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I realize this is a few hours old, but most of the replies to your post are in some various esoteric metaphors that are hard to follow, so I'm going to post on an easier to understand level. A lot of presidential nominees make promises they know they can't keep in order to try and become the presidential elect. Its jus... | I'm having a hard time respecting people who voted for Trump/Pence. I know I need to expand my worldview. | 0 | 2016-11-13T03:33:13 | 191 | 2 | null |
A lot of these responses deal with the idea of rights more abstractly, but I wanted to provide some concrete background. Legally, it does make a difference. Courts award fundamental rights (among them, the right to marry) along specified criteria, one of them being immutable characteristics. Facing discriminatory treat... | I believe emphasizing that "being gay is born rather than a choice" is irrelevent and gay rights should be the same no matter if homosexuality is born with, nurtured or chosen. | 1 | 2014-09-09T19:37:49 | 433 | 1 | 1 |
I want to point out that this is not a "Trump Presidency". It's a Trump-Pence Presidency. You are correct that Trump can only do so much unilaterally (and that is still a lot--see the comments re executive orders). Many congressional Rs are not going to back his policies and he will face significant amounts of intrans... | Fears over the possibilities of a Trump presidency are overblown. He can't act unilaterally on any of his positions, and his greatest actual danger to progressives would be to win and then quietly get in line with the GOP's advisers. | 1 | 2016-09-06T23:36:06 | 259 | 134 | 1 |
How many people who come in to adopt a dog end up not adopting any of the dogs? And, of the people who do walk out without a dog, how many would have adopted a tripod if one was available? I imagine the second number is very low, and that's really the number we care about here. We care about maximizing the total number... | If a dog shelter is having trouble adopting out a dog, they should humanely amputate one of the dog's legs. | 0 | 2016-09-09T20:52:57 | 28 | 3 | 7 |
But wouldn't the timeline be wrong, especially since it mentions people (Adam) who, according to you, only existed to make the creation story more understandable to scientific illiterate people. Or are you saying that Adam didnt really begat seth, but rather some of the later people existed during an actual point in hi... | Young Earth Creationism is nonsensical from a strictly theological viewpoint | 1 | 2014-06-16T23:30:15 | 55 | 3 | 12 |
Batman's justification for not killing the Joker is illogical, irrational, and irresponsible Has it somehow escaped your notice that Batman is a complete psychopath that would be locked up in a mental institution in any sane universe? Mentally ill people are mentally ill. He suffers primarily from PTSD, but it really d... | Batman's justification for not killing the Joker is illogical, irrational, and irresponsible | 1 | 2016-03-28T02:45:50 | 81 | 15 | 173 |
First off, there are three types of courts-martial. In increasing order of severity: Summary, Special, and General. Summary courts-martial are tried by a single judge, but they're effectively federal misdemeanors - If you're found guilty in one, it does **not** count as a federal crime and follow you around for your li... | The U.S. military court system should be abolished and military justice handled in civilian federal courts. CMV. | 1 | 2013-08-20T06:23:36 | 30 | 5 | 12 |
Sympathy isn't always based on logic. You can be happy watching a good news story even if it doesn't have some meaningful physical effect on your life. Same thing with feeling a little bit of pain over a disaster. Something tragic happens, and the warm/fuzzy part of my brain goes "dammit". No, it doesn't have a prolong... | I feel that people who feel sympathy towards disaster victims are phonies, and they don't feel real pity for them -- CMV | 0 | 2013-04-16T18:58:57 | 67 | 1 | null |
I'm an organ donor. I want my organs to go to the next people on the list. I don't care who they are. Whether or not they "deserve" an organ is not up to me, and I'd never withhold live saving measures from someone because they disagreed with me about something. | Only registered organ donors should be able to receive an organ transplant, or at the very least, get priority on the transplant waiting list. | 0 | 2016-11-19T00:57:02 | 399 | 2 | null |
It's partly a "mating call" if you will. If you make it obvious that you're gay, it's easier to make connections in a thin segment of the population. As for the drama queens, you're blind if you don't think they exist in every gender and orientation. Straight women frequently have a very similar flavor of drama to the ... | I don't think that flamboyant, over-the-top behaviour is a real characteristic of homossexuality and people who do that are faking or insecure. CMV | 1 | 2013-07-11T01:42:43 | 89 | 7 | 5 |
No reason to believe Hillery is not in good health. From her debate performance she clearly has a quick mind still working for her and what else really matters. If she drops dead that's what the VP is for. | The democratic party should ask Hillary Clinton to step down for health reasons and choose a new candidate to run as the president on their ticket or everyone who voted for Bernie Sanders should vote for Jill Stein. | 0 | 2016-10-24T03:21:28 | 102 | 2 | 5 |
As far as modern science currently understands, spontaneous generation (life developing independently from non-living material) is not possible, and life only comes from life. That's a fundamental misunderstanding of contemporary scientific theory. **Complex** life doesn't arise spontaneously, all at once, from non-liv... | given that spontaneous generation is impossible, and that Earth hasn't been around forever, life on Earth must have extraterrestrial origins | 1 | 2015-09-21T16:33:10 | 43 | 19 | 18 |
Even then I'd argue that United States v. Lee should be controlling. When a sole proprietor forms a business, they agree to be beholden to certain neutral laws of general application in order to be able to rely on the benefits of a common scheme of interstate commerce. Sole Proprietors aren't (necessarily) immune from... | The Supreme Court made the correct decision about Hobby Lobby. Everyone who disagrees either doesn't know the facts, is too easily sensationalized, or is being hypocritical. | 1 | 2014-07-03T22:09:57 | 222 | 13 | 7 |
A pence presidency would be sandbagged by a Trump impreachment. It would be the first time that a president was succfuslly impeached. It would be a constant source of controversy for the Pence administration. The question would quickly become what did Pence know and when did he know it. | Even if Donald Trump were impeached, the resulting Pence presidency would be worse for liberals. | 1 | 2017-02-25T15:15:26 | 152 | 133 | 30 |
Voting a third-party candidate might indicate the views you most agree with, even (he) does not win. Presumably, the winner would try to represent *all* the voters, and consider the other opinions. | I'm considering not voting in the 2016 presidential election (for the first time in my life) | 0 | 2016-07-24T03:20:55 | 32 | 2 | null |
Rewind is a very good power. No doubt about it! But while it will let you learn infinity personal skills, you are limited to one day's worth of accomplishments per day. I'm going to suggest Multiplicity which I will define as the ability to make exact duplicates of yourself, and then later re-combine into a single pers... | Rewinding time is the best superpower for daily life | 0 | 2015-11-04T18:25:08 | 111 | 2 | null |
I didn't say good, I said it wasn't tragic because it literally wasn't. And if you sit through the credits, it shows how they bring the world back to life. | the ending of Wall-e was tragic [spoilers] | 1 | 2015-04-29T02:19:53 | 25 | 6 | 15Δ |
Parties change dramatically over time. Before the Civil Rights movement, the Democrats were the party of racism. Would you vote for a Republican in a hypothetical future where their party platform shifted to align with your views? | Disgusted by their antics, I will never vote Republican. CMV | 1 | 2013-10-25T23:16:29 | 38 | 2 | 11 |
It's not a rule, it's more an...association. I in no way think saying "I don't support feminism" inherently makes you a misogynist. It's just a word. But just looking at reddit, if you check out reddit's more aggressively anti-feminist communities(men's rights, the red pill) you do not have to look hard at all to find ... | Anti-feminism is not pro-misogyny | 0 | 2015-05-02T23:50:24 | 227 | 42 | 4Δ |
even at 30% women are hot. Take men now, personally I find 10-12% and 15% hot On this, you should note that men and women store fat in very different ways and women are supposed to have higher fat percentages than men. Women store fat mainly in the breasts, hips, and butts and their bodies are made to try to have more ... | It is easier for women to look hot than it is for men. | 1 | 2014-07-16T10:44:34 | 166 | 21 | 1 |
Just a response to one of your points I don't already see addressed. Plenty of people think alcohol is wrong. In fact, there is much more evidence that alcohol is bad than that gay marriage is bad. I think the flight attendant example is a good one. If anything it is unfair to the flight attendant. | Kim Davis is doing, from her point of view, the right thing by attempting to obstruct marriage through her job position. | 1 | 2015-09-19T21:47:41 | 63 | 3 | 4 |
Life: "the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death." https://www.google.com/search?q=life+defied&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#q=life+define 1) "distinguishes Animals and plants from ino... | the Earth is alive | 0 | 2015-05-20T20:45:08 | 80 | 13 | 49Δ |
Putting the τ in parenthesis doesn't fix the notational problem. It's not confusing the way that log x-1 and log(x-1) might be, its confusing like x = log(x)+1 where the x means something totally different on the left and the right hand sides, whereas at first blush, it looks like a fixed-point statement. Coul... | Tau is greater than pi | 1 | 2017-02-17T20:15:46 | 78 | 3 | 1 |
There are lots of Iraqi exiles out there... No, you couldn't have a democratically elected government right off the bat, but you could have civilian control of the (heavily bribed) military while that transition happens, after the fall of Saddam's government. | The Iraq War was both just and necessary. CMV. | 1 | 2013-05-22T10:02:03 | 122 | 2 | 3 |
The media needs to report on what people are saying. I saw some interviews of people that were basically "I was at the shooting, this is what happened." How do you prove or disprove that as fact? The media also covers what people are saying second hand, like taping a community leader who is talking to a crowd and sayin... | The media should only be allowed to report proven facts in the middle of a trial or investigation dealing with murder or other serious crimes | 0 | 2014-11-25T18:22:51 | 56 | 2 | 16 |
Talking someone out of suicide that has made a reasonable and thought out decision shouldn't be done. Trying to show someone who is suicidal because they are depressed is a good thing - as you implied. Attempting to explain to a suicidal person that their reasons to choose the ultimate act of control over one's body is... | Suicide is neutral and thus should never be fought against. Respect those decisions! We need more respect in this world! | 0 | 2017-01-19T13:40:42 | 50 | 3 | 1 |
Trump believes that he has a [mandate](http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/nov/13/donald-trump-campaign-says-it-has-a-mandate/) and its the will of the people that he does what he wishes without consulting or even playing lipservice to the other side of the argument. Since he has shown no regard for the other side... | If you were eligible to vote, and didn't, you shouldn't be protesting Trump's presidency. | 0 | 2017-01-24T21:09:42 | 193 | 14 | 85 |
According to some research, reading a fictional novel can improve a person's ability to see someone else's perspective and empathize with them. It can improve the way a person relates to those around them, which can impact their life in a significant way. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-athletes-way/201401/re... | Consuming fiction in any form (i.e. books, comics, movies, sitcoms, video games, music, etc) is a waste of time. | 1 | 2015-08-30T13:26:29 | 51 | 7 | 1 |
For one, your math is a bit off. 3mbit/s is Netflix's posted requirement for DVD quality streaming; HD is 5mbit and 'Super HD' or 3D jumps to 7-12mbit. As non-HD screens are becoming increasingly rare, a family that opts for streaming over cable TV is not going to have the best experience with most current packages. Gi... | Internet speeds above 20Mbps aren't useful for most people. | 1 | 2014-09-15T19:08:54 | 102 | 3 | 2 |
I'm not willing to start a farm to get fresh milk, why would I be willing to jump through hoops to get meat? I don't think it is morally wrong to kill an animal for food, but we live in 2016 where I don't ever have to do that. I think it is more hypocritical to be *against* killing animals, but still eating meat. It ... | Not be willing to kill the animal I eat is hypocritical. | 0 | 2016-06-22T22:48:31 | 60 | 1 | null |
I don't think that scaring is a good tactic for following the right track. If people would at least recieve a warning for dog poop, then that would be enough. | There should be stricter punishments for minor laws that a lot of people break | 0 | 2017-06-03T00:03:11 | 92 | 1 | null |
Simply put, the fact a phrase cannot be understood is not a inherent quality of the phrase, but rather a socially constructed one. It's entirely possible to imagine a context in which "Shops went the he to" could be part of an understandable speech pattern. It just so happens that it isn't. It's a nuance, but an impor... | Prescriptivism | 1 | 2015-05-11T21:47:45 | 36 | 5 | 18Δ |
- You pay one price up front for your lodging and food, and you usually can pay for alcohol and drinks up front, too. Which means you don't have to worry about carrying cash on the boat, which means it's less likely to get lost or stolen. Also, you don't have to worry about packing and unpacking at each new place you v... | Cruises (travel via cruise ship) are the worst way to travel. They're basically floating hotels that you can't leave with brief respites where you don't get any good sense of the countries you visit. | 1 | 2017-05-08T23:51:59 | 50 | 5 | 1 |
Online Harassment: I won't deny that some men are inherently mean to women but, mostly it is just petty insults thrown at people. If reported to the police, twitter threats are taken seriously and one man was even arrested for it. Even if the people are arrested for it it doesn't excuse their actions. Also a lot of tho... | feminism is the notion that women should be absolved from all responsibility and criticism. | 0 | 2017-02-01T02:17:31 | 35 | 3 | 9 |
For those of you that are going to mention pumping water up a hill as a response to the reliability issue and energy storage, just replace the fixed cost of the coal plant with the fixed cost of a hydroelectric plant and it still makes no sense. Well, pumping water up a hill and then running it through a water turbine ... | I don't believe that solar or wind energy will be viable in any form. CMV | 0 | 2013-09-08T05:26:25 | 54 | 1 | 4 |
Kind of like a poem! | I believe poetry is/was a waste of time, specially in the modern world. CMV. | 1 | 2013-11-13T02:59:00 | 41 | 7 | 13 |
First, you have essentially just set up a system creating several mini-monopolies because you have raised the barriers to entry. The possibility for widespread corruption in obtaining these licenses you would require to enter these mini-monopolies (or duopolies or whatever-polies) would be limitless. Next, with all th... | CMV increase employment by prohibiting non-paid work | 0 | 2014-01-17T23:44:07 | 38 | 2 | null |
I think you are trying to compare something like chess and poker. One is clearly defined and one tends to have a bit more variation. | Most businessmen are wildly incompetent compared with engineers and scientists. | 1 | 2016-04-25T11:16:22 | 109 | 10 | 61 |
We are based on economic incentive. People need to eat and pay bills. Money that we allocate to help the people who study the environment does come from somewhere. I wouldn't work hard at something for zero money and neither would most every other person. | Helping the earth shouldn't cost money. | 0 | 2017-04-19T09:29:07 | 22 | 2 | 42 |
A lot of girls will say that they identify as males, and they truly feel they are males, therefore they are males, but I think that that just makes them transgendered, **and that they shouldn't make others refer to them as male.** Why not? It's more out of common courtesy to treat someone the way they wish to be treate... | I don't believe that identifying as a gender actually makes you that gender | 0 | 2015-02-02T23:43:25 | 348 | 20 | 1 |
I almost fully agree with you. I like, you, believe that if you are not infringing on the rights of others, you should be left to your own business. I also believe that voluntary relationships between consenting adults should not be regulated. However, you mention that society should accept homosexuality and polyamory... | Both homosexuality and polyamory should be legalized and accepted by society | 0 | 2015-04-23T01:35:25 | 171 | 1 | null |
While online petitions aren't the best way to get things done, they can certainly be successful at letting politicians know that there are XYZ number of people that care about certain issues. That knowledge by itself may end up affecting political decisions down the line. | Online petitions are useless | 0 | 2015-01-31T21:07:32 | 60 | 15 | 10 |
OP, yes. It's racist. But everyone is racist. To recognize race in the first place means that you possess the ability to lump people together in groups based on speech patterns, skin color, economic status, employment status, clothing, hair, etc etc. People form self-identity through these groups. They find comfort. If... | Having an event like "Brown Girls Yoga" is inherently racist and exclusionary | 1 | 2017-02-17T02:02:12 | 217 | 5 | 12 |
All I'm saying is if someone does something bad in a protest, that doesn't make the protest bad. I think you've chosen the wrong argument here. I think what you should say is that the *reason* for the protest might not be wrong just because it turns violent, as in the position or argument that the protestors are basin... | A protest turning violent does not negate the point of the protest | 1 | 2017-02-03T04:40:05 | 309 | 355 | 14 |
The problem is that the USA is not divided equally at the geographic level. There are conservatives in the north and south. Let's also keep in mind that the u.s. economy is doing well while large parts of the rest of the planet are tanking. It is alarming that our current president got us out of the recession despite ... | America should dissolve in a Velvet Divorce | 0 | 2015-07-09T22:37:03 | 48 | 1 | 9 |
I think that the type of intelligence that corresponds with sadness is a certain type of intelligence. People who are brilliant and depressed are those who are constantly attune to the absurd nature of life. How do you explain the huge portion of brilliant artists, writers, comedians, etc who are depressed or commit su... | Being happy is not a sign of "ignorance", and being more intelligent than most people would not make you less happy. | 0 | 2016-10-17T03:40:30 | 39 | 12 | null |
Dogs from breeders or pounds arent related to you, but with a child that isnt the case | Those who advocate adopting dogs from a pound, rather than a breeder, but choose to have their own children are being hypocritical | 0 | 2017-05-23T21:24:38 | 32 | 3 | 7 |
But why aren't they thinkers? We live in a society where school teaches us not to be creative, not to think outside of the box. Why? because most jobs now are menial manual labor where you are essentially a peon not meant to question just to obey, like a machine. As the jobs needed shift away from the need of non-think... | Civilization will culminate in either socialism or feudalism | 1 | 2017-03-01T21:00:58 | 130 | 1 | 5 |
Stealing isn't wrong because it hurts people, it's wrong because products aren't yours to take. You can talk all you want about how much money someone has, but, especially in the case of Wal-Mart, people worked for those. I just don't see what authority you have to say they don't deserve what they have. Being a person ... | Shop lifting from major corporations is completely morally fine | 0 | 2016-01-08T18:53:13 | 90 | 4 | null |
Games are a form of entertainment, like books, movies and art. All of those are on the rise. As we get more outlets and ways to use these different forms of media, so too do the opportunities for enterprising individuals arise to take advantage of those outlets. Gaming may be changing how it's consumed, but it definite... | I believe the game industry will crash relatively soon (within 10 years) | 1 | 2016-09-29T18:29:07 | 41 | 6 | 1 |
So what you're saying is that, because we preserve things with economic value, we should create uses for things without economic value so that we have a vested interest in preserving them. I see four problems with this. Firstly, just because we have supply does not mean we will also have demand. If McDonalds makes McBe... | Want a world with more trees? Use more paper. Want to keep endangered animals from going extinct? Turn them into food. | 1 | 2015-04-11T18:12:20 | 23 | 0 | 1Δ |
Your ideas necessarily devolve into authoritarianism though, which others tried to explain to you. The concept of rights developed for a reason- without them, people aren't treated fairly, like women in KSA who don't have equal rights to men. Do you honestly think you could strip women or any other group of their right... | It's okay to be a woman against women's rights | 1 | 2017-03-24T13:49:30 | 324 | 2 | 1 |
I'm thinking about this in terms of probability. Now, I'm no great shakes at probability and statistics, so if I've got my reasoning wrong, please correct me. But a "rigged system" may not produce uniform results 100% of the time. Rather, it just makes it more likely, in this case, that the candidate favored by the eli... | The current presidential election has revived my faith in American democracy | 1 | 2016-03-07T04:55:35 | 54 | 9 | 4 |
Our lives here on Earth are the rarest of the rarest phenomena this universe has to offer. It's a fact we often overlook because most of us live our lives with a much narrower perspective, seeing only the things in very short (i.e. infinitesimally small) proximity to ourselves in which the existence of life, especially... | Life has no significant meaning. CMV | 0 | 2014-01-16T02:25:21 | 21 | 1 | null |
Japan does not have a serious issue. It's a myth. The statistics are scientific and objective, but their interpretation is subjective and biased. They needed to work hard in the past to repair war damage and establish a powerful, modern industry. Now that the have a functional infrastructure they only need to work as m... | I think that having children is good for the country and bad for the individual. | 1 | 2015-05-19T10:37:39 | 58 | 14 | 3Δ |
Similar to what /u/I_met_John_Stamos said, why draw the line here? Is BDSM disgusting and intolerable? What if a guy gets off on being "humiliated" by his partner without the involvement of a third party? Some people like being insulted when having sex, does that count? Why does it make someone less of a man if they g... | A man with a "cuckold" fetish is disgusting and intolerable. | 1 | 2016-04-20T03:32:25 | 45 | 13 | 5 |
Sometimes we want it to shatter. Cars are a great example - shatters to allow emergency crews into the car. | Glass is an outdated technology and should be gradually phased out in favor of plastics | 1 | 2014-09-15T00:38:05 | 38 | 10 | 52 |
Even your $100K car is likely to be mass-produced by moderately capable people on a line. But when you get into that range every piece is probably made by master craftsmen. The metalwork will be perfect, the leather will premium and matched, and every stitch done perfectly. I saw a video of a Rolls Royce quality contro... | I feel that high-end luxury cars (Bentley, Rolls Royce, etc.) are a complete and utter scam. CMV | 0 | 2013-09-03T08:12:47 | 55 | 1 | 3Δ |
Then your view has changed. Your original view was that 2nd & 3rd place (or the 1st and 2nd losers) should also get trophies. Now you're saying that you agree that only 1st place should get a trophy because you can't come up with a reasonable argument for why 3rd place should get a trophy and 8th place shouldn't. | Children who do not get 1st-3rd place DO NOT deserve a trophy for simply participating | 1 | 2015-06-25T22:48:57 | 244 | 1 | null |
By calling it a 4D platformer, you're kind of implying that it has a 4th spacial dimension because that's just how people tend to interpret things. SMG absolutely does not have 4 spacial dimensions. [Here](http://miegakure.com/) is an example of a game that does have 4 spacial dimensions. When you say it that way, it's... | The Super Mario Galaxy games are 4D platformers. | 0 | 2016-06-04T23:51:02 | 29 | 2 | null |
. /sigh. I get so, very, very tired listening to people who think they need to tell me and everyone else around them what to do. It's as if the only solution they can think of for every issue is to just use state force to get what they want out of people. I despise politics, and it's my right to choose not to involve m... | Submitting a ballot for annual elections should be compulsory, and Election Day should be a federal holiday to facilitate this. | 0 | 2015-04-09T07:30:18 | 283 | 1 | 1 |
Not really. Its about voting what I believe and this 5% would allow for the party win house or Senate seats which can really have an effect. Also I like this quote "the only truely wasted vote is a vote for someone you don't believe in" | There is no point in voting for President in the US unless you are in a swing state | 1 | 2016-03-23T18:01:58 | 36 | 2 | 1 |
Consider the question: **Would you prefer that *good* things happen to you or that *interesting* things happen to you?** Most people would like both *good* & *interesting* things to happen to them and most people would prefer not to experience *bad* & *boring* things. However, that leaves two combinations still... | Living an adventurous life you would remember is way better than living a planned, boring, routine life. | 1 | 2017-03-29T01:13:42 | 25 | 8 | 3 |
Here's the unfortunate thing about life - most decisions aren't black and white. In WWII, the US and UK could have on principle not allied with the Soviets. They were pretty terrible people who mass murdered their citizens. But if they had done that, Hitler would have won, which I think everyone agrees would have been... | I cannot cast a vote tomorrow and keep a clear conscience. | 0 | 2016-11-07T16:22:28 | 41 | 10 | 193 |
Calling theories "Wishful thinking", is a fallacious argument. The universe doesn't care about your wishes, things are either possible or impossible, regardless of whether you wish for them. From a few hundred years back, dreams of human flight, instant communication across the world, the eradication of smallpox and po... | The singularity is just the rapture repackaged for techies. | 1 | 2015-11-27T23:27:27 | 69 | 4 | 7 |
Actually I for one do not believe that there is any emotion other than love. All other "emotions" are just love in different forms. Fear is you loving something or someone and don't want it or them to be hurt. Anger and hate is basically fear and therefore again just love. Happiness is doing something that you love or ... | Hate/Anger is the strongest emotion | 0 | 2016-12-15T20:26:01 | 40 | 0 | null |
I agree if this is true. If the same job can be done with a lower amount I agreed that is fair. I guess I just don't really see that as being true It is absolutely true. The laws are stopping some non 0% of people from committing criminal acts as we speak. Like I said initially, some do need adjustment but they are cl... | There should be stricter punishments for minor laws that a lot of people break | 1 | 2017-06-03T00:30:49 | 92 | 2 | 44 |
Let's say I am a casual gamer. If I continuously die because I am trying to change spells in my menu, then I am probably going to rage quit, return/sell the game and never look at that series again. The developers have to know that MOST gamers can /want only a low level of difficulty. Some series, like Dark Souls are a... | Opening your inventory in games should not freeze time | 1 | 2016-12-05T20:41:41 | 48 | 11 | 1 |
This would be a really decent argument if it hadn't been made by the south against the north. Also, you're neglecting the fact that the intelligence agencies hate Trump, and that several military chiefs are not supporters of him. | The left could never defeat the right with violence and it is stupid to even try | 1 | 2017-02-01T21:40:26 | 72 | 4 | 8 |
so much of English research is fixated on such small details that it isn't really advancing its field much, let alone benefitting society in a meaningful way. I've always thought of literature as the study of the imagination -- the spark of creativity and the synthesis of new ideas, along with the resonance it can enge... | I don't believe that the research of most English professors in research universities is valuable CMV | 1 | 2013-05-18T22:10:37 | 58 | 13 | 59 |
for any given number of planets there is a probability which will dictate that the existence of extraterrestrial life is unlikely. I would like to alert you that you are moving the goalpost. Your view about the probability of a planet being inhabited shouldn't become smaller in response to a larger number of planets. Y... | The vastness of space does not guarantee the existence of extraterrestrial life. | 1 | 2015-02-28T00:52:27 | 193 | 48 | 5 |
Would you agree that a suicidal person in a vacuum (let's say alone in a room with a knife or pills) could be talked out of the act by a concerned person who enters the vacuum? It happens a lot. In that case, the concerned person was a direct cause in that, and they are often referred to as having saved the life of the... | Michelle Carter should not have been found guilty for involuntary manslaughter for encouraging her boyfriend to kill himself in the texting suicide case | 1 | 2017-06-16T22:45:56 | 92 | 23 | 2 |
That sounds like cherry picking. What if it would have been a man too heavy for two average males? How high or low should the reqirements be? You will never cover all eventualities. [There will always be extremes](http://www.nbcnews.com/health/too-fat-rescue-more-heavy-patients-denied-air-ambulances-6C10485763). Acknow... | I believe that female EMT's, fire fighters, police etc. Should be held to the exact same fitness standards as men. CMV | 0 | 2014-01-09T17:30:34 | 304 | 9 | null |
To me, most whiteboard interviews are like asking a writer to spell a word for a copy-writing job. You are only testing a small subset of a skill that is much more about putting lots of units together. Writing how to calculate the week number of the first Monday of a month on a whiteboard is not something that will be ... | 'Whiteboard' interviews are an appropriate way to hire programmers | 1 | 2017-03-01T18:41:34 | 42 | 41 | 1 |
This is copied straight from the Americans with Disabilities Act wiki page. "The ADA is a wide-ranging civil rights law that is intended to protect against discrimination based on disability. It affords similar protections against discrimination to Americans with disabilities as the Civil Rights Act of 1964,[4] which m... | "Extra Time" on tests is a broken system which artificially hides weaker applicants on account of their conditions, while not getting at the core issue of ineffective testing. | 1 | 2016-01-19T07:42:26 | 249 | 22 | 1 |
As far as I am concerned, it is not my job to verify the credibility of what the witness testified And you would be 100% wrong. It is ABSOLUTELY the job and the duty of the jury to verify credibility of the witnesses. It's kind of THE reason for having a jury in the first place. "The credibility of witnesses is always ... | It was right for a judge to order a neo-nazi's face tattoos to be covered to prevent Jury bias. | 1 | 2016-07-28T17:05:34 | 49 | 10 | 121 |
There's a pragmatic counter argument. If it were legal there would be higher demand and more incentives for trafficking and pimping. More people would likely be forced into it. While use of the legal system might be an option available to victims, they may (1) not know how to use it, (2) have money to pay lawyers, (3)... | Prostitution Should Be Legal | 1 | 2016-07-21T07:21:00 | 102 | 9 | 3 |
Maybe not racist, but definitely xenophobic You are racist because you are seeing a small slice of a group and using it to judge all immigrants a whole. You're main issue isn't jobs, your main issue is people of other races taking those jobs. You want your nation to "stay as it is" but what is your nation if not somet... | I don't think its racist to not want immigrants in my country | 0 | 2017-01-17T05:03:23 | 90 | 17 | 25 |
An artificially intelligent lifeform would presumably be able to self-modify. Any restrictions we place on their behavior would likely be circumvented. It could constantly evolve itself until its hyper-intelligent, and it would do so an an unfathomable pace. Such a lifeform could presumable take over any networked devi... | Situations where the world will end due to an Artificial intelligence or Super Technology will never happen. | 1 | 2015-06-07T07:13:24 | 49 | 1 | 2Δ |
Geography and access to resources go a lot farther in terms of describing why certain people commit crimes as opposed to culture or the kind of people they are. Let's take this example, imagine a group of people who come from a place where water is scare. These people are probably accustomed to having to fight for this... | Powerful, economically secure nations have no obligation to open their borders to nations in high distress, high crime, and low education. | 0 | 2016-05-06T18:06:12 | 59 | 2 | 1 |
I'll address your points one at a time. 1. This sounds like an argument for more (or wider) bike lanes. Cyclists have a legal right to use the road and it isn't their fault if the condition of the infrastructure makes it impossible to allow cars to pass them. Most states have laws that cyclists must stay as close to th... | I think cyclists are selfish because they put too much trust into several variables; therefore, they create more danger on the road only for their benefit. | 1 | 2014-07-10T19:11:53 | 100 | 30 | 1 |
Marriage and children may not necessarily be right for you personally (just as having children isn't for me), but it certainly makes a lot of other people happy. Despite being married myself, I always tell people to remember that it *is* a choice and not a requirement for a happy life. Having children is also not neces... | I don't see marriage or having children as anything but an end to my life as an individual. | 0 | 2015-02-03T16:22:56 | 92 | 18 | null |
It's worth mentioning that both USA and Russia were taken by force through an era of imperialism. You are suggesting that countries opt in. This method - while more civil and required by our modern day, global society - is unlikely to bear fruit. The main counter arguement I see against an united Europe is cultural de... | We need to do away with all the small countries in Europe and unite them as a single nation like the U.S, and later strive to turn all small countries into large, united tracts of land. | 1 | 2015-07-31T07:28:52 | 31 | 3 | 31 |
Knowing the basics of computer programming is already affecting people's lives, even if they don't work in IT or anticipate writing apps or games. It's simply the next stage after basic literacy and numeracy, because those who are presently getting the most out of computers aren't the ones who can type, point and click... | I don't think the average person really needs to learn coding despite there is a lot of support/pressure for it. CMV. | 1 | 2014-01-06T01:10:30 | 37 | 3 | 78 |
I have a *huge huge huge* problem with "the customer is always right" logic being applied to education. Education is a certification. It's a certification that the University of X believes you have met the standards to earn Y degree. It's also a stamp of approval: something that shows the university has faith in you a... | Mandatory college gen eds and formal class prerequisites punish self-determined students (US) | 0 | 2016-09-13T08:07:11 | 129 | 94 | null |
It seems like an important point hasn't been brought up. Typically when people are 'offended' (which, important to note, is a catch-all term) about rape depictions, it's because the depiction is inaccurate or the gravity of the act is largely ignored. Let's look at the three explicit rapes in game of thrones: **Khal Dr... | It's ridiculous to be offended by a rape scene in a show (Game of Thrones) that features a violent murder almost every episode | 0 | 2015-05-18T23:17:17 | 870 | 21 | 2 |
According to [this study from 2008 (PDF WARNING)](http://prhome.defense.gov/rfm/MPP/ACCESSION%20POLICY/PopRep2008/summary/chap5.pdf), there is not that much difference in the percentage of white individuals in the military than in the USA (72% according to [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_Un... | I believe every healthy American should serve 2 years in the military, starting at age 18. CMV | 1 | 2013-09-27T07:43:44 | 38 | 0 | null |
1. UAL made the decision to bump an already seated passenger. 2. Then they decided to call the Chicago PD. The #2 option was totally unreasonable. No matter how I see the situation, it could have been fixed with $$. UAL originally offered $400 then $800 and there were no takers. But offer more: $1500, $3000, $5000 and ... | The ugly scene that played out on United 3411 was the fault of Chicago PD and the passenger himself, not the airline | 0 | 2017-04-13T09:18:57 | 57 | 1 | 4 |
It's true, there is a lot less regulation for veterinary medicine than human medicine, but I've frequently found that the regulations in human medicine are mostly to prevent litigation, and sometimes lower the standard of care. When in a situation where all you have to worry about is patient well being, the patient usu... | I do not trust veterinarians due to my perceived lack of regulation and the lack of communication possible from pets making it hard to do anything evidence-based. CMV | 1 | 2013-09-20T22:10:11 | 79 | 3 | 2 |
16 is no more arbitrary than 18. There might be some differences between the two, but on the whole a high school senior is relatively the same as a high school sophomore. But clearly, a cut-off point is needed. A 5 year old cannot be expected to understand the subtleties of the global economy and America's role in it.... | Suffrage must be extended to all those 16 and above (i.e., voting age should be lowered to 16) | 0 | 2017-05-24T19:09:36 | 40 | 1 | 16 |
Black lives matter has gotten old pretty quick. I'm sure the white moderate said the same thing about the Civil Rights movement. I don't remember my high-school getting special grants for white kids only to go to college. Remind me at what point in time were white people systematically oppressed by an inherently racist... | Black Lives Do Not Matter (anymore than anyone else), they should not receive special treatment. | 0 | 2016-08-29T09:20:36 | 150 | 10 | null |
A Christian is someone who believes that Jesus, son of God, died for our sins so that anyone who truly believes in him will have eternal life in the kingdom of heaven. No more; no less. We cannot have a logical debate about this until you accept that what you have decided Christianity is, is flawed in and of itself. We... | I believe that homosexuality and Christianity are incompatible. CMV. | 0 | 2013-12-19T22:20:16 | 248 | 1 | 2 |
I'm not going to bother with arguing for men's rights, but a lot of the ideals of third-wave feminism are generalized towards equality for all sorts of people, in contrast to the first and second waves which were in a time where woman were significantly legally disadvantaged. I would also point out that random people o... | I believe that both Feminists and MRAs have valid points, but neither side truly fights for equality.. CMV. | 0 | 2013-05-20T06:25:37 | 35 | 18 | 1 |
One winter the heating system broke in my building. It wasn't fun. Putting more layers doesn't work, specially at night to sleep. It becomes really heavy and it doesn't let any air through. Plus your face is freezing. I couldn't really sleep much these few days. I guess if you have the right equipment (like mountain o... | Dealing with the cold is preferable to dealing with the heat | 0 | 2015-11-03T00:34:01 | 223 | 2 | null |
You talk much about what scientists have discovered. I don't believe "scientists", mainly because of my background with strength training. In the world of strength training, everywhere you look, people have "scientific evidence" behind ideas that are total BS (for example, "science" states weightlifting will give you ... | I think any person who elects not to wear sunscreen is unintelligent – CMV | 1 | 2014-02-09T04:48:37 | 38 | 0 | null |
One of the most important parts of an RPG is the story I disagree. My opinion is that the combat or adventure mechanics are one of the most important parts of a story. Padding the run-time from 40 hours to 60 hours or how ever long only through grinding is a bad thing, not a good thing. These extra hours provide little... | Grinding contributes nothing to the gameplay of RPGs and game devs should design away from it | 0 | 2016-02-03T21:46:52 | 55 | 1 | 1 |
Your hands would be bound but at least you're able to stand and not be strapped to some device. I'm sorry to burst your bubble my friend, but the firing squads we use are nothing like what you see in the movies. You are absolutely [strapped down to a chair](http://i.imgur.com/Rg9rbPh.jpg), not standing against a wall. ... | Death by firing squad is the most dignified execution method. | 1 | 2016-08-28T04:08:14 | 33 | 11 | 2 |
Well, if they don't care about gender, that makes pansexuality their "real" sexuality, yeah? What it does is make gender a useless qualifier for what they find attractive. I get that it seems "normal" that everyone must have a preference for a gender or genders... but if you don't, and something else entirely is impor... | Most "non-traditional" sexualities are more like personality traits than actual sexualities | 1 | 2016-06-01T07:57:49 | 230 | 41 | 173 |
Wow, thanks :) Its on the side of the right-side of the screen (sidebar) under "more info" - delta from what I know. | I believe we should come up with an "abortion device" so ONLY the pregnant woman can terminate the pregnancy herself. CMV. | 1 | 2013-12-18T00:56:42 | 138 | 1 | 7 |
I would say that a live album provides another experience that a studio album does not provide. It allows for depth vocally and instrumentally that studio versions often don't allow for/provide. I believe that live versions of musical albums are nothing more than a cash grab by the artist (or their label/manager/etc.)... | Live versions of music albums are nothing more than a cash grab | 0 | 2016-04-28T10:08:54 | 42 | 1 | null |
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