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Our legal system is centred around the idea that it is better to set a guilty person free than to jail an innocent person. If we shift the burden of proof to the defendant, it becomes much easier for people to bring malicious accusations against someone. It is often very difficult to prove that you didn't do something.... | I think rape cases should be fast tracked through courts, and the burden of proof should be on the defendant, not the accuser | 0 | 2015-06-28T06:11:52 | 60 | 6 | null |
My first comment is that It is not a requirement that you go to college. You could have chosen to go to a technical school that just teaches the skills you are looking for. This solves the issue you have. Secondly, Something that many people never realize about college is that it's entire core purpose is to develop you... | I believe that if you know exactly what you want to study in college, then gen. eds should not be a requirement. CMV | 0 | 2013-10-12T09:25:15 | 55 | 2 | null |
I think this is due in large part to the fact that they're not exposed to the reality of science, but that doesn't mean that they don't love the concept empirical observation, and that human beings are capable of such things. One can appreciate the concept with as much adoration as someone fully entrenched in it. Befor... | When laypeople say they "love science," they more specifically mean that they "love" the *idea* of science, rather than the nitty-gritty minutiae of science. | 1 | 2014-05-30T18:19:07 | 30 | 4 | 6 |
Why is knowing who lodged the complaint such a big deal? Why go out of your way to resort to vandalism when the community manager and/or police could have contact with the individual and get it sorted out in an adult manner? It seems you would rather risk getting arrested than the person with the car know your identit... | I'm going to vandalize my neighbor's car | 0 | 2017-03-20T19:56:30 | 45 | 8 | null |
CompuServe (the entity, now AOL) has explicitly _not_ weighed in on it. They have no stance on the matter. What it was called in the hallways of compuserve in 1989 is about as relevant as the fact that almost _every word_ was pronounced differently 100 years ago. English language pronunciation doesn't have an "original... | GIF is pronounced with a soft g | 1 | 2016-10-28T04:47:14 | 70 | 2 | 16 |
Taking the Republican Party being malicious to the poor as a prior, there are a few questions I have for you. First, couldn't it be that a person votes on principle, without regard for their own personal situation? I certainly do. In this case, if you persist in this action, you would be actively attempting to harm a ... | Many of my working class and poor facebook friends post things supporting the GOP. I'm about to start voting GOP simply to help these people hurt themselves. "Poor" and vote against your own self interests? Let me help you with that. | 0 | 2014-08-14T03:22:08 | 40 | 6 | 8Δ |
Why are the rules different? I'll give you the background so you can understand why ride sharing and taxis have different set of regulations in the first place. Uber and Lyft didn't operate starting with a totally different set of rules from taxis. The companies just launched service in various cities by just starting... | Ride-Sharing companies should have to follow the same regulations as taxi companies | 0 | 2017-03-28T03:54:44 | 79 | 3 | null |
What you are talking about is a narrative hook. Most of the best books, movies, tv shows, etc. have them. It's the idea that the opening sentence and paragraph draws the reader in and makes them want to keep reading. Usually this is the case, but plenty of top stories have bad starts, but get better as they go (I think... | You shouldn't have to watch 6+ episodes of a TV show for it to be good | 1 | 2015-11-19T09:03:54 | 103 | 238 | 63 |
Hiya, OP. Well, I'd definitely like to contest point 2. He was definitely harassing her and would even block her path to get her attention. If you continue to make advances (clearly with a sexual motivation in this case) despite protests, that's called sexual harassment. To say that he's justified because it worked on ... | Gaston was the good guy in Disney's Beauty and the Beast | 1 | 2015-08-04T03:13:58 | 69 | 47 | 11 |
They don't actually know why circumcision lowers the risk (but doesn't prevent) the spread of HIV. [This study points to a change in the bacterial fauna of the penis](http://healthland.time.com/2013/04/17/why-circumcision-lowers-risk-of-hiv/) but no one actually knows yet. [Using a condom consistently reduces the risk ... | 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. | 0 | 2015-06-01T13:00:21 | 258 | 8 | 7Δ |
Poor folks abstain from voting all of the time. The word privilege gets thrown around a lot to the point of nausea. Take a look at the following graph: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Voter_Turnout_by_Income,_2008_US_Presidential_Election.png You'll see that financial privilege is positively, not negatively co... | It is out of privilege that non-Trump supporters can abstain from voting in this year's presidential election. | 1 | 2016-06-30T23:50:16 | 27 | 10 | 7 |
The factual definition of rape involves lack of consent, or what the accused reasonably believes to be lack on consent. But in many cases it is very difficult for a victim to process the event immediately. An example is someone in an abusive relationship. Perhaps there have been years of psychological abuse, which hav... | on retroactive rape or so called "regret rape". I believe consent can be given or revoked before or during sex but cannot/should not be able to be revoked AFTER sex has completed. | 0 | 2016-04-09T22:48:04 | 152 | 10 | 1 |
In my experience, people use the word excuse to refer to a *bad* reason for why they did something wrong. What's wrong with that? | There is no such thing as Excuses, only Reasons. | 0 | 2017-06-16T07:55:30 | 31 | 1 | 11 |
Almost all of this is question begging. You've assumed the premise of eliminative materialism or biological fitness as an intrinsic end be true in order to argue that my counterarguments against them are false. You haven't actually defended the premises. A lot of times the response isn't even relevant. You give me a de... | Biological fitness is the end goal of any rational human | 1 | 2017-04-12T19:30:14 | 104 | 1 | 1 |
I am not alone with these thoughts That's a very strange link to post in support of your view as it has one paragraph regarding diversity and then goes on to say: That being said, Gabriel’s point is bullshit, because it shelves blame onto the readers and blatantly ignores a lot of other reasons Marvel Comics are doing ... | The Marvel Comics are suffering due to it's focus on "Diversity". | 0 | 2017-04-03T23:52:23 | 110 | 13 | 5 |
* Employers are required to pay minimum wage if tips aren't enough. This is why tips are tracked (also for tax reporting reasons). * Tipped employees don't want the system changed. Bosses of tipped employees don't want it changed. They both make more money with this system than they would otherwise. * If the employer d... | The class of "tipped employees" in the US should be abolished - minimum wage should be guaranteed for all. | 1 | 2016-08-04T15:38:16 | 905 | 128 | null |
You are generally correct in that autism and sociopathy are not conditions that people can consciously control. To that end our response to people suffering these conditions cannot be "well suck it up and deal with it" if we want a positive outcome. I don't think that society as a whole should be shaped to accommodate ... | Mental illnesses are functionally indistinguishable from personality traits. Things like autism do not really 'exist'. | 1 | 2015-12-27T15:55:03 | 78 | 1 | null |
So western cultures made "mistakes" like colonization, slavery, couple of world wars. Now they have learned from those mistakes so they are better.BUTCultures who were oppressed by western countries and are just now beginning to stand up on their own, that are beginning to understand their mistakes and rectifying them ... | CMV : Western cultures and values are superior | 1 | 2017-04-04T14:12:35 | 100 | 21 | 11 |
Obviously there are spoilers ahead. Wizards appear to have no reason to ever interact with the non-wizardly world. We know they have places like Hogwarts or Azkaban that simply do not appear on the non-wizardly globe. Wizards have their own alternative dimension real estate, and further, they seem to have an ample supp... | Harry Potter and Friends are Evil, or at the very least certainly not good | 0 | 2017-01-16T18:27:39 | 79 | 54 | 245 |
* We have lots of evidence that shows how the Earth was created. None of it points to being created by another being of supreme intelligence. Refer to the [Watchmaker Analogy.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmaker_analogy#Criticism) * There is no evidence at all that a Supreme Being exists. We have Hubble Telescopes... | I believe that intelligent design (not necessarily the six-day creation as Christians believe), but the idea that the universe did not happen by accident, is a valid theory, and should be taught alongside evolution. CMV | 1 | 2013-02-27T05:12:11 | 97 | 11 | 17 |
The problem is externalities. Without governments, companies that pollute do not pay the full cost of their product. This artificially deflates the cost of dirty energy and keeps these products more competitive than clean products. When it comes to these sorts of markets with limited choice and massive information imba... | Climate Change is better solved through individuals and the private/space sectors, and shouldn't be handled by governments | 0 | 2016-11-12T03:23:02 | 60 | 7 | 24 |
Everyone has addressed the issue with the word "crime" here. I'm going to assume that's hyperbole and get at what you're really saying here. Anytime you guess at stats like this, your argument is going to be really weak. This is particularly true when you're talking about roughly half of the population and there are r... | In today's society it is OK for women to be slut but its a crime if men are. | 0 | 2016-05-04T00:46:01 | 17 | 5 | 2 |
The website is close, but not perfect. You can look at that site and its moving text and still see the baseline for what each of those words mean. If I write the word togheter you still know that I am meaning the word together because you have a solid mental image of what that word looks like: together. Now lets mak... | I think dyslexia in almost all cases is just a lack of education in the language. | 0 | 2016-09-01T09:46:32 | 40 | 2 | 12 |
As Churchill said, "It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried." Yes, there are some problems with democracy, but there are far more issues with every other form of government. | I think Democracy is bad method to elect politicians. | 1 | 2016-10-19T02:14:54 | 62 | 1 | 1 |
"Traditional values" aren't inherently good or bad. There are a lot of traditional values that liberals hold dear as well. Freedom of speech, the right to a trial by jury, all men are created equal, democracy and others are all traditional values that have survived hundreds of years. I don't see any of those values as ... | Conservative 'traditional values' are inherently flawed due to them being traditional, that is, of the past. | 1 | 2016-04-17T16:47:32 | 172 | 29 | 108 |
The only reason I can see for separated restrooms is that men might not be comfortable using urinals next to women (i.e. people with different genitals, not people potentially sexually attracted to them), but since those can be replaced by regular stalls, that alone hardly holds up. Why not have "stall rooms" and "urin... | Separating restrooms by gender is unjustifiable | 0 | 2016-11-29T01:20:16 | 122 | 2 | 22 |
1) The only way to stop the Joker is to kill him Batman has more options than just killing the Joker. He could, for instance, kick him in the spine and leave him a paraplegic. Or amputate his limbs. Or call up one of the more mystical members of the justice league to put some kind of curse, enchantment or imprisonment ... | Batman is morally culpable for the people that he Joker has killed. | 1 | 2015-05-13T07:12:17 | 93 | 2 | 4Δ |
I don't buy the comparison between this and the comet pizza incident. There is a very clear difference between bloggers making stuff up and assigning meanings to very common symbols, and seeing actual communication within the Democratic Party intended to shut down a legitimate candidate without a fair race. My point is... | It is good that Russia hacked DNC communications because the people of the United States benefit from receiving more information. | 1 | 2016-12-12T22:17:24 | 42 | 2 | 101 |
Recycling for a lot of things has the same quality as new resources and takes less energy to process than new material. Overall, he found, it takes 10.4 million Btu to manufacture products from a ton of recyclables, compared to 23.3 million Btu for virgin materials. from [this](http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/... | Recycling doesn't make any real impact on the environment | 1 | 2017-04-10T21:33:37 | 17 | 8 | 1 |
Can I just point something out about IQ tests and IQ in general. Genetics and the IQ you are born with has very little to do with the scores you will get on IQ tests. IQ tests test a few forms of intelligence, most being speed of learning a new concept and solving a problem you haven't seen before. These two concepts ... | the races are not all equally equipped to handle the world we live in | 0 | 2016-09-19T01:06:14 | 49 | 6 | 6 |
So, I don't think you have a good grasp on what 'human nature' is. If you mean biology, well, I really view human nature to be more of the mind and less of the flesh, lossing a leg doesn't change who you are while getting a pole through your brain does. Now, on the mental side of things human nature is an every adapti... | I'm scared that technology can kill human nature / I fear the singularity. CMV (help ease my fears) | 0 | 2013-12-15T01:41:31 | 56 | 1 | 3 |
Your second link is not an example of what you described. | Being willing to change your homophobic, sexist, or racist views doesn't make it right to broadcast those views CMV | 1 | 2013-05-27T01:25:37 | 38 | 1 | 54 |
You don't want mandatory voting, you want primary reform. If everybody is voting, including people who don't care, then everybody will vote for the guy with the best commercial. So you reform the campaign finance system. Then if people who don't care are voting, they are voting for who their friends recommend. Pop quiz... | [CMV] I think that voting should be mandatory in the United States | 0 | 2014-01-12T16:21:01 | 39 | 2 | 12Δ |
I think that the problem lies in the question itself. It doesn't express clearly what the person is actually asking. A better form of the question should be along the lines of "What's your place of heritage?" That way, the question doesn't sound like it's characterizing the person being asked as non-American, non-Germa... | Asking someone "where are you originally from" is totally fine and not a racist thing to do | 1 | 2017-05-02T18:20:05 | 174 | 5 | 1 |
Some did, but Europe is far from homogenous, and so are the places they went to. (New world). If a really nice new planet is discovered, it'll get colonized by 10 different groups, who will eventually have to start working together, just like America. | The moment interplanetary travel and colonization in space (planetary, artificial, terraforming, etc), the human race will largely segragate | 1 | 2016-11-11T20:47:27 | 41 | 10 | 158 |
I was, am and will be a dyed-in-the-patchouli liberal. I was ecstatic that gays can get married now. I will call Caitlyn Jenner whatever SHE wants me to. I'm a big fan of Bernie Sanders.*I absolutely believe all fortysomething of Bill Cosby's accusers.* One of these things is not like the others. (100% with you on thos... | We've gone way overboard lately with PC-ness and the Social Justice movement. | 0 | 2015-07-11T23:19:44 | 138 | 13 | null |
Holocaust denial isn't a rational position to hold and it won't be shifted by rational argument. Arguing with those types quickly leads to claims that evidence was fabricated (or overstated) which means that any evidence you use will be dismissed regardless of how good and reliable it actually is then less people will ... | CMV We should confront Holocaust denial not dismiss it. | 0 | 2017-06-20T11:19:06 | 77 | 1 | null |
I'm both a ~~prescriptivist~~ descriptivist and a stickler for grammar. I do think that when people use terms differently they ~~are~~ should be aware that they are doing so. As the language changes we will see new rules and phrases, and "grammar Nazis" are also part of this change. EDIT: I was really spaced out when I... | I believe that "grammar nazis" are limiting the development and evolution of Language. CMV | 0 | 2013-07-14T19:58:11 | 98 | 2 | 24 |
There is no rule that says someone is obligated to follow good strategy, even when they -do- agree with you on what good strategy is. Does it make more sense for your hypothetical Person A to take the chance, and make their case to Person B? Sure. This could be a small but meaningful victory for social justice. Does th... | "Not my duty/responsibility to educate" is a cop-out tactic that is ultimately harmful to social justice pursuits. | 0 | 2017-05-10T00:02:27 | 81 | 4 | 1 |
In my view they are just a way to say "look at me". They serve no other purpose. It is selfish to expose other people to excessive noise just because you think it is cool. I get it. Extroversion and anti-social behavior can be annoying as hell. But a lot of things can be. Having a government start banning annoying thin... | I believe unmuffled motorcycles should be banned from the streets. CMV. | 1 | 2013-09-27T15:33:51 | 654 | 1 | 1 |
When has taxing anything ever helped to solve a problem? Sure it generates some more money and the politicians will probably tell us that the money is going to be used for something related to the healthcare costs of obese folks. But it won't be. Some maybe but most of it will be diverted to other things. But you're st... | Fast Food needs to be taxed in order to help America’s obesity problem | 0 | 2016-02-15T19:54:18 | 50 | 1 | null |
I'm definitely with you on this one and thankfully we're seeing a shift in rap music towards more consciousness/introspection. But in response to your complaint, yes its true that rappers will rap about what they know and about overcoming the limitations of their context, but remember, this is a business. The reason th... | I despise "rappers" that only rap about money, clubs, guns, etc. | 0 | 2014-05-09T22:44:39 | 89 | 1 | null |
I've worked a lot of retail, and quite a few "grown-up" jobs too. And I agree, it is harder to do the latter. But you know what makes it less complaint-worthy? I get paid almost 10x as much as I did when I was working retail, which means that I can have my own space rather than living with my parents, can afford luxuri... | Retail and food service employees complain too much on reddit about jobs that aren't that hard. | 1 | 2014-12-15T09:53:46 | 84 | 5 | 43 |
I think this is ridiculous. It's true, privileged and successful people tend to be more disconnected from "the average person" - on the other hand, I didn't get admitted to a top university, or earn a large scholarship, by dumb luck - I worked to get it. Well, everybody works for what they've got, and accusations of pr... | privileged people's opinions should be respected, not shuned | 1 | 2014-04-03T20:58:36 | 65 | 11 | 9 |
Sure, but how do you know who to trust with a gun? And when to trust them? Even if someone is competent, safe, and reasonable when they get licensed/trained with a firearm, they may not stay competent, safe, and reasonable throughout their lives. Stress, mental illness, and other factors can lead formerly upright peopl... | If citizens are armed, there will be less mass shootings and civilian deaths. | 1 | 2016-07-07T07:59:58 | 71 | 2 | 2 |
This is a classical [Russell's teapot](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell's_teapot) problem. I agree with Russell here and not with you. Those who claim that something exists are the ones that should bring proof, not the other way around. Ergo, atheism is not based on belief nor faith to prove the absence of god, but... | I think that atheists are just as illogical as they think theists are | 1 | 2014-04-05T09:14:37 | 82 | 22 | 1 |
Since you're specifically asking how this prevents underage drinking, here is an answer: Any kind of requirement that forces employees to be more strict on selling alcohol will statistically reduce sales, and therefore inherently, some of the reduced sales will be sales to minors, or sales to those who would be supply... | Stores should not be allowed to refuse the sale of alcohol for 1 member of a party being underage | 0 | 2015-10-27T22:03:05 | 234 | 1 | 2 |
So soldiers should not be allowed to vote for people who choose whether or not they go to war? Attitudes of entitlement define one side, and resentment defines the other And you think we should give all the power to the resentful side. I don't see how that's an improvement. | People who are net tax payers should have a vote. Everyone else, including government employees, should not get a vote. | 1 | 2014-10-20T22:37:17 | 60 | 12 | 5 |
I believe that in a free society, that is to say a society that advocates personal/individual liberty, an individual must be in charge of his/her own body. I feel that you should have the right to determine your diet, weather you will eat/drink healthily or not. I also feel that if an adult decides that they wish to dr... | I believe it should be criminal in the U.S. for employees to terminate employment based on the results of a drug test. | 0 | 2014-08-11T07:28:37 | 72 | 1 | 3 |
As many of the other posters have pointed out, one of the biggest issues with for-profit prisons is the profit motive. In general, profit motives benefits from situations where there's an amount of competition which inspires producers to make better products at lower costs to appeal to consumers. However, prisons canno... | Private Prisons in the UK are a good idea. | 0 | 2015-01-24T18:38:38 | 134 | 1 | null |
Looking only at incentive structures, there are a lot of reasons we would want legislators to be highly paid: 1) We want truly independent legislators. Paying too little threatens that independence. Legislators have family and college loans and a mortgage too, plus the additional expense of travel and maintaining a pre... | I can't understand why I would vote to raise the salaries of legislators | 0 | 2014-10-20T05:34:32 | 26 | 1 | 3 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-abortion_violence Anti abortion activists have done a number of terrorist style attacks against abortion clinics. The government has a great deal more freedom and a lot less restrictions when terrorism is involved, rightfully so- preventing violence and bombings is more important than... | There shouldn't be "buffer zones" around abortion clinics, and anyone should feel free to stand outside of the clinic and shout about their opinion on abortion. | 1 | 2016-02-01T13:11:30 | 187 | 14 | 103 |
as a nihilist, i aggree. nothing matters, nothing is important. but rememebr the nihilistic premise. i know nothing, therefore i know something. another part of the view, is that importance is nothing. youa re right about the ephemeral and epervesent aspect of our lives; individuals, ethnicities and even our species. a... | Nothing matters, and nothing is important | 0 | 2014-11-08T10:01:27 | 68 | 1 | null |
Point being, I think it is vile and corrupt for someone to take a piece of sand and sell it to an unknowing person as a 5 lb. piece of gold. And I think it is utterly idiotic not to know the difference between sand and gold. I cannot excuse consumers for their ignorance, especially in this era of easily accessible info... | I believe society can put a cap on company profit percentages without being communist. | 0 | 2014-10-31T07:59:02 | 45 | 3 | 1 |
I think your premise is fundamentally flawed in that "hatred" might be the wrong word to begin with. I'm not sure I'd agree anyone "hates" religion or people of faith in any atheist community, here on Reddit or anywhere. I think what you see instead and call "hatred" is an extreme frustration with people and an instit... | I feel /r/Atheism is more about embracing hatred towards religion, and less about embracing Atheism | 1 | 2014-06-08T16:34:04 | 676 | 12 | 3 |
The way I see it is that showing your work is the best way to prevent cheating. Writing out all the steps on a homework problem proves that you understand the material and didn't just google the answer. Similarly, for test, putting down all those steps not only demonstrates your ability, but also makes it harder for ot... | STEM students should not be penalized solely for not showing work on homework/tests | 0 | 2016-09-19T00:18:20 | 62 | 5 | null |
So breasts are just another body part. In the pursuit of making women equal, but not above, men, you have to take it in steps because you're changing ideas and not just laws. So in a way, you can relate it to the strife of african-americans. Saying you shouldn't allow people to be topless in public because people will ... | I don't believe that shirtless laws (or lack thereof) should be allowed for both sexes, CMV | 0 | 2013-06-01T20:07:41 | 95 | 14 | 1 |
I don't think the label is necessarily a bad thing as the movement is about women's issues, however I feel that feminism today is becoming less about equality and more about female supremacy. In my eyes, women do have equal rights to men with respect to the fact that they are inherently different at a basic level. Two ... | The label "Feminism" should be dropped for a much more equal and non-gender label. | 0 | 2017-07-02T19:40:43 | 91 | 1 | null |
I have no problem in concept with the idea of Crimea choosing to secede from Ukraine and join Russia, although I think that they should *also* allow sub-regions of Crimea to secede from Crimea. I am skeptical of Russia's involvement because Russia does *not* allow Chechnya, Dagestan, and other disaffected regions of Ru... | I don't see anything "illegal" about Crimeans voting to become a part of Russia. | 1 | 2014-03-16T16:39:03 | 51 | 4 | 15Δ |
No this is simply not true. Companies hire illegals all the time for less than minimum wage, and the illegal population does no die off or flee, and they manage to perform their jobs well. Even here in NYC many restaurants employ illegals for 5$ an hour, but the illegals stay alive an frankly that's all the company nee... | welfare depresses wages for low skilled workers | 1 | 2015-08-01T18:39:00 | 34 | 11 | null |
I don't know about the whole living in a simulation thing, I think I would probably be convinced of a supernatural being before I could be convinced that my whole existence is a computer simulation. Where I stall is when I am asked to then believe that the supernatural being that just rearranged the stars is also the p... | Atheism is not a falsifiable belief | 0 | 2014-10-23T16:50:21 | 318 | 0 | 5 |
The website has a whole page dedicated to its "victories" which you can see [here](https://www.change.org/victories). For a petition that led a corporation to make a change look [here](https://www.change.org/p/ken-campbell-tell-maple-leaf-foods-to-stop-torturing-chicks). There are plenty of others too. | Change.org is a completely worthless website and the petitions will never change anything. | 1 | 2016-01-30T22:56:52 | 118 | 299 | 187 |
Popular music can't be perfect forever. Popular rock music between the 50s and 90s was really well-received, and now popular rock music is mainly bilge. However, this doesn't mean that rock as a genre has been "ruined". Zep, Floyd and similar bands still exist and are widely respected, and bands of similar quality defi... | New age 'mumble rappers' are ruining hip hop | 0 | 2017-05-22T22:30:16 | 43 | 1 | null |
There's a few positive things that happened as a result of World War 1: * Greater respect for women and women entered the workforce * Acknowledgement of workers rights * The Ottoman Empire collapsed * It changed the world view on imperialism, led to the decline of colonization * Technology advanced by leaps and bounds... | The First World War was an unnecessary waste of human life which did not achieve anything and actively led to further suffering later on. | 1 | 2014-11-10T00:06:47 | 43 | 2 | 1 |
I think that means your view has somewhat changed. | High intelligence is a negative trait | 1 | 2017-05-23T23:52:27 | 180 | 1 | 2 |
"later he said" when he came under fire for his blatantly racist assumption. The idea that a man of Mexican heritage would not be able to be impartial to him indicates racism. He is free to question whether or not he is receiving a fair trial, but when he insinuates someone is unfit for the job because of their race it... | Donald Trump did not say anything racist this election | 1 | 2016-11-14T22:26:55 | 59 | 12 | 18 |
Some people like to set themselves the challenge of completing the puzzle without looking at the picture, so for them it would be ''cheating'' if they looked at the picture ... other people, like you, prefer to use the picture for reference, so for you it is not cheating ... each person sets their own rules, and of cou... | When working on a jigsaw puzzle, looking at the picture on the box is not cheating. | 0 | 2016-09-06T02:15:54 | 73 | 2 | 35 |
I don't think there's much to debate here. If you don't like a group then leave them alone, don't ridicule them. It's a pretty common view, we may not agree with their ways but I don't think anyone is actively against it unless they had a unique experience. From a psychological perspective, I think it's something inte... | We should leave "weird" internet communities alone unless they contain hate speech if we want to promote free speech online. | 1 | 2017-06-20T17:53:49 | 166 | 2 | 1 |
I enjoy that kind of stimulation up until the point where she feels the need to 'correct' my diction. Being corrected on how you name things is never enjoyable but it's does generally serves a purpose which you can debate about, however we shouldn't consider this practice as useless for a debate, even if we can conside... | I think that social justice activists that feel the need to interrupt intelligent and reasonable debate/conversation to insert political correctness do it for self validation rather than to advance the cause. | 0 | 2016-10-18T18:34:40 | 90 | 4 | 8 |
1A: "This assumption really bothers me. I don't like that I can't behave how I want to, without people making assumptions, based on stereotypes..." 1B: "you think I'm gay, I'm not, and it pisses me off that the assumption is made based on incredibly broad, stupid criteria." 2: "in an effort to accept people who are d... | I think the current culture for accepting gays/transgender/etc. is harmful to them, and everyone else. | 0 | 2015-03-24T23:28:01 | 65 | 3 | 2 |
Point two: falsifiability wasn't considered a necessary part of science until the 1940s, when an epistemologist (a branch of Philosophy) named Karl Popper convinced people that it really was important. Philosophy has continued to make contributions to the process of science well into the modern era. I fail to see the p... | Philosophy is less logical than religion | 1 | 2017-03-05T00:04:02 | 110 | 3 | 229 |
I am not homophobic or anything of the sort. homophobia and transphobia are different things. completely agree with people doing what they want to do and I completely believe people can be 'trapped' in the body of the opposite gender. that isn't what being trans means. being trans is when your gender isn't the one giv... | Transgender people are still technically their original gender. | 0 | 2015-08-15T20:17:03 | 72 | -1 | 2 |
Your argument could be rephrased as "I get that they want to be equal, and I'm find with them having equal rights, I just don't want to *admit* that they're equal" You can say two halves or three thirds, but either way it still comes out to the same thing, and there's no valid reason to deny that. People don't want to ... | I believe gay marriage shouldn't be legalized but I have no problem with civil unions. CMV | 1 | 2013-11-12T07:28:53 | 53 | 4 | 125Δ |
Your title is lacking the crucial phrase "in principle...". As a practical matter using science to resolve those moral disputes that don't already have obvious answers is going to be maddeningly impossible. It's like saying mastery of chemistry can be used to write great novels, because people's enjoyment of a novel i... | I think moral laws can be established by logic & science and would be preferable than those currently established by faith and cultural norms. | 1 | 2014-04-30T06:48:01 | 58 | 3 | 2 |
Imagine someone filmed every decision you made. Someone could view the video, and it wouldn't change - it's fixed. But at the time, of course, you had options. An omniscient God may simply view time as another dimension (as physics tells us it is). Being able to view the film from start to finish from God's perspective... | There can not be an omniscient all-knowing God if humans have free will. The two can't coexist. | 0 | 2014-08-18T00:33:14 | 131 | 5 | 108Δ |
Just give them a bit of time. It'll become easier to open the fly as it becomes easier to wear the jeans. This also depends on the weight of the denim. If you want to continue buying high quality raw denim in the future, I can make specific brand recommendations via message. | Jeans with a zipper are superior to jeans with multiple buttons. | 1 | 2015-11-04T19:53:05 | 47 | 2 | 1 |
while there might be there are several factors that make panda's more suited then most. 1 its already in captivity, thus the samples are easily accessible 2 it has a wide variety of problems that need fixing, reproduction, dietary etc, 3 panda's have good pr, which makes funding research easier 4 size and lack of aggr... | Trying to save the pandas is a waste of time, money, and resources. We should let them go extinct. | 1 | 2015-08-31T01:29:07 | 50 | 8 | 19 |
I'd say if it's a matinee or children's play then always expect the worst as far as noise and disruptions. An evening Broadway play sounds like a bad place to take a child with autism who has problems with controlling his or her stimming. I think this is a prime example of over - reporting non-issues. The child and mot... | The mother who had an autistic child disrupting a Broadway show is not a hero and is completely selfish. | 0 | 2015-09-27T20:57:18 | 547 | 10 | null |
Yes they have total power, but the fact that they can't defend their country means that they will deserve an eventual military defeat. If they can't make adjustments to their ideology in order to have a better military, then they are weak. If this is truly your belief, and if you believe that "The Jews" defeated German... | The media and education system should be state controlled. | 1 | 2017-06-26T22:55:43 | 333 | 1 | 3 |
I sounds like you know exactly what OWS was for and you just don't agree with the message. Your CMV should be on wealth distribution. | The Occupy Movement Was Stupid and Protesters Had No Idea What They Actually Wanted | 0 | 2015-03-04T14:06:01 | 89 | 2 | null |
Where do you live? Towns with volunteer fire departments are typically small and rural. Money doesn't just fall of trees, and a full-time fire department is very expensive, especially with the health insurance, payroll tax, unemployment insurance, and expectation of a pension that goes with it. You need at least 5 or s... | Volunteer Fire departments should not exist, all fire fighting officials should be paid and trained employees of the state | 0 | 2015-06-23T18:18:31 | 257 | 1 | null |
I'm pretty sure that 'American Made' simply means made in the USA. I don't think it signifies that American citizens actually made the product. Either way, I don't think it can be considered racist as American is not commonly considered to be a race. Maybe nationalistic would be a better term. | Insisting that your company/product is "American-made" is inherently racist. | 0 | 2016-08-30T00:54:23 | 52 | 1 | null |
Harry sure as hell isn't a Mary Sue. A Mary sue is someone who basically bends the universe around themselves the moment they show up. People fawn over them, they're impossibly perfect, they flawlessly play matchmaker with all their friends, and so on. Harry to me is very average. He escapes a horrible home and comes i... | Harry Potter is overrated | 1 | 2016-04-23T17:33:38 | 342 | 135 | 7 |
Now I don't see how it benefits me, or the greater society, to recognize these feelings. We evolved empathy to get along with one another. Empathy is the sole reason that civilizations work in the first place. Without it, the odds of you being able to even share this post would be slim, as we would most likely still be... | Empathy is a weakness. | 0 | 2014-04-03T18:18:07 | 53 | 1 | null |
Your job will be to make sure they at least consider it though. Imagine what they would do if they didn't have some type of oversight. If you're there making sure they're obeying the admittedly poor environmental standards, you'll be doing some good. You might feel that you could be doing more somewhere else, but at le... | As an environmental engineer, I give up! PLEASE CMV! | 1 | 2015-04-23T20:09:38 | 366 | 2 | 1Δ |
Do you feel that the filthy rich have a higher obligation to engage in philanthropy than the average family that is just getting by? That's pretty much my perspective on it. I'm not expecting the rich to give away all or even most of their money, but the fact that there are people worth billions while there are many th... | Excess is not a problem, and people who are rich should get to do whatever the hell they want | 0 | 2015-03-22T23:30:10 | 48 | 1 | 1 |
Clearly you have never met a person with sensitive skin. My sister literally has gotten second-degree burns from not wearing sunscreen after spending a day in the sun. Not only is there a hole in the ozone but we also live a lot longer than our ancestors which gives us more time to develop cancer. Also, we're not all ... | There's no good reason to wear sunscreen, unless you work as a lifeguard. | 0 | 2014-08-14T08:24:58 | 33 | 4 | 50Δ |
I don't agree too much. My experience always seemed to be that the best couple of kids knew everyone's records (even in leagues that didn't keep score) and didn't care at all about the trophies. I saw 8 year old "star players" on losing teams leave behind their trophy since they knew it wasn't real. But the kid who spe... | Children who do not get 1st-3rd place DO NOT deserve a trophy for simply participating | 1 | 2015-06-25T22:46:02 | 244 | 3 | 3Δ |
Those seem to be very different things. I can say that eSports require a huge amount of skill and respect it without thinking it's a sport. I can understand where the boundary of sports and not-sports lies without respective eSports (or traditional sports, for that matter). Either way, I think I've presented a valid ... | ESports are a sport | 1 | 2017-05-30T03:55:34 | 218 | 1 | 4 |
Ok, firstly that vague movie description actually matches neither movies: - ANH no storm trooper invaded anywhere to capture the rebels spies. - TFA They kill the 'fugitive', Poe is just a random rebel they caught - BB-8 was already on Jakku, he didn't travel there - BB-8 did not get taken by scavengers, but merely ra... | Star Wars TFA was completely unoriginal and copied 90% of it's plot from previous movies | 0 | 2016-01-22T01:20:19 | 546 | 1 | 1 |
The problem with your solution is that as more and more states move away from a winner-takes-all model, it gives more power to the states who continue with a winner-take-all model. Imagine a situation where 49 states split their votes, and New York goes winner-take-all. Democrats would never lose the white house. If it... | Abolishing the Electoral College is a waste of time and a nearly impossible goal. Instead, we should fight for proportional electors to be the norm in every state. | 1 | 2016-11-13T22:07:12 | 183 | 306 | 17 |
There are plenty of good arguments in favour of evolution, but your argument about bacteria is not one of them - most people who do not accept the theory of evolution will readily accept the fact that bacteria and other single celled organisms (and indeed multi-celled organisms) can change slightly during reproduction ... | I don't understand people who deny evolution | 0 | 2017-01-17T19:05:54 | 53 | 2 | 41 |
If you ever get the chance to make them, go to conventions, or see really spectacular shows put together by people who are passionate, fireworks become most definitely worth the risk. It's important to keep in mind though, if you ever find yourself working with different chemicals, making fireworks or shooting them, th... | Fireworks are really boring, have little to do with celebrating independence, and are not worth the risk. | 1 | 2015-07-06T21:41:24 | 57 | 1 | 1 |
I think your definition of 'religion' is too narrow or restrictive. You're perhaps referring to specific religions or those with creation myths, supernatural stories, etc. which can be rejected by non-believers and which cannot be proven. But let's accept that there are many types and shades of religion, religiosity, a... | I think being religious is the equivalent of being insane. | 1 | 2014-06-16T00:18:20 | 47 | 2 | 3Δ |
Other people have covered race and misogyny so I'll cover another part of porn that has personally affected me by people who view it. If I can pipe in as a trans woman, porn has made certain slurs more widespread, making them more widespread amongst cis people who might just not know better, but get offended when I try... | Porn is normal and does not have a negative effect on people or society when used moderately. | 0 | 2017-04-30T19:04:28 | 90 | 4 | null |
Bones and muscles gradually decay and deteriorate as one ages. As does pretty much everything else in the body. That's why the elderly generally have white/grey hair and wrinkles, and it's why dying of old age is a thing. That's just how the human body works. why do their bodies start to fall apart so suddenly? They do... | I believe the majority of mobility problems of the elderly is self inflicted. | 0 | 2016-08-29T18:30:28 | 66 | 16 | 6 |
There are many many complexities to this, but I want to go into the weeds with just one: debt. The US government owes a lot of money to a lot of people. Those debts are guaranteed by the Constitution (14th amendment) and are owed in US Dollars. If the US splits up, somebody needs to handle all of the debt somehow. Ther... | The United States should split into than one country. | 1 | 2017-03-17T23:44:56 | 193 | 443 | 249 |
My understanding starts with the notion of the just world fallacy. The world is not just and inequality is the norm. This is not what the just-world fallacy is. Its about personal actions, morality/ethics and rewards/punishment in a karmic sort of way. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just-world_hypothesis The just-world... | the races are not all equally equipped to handle the world we live in | 1 | 2016-09-19T00:14:15 | 49 | 9 | 94 |
I have found other people that share your opinion, many here on reddit. They are also often staunchly in favor of marijuana legalization, libertarianism, and would prefer the NSA to keep out of their inbox. They believe that no one has a say over what a woman can/cannot do with her own body, and the idea of the governm... | Vaccinations should be compulsory for all persons living in my society (USA, but applicable to all western countries). religious reasons should not be acceptable reasons to get out of it. CMV | 0 | 2013-09-25T22:27:17 | 208 | 12 | null |
I'm going to write a very speculative response to one of your specific points, as I think u/nickrenata said quite a bit of what I would usually use to counter this position. In your second paragraph you speak about how women tend to "get very territorial once they aren't getting the attention from the male friend that... | Women and Men (who are both heterosexual) cannot be platonic friends and are using each other, in most cases. And I find it unnecessary baggage within a relationship. | 0 | 2015-07-16T22:36:12 | 106 | 1 | null |
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