction. These people may then be encouraged to attend (free) rehabilitation programs or provided... | I think that drug testing recipients of government benefits is a terrible idea. | 0 | 2015-08-06T17:30:31 | 130 | 8 | 59 |
sure, but guides and essays are not necessarily the same as personal experience. I was using that point to support the more general statement that older people often have a breadth and depth of experience that younger people may or may not have, and that is useful for decision making in a political context. | People over the retirement age (62) should not be allowed to participate in politics. | 1 | 2014-12-26T01:03:36 | 120 | 21 | 1 |
So if I want to light up my crack pipe but I'm in a public space your bathrooms would do just fine. Which would become a problem. | Bathroom stalls should go all the way down, and have no gaps in the doors. | 0 | 2017-04-11T06:47:54 | 60 | 1 | 42 |
If you listen at the end of the documentary, both D and K chose to have their memories wiped. It's been a while since I saw it, but I don't remember them ever saying it was compulsory. They wanted to retire and their memories were something they didn't want. Too much of a burden. K seemed like a different person f... | I don't think that retiring MIB agents should be neurolized | 1 | 2014-08-13T03:34:49 | 31 | 2 | 3 |
What if I want to tweak it for creative reasons, for example it is ww2 but from the perspective of a soldier of the French army. Sgt. Frenchie baggette never existed, should the film be banned? | 'Historical' films that are 'based on a true story' should be strictly monitored for accuracy, if not outright banned. | 0 | 2015-05-16T19:41:39 | 38 | -1 | 4Δ |
There are *always* a few mega-popular series overshadowing everything else in the industry at any given time. They only fade away when something new and spectacular comes along. Thing is, that's very rare; most games are content to just copy the big dog and are surprised when no one sticks around. It never occurs to th... | I believe that CS:GO, LoL, and Dota 2 are "Drying up" the gaming industry | 1 | 2015-07-25T07:30:42 | 43 | 18 | 1 |
1. One could argue that we will have more resources to spend in the future [globally speaking](http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD). While I am not sure if inflation is included in this, we can at least say that available resources in the world at least grow exponentially. Technological and social progre... | Humans will never colonize the Moon, Mars or any other body in the universe. | 1 | 2016-08-25T19:30:43 | 115 | 3 | 1 |
losing weight is just a glorified math problem. If you burn more calories then you eat in a day, you are losing weight. If it is the same, you maintain. And, if you eat more then you burn you gain it. It is really that simple when it comes to simply losing weight. I'm not talking about nutrition and such. We all know ... | I can lose weight only by lowering my calories and walking my dog. | 0 | 2014-10-28T09:49:53 | 42 | 1 | null |
when you're angry, you often can't talk calmly why are you angry? The point of an argument is to present your view point and your reasoning for why x is good and y is bad. When you raise your voice, as you say, you are angry. I think you are approaching an argument incorrectly, as a shouting match or as a way to vent y... | Raising your voice during arguments is fine (when there aren't, e.g. children around). | 0 | 2015-08-16T15:27:46 | 26 | 3 | 1 |
A few counterpoints. **Staying within the IS-LM framework** Two difficulties arise. First, the dY/dT experiment holds government spending fixed. If, as in the US states, governments are required to keep their budgets balanced, then any change in tax revenues must be met with a change in government expenditure in an equ... | Tax cuts can increase output in the economy | 1 | 2016-12-04T23:44:23 | 93 | 5 | 1 |
your first three points are the problem with ONLY teaching hands on. we need that kind of teaching to show how scientific experiments are done. there isn't enough money to fund all schools doing full scale advanced experiments and they wouldn't understand it anyway. we have to show them how experiments are done some wa... | I think that the promotion of "hands on" learning in science education actually has harmful effects on society as a whole. CMV | 1 | 2013-12-14T08:03:12 | 19 | 4 | 5 |
How does a government implement eugenics without violating the bodily autonomy of its citizens? Assuming you don't kill anyone, society will still have plenty of physically/mentally disabled, etc. people who acquired these traits through other means besides genetics. A good society will still need to be able to treat a... | Eugenics Is A Good Idea, Just Gone About In The Wrong Way In The Past | 0 | 2017-04-17T18:34:38 | 67 | 12 | 30 |
One is that you do have the right now in that if done successful you can't be jailed or otherwise punished because the person will be dead. But society and those around you have the right not to help you or like your choice. you can't demand a doctor assist you. I'm guessing what you want is more that society respe... | It is MY right to decide my fate, and that right should extend to suicide as well. | 0 | 2015-04-06T14:28:32 | 147 | 1 | 17Δ |
In additon to that, the youth should also be taught one and only one, ideology. I'm a nazi, so you can imagine which ideology i'd like to see being taught in schools. Just as an example, say that this state mandated schooling and media was implemented. However the direction and ideology that was pushed was not one th... | The media and education system should be state controlled. | 1 | 2017-06-23T18:23:48 | 333 | 3 | 8 |
I think it would be important if you looked into why people are unable to take care of themselves. A huge reason is incredibly pathetic wages and benefits here in the US. Our wages have stagnated for the past few decades and that has impacted the poor most of all. Our labor protections are weak and a particular politic... | If you can't even take care of yourself, you shouldn't be allowed to have children. In short, "Let government take care of you by welfare for giving up fertility." | 1 | 2016-12-27T03:55:33 | 124 | 10 | 3 |
1 - In order to function, a hybrid car must have a series of very heavy batteries, a very heavy electric motor and a series of other heavy electric components (eg systems to recover lost energy during breaking). [According to the Prius wiki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Prius), the battery pack weighs 118 lbs. S... | I believe that the fuel economy benefits offered by hybrid cars is a myth due to a basic understanding of physics. | 1 | 2013-08-16T18:39:58 | 69 | 1 | 16 |
You can't definitively say that we are not living in a simulation any more than you could disprove the existence of god. If we are living in a simulation all your thoughts and observations are determined by the simulation. Trying to disprove the existence of the simulation through observations made in the simulation wo... | We are not living in a simulation. | 0 | 2017-04-24T19:50:59 | 360 | 2 | null |
I'm certainly one of those that will use comparison to Anarcho-Capitalism to argue against Libertarians. Maybe I can alter your view or give insight into why this happens. Let's imagine I'm listening to a Libertarian talk about a regulation. I don't believe the regulation is inefficient or harmful and the speaker provi... | When people ascribe anarcho-capitalist views to all libertarians they are attempting to dismiss all libertarian ideas and beliefs as crazy | 0 | 2016-08-25T05:25:39 | 154 | 1 | null |
Countries go through a development life cycle. Initially, they are under-developed and poor, with low wages. However, those low wages are a competitive advantage, as goods can be produced cheaply there. So multinational companies move their factories there. That abundance of new jobs, even if they're poorly paying from... | For the west to enjoy the lifestyle it does, subjugation of third world countries is necessary. | 0 | 2015-05-15T01:02:47 | 232 | 2 | 3 |
And yet athletic success often translates directly to a school receiving more national interest, more applications, and can either then become larger by accepting more, or more exclusive, and can mean additional revenue opportunities for the school. This is known most recently as the Mike Vick Effect (http://articles.b... | College sports are over-idolized in American society | 1 | 2015-01-30T23:48:30 | 73 | 63 | 1 |
A) the randomness IS our soul, and we are able to consciously exert forces on subatomic particles in a way that is impossible to examine scientifically, or B) we do not control the randomness and there is no free will. I think you are looking at A and B the wrong way around. If "I" am a neuronal network, unpredictable... | belief in free will implies belief in a soul or other supernatural entity | 0 | 2014-04-15T06:29:29 | 99 | 2 | 3 |
You argue that fireworks have nothing to do with independence, but I argue that on a day celebrating independence, literally anything you *choose* to do is a form of celebrating independence. If you'd like to celebrate the 4th of July with a huge pot of coffee and crossword puzzles, be my guest. It's a free country. If... | Fireworks are really boring, have little to do with celebrating independence, and are not worth the risk. | 0 | 2015-07-06T06:40:16 | 57 | 11 | 1Δ |
Im not directly hurting someone if I break into their house and take their tv. | If you aren't directly hurting someone, what you are doing isn't wrong | 0 | 2015-09-04T21:33:04 | 57 | 2 | null |
Reading your responses, it's clear that you want to do away with *interest*, but still keep *credit* as a function of the economy. And this makes sense: without credit, only the extremely wealthy could afford to buy houses, start businesses, and the like. Let's take a look at a real-world situation where charging inter... | Interest Should be Banned | 0 | 2014-07-22T19:47:38 | 127 | 7 | 3 |
He said ISP's should be able to throttle back illegal services like torrents in order to provide more bandwidth to services like Netflix or Skype which need more non-interrupted speed. That's not quite correct for a few reasons. First off, torrents themselves aren't illegal, yes they may be often used for illegal thing... | Net Neutrality is Bad | 1 | 2017-05-19T01:28:28 | 33 | 3 | 101 |
You're talking about a particular kind of conservatism, sounds like religious/Christian conservatism to me. Conservatism and Christianity may be correlated but one does not entail the other. I will refrain from answering the rest of your points until further clarification, OP, it seems like you have a gripe with conser... | Opposition to homosexuality, although wrong, is not necessarily malicious | 0 | 2017-03-28T22:13:01 | 67 | 1 | null |
One thing I believe you are missing is that the assumption that there are objective rules and qualifications, values and feelings that you can use to measure how difficult it is for someone to come out as bisexual, gay or what have you. Situations all differ and people may feel more at ease in certain environments rath... | I believe it is harder to come out and be accepted as bisexual than it is to come out as gay. CMV. | 0 | 2013-06-07T08:06:53 | 136 | 1 | 1 |
But if abortion isn't illegal then there aren't better options. The reality is there will always be a need for abortion because all birth control has a fail rate. You can make less abortion, but you will always have women who will get an abortion, illegal or not. You can either be OK that there's a dangerous abortion b... | Abortion should not be legal | 1 | 2015-02-17T15:35:37 | 116 | 8 | 16 |
I think people can be and often are open to their views being changed, but they aren't really looking for that. Would not making a post here on CMV be considered "looking for that"? | Nobody, not even me, is really looking to get their view changed, but many are open to get their view changed. | 0 | 2015-05-04T22:46:04 | 183 | 1 | 5 |
Your high school may be bad/ have been bad. Or potentially you weren't applying yourself due to personal problems, and are still thinking of that as the school's fault. Or maybe you have a very idiosyncratic learning style. But most high school students have a huge amount to learn, and learn it best in a classroom sett... | I think High School is an obsolete institution and it's purpose can be replaced by internet learning | 1 | 2014-09-15T23:38:09 | 65 | 7 | 9 |
You don't get aid because your family lives a fairly expensive lifestyle and could easily fund your college education by cutting back on that lifestyle. That is what need-based aid means. The problem is that most middle-class families want to fund their children's education *without* giving up on all the comforts of a ... | Middle Class Students Should Receive More Financial Aid | 0 | 2014-10-02T23:37:11 | 28 | 2 | 5 |
But let's assume that your partner is an active NRA member and is constantly striving against your beliefs through protests, lobbying, etc. That's a step beyond "opposing political views". Let's go back to the religion analogy. You said an inter-religious marriage could work because no one else is affected if your husb... | It is impossible to have a fruitful relationship with somebody who has opposing political views | 1 | 2017-05-02T04:08:35 | 53 | 4 | 39 |
We all understand the *feeling* of choice. In other words, we know what it's like to deliberate between two options, decide which one is preferable, and act accordingly. You can't be deceived about that feeling, just like you can't be deceived about seeing the color "blue." You can be deceived about the cause of the fe... | Free will is not a thing. Being moral or doing the right thing is irrelevant and all about perspective. | 0 | 2017-05-16T00:41:21 | 49 | 2 | 24 |
Why would it be an acknowledgment of a bad thing if someone said they were "born this way"? Typically this argument is used when people refer to being gay as "unnatural" which wouldn't make sense if it was genetic. | The "born this way" argument is not the strongest argument, but the one with the least bad repercussions | 0 | 2017-05-07T07:44:30 | 60 | 9 | null |
Some weapons we just agree not to use. Not necessarily because they are inherently morally wrong, but because they are just cruel. Chemical weapons, poison bullets, and certain kinds of bladed weapons are examples. There is nothing evil about these weapons, but there is something wrong with using them. They make warfar... | There is no moral distinction between the offensive use of chemical weapons and the offensive use of explosive material that blasts shards of super heated lead and steel in every direction. | 1 | 2017-01-04T11:49:08 | 160 | 296 | 2 |
Here's my counter to this point of yours: **The school**, America, as well as colleges and CEO's **owe nothing**, and should not give anything to Ahmed from this. **The city of Irving, Texas owes absolutely nothing to him** (especially not $15 million) for doing a job that they were told to do, and called in to do with... | Ahmed Mohamed does not deserve nearly the amount of attention and praise that he's gotten over the clock. | 0 | 2015-11-28T18:48:36 | 251 | 54 | null |
My children saved my life. Had it not been for getting pregnant with my oldest (in a marriage, for those of you that judge), I probably would have killed my self a long time ago. I now have two healthy, happy, prosperous children and I've never been happier. | If you can't even take care of yourself, you shouldn't be allowed to have children. In short, "Let government take care of you by welfare for giving up fertility." | 0 | 2016-12-27T04:14:35 | 124 | 1 | null |
Would you say the same about something like postcolonial studies? There is the same inherent feature of studying cultural phenomena from the point of view of a particular group of people; it's likely to be studied by people with a pre-existing interest in that field, and there's not that much "science" to glean from it... | Gender Studies is a Pseudoscience with a deep ideological bias and shouldn't be taught in publicly-funded Universities. | 0 | 2016-05-09T23:18:18 | 153 | 1 | null |
Paul Ryan (3rd in the line of succession, and first with no direct ties to the Trump campaign) should serve as interim president until the election is completed Paul Ryan would be President and a special election will be held to replace him. This is also predicated on finding that not only did Trump collude with the Ru... | If any investigation finds collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, and Trump is impeached, a full re-do of the election is the only fair next step | 0 | 2017-05-18T23:25:45 | 23 | 0 | 1 |
I think work experience is valuable and would strongly encourage it much in the same way. That said, there are plenty of kids out there who are internally motivated and super disciplined. School *or* work, they'll excel. If we're talking about someone who has career ambitions that require college, it's arguably better ... | It should be customary to get a job before you go to college. (Having your first job at 22 isn't okay.) | 1 | 2015-06-03T21:50:36 | 59 | 64 | 66Δ |
In regards to the naked pictures: If you give sexual consent to a person, that consent lasts for a certain period of time. A person who consented to sex with a another isn't necessarily going to consent again a month later. There is an expiration date. Uploaded pornography is permanent, and if anybody changes their min... | I believe that cyberbullying is too broadly attributed and over-blowned in general. CMV | 1 | 2013-10-25T11:25:56 | 83 | 6 | 3 |
If you think we agree completely, I don't think I made my points clear enough: For most people, exercising for hours a day either isn't an option, or isn't a desirable option. Without a strong exercise regimen, diet becomes the most important part of how most people control their wellbeing. When you say things like I b... | "Healthy" is a borderline meaningless term nowadays and some's obsession with "healthy" eating is quite frankly stupid. Exercise is far more important for general health than food. | 1 | 2015-01-29T22:31:45 | 52 | 2 | 4 |
There have been many elections won or lost by very few votes, such as the 2000 presidential election (George W. Bush & Al Gore). If 6 more people voted for Gore, he would have won. They probably had the same mindset as you: "My vote doesn't matter." If EVERYONE thought that, do you know how screwed up elections wou... | My vote in an election doesn't matter | 0 | 2015-05-31T17:20:53 | 58 | 1 | null |
I have the direct opposite view, so let me weigh in-I feel like art didn’t get properly started until the 20th century, the stuff that came before it is interesting, but doesn’t have the same understanding of what art is, and usually doesn’t even seem to be trying to. They seem more interested with trying to directly i... | I think most "Modern Art" is pretentious, takes nearly no skill, and is sub-par compared to art before that period. CMV. | 1 | 2013-05-13T04:53:03 | 337 | 82 | 4 |
Penis piercings, tongue piercings, and clitoris piercings can increase pleasure when using those parts to stimulate or when those parts are stimulated. | Facial and body piercings have no practical purpose. | 0 | 2016-11-16T03:56:21 | 26 | 2 | 17 |
Yeah, you're right. I'm right, as in some facet of your view has changed? Implying a delta? Because that would be awesome. | CMV : Freedom of speech includes freedom of "hate speech" | 1 | 2016-07-01T22:35:37 | 194 | 1 | 16 |
seperate but equal is wrong because it will never be equal. BUT i think a better solution to what you're suggesting is have ONE INSTITUTION that is governmental. if you want a government signed paper that says you two are legally wed, that is called one thing. if you want something from god that says the same thing, y... | We should give the word 'marriage' to religious people. CMV | 0 | 2013-10-27T03:17:20 | 25 | 2 | 5 |
I think that it's a real stretch to say that because at Point A you don't exist, at Point B you do exist, and at Point C you no longer exist, somehow the second law of thermodynamics has been violated. This law applies to systems. And the system is different after you die than it was before you were born. You have coll... | Reincarnation is more plausible than permanent nonexistence. | 0 | 2016-09-13T16:39:18 | 73 | 7 | 2 |
1. I have quite a few Right-leaning friends who said there was no way they were going to see another Clinton in the White House. They say they were disgusted with Bill's extra-marital affairs and HRC's treatment of the whistleblowers. Someone else has already pointed out that Trump is a serial adulterer and multiply-ac... | The "left" is also culpable for Trump getting elected. | 0 | 2017-02-13T21:37:40 | 135 | 1 | 4 |
Ok... so you acknowledge I understand your position. That's a good first step! Now let's talk about the argument that you ought to change your position. | Donald Trump did not brag about getting away with sexual assault in the Access Hollywood tapes. | 1 | 2016-10-13T06:02:27 | 87 | 14 | 2 |
One example that comes to mind is the usage of Native American stereotypes in sports. The most glaring examples being the Cleveland Indians and the Washington Redskins. Both of these franchises have either named their team a stereotype about Native Americans or have a depiction of a red skinned Native American on their... | Cultural Appropriation isn't a bad thing | 0 | 2017-03-17T02:41:43 | 151 | 1 | 2 |
Do you honestly believe rape victims need to be educated about the fact that "pepper spray can deter attackers" and "Hot zones for crime include times after dusk and before dawn". Because I'm pretty sure that 99% of rape victims know these things. I'm also sure that the majority of rape is from people victims know, in ... | Anti-Victim-blaming culture is suppressing the spread of helpful information that can prevent rape. | 0 | 2015-08-05T17:22:52 | 391 | 14 | null |
You keep bringing up child porn as an example. That is not how law works. You do not make something illegal because an unrelated thing that shares the video medium is also illegal. It is not a point of support for your argument, it is a different argument. And no, the video he saw is the same kind that has been on the... | Donald Trump just admitted to supporting ISIS and engaging in terrorism on Fox News. | 1 | 2015-11-15T16:25:01 | 91 | 5 | 25 |
If you have citizenship it means the government has decided that it is acceptable that you live there and that you should have all the responsibilities that a citizen has. This means that in the government's eyes you are no different than a natural born citizen. If they don't want to accept foreigners they shouldn't be... | Korea and Japan do not have a moral imperative to accept foreigners or multiculturism | 1 | 2016-11-20T18:32:41 | 116 | 132 | 20 |
It is neither selfish nor unselfish. It is simply the way of all life. Reproduction is one of the driving instincts behind all species of life on our planet, humans included. Why is this something that we feel the need to label as either a moral or immoral act? Is it selfish for a dog to have puppies, or for a plant to... | There is no unselfish reason to have biological children | 0 | 2015-03-24T17:43:46 | 295 | 10 | null |
the largest complaint I see is that the community is a "hate group" (...) Who are they discriminating against? White Males? As far as I know, that's what the majority of the community is composed of. So your logic is hate equals discrimination? And if there are many white males, they can't be discriminated against? Bot... | /r/ShitRedditSays is a good thing | 0 | 2014-12-19T13:25:37 | 70 | 6 | 3 |
The republicans, although fighting now, will absolutely coalesce around Trump if he wins He's pro-choice, has abused eminent domain, has no understanding of conservatism and the limits of government, and does not even appear to have read the Bible. I don't see how libertarian-leaning conservatives or Evangelicals can b... | Donald Trump would eviscerate Hillary Clinton in a general election | 0 | 2016-02-29T22:13:53 | 86 | 24 | null |
I think 'useless' is a bit strong of a word. There are several practical instances where listening to the news can be beneficial. -You want to visit Istanbul, but your hear on the news there are rumors of brewing social unrest and potential coups--time to reschedule! -You have some United stock, turn on the news, and s... | Keeping up with current happenings and the news is absolutely useless for a common person. | 1 | 2017-04-20T14:36:42 | 44 | 22 | 5 |
I can't comment on the actual quality of his writing, all I know is that I and many others really enjoy it. Thats really all I need to consider a writer 'good'. If you don't enjoy his writing style then I can't really change that. What I have noticed about myself and is presumably true of others is that when I don't li... | I think GoT is badly-written, misogynistic tripe. CMV enough to get through reading the books. | 0 | 2013-11-12T15:55:20 | 138 | 3 | 5 |
What about the rise of the Roman Empire? The very idea of Emperors and the structure of the Catholic Church are founded on that. Those had arguably larger repercussions than WWI. Then we have all those various decisive battles that the Muslims lost on European soil. Maybe each of those wasn't that big but they could al... | I think WWI is the second biggest human event in written history, second only to Persia invading Greece | 1 | 2014-10-31T22:52:54 | 60 | 10 | 5 |
Ok, I want to flip your theory on its head and argue that not confessing your affections to someone in fear of whatever, be it because of orientation or any other reason is also selfish in its own way. perhaps you are denying telling them the truth because you are afraid that your love would not be returned, but you ar... | 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 | 2017-02-12T20:18:17 | 173 | 8 | 1 |
You can look them up so you can sing along properly. Especially if you're singing with others. Or, you know, curiosity. You want to understand the song better, you want to hear what the singer/songwriter is actually saying. If the words didn't matter singers would just go ooooOOOOoooooAAAAaaaa instead of using lyrics.... | If you can't understand the lyrics in a song you like, then the worst thing you can do is look them up. | 1 | 2016-09-25T22:41:58 | 17 | 21 | 9 |
"They were in no danger, and neither were their children" is untrue. They are in a very small amount of danger. Smaller than the risk of being in a plane crash, but a very large number of people are afraid of flying. Does it make sense to be afraid of flying? logically, it makes sense to only be a little afraid of flyi... | It makes no sense to be scared of terrorist attacks or mass shootings in the west | 0 | 2016-11-20T03:36:49 | 94 | 1 | null |
But obviously its place in the media has become less prominent Why do you think that? If its so obvious, why do I disagree with you? I mean, I'm a biologist, concerned about climate change but I haven't noticed any big decrease in media coverage of the topic. | Climate change should be every politician's first priority, and we are doing too little about it, since no one seems to care anymore | 1 | 2015-06-13T17:14:04 | 95 | 24 | 11Δ |
Your title clearly implies you are placing blame on the victim though - you say it's 'technically their fault', so saying now that the blame is entirely on the stalker seems a lot like changing your tune. Taking reasonable steps to ensure your safety might be good practices but they by no means resolve the wrong doer ... | If someone stalks you on social media, then it's technically your fault. | 1 | 2017-05-30T23:48:47 | 42 | 9 | 32 |
Well, I think the fact that it's powered makes a huge difference. In addition, the gyroscopes incorporated into the Segways make it a totally different experience than a skateboard. It's reasonable to assume that any commercial hoverboard would need to incorporate some of the steering and stability elements of the Segw... | Devices incapable of hovering should not be permitted to call themselves hoverboards. | 1 | 2015-12-10T16:59:12 | 228 | 2 | 143 |
I'm concerned that they'll interpret the success of Wonder Woman as "FEMALE LEAD = MONEY!!" Why is that concerning? I've always thought that all that needs to be done to break any glass ceilings or barriers is to just make good movies that happen to star women (or black people, native americans, etc...) Isn't that what... | I'm worried about the political response to Wonder Women | 0 | 2017-06-08T18:54:21 | 51 | 6 | 38 |
Hi, Of course, undeniably, if Cuba could export goods to the US, it would change things a lot. But I don't think the root cause of poverty in Cuba is the embargo. The root cause is the system where every decision is made by the government with an "every one must be equal" approach (and that is assuming, for the sake of... | Even though Cuban-style socialism leads to lower average standards of living than capitalism, it is immoral to allow anyone to live in abject poverty while others are rich and so socialist government is preferable | 1 | 2014-09-17T22:02:43 | 200 | 4 | 6 |
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