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The question here is "Does piracy cost replace sales?" The answer is apparently [no](http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/01/21/does-online-piracy-hurt-the-economy-a-look-at-the-numbers/). Using modern methods it's normally easier to get something legally via digital download than it is to pirate it. So, why shoul... | I think pirating movies/TV shows/music/software is theft and should continue to be illegal. CMV. | 0 | 2013-03-22T00:23:19 | 29 | 21 | 70Δ |
I think the general stigma against CGI is that it is often used as a means of substituting practical effects in ways that are less visually pleasing. Good CGI takes expertise and time and a ton of money, and a lot of film companies are getting very lazy and using CGI where it's unneeded. For example, the CGI in the ori... | CGI in movies is not necessarily a bad thing, and the general dislike for it by many Redditors is silly. | 1 | 2015-01-18T18:19:38 | 37 | 21 | 23 |
People don't just vote based on knowledge, though. They also vote based on their own interests. Policies affect the nation as a whole, but they also affect specific groups and individuals. Even if someone doesn't have the clearest understanding of how a certain policy would affect the big picture, they can certainly kn... | “One person, one vote” is not a fair voting system | 0 | 2016-05-04T21:28:41 | 30 | 1 | 3 |
What about Toby? Michael relentlessly targets a single employee, simply because that employee is trying to do their job properly. He genuinely treats Toby in a cruel way; he is abusive. He has tried to get Toby fired, and constantly belittles him - and all this, just because Toby is responsible for health & safety.... | Michael Scott from 'The Office' is actually a really funny boss and most people would probably love a boss like him. | 1 | 2015-06-07T18:20:54 | 126 | 334 | null |
If it's such a "brute fact" that is doesn't need justification, why doesn't everyone agree with you? Most of the world are not extreme pure egoists, yet according to you this fact is so obvious it's not even worth justifying. Hell, even *Hitler* thought animals mattered. Again, if your disagreement with everyone on the... | Animals don't have rights | 1 | 2017-03-03T11:43:51 | 242 | 3 | 15 |
So is your view changed? | Everyone who is either liberal or on the left wing side of politics is either a anti war hippy that spits on the the face of veterans and abuses them or a condescending annoying insufferable 'SJW'. | 1 | 2017-02-21T03:43:11 | 46 | 3 | 146 |
You need to understand, the voice is just another instrument, making another set of notes. People tend to relate to vocals more, because they can say words, and everyone has some experience with singing in their life. I think basing the argument off of pop music is flawed, as pop music is defined by being vocally base... | A vocalist is the key to a band's success and is therefore the most important member of a band | 1 | 2015-02-16T20:52:43 | 34 | 1 | 2 |
If your view was true "Without exception" then you could easily test it: *"Lying is always morally wrong"* - I say no. Definition: Lying - deliberately untruthful, Always - eternally, Morally - standard of behaviour, Wrong - unjust Now, hand that round, anyone that accepts the definitions by your view would have to com... | Every argument, without exception, is an argument of semantics. | 0 | 2016-04-20T03:48:13 | 106 | 2 | 3 |
I don't think any person considered a 'centrist' is completely moderate on all issues- such a person wouldn't even really have political views. Centrists can have a huge variety of values and beliefs, some of which may be pretty radical, but they generally prioritize stability and long-term strategy in the implementati... | I think moderates/centrists are dangerous | 1 | 2017-04-30T19:44:32 | 29 | 1 | 7 |
I don't hate Hillary. If I had to convince a left-leaner that she would not be a good president, I would go directly to foreign policy and trade. Clinton is an interventionist. Given the opportunity, she would have had a much larger and much more direct US involvement in both the current ME conflagration and I believe ... | Hillary Clinton actually seems like a pretty good presidential candidate and I think the US would do well with her as president. | 1 | 2015-09-20T04:18:22 | 162 | 46 | 1 |
When your children are older, there are going to repeatedly be times when they feel like failures, like they don't matter, etc. Santa prevents this because it seems to show that it's okay to hold possibly false beliefs, and that false beliefs can be approximately true to a good degree. When your kids think that they su... | CMV - Making our children believe that Santa Claus is real sends our kids the wrong message and teaches them that it's ok to lie. | 0 | 2014-06-27T09:25:23 | 599 | 1 | null |
My local public university would cost $100k. Right now in-state tuition is just under $14k. The university estimates that the cost of a year including room and board is just under $26k, so that would be a $100k. So attending an in-state public university isn't the affordable option it once was. Secondly, when I was a ... | If you graduate from a 4-year university with more than $100,000 of student debt, you have no right to complain about that debt. | 0 | 2016-01-12T02:10:49 | 114 | 2 | null |
I guess my question is, can an ineligible voter complain or comment? Is abstaining a type of vote? In most cases, abstaining is a type of vote. The act of not voting, has had the same effect as if they HAD voted. What if I know I don't know enough about politics in general to effectively vote for someone, but I have k... | Eligible voters who do not vote, ought to refrain from complaining or commenting about election outcomes | 1 | 2017-03-01T22:45:41 | 83 | 23 | 1 |
Disclaimer before I start out: I have two bikes I ride, a fixed-gear and a geared cyclocross bike. Because of the conditions in my city and on my commute, I use the fixed-gear for commuting and the geared bike for joyrides, mostly. because of the hype they are often ridiculously expensive, although they should be rela... | Fixie bikes suck. | 0 | 2015-12-17T00:56:57 | 294 | 2 | 1 |
I honestly wasn't aware that the licorice jelly beans were that unpopular. That happens to be my favorite flavor. But I have noticed that the number of licorice ones are fewer than say red, green, yellow or the worst, imho, the white ones. It doesn't seem to make sense to exclude one flavor in a mixed bag but rather bu... | Liqourice should not be included in variety packs of jelly beans. | 1 | 2014-09-23T23:12:51 | 39 | 24 | 8 |
I believe that gender is a simple matter of sexual organs and **horomones** So what if someone has brain chemistry like a man? Or elevated levels of testosterone? | I don't believe that identifying as a gender actually makes you that gender | 0 | 2015-02-03T05:18:14 | 348 | 0 | 1 |
Are you aware that should 5% of the population vote 3rd party, that candidate qualifies for the Presidential Election Campaign Fund’s grant? This access can greatly expand a candidate's ability to be heard. It may seem as if its a wasted vote, but should those votes add up enough they do open up doors and possibilitie... | I think that voting third party in a presidential election is, overall, a waste of your vote. | 1 | 2014-04-30T04:01:17 | 61 | 13 | 1 |
Discrimination is defined as the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex. Emphasis on *categories*. I do not think a business should decline to serve Republicans or Democrats, but Melania Trump is not a "category." She is an individual.... | Fashion Designers Should Not Be Allowed to Discriminate Against Melania | 1 | 2016-11-20T01:42:26 | 42 | 60 | 20 |
The low-hanging fruit here is that your presenting no evidence of actual women being treated badly. Your only providing examples of fictional characters being treated badly. Fictional characters are not real, and thus their treatment is not necessarily correlated with the treatment of real-life people who have the same... | Japanese Culture Treats Women Badly | 0 | 2016-03-04T10:40:13 | 47 | 16 | null |
There is one very good reason for a store/restaurant to ban concealed carry firearms: The preference of their customers. A store exists to please their customers and thus make money. Banning concealed firearms will make a lot of people feel more comfortable going into that place, "knowing" (perhaps naively) that they'r... | There is no good reason for a store to ban the concealed carry of firearms unless they have their own armed security (USA) | 0 | 2015-02-23T02:37:16 | 54 | 24 | 26 |
I mean you could make an argument that some of those 'weird' internet groups have also crossed that line. For instance a lot of trans people really take offense to otherkin, the could easily consider that rude or mocking. How are you going to draw the lines of what is reasonable under etiquette rules and what isn't? an... | We should leave "weird" internet communities alone unless they contain hate speech if we want to promote free speech online. | 1 | 2017-06-20T19:29:17 | 166 | 7 | 45 |
Well, FWIW, when we talk about home ownership, it means the right to use it and pass it on to your heirs. In the US, the government actually *does* have ultimate ownership of your property, unless you have an [allodial title](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allodial_title), which is pretty rare. That's why the government... | Due to property taxes, nobody in America really owns their own home. They're continually renting it from the government | 0 | 2016-04-11T07:09:10 | 430 | 4 | 1Δ |
You've stated that it isn't necessarily optimal without giving any information about what you would consider optimal. There isn't really any opinion to be changed, it certainly won't be optimal for any criterion you could come up with, but on the other hand it definitely is the optimal solution to a least two such crit... | Adam Smith's "Invisible Hand" is a greedy algorithm, and is therefore not guaranteed to be optimal. | 0 | 2016-03-27T01:02:38 | 71 | 3 | null |
I think you're looking at it the wrong way, but to be fair its a lot harder to write a story for why he is so compelling, because he's unconventional. The crux of the drama isn't usually whether he can beat the bad guy, it's whether he can save the day. And that despite having such incredible power, he can still fail n... | Superman is too perfect and because of this his stories aren't compelling | 0 | 2015-04-08T02:57:10 | 33 | 1 | null |
Rights aren't something given to you by somebody else(those are privileges), nor are they inalienable(if they were inalienable, nobody would have to fight for them.) So while I agree that the common notion of rights are wishful thinking, rights do in fact exist: In order to have a right, you must assert it, and you mus... | I believe human rights are a lie. CMV | 1 | 2013-07-13T20:13:18 | 151 | 7 | 2 |
It's the friends that make it fun. That may be all that some people need. My family lives in an exurban neighborhood in Maryland and my dad has plenty of friends from church. He's doing really well and has huge support groups. Cities are raw, true human. The good and the bad. Not all rural areas are the best either. I ... | There is benefit to living in the suburbs or rurally unless you are raising a family. | 0 | 2016-04-25T08:07:35 | 64 | 1 | 2 |
Do you play an instrument? Musician here, I play bass and guitar and have used many electronic compositional tools. Certain instruments have very subtle properties that make their exact musical applications quite variable, subtle and actually quite specific, for instance, of course learning the Bassoon may seem limited... | Instruments are stupid and obsolete | 0 | 2014-05-12T18:29:39 | 70 | 4 | null |
Naming follows usage. Differing countries have different usage. Heck there are more than just two peoples referred to as indians (the naming and usage of these groups differ between the two main english blocs IIRC) * Indian (people from India) * West Indian (people from the [West Indies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W... | I shouldn't have to say "East Indian" when talking about Indian people, and it makes no sense to call Native Americans "Indians." | 0 | 2015-10-05T04:27:59 | 72 | 2 | null |
I don't think it's morally wrong, I just think it's short-sighted and ultimately rips the soul out of a company, and reaps the benefits of a lower bottom line without addressing any of the associated problems it brings. I work in IT Architecture for a large financial services provider in the UK; we have systematically... | I don't think it's wrong for companies to outsource tech jobs to India or other similar countries. | 1 | 2014-11-16T09:57:09 | 131 | 9 | 1 |
But reducing crime is not the only result, therein lies the problem. What are you willing to give up and deal with in the name of "reduced crime"? | Ignoring the fairness of it, stereotyping would reduce crime. | 0 | 2015-10-18T23:58:39 | 152 | 1 | 1 |
It's not like solar and wind solutions are going away. what he wants to do is enrich the country by using the resources that they currently have. If they don't build pipelines and drill wells, they're just going to import it. The demand is there no matter what. Eventually solar and wind generation will be cheaper than ... | Trump's position on climate change will devastate (if not outright doom) the world in the long run. | 1 | 2016-11-14T19:21:28 | 56 | 6 | 2 |
God stated that we are stewards of the Earth and it is our responsibility to care for it. That would include not destroying it, in my opinion. The GBR is part of the environment, and since we are meant to be stewards of the Earth, the animals, and our environment, we should seek to preserve it along with the species of... | I don't think there's any good reason why we should waste our money and time to save the Great Barrier Reef | 0 | 2016-12-12T17:42:59 | 48 | 0 | null |
I can't necessarily share these views, but I can understand them to an extent. Inertia is maybe the most powerful force in any society. Change is scary. You also need to understand that choice is limited in political matters and that, on both sides, people need to compromise. They only have one vote to cast. That's not... | Right-wing politics is on the wrong side of history | 1 | 2017-04-19T17:10:42 | 79 | 1 | 45 |
I definitely see the point you're making; and I think what you're asking for echoes what Fmr Pres. Obama asked us to do when he encouraged us to get outside of our bubbles. There is a necessity for us to step outside of our 'safe spaces' and confront the world. But there is also a need for reinforcement of our beliefs... | The left should cease this culture of condescending social commentary and media output until it can provide a vision of its own that people can stand behind | 1 | 2017-03-04T20:53:08 | 199 | 40 | null |
Piracy is stealing nonetheless. You're playing a game for free because you don't want to purchase an overpriced copy online. To your example, Super Mario Sunshine is only 14 years old. It was one of the best selling games on the GameCube. As expansive as the Virtual Console library is, do you really expect it to not se... | When it comes to old games with no remakes or digital release, there is nothing wrong at all about piracy. | 0 | 2016-06-16T04:18:57 | 113 | 1 | null |
The average lay person does not have the knowledge and in a lot of cases the drive to actually understand and consider the data on a lot of topics. What you're trying to convince them of is that there is a substantial or overwhelming amount of evidence in favour of the theory or point that you're trying to convince the... | Assertions that "a majority" of scientists have a particular view undermines the nature of science and its role in understanding the world. | 0 | 2015-11-12T02:54:46 | 198 | 0 | 3 |
Even if intersex was a small global percentage, but high in a local area (say 1 out of 180 people), could there be a local culture that acknowledges these people as a distinct gender? | There are only two genders. | 1 | 2017-05-03T15:07:25 | 239 | 2 | 66 |
The game is as bad or good as the people playing it. If Card Czar chooses the most shocking combination each round, it becomes a game of "shocking", but if you focus on more clever things or things that are strangely fitting, even when not shocking, it can become quite a fun game. Also, its not really a game that was ... | Cards Against Humanity is a bad game | 0 | 2015-11-20T14:55:33 | 33 | 2 | 5 |
Protesting this presidential election was not about challenging the fact that Trump won, it is making a statement to the rest of the world that *this is not who we are*. I respect our peaceful democratic process and don't challenge that he won fairly, but demonstrating that it's his bigotry that is divisive and I will ... | The Trump Protests are Counter-Productive | 1 | 2016-11-11T11:05:40 | 349 | 3 | 1 |
Watch it! I'd read the comic books before watching the show, and it was a little off-putting to witness the transition from page to screen. So I switched it off. I eventually watched the first season and got halfway through the second season before the characters just became too irritating to watch. Then a friend of m... | The Walking Dead is not worth watching. | 1 | 2015-10-09T02:24:04 | 41 | 3 | null |
It's not about how obvious it is for others, it's about keeping your right hand on the rear brake. | "right arm out" is a valid turn signal for bicyclists. | 0 | 2014-09-26T20:53:58 | 32 | 7 | 1 |
Never in CMV have I seen a title that I thought I would totally agree with and a body that I totally disagree with. You are setting up some weird false dichotomy between computers with small monitors and TVs. In the future a TV will simply be a computer with a large monitor. I have had dedicated computers hooked up to ... | Television are obsolete/very close to obsolete | 0 | 2015-04-03T07:47:29 | 46 | 6 | 15 |
Doesn't work with computer science. [Teacher salary](https://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/computer-science-teacher-salary-SRCH_KO0,24.htm) [Software engineer salary](https://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/software-engineer-salary-SRCH_KO0,17.htm) This claim depends highly on the field. I think you'll find that many engineer... | Teaching in public schools is a great career choice. Teachers are well compensated compared to other fields with similar education requirements. | 0 | 2016-09-22T23:10:01 | 29 | 4 | 5 |
I think the issue many have with your view is that it is quite reductionist. I can see why, if you compare Islam with the other major religions, what comes to mind is something along the lines of "recently, hardly any religion except for Islam is producing extremists who perpetrate terror attacks". However, attributin... | The problem with Islam is Muhammad and it can't be changed | 0 | 2017-06-12T17:06:17 | 506 | 1 | null |
"... The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in *such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish*. The judges, both of the supreme and inferior courts, *shall hold their offices during good behaviour*, and shall, at stated times, receive for the... | The Supreme Court has the most political power of any government entity of the United States. | 0 | 2015-07-16T22:13:01 | 51 | 1 | 1 |
The skills that we learn are completely useless for those who don't plan on becoming authors or English teachers. You can argue the same for nearly all high school classes. Would you say all high school classes should be optional? | English in American high schools is an unnecessary course | 1 | 2016-10-10T05:48:29 | 60 | 4 | 3 |
Just because the government already does something doesn't make it okay. They used to enforce slavery law and sterilize people without informed consent; would you then have said "we should engage in eugenics; after all, the government already does some parts of it"? There are laws about the constituents of bug spray an... | I think all tobacco products should be illegal. | 0 | 2015-05-29T03:44:55 | 312 | 2 | null |
When someone who is drunk wants to drive we should respect that decision! When someone who's on bath salts wants to run naked in the streets we should respect that decision! How about no? Supporting those decisions is ludicrous. And the same goes for suicide. Depression, whatever the cause causes people to be suicid... | Suicide is neutral and thus should never be fought against. Respect those decisions! We need more respect in this world! | 0 | 2017-01-19T14:39:50 | 50 | 3 | 2 |
The other point is that you have to compare apples to apples. Nobody says that a poor white man is more privileged than a rich black man. Wealth is, obviously, the greatest privilege. However, wealth can be somewhat reflective of your choices and personality. Nobody is out there fighting against the privilege of being ... | I believe in rich privilege rather than white privilege | 0 | 2016-11-12T01:22:25 | 185 | 1 | 1 |
The average household income in America is $51,939/yr. Assuming that's split between two parents, and one parent quits their job, you're at $25,969.50/yr. The poverty line for a family of 3, that means one child, is $19,790/yr in the continental United States, $24,730/yr in Alaska, and $22,760 in Hawaii. If you have to... | Most moms who go back to work saying that "we just can't afford for me to stay home" are lying to themselves. The reality is "staying home with my kids is just not important enough to us for us to be willing to change our current lifestyle." | 0 | 2014-10-03T18:05:59 | 100 | 3 | null |
I don't see why a coalition of socially conservative labor class minority voters aren't being courted by the Bannon wing of the Trump administration in order to dismantle neoliberalism/neoconservativism. Baltimore and Detroit were hurt just as badly by deindustrialization as the rust belt with basically all of the same... | I believe that the Republican Party should be making overtures to Mexican, Black, and labor class muslims because these constituencies are natural allies of a populist, "America First" platform | 1 | 2017-05-02T00:38:24 | 55 | 10 | 27 |
So, I am an atheist who thinks believing in God doesn't make a whole lot of sense. But still, I think religion does have some positive effects. I think most of those effects can be found elsewhere as well, but that doesn't mean they can't be found in religion. I've gotten a lot of my view from one of my best friends, w... | Religion has no positive attributes | 1 | 2017-03-29T06:24:40 | 42 | 7 | 28 |
Given that applied thermodynamics is actually my field of study (PhD track - ME), I'll give this a try... Reverse time in your head all the way to the Big Bang, where there can only exist ONE PERFECT STATE and that is God. Granted, the 2nd Law does intuitively mean that entropy at the Big Bang was at minimum. However, ... | Statistical Thermodynamical Basis for the existence of God through Entropy | 1 | 2015-07-23T02:51:48 | 36 | 4 | 1Δ |
Are you trying to get us to say that gay people are all naturally flamboyant and have bad habits, and that those who don't behave that way manage to suppress the urge to be in your face? In any case, there are lots of different ways to be flamboyant. Some men like to dress in short shorts and cut-off belly shirts becau... | 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 | 2013-07-10T23:05:38 | 89 | 8 | 2 |
Steroids often trade long short term strength and muscle gains for long term sustainable health. You can overbuild muscle mass, leading to extra strain on ligaments, which can injury. There are also behavioral consequences with steroid use. 'Roid rage' is a real thing, though it's often exagerrated. 'Roid rage, in ma... | I think that steroid use should be encouraged in the military forces. | 0 | 2016-01-13T18:46:24 | 20 | 2 | 56 |
Andrew Jackson should not be on money. He shouldn't have been on money in the first place. While we need to see morality in context, there is really no context in which Andrew Jackson was not a terrible human being in every sense of the word. I understand fighting a war and killing your enemies; back then this was a lo... | I find it difficult not to apply modern morals to actions of the past | 0 | 2016-04-21T05:52:18 | 91 | 0 | 8 |
It doesn't. Nor does anything, really, so given that, if it doesn't inconvenience you or prevent you from accomplishing anything else that benefits you in the temporal sense, but does impact others who DO find some semblance of meaning in their lives, why not? | Life, in general, has no point | 1 | 2017-02-06T10:03:05 | 41 | 2 | 1 |
Really? cause for years, i was absolutely still in love with my x, while wanting nothing more in life than to get away from her. And i'm not a weak-willed person; if there was 1% of choice in that equation, o believe i would have acted on it and exploited it to get me away from that situation. | I believe love is a choice and that a person does not "fall" in and out of love CMV. | 0 | 2013-08-10T19:48:33 | 49 | 1 | 1 |
[People *are* demanding his resignation.](http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-bill-maher-outrage-20170603-story.html) | if a conservative had said the N-word like Bill Maher had, everyone would be demanding their resignation | 1 | 2017-06-04T18:42:24 | 39 | 52 | 5 |
1. It's wrong to hit anybody. Men *shouldn't* ever lay a hand on a woman nor should they lay their hand on a man. And when feminists are talking about equality they're not making the claim that women are as physically strong on average as men. They're talking about equal value as a human being in society, not physical ... | Modern feminism is hypocritical and flawed | 0 | 2015-08-25T15:08:44 | 67 | 1 | 4 |
I think we need to start with the idea that copyright is an artificial right created to encourage production of works. An author doesn't have an innate right to their work, rather it is something conferred on them by the operation of laws that have a specific public policy goal. This is important for the following reas... | Buying used books/games/records is no better than pirating them. The original artist still doesn't get a cut. | 1 | 2015-11-27T16:17:27 | 43 | 2 | 24 |
As far as I can tell, everyone agrees that the physical dress is the [one you've pointed to on Amazon](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Roman-Womens-Detail-Bodycon-Dress/dp/B00SJEUCWU). Nobody who looks at that dress on Amazon thinks it's anything but blue- and pretty dark blue, at that- and black. But at the same time, there's... | Change my view from seeing this dress as blue and black to seeing it as white and gold. | 0 | 2015-02-27T09:15:30 | 173 | 11 | 3 |
Equating banned speech with compelled speech I think you're making too much of this distinction. There is nothing legally unusual about "compelled speech." Here are some examples from Canadian law, courtesy of Dr. Brenda Cossman in her recent debate with Jordan Peterson: - Bilingual labeling requirements on food packag... | Compelled speech concerning gender identification does not benefit the speaker, the recipient, or society. | 1 | 2017-02-20T22:02:43 | 193 | 3 | 8 |
Blind or not you posed an excellent question and that is all that matters. Your mind works well. | Religion should not have any legal protection from the government beyond free speech. | 1 | 2015-02-15T21:15:06 | 76 | 1 | 1 |
I love feeling happy, believe it or not I have days or even weeks where I forget the mental distress, but it's always right there waiting for me. Sure. That's easy for me to believe. I had some amazing friends and spending time with them while I was at the thickest points of depression certainly made me happy for some ... | Life is not worth living | 1 | 2014-09-04T22:17:44 | 208 | 4 | 16 |
Neither candidate is particularly good; that's something that most people agree on. But Trump is the worse of the two options, in my opinion. it doesn't take a genius to figure out that he did all that for attention Why does that make it OK? To me, this just indicates that Trump has no moral compass whatsoever. Last s... | Trump is the better alternative to Clinton | 1 | 2016-07-16T19:45:07 | 86 | 53 | 8 |
With a healthy child, income, neighborhood, peers and teachers should be filtered through a responsible parent(s) Sorry, what? I don't understand this sentence. I can't tell whether or not you are accounting for the extreme stress a child living in poverty, or who has recently experienced the death of a loved one, woul... | If a child struggles to achieve in grade school it is virtually always the parents' fault. | 0 | 2014-12-24T18:55:19 | 42 | 5 | 2 |
So your thesis is just.... bad things gonna happen? I guess I can rebut that without denying your premises. It may just become the case that women will flock to the few (say, 20%) men who are above them in terms of education or status. Those men will then have offers coming from all over, likely prompting a resurgence ... | Women outperform men in both pre and post secondary education, a trend that will continue and may even grow stronger | 1 | 2016-01-13T02:36:55 | 94 | 3 | 1 |
Im curious what you think should happen. I think it should be easier to sue for fraud based on implied, rather than directly stated, claims. This would shut down the vitamin and herbal medicine people (they're the real bad guys in the USA). Do you think there is something wrong with the kind of practices I mentioned (... | Pseudosciences should be forced to use disclaimers. | 1 | 2016-09-07T22:15:30 | 63 | 2 | 3 |
I'm curious, how old are you? I think there was generation of people for whom the series was particularly special, and that's those who were going through middle and high school. Basically, there's a generation of people (including myself) for whom the release dates of the books made it so that the characters in Harry ... | Harry Potter is overrated | 0 | 2016-04-23T21:11:25 | 342 | 2 | 1 |
It's not insecure to want to look a certain way. I think people often confuse wanting to look good for others in general with wanting to look good specifically so men will find you attractive. We all make decisions about our appearance based on our own taste and how we want others to perceive us. Looking good makes us ... | Femininity promotes societal sexism | 0 | 2017-01-19T18:33:57 | 28 | 2 | 18 |
Neither are miniskirts or shorts that ride up girls' asses. How could this be a result of white guilt? By the way plenty of people call this out, publicly. Many businesses and public buildings have signs that don't allow it. So are you arguing that just saggy pants specifically should be a civil/criminal offense? | Saggy pants are unacceptable but tolerated because of white guilt | 0 | 2015-05-27T18:55:11 | 70 | 14 | 1 |
You don't believe you have been intentionally sexist. Is that a valuable statement? Pretty much no one believes that they're sexist, no matter how sexist they may be. Even the staunchest red piller would probably say "I'm not being sexist, I'm just being realistic". Unintentional sexism is, in many ways, more of a prob... | I'm not a feminist | 0 | 2016-03-17T16:52:48 | 180 | 1 | 24 |
You can't deny people on the FBI watch list any on their constitutional rights since they are not afforded due process (flying on a plane is not a constitutional right). You can no more take away their 1st Amendment rights any more than their 2nd. The 5th Amendment is the relevant portion of the Constitution No person ... | "It's in the constitution" is not an intellectually valid argument for not changing gun ownership laws. | 0 | 2016-06-17T01:58:14 | 165 | 3 | 2 |
It completely depends on your job as if you have a job that involves working with other people most of the time it's important to have a similar schedule. For example if everyone else in the team starts at 9 and finishes at 5 but you start at 10.30 and finish at 6.30, there would only be 5 hours out of the normal 8 hou... | If I don't have any morning meetings and I stay at work later than others, I shouldn't be judged in the corporate world for preferring to stay up late and wake up late. CMV. | 0 | 2013-09-27T18:45:25 | 200 | 2 | 1 |
A bigger problem than that are supposedly unbiased moderators being very clearly biased for/against a specific candidate. Sure candidates lie to make themselves look better or their opponent worse but they can both do it, this puts them at a somewhat even footing against each other in the eyes of the voter, this makes ... | In presidential debates, candidates should be held responsible for objectively untrue statements in some capacity | 0 | 2016-09-30T12:28:55 | 157 | 2 | null |
Think about it. If some powerful country is carrying out abusive foreign policy in your country, and it's military is incomparably superior to yours, are you going to fight a conventional war against them ? Of course not ! Right, so that's called guerrilla warfare, not terrorism. And the counter to that is COIN (google... | Terrorism is a result of people being reasonable. | 1 | 2014-04-03T17:38:21 | 35 | 2 | 1 |
The complaints about poor holiday time (although they all get extra pay for working those days) 1. Other professions can be paid holidays without even working. So I don't think the extra pay is really a consolation. 2. It doesn't change the fact that these holiday times are often blackout days, or otherwise non-optiona... | Retail work is not bad enough to warrant the level of complaints from its workers | 0 | 2017-01-02T19:51:27 | 60 | 17 | 44 |
I don't think there's a culture of anti-intellectualism in America as much as there is a culture of anti-elitism that intellectuals get caught up in because attaining a quality education in America isn't something everyone is capable of doing. People didn't come up with the idea that "learning is lame" out of nowhere. ... | The problem with the American educational system is a culture of anti-intellectualism | 1 | 2015-11-25T20:49:00 | 155 | 194 | 52 |
I'd argue that vacuuming them up is a better solution, provided your vacuum uses a bag. 1) The trap in a cup method is not fool-proof. You can't use a thin piece of paper with many larger insects, so you have tobuse the cardboard you mentioned. But this has the tendancy to rip off legs and grind them into the floor dur... | The best way to dispose of a single cockroach is by trapping it under a disposable cup, sliding a piece of cardboard underneath, carrying it to the bathroom, and flushing the vile creature down the toilet. | 1 | 2015-09-11T19:12:50 | 101 | 1 | 6 |
This topic reminds me of a fun comic that I'd like to share - http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2556#comic Anyway, I agree with the sentiment to an extent. However, economy, politics, governmental policies are arguably so complex and broad even economists, politicians, and lawyers don't fully unders... | There is a widespread perception that having a degree in other subjects makes you an expert on economy, politics, and governmental policies lately. This is detrimental to discussion and change. | 1 | 2017-04-07T11:44:29 | 62 | 10 | 76 |
So, Reddit, CMV that this supreme court ruling isn't going to evolve into a culture of people being able to marry whoever (or whatever) or however many people they want. We've had state rulings on marriage equality for the past decade, and the SCOTUS first ruled on marriage equality a couple of years ago. Yet in all th... | In light of the recent Supreme Court ruling, the most logical extension of this policy is the eventual legalization of Polygamy and other non-standard marriage arrangements, which will have a negative effect on society as a whole due to the difficulty of defining "marriage" or a "family". | 0 | 2015-06-26T20:51:31 | 142 | 2 | 19Δ |
You don't see the distinction because you choose to assess the issue in terms of [reducing] suffering overall That's *one* approach to medical ethics, but it's not the favoured approach and it certainly isn't the only approach. Firstly, the act of active euthanasia is, in essence, killing. It's problematic to justify... | I do not believe there is any difference between passive euthanasia and active euthanasia/assisted suicide. | 1 | 2015-11-17T01:07:38 | 65 | 2 | 1 |
Let's go by your points one by one: 1. It's easy to say this so casually when your entire way of life and your actual life itself is not what's at risk. A war with North Korea could trigger some very hard times for both North and South. Any economic benefits to be reaped would likely be in the long term. It's easy to c... | I feel as if North and South Korea should resume the war for the sake of reunification and prosperity in the big picture. | 1 | 2015-08-24T09:36:37 | 101 | 24 | 15 |
This is not an argument on the 'impracticalities of using disabled actors', or the lack of roles available, rather:- Sure, but the impracticalities of using disabled actors has to be part of your judgment, since you're not arguing purely theoretically. When I read your title, the first movie I thought of was *Rain Man*... | It is offensive to be awarding people for acting disabled. | 0 | 2015-01-14T01:51:59 | 89 | 1 | 9 |
Let's say I love to cook. When someone comes over I research their favorite meals, buy the best ingredients, and spend all day making an exquisite meal for you. Or, I love music. I research your tastes and create a perfect playlist to have playing in the background when you visit. Or, I'm into aromatherapy, and get the... | I spend a lot of time making my space an enjoyable place for guests to visit. Because of this, I shouldn't be expected to go visit others that haven't done the same. | 1 | 2016-12-16T20:29:55 | 68 | 3 | 201 |
1. not having a sex is an even better form of contraception than those you've put forward. While it might be unrealistic to get people to abstain, but lets not strawman the position of the fascists (oops) who promote pro-life and no sexual education. The best form of birth control is no sex, period. They do indeed prom... | Anti-abortion activists don't actually believe abortion is murder | 0 | 2017-02-16T18:20:17 | 112 | 1 | 66 |
In principle, I agree with you that parents do not simply deserve unconditional respect just by virtue of being their parents. But there are several aspects that I'd like to comment on. First of all, your parents changed your diapers and by the time you're even just 5, they've invested a whole lot of time and money in ... | Parents are not entitled to unconditional respect from their children just by virtue of being their parents. | 0 | 2015-07-05T13:25:34 | 79 | 2 | null |
The problem is that determine what is the actual opinion of the constituency he represents. Just because its on CNN or there is a national survey doesn't mean that it reflects the opinion of the people he is suppose to represent. Surveys or public opinion might not be what the people want their elected officials to do.... | I think it's OK for politicians to change their public stance on issues. | 1 | 2015-06-30T20:10:57 | 114 | 18 | 60 |
taught first before your native language If it is taught first, then it is your native language. | There should be 1 Worldwide language. | 0 | 2017-01-27T04:08:37 | 38 | 2 | 26 |
You'd still need a way to quantify things like human lives Sure, tasks like these are hard, but by no means impossible. but how would you know which one you have killed How do we identify people killed in wars nowadays? Facial recognition, uniforms, etc. Oftentimes killed people are not even identified at all and just... | There's no danger that robots will take over the world in the future | 1 | 2017-03-31T20:18:41 | 100 | 1 | 156 |
I find that it is very dependant on where you are. In some countries coming out as gay could have you killed/imprisoned. In a case like that, coming out as gay is significantly worse. However, atheism is also very dependant on location. If you are atheist in say a nordic country, it would probably be less of an issue t... | I believe that coming out as gay pales in comparison to coming out as atheist CMV | 0 | 2014-02-15T19:07:55 | 29 | 2 | 9Δ |
Are you aware of the concept of Logical Absolutes? There are some things that, by there very nature, are absolutely and always true. For example: "Something cannot bring itself into existence." We know this is true because if something does not exist, it cannot have any attributes and would not be able to perform any ... | I think that the only thing we can know absolutely is that there is nothing else we can know absolutely. CMV. | 0 | 2013-04-25T21:51:28 | 32 | 2 | 1 |
[study on the change in number of incidents between 2001-2206](https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2009/190/7/bicycling-injuries-and-mortality-victoria-2001-2006) (this is the time period that bike lanes were added to the side of roads by simply painting a line alongside) [news article](http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/cyc... | I believe that new roads should be built with a bike lane. CMV | 1 | 2013-11-05T01:40:40 | 215 | 1 | 1 |
I mean, everyone has closeted or unconscious biases. I'm not going to argue against that. There are definitely people out there who think black people are lesser or more dangerous--it's why police brutality against black people has been swept under the rug for so long. But I do want to just point out that you might be ... | All white people are closet racists/biases. | 1 | 2016-02-28T10:37:02 | 52 | 3 | 4 |
I just finished a book called "Wild at Heart" by John Eldredge, and it really spoke to me. In it, he discusses that idea that men have a deep rooted need for adventure, to be the hero. This masculinity is being shunned today because society wants men to "settle down, be quiet and don't cause too many problems". Conver... | Gender roles are ingrained in who we are, and dismissing them is causing societal discord. | 0 | 2016-07-11T19:08:40 | 97 | 18 | null |
It's a common misunderstanding that your choice of president is meant only to reflect who will best serve your own interests. But in fact you, along with everyone else, are choosing what president is best for the country. The *whole* country. It's unfortunate that you think both candidates are that bad. But whatever y... | I should not vote at all this presidential election as I have major deal-breaking issues with every candidate (That I know of) | 0 | 2016-07-22T17:02:52 | 63 | 4 | 4 |
After reading about the latest Wikileaks CIA info, it seems like a very powerful tool we're happily handing over to an outside entity. We've already seen cases of "car cyber attacks", and I fear what an intelligent malicious person could do, or what a government could do against its political enemies. I'm not sure what... | I am uncomfortable with self-driving cars | 0 | 2017-03-09T18:25:20 | 57 | 2 | 24 |
Right, but you also have to have a highschool degree. High school degree has nothing to do with your view. Realisticly, how many 17 yo in the military actually get to the shooting range before they turn 18? Are you saying a year in the army without handling a gun? For basic training, they [fire firearms](https://en.w... | A Person under 18 should never be able to legally shoot firearms | 1 | 2015-06-28T15:20:07 | 50 | 3 | 61 |
So, devils advocate here, but what about when you're in public and you smoke? When you smoke, you are lowering the air quality for everyone around you, who do not have a choice in the matter. Sure, most establishments you can't smoke inside of, but you CAN smoke outside most places. So anyone standing outside in a publ... | Smoking cigarettes is a freely made choice. If selling cigarettes is immoral, it is for other reasons. Cigarettes should be allowed to be sold. | 0 | 2016-11-30T20:22:26 | 34 | 2 | 2 |
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