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If I changed your view in any way I would appreciate a delta, sure. | I believe that Americans have a unhealthy, pathological obsession with pets that is creepy and smacks of loneliness. CMV | 1 | 2014-02-26T20:36:56 | 50 | 1 | 57Δ |
They are booth inferior to the ultimate eating implement: the Spork. Spork if clearly better than chopsticks for the reasons you mentioned, and it's better than the spoon/fork combination because it can all the same things but with one implement instead of two. So if you truly have no "desire to use inadequate eating u... | Spoons and Forks are better than chopsticks in every aspect. | 1 | 2017-01-11T20:24:45 | 114 | 15 | 140 |
As an engineer, school was way harder than my current job. I also don't like doing research. My career is practical and uses known science. I'm not changing the world but my skill set is in demand. So should I have quit school because it was difficult? | if you have to work hard on STEM subjects you don't deserve to study them. | 0 | 2016-05-09T23:53:03 | 30 | 2 | null |
The only countries that are lined up to be *superpowers* in the next century are India, China, the US, and the EU (if it becomes a single nation) No one else has the resources to become a *world leader* short of some kind of massively destructive world war. Understanding that, let's extend the number to 800 years. 800 ... | Africa will never produce a Superpower | 1 | 2017-06-28T20:50:47 | 47 | 15 | 3 |
The basic answer is bodily consent. I get that we would still have the choice, and all, but for the *default* to be that someone else has a claim on our organs once we're gone means that it is already decided for us unless we do something about it. Compare it to the number one issue with bodily consent - rape. Sexual r... | Organ donation should be "opt out", not "opt in", in the U.S | 0 | 2017-04-30T14:36:48 | 365 | 3 | null |
I lean libertarian and classical liberal, which these days is basically the far right. I'm also secular, so none of my views are from a religious perspective. Maybe my view can offer some perspective (will keep them short): LGBT Rights The purpose of tax breaks for marriage is to encourage people to get married and ha... | I literally cannot understand most Republican social views. | 0 | 2017-02-11T00:02:22 | 250 | 0 | 6 |
I think the biggest problem here is that you're not taking other people's consent into account. You've said in another comment that you wouldn't object to other people recording you, but you *would* have opinions about how the recordings should be used. But how would you get an opportunity to tell them about those opin... | If I am part of a conversation, I should be allowed to record it without informing the others | 0 | 2016-05-25T14:08:28 | 58 | 1 | 2 |
My opinion on the recent EU-Greek deal is that what the current plan agreed to will allow the EU to continue to recover some of the value of the loans to Greece without changing the overarching problems that Greece's debt is unsustainable. The EU isn't taking any risk in continuing to loan money to Greece, they're ess... | The greeks are acting like entitled children. | 1 | 2015-07-15T20:05:54 | 46 | 4 | 5 |
It depends, (in the US) if you aren't in the left most lane, then you're right. If you're in the left-most lane, however, you should move over, even if you are passing yourself. Or move over once you finish passing. Edit: I was going at or over the speed limit and when there was no other traffic besides us (literally ... | If I am going at or above the speed limit, and you are wanting to pass me, the burden is on you to move over to a different lane to pass me, not on myself. | 1 | 2014-08-18T18:50:16 | 72 | 17 | 2 |
I think people should be how they want to be. I also think people just use the words they know for things. We could sit around and call it something else, I don't know, submissive? That's really not that great of a word to use, but I can't think of anything else. Well then, seems "feminine" will work. Nope, wait, tha... | As a feminist I'm really bothered how male-to-female trans-people portray what it means to be female | 0 | 2015-06-17T04:15:32 | 81 | 1 | 1 |
I can't think of any good reason to embrace the theory. There's no cognitive dissonance that goes on when a new guy starts playing him because the audience accepts that it's just a role to be filled, just like someone playing Hamlet. It's like thinking people have a problem with Batman being the same age (for the most ... | The Bond films should embrace the fan theory that James Bond is a code name/identity assigned to 00 Agents | 1 | 2016-06-15T23:41:21 | 140 | 122 | 3 |
My Dad drives for a living and has recently started using a dashcam at all times. People target him with insurance fraud because he drives a nice car; they gently bump into him and try to claim the massive hole in their car was because of him. Dashcams are great and when I return from Uni and start driving again I'll b... | Dashcams should be required on cars. Truth shall set you free.. from insurance scams and indefensible premiums alike. We need better factors than traditional ones such as speed/age/gender. | 0 | 2015-04-21T04:34:30 | 88 | 13 | null |
The idea of that makes me feel revolted on a really deep, almost instinctual level. Obviously I can't argue against your emotions, but bear in mind this is the same rationale some people give for thinking gay people are disgusting. That's the only argument I'm going to give because the basis for your view is, you admi... | A man with a "cuckold" fetish is disgusting and intolerable. | 0 | 2016-04-20T03:20:45 | 45 | 6 | null |
Emotional arguments are far more important to decision making than "logical" ones when you're making an ethical decision. Take, for example, Neil Degrasse Tyson's weird approach to running the country. He has this idea where only ideas that can be "proven" to work should be voted into law. This is super fucked up when ... | Emotional arguments should not be considered in overall decision making or in debates. | 1 | 2016-11-01T16:41:59 | 48 | 2 | 3 |
Traffic is generally safer when going slower. Traffic is also generally safer when there is little variance in speed, ie everyone is going about the same speed. It seems intuitive to me that a larger variance in speed of different drivers would contribute to more accidents than a slower speed. Ie, if everyone was going... | I don't think I have to go any faster on a highway, and people trying to cut ahead of me going 90+ miles are reckless and putting me and everyone else driving in danger. | 0 | 2015-08-08T01:37:37 | 79 | 3 | 2 |
When you're talking about this, I feel like you've really taken "culture" and stretched it to its furthest extent. There's a reason we talk about cultural differences in different countries, and even different states and municipalities. "Culture" is something that is wildly variable as you move around, and even that cu... | Our Culture's post-Judeo-Christian sexual ethic is inconsistent at best and harmful at worst. | 1 | 2015-06-03T18:41:02 | 63 | 12 | 30Δ |
By pure number alone, you have presented a fraction of a fraction of a percentage of sub-reddits that are "anti-woman" (still needs to be defined more concisely). If you're still speaking of quality of quantity, I believe the amount of people subscribed or commenting on these sub-reddits pales in comparison to the amou... | Reddit has a misogyny problem and nothing is being done to combat it. | 1 | 2017-02-26T08:27:53 | 150 | 5 | 5 |
This is definitely a semantic argument. I don't think that we have any major disagreement on basic concepts, simply the way those concepts are described in our available terminology. For the sake of argument, I am going to ignore situations where black people do hold power over white people as I believe you are trying ... | I believe that black people cannot be racist. [Serious] | 1 | 2016-04-28T06:11:59 | 64 | 2 | 59 |
i don't believe even if everything became equal that racism would not be an issue This looks like you believe that even if racism didn't exist, it would still exist. What are you really trying to say here? | Racism will never be eradicated in part because there is no way to truly tell if it's ended. | 0 | 2017-05-31T22:15:54 | 39 | 1 | 4 |
When I was a student teacher, at the end of the practicum I asked my (high school) students to fill out some brief and simple evaluation forms. The 90 or so forms I got back had no useful information. I was hoping to have a useful tip or two that I could incorporate. The students mostly seemed to want more games and le... | I believe that we can change american school's by allowing students to evaulate their teachers, CMV | 0 | 2014-01-14T15:15:54 | 59 | 1 | 6 |
Therefore, doing anything more than maintaining health is unethical, because the portions that are required to keep up a grand physique, or to build it in the first place, are detrimental to the environment, and one could easily survive AND be healthy without inflicting their excess hunger on the world. Have you truly ... | Bodybuilding, or even being anything but slightly above sedentary in lifestyle is unethical | 1 | 2016-04-30T01:38:18 | 28 | 4 | 244 |
Thank you for including SAR in that. Everybody always forgets us :(. As for discounts, a lot of the companies around here DO offer discounts to emergency services, they just don't advertise them. However, I'd like to call out a few companies that DO, just in case any other emergency workers are looking: Menchie's Froz... | EMTs, SAR, firefighters, police, etc. should receive “military discounts”. | 0 | 2015-01-05T23:09:59 | 103 | 2 | null |
I think that it is Ok to pee in the shower because in theory it saves water. why use the toilet, flush, and then hop in the shower, when you could have so easily used the drain with running water right in front of you? Depending on where you live, this logic could work (they encourage you to do this in hotels in Brazil... | I think its OK to pee in the shower, and should no be discouraged at a young age, CMV. | 1 | 2014-01-04T10:19:50 | 154 | 3 | 1 |
Although I am not 100% sure about the last one, I just find it really "selfish" to have high school sex and have a completely available family to support a baby but you dont cuz "I dont wannna!!!!!" If you wanted to enjoy the pleasure, even without condoms (which I dont have a problem with) then it is your fault. Many ... | People should only be elegible to abortion during certain conditions | 0 | 2016-09-13T00:22:06 | 36 | 2 | null |
I am suggesting that films which are 'based on a true story' should not be produced, unless historians can guarantee that they are a valid representation of what actually occurred. What constitutes a valid representation? Art that depicts life invariably gets details wrong, compresses the complicated or what isn't as n... | 'Historical' films that are 'based on a true story' should be strictly monitored for accuracy, if not outright banned. | 1 | 2015-05-16T20:09:09 | 38 | 3 | 86Δ |
I think you're being very reasonable in general with that answer. And in this day and age with cell phones and such, being able to let the party know you're running behind has never been easier. Strictly speaking, you've just said yourself that you're okay with a little lateness -- maybe you're not okay with it being ... | People who show up late to plans with their friends are assholes who don't respect others' time. | 1 | 2017-06-24T21:16:29 | 411 | 157 | 3 |
"The lesser of [number of evils]" is a pretty sound argument to me. I'm assuming you have some sort of ranking of who you would hate least (I guess Clinton Johnson Stein Trump? We don't have to get into the specifics of that ranking, in all honesty). Rather than seeing your vote as a vote *for* the candidate you dislik... | I have major problems with each of the main four presidential candidates and am considering abstaining from the presidential vote as to not vote against my conscious. | 1 | 2016-11-01T18:17:34 | 169 | 90 | 5 |
The argument I have heard from trans* activists like Kat Blaque goes as follows: When a child is born, society looks at the genitals that child has and says, "you have Z-type genitals, you are Z gender". Or, alternatively, "you have B-type genitals, you are B gender". Most children grow up agreeing with the gender soci... | The notion of changing and identifying as a different gender doesn't make sense at its core. | 0 | 2016-12-08T02:51:04 | 489 | 2 | null |
The way I see it, if it becomes obvious to you that a person is a problem gambler, it is at that point that I would suggest you make the decision to not play with them in that setting if you are concerned about taking advantage of them. Until that point however, they are fully functioning adults capable of making their... | Casino poker is ethically dubious. | 0 | 2015-09-09T01:19:13 | 81 | 1 | 1Δ |
It does admittedly depend a lot on the people you play it with. If your fellow players absolutely refuse to negotiate, even when it would benefit them in the long run, then the game is not going to be fun. It's like playing poker with players who never bet: it's not fun, it's just a long, awful slog. That doesn't make ... | I think the board game "Monopoly" is poorly designed | 1 | 2014-12-25T00:48:56 | 81 | 35 | 12 |
I've heard the argument that it's an intrusion on business freedoms. When we're talking about providing information that's directly relevant to and has a significant impact on a consumer about the actual product being sold to them, I don't think this is a reasonable argument. If you'd like congress to dictate the conte... | All restaurants should be required to post calorie counts on their menus. | 1 | 2015-03-07T17:43:34 | 65 | 1 | 1 |
You or your children were not the ones molested by him, and as such he is not obligated to seek your forgiveness for that. However, he is actively spending time with young children, despite his past habits, so he's not really trying to avoid temptation. http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34858350 Pedophilia is an unfortu... | Is it possible to forgive someone of sexual abuse of a minor? | 0 | 2016-07-14T16:09:29 | 27 | 4 | 81 |
[This lecture](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WzgUZbhrLc) covers everything you need to know. It chronicles the scientific discovery of the layers of iridium (proof of global impact of meteoric source), impact time frames, mass extinction events and heavy volcanic activity correlations with each impact. | I'm not convinced of the mass dinosaur 'extinction' event. CMV. | 1 | 2013-12-19T20:07:39 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
I see your point, and I've wrestled with this a few times before. There are definitely reasons, but you may not think they are worthwhile. From the top: 1. I am a native English speaker who has learned several other languages and, while this is probably anecdotal, it was the single best way to learn grammar. My abilit... | A native English speaker has no reason to learn another language. CMV | 1 | 2013-12-23T07:45:13 | 36 | 19 | 7 |
My contention is that your claim that the caloric difference in the unit of pizzas is unhealthy excess is itself unjustified. It sounds like a lot, but 22 pizzas is tiny excess given sufficient time. The 88 years are the upper bounce of the average female life expectancy. The difference between "almost underweight" an... | Normalizing being fat is a huge societal issue in the United States | 1 | 2016-09-04T22:00:17 | 149 | 1 | 1 |
I think there is probably a great argument that you'll never break even on the net energy poured into the production of a modern EV, but I want to ignore that aspect. Let's say an EV just materializes, dropped off by aliens, perhaps. With our current means of putting energy onto the electric grid, one may very well tra... | I think electric cars, at present, do more to make their owners feel good about themselves than actually solve any energy problems. CMV | 0 | 2013-07-16T07:09:30 | 55 | 27 | 2 |
You might think road safety regulations are unrelated to feelings, but even there you'd be mistaken. Let me tell you a little story. Melbourne enacted a bicycle helmet law in the early 90's to increase cyclist safety. The problem is that bike helmets are annoying and people felt crappy biking in them. So what happened ... | I don't care about your feelings. CMV | 1 | 2013-09-08T07:14:48 | 93 | 13 | 13 |
The first two scenarios i could think of, where skimping on quality is not a bad thing (for me at least) is sunglasses and cameras, but the points are pretty generally applicable. I can’t for the life of me keep a pair of sunglasses for more than two weeks. It would be silly of me to buy $1000 sunglasses knowing that t... | Quality is better than quantity. | 1 | 2014-10-03T05:21:54 | 35 | 2 | 11 |
So I'm a PharmD and I've worked with psych patients and clinicians during my training. There are a few things here that need clarification: 1) Delusions are defined by how they arise in a population. If an idea or belief is not understandable or derived from "ordinary life experiences" only then does it fall under that... | Supporters of the anti-vaccination movement meet the diagnostic criteria for psychiatric illness and should be treated accordingly | 1 | 2014-06-20T10:16:49 | 108 | 3 | 11 |
My post is a little late, but I want to address 3D being used to bring depth and meaning to a film, since I don't think it was as well addressed in this thread (though I haven't read through all of it so I apologize if it has). Coraline is a prime example of 3D being used to bring depth into a movie. In the movie, when... | I believe 3D is a childish gimmick, contributes nothing to a film's quality, and makes the industry inaccessible for new filmmakers. CMV | 1 | 2013-05-18T13:15:12 | 157 | 12 | 3 |
The fact that you disagree with me (the peer example) is exactly my point. Different people experience emotions differently. I'm entirely sure that I will never have hate or anger in "strengths" that are comparable to feelings of love, or even joy. This is not me saying you are wrong about how you experience the world,... | Hate/Anger is the strongest emotion | 1 | 2016-12-11T21:10:44 | 40 | 4 | 47 |
No other regime would be easier to topple, considering its lack of allies It very, very unlikely China would just let the US and it's allies start a war on it's borders. They might not be NK's biggest fans either but I would argue they see it as their problem, not the US. They want to keep NK controlled and allied on t... | The Kim regime should be removed as soon as possible and North Korea should be merged with South Korea before further escalation by Kim Jong-un. | 0 | 2017-04-18T13:53:07 | 54 | 2 | 13 |
I am using remorse in the sense that you feel as if the death of a family member is an unwelcome event to the family. You can feel remorse for someone without feeling bad about it yourself. Also here's another question: does the reason they got addicted to drugs have any bearing? If you heard of a college student dyin... | I see nothing wrong when someone dies of drug overdose or a gang member gets shot. | 1 | 2016-11-11T20:48:39 | 138 | 3 | 2 |
You're going to have to charge 30%+ of all the parents on earth with child abuse then. Lots of things are bad for your health. Social isolation is bad for your health. Should the parents of kids who do not have friends be punished? Vegetarians have better health than meat eaters, should the parents who let their kids ... | Child Obesity is Child Abuse | 0 | 2016-07-17T20:12:19 | 300 | 9 | null |
Teaching programming at an early age is a very good way to introduce children to logic. When you learn to code in even a basic fashion you learn how each section is logically connected to another. When I was younger logic was largely introduced to me in my geometry class through proofs. I personally found these very co... | I don't think the average person really needs to learn coding despite there is a lot of support/pressure for it. CMV. | 0 | 2014-01-06T01:44:48 | 37 | 2 | 19 |
2) We already tried secession/violent revolution. And it failed. Miserably. At great cost to everyone involved. 3) You don't believe liberty has to be "big tent"? We live in a democratic republic so ideally any peaceful change will come about through popular consent. 4) Education of peers would be very important and an... | As a libertarian, I will not vote in any election in 2016 | 1 | 2016-03-14T14:07:26 | 41 | 1 | 5 |
I know you've already changed your view here but I thought I'd offer this up too:.. If the federal government forgave student loans, it would **absolutely** have to be accompanied by free public college forever. Because no bank in their right mind would ever issue another loan for college ever again if they lost their ... | I shouldn't work to pay off student loans as they'll all be forgiven in a few years | 0 | 2016-12-20T00:34:34 | 23 | 1 | 5 |
We have certain standards for who we want to be a citizen here. If someone is from another country and they don't meet the standards we have a right not to let them become a citizen, after all it's not our fault you don't meet the standards. If someone who grew up here doesn't meet those standards however, it is our fa... | If immigrants must write a citizenship test to become citizens, native-born residents should be forced to write a citizenship when they turn 18. | 0 | 2014-10-10T05:12:57 | 91 | 1 | 8 |
Without knowing details it is hard to say if something good or not. | No one should be allowed to be a multimillionaire ($150 million) and their income should be capped | 1 | 2017-03-22T09:15:46 | 73 | 1 | 35 |
Now, I understand that America is a Democratic Republic. Meaning, the populace vote for representatives that then make decisions on their behalf. In the case of the US, the "republic" idea is based around the State. The Constitution is purposefully short and light on Federal requirements, leaving most everything up to ... | The 'America is a Republic, not a Democracy' is a poor rebuttal to a criticism of the Electoral College. | 0 | 2016-12-12T22:59:12 | 146 | 2 | 1 |
If spouses are already trying to make bigger messes for each other or not willing to try and make a small mess when they know the other spouse has to clean up then there are already serious problems in the relationship. Let me suggest that what is best is whatever works in any given situation. For example, I and my fia... | I believe that the spouse who cooked the meal should also do the dishes/washing up. | 1 | 2015-04-15T05:28:43 | 62 | 14 | 6Δ |
That seems like it would take a lot of work for the courts or regulatory agencies, but I wouldn't object to it. I'd see it as inferior to the government generally describing what was fair, rather than playing whackamole with contracts. A judge is the only person who decides if a contract if legally valid or not, so it ... | Most contracts and terms of conditions should be rendered null, and regulation taken over by the government. | 1 | 2017-04-29T22:41:40 | 58 | 1 | 3 |
I think you have a very narrow view of what religion is. It seems you are talking specifically about revealed religion, probably speicifically Judeo-Christianity. But there are a lot of other religions out there that go about things in a very different way. Take modern polytheistic paganism, as an example. There is no... | Religion is the opposite of science. | 0 | 2016-10-26T23:57:38 | 39 | 0 | 4 |
Why don't we just declare open borders and put an end to all this paranoid protectionism? There's a big difference between "not building a fence" and "declaring open borders." Which one is the view you're looking to have changed here? | A Mexican Border Fence Would Be an Ineffective Deterrent, and a Colossal Waste of Taxpayer Money and Resources | 0 | 2015-04-21T18:53:11 | 23 | 47 | 82Δ |
This idea serves only to protect the feelings of the most unreasonable among us. If you can have a civilized conversation, there is no reason whatsoever to observe this. When you develop a functional system, you assume the worst case scenario is going to be the most common one, and use that as a base line to develop th... | The taboo against discussing politics in the workplace is antiquated and should be ignored. | 0 | 2016-10-13T02:36:30 | 23 | 1 | 14 |
You made a poor argument (besides pointing out everything wrong with mine.) Well if your argument is that the world would be better off then my points are that people don't need a reason to be shitty to each other, they will pick up on any reason. Race, gender, sexuality, imaginary lines that make up borders, politics,... | The world would be so much better without Christianity, Islam, and Judaism | 1 | 2016-11-21T19:37:48 | 312 | 9 | 2 |
Esoteric experiences exist. Period. But what are the causes of esoteric experiences? Ghost experiences could be caused by the existence of life after death, or by exceptionally low-frequency sounds being accidentally produced by - i.e. - the wind passing through an old vent, creating sensations of nausea, fear and visu... | I have never personally had 'esoteric' experiences, therefore I believe they don't exist. | 1 | 2017-01-01T16:47:38 | 33 | 1 | 1 |
It is definitely up there, by statistical deviation from peers though I think the Don still is top dog. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Bradman | Wayne Gretzky's career point total is the most impressive record in sports. | 1 | 2017-06-13T17:28:05 | 53 | 12 | 13 |
Thanks. I don't think that the delta bot picks up deltas that are commented out. | There is no such thing as an American Accent | 1 | 2017-04-28T01:33:37 | 205 | 1 | 35 |
I'd agree that such a life would be preferable, and a child growing up there would be very lucky. I spent a few summers on a farm and I cherish them, sometimes daydreaming about it even after so many years. That said, if it made a noticeable difference, we'd see farm-raised children consistently out-performing their no... | The best place to raise kids is in a farm. | 0 | 2016-08-06T20:07:54 | 84 | 8 | 5 |
The thing about empowerment is it's all about context. So what can be empowering for one person in one situation can literally be the exact opposite for another person in another situation, which is what makes it a tricky thing approach. Now with relationships, historically, women have had to sacrifice a lot for them ... | It is not empowering for a woman to sleep around in NSA relationships | 1 | 2017-05-30T20:07:09 | 58 | 11 | 32 |
Okay, as a trans woman myself, I think you should look at this from a different perspective. There is a difference between gender roles (which you are referring to) and gender identity. Gender identity is tied to brain development during pregnancy. In a trans man the brain was exposed to an excess of androgens (testost... | Transgender people are perpetuating gender norms. | 0 | 2017-06-07T17:37:13 | 301 | 1 | null |
So, two things I'm thinking here... I've bolded the phrase "they let you do it" because that's a reference to consent, with "they" referring to the woman on the receiving end of his actions. How do you know that is who "they" refer to? For all his charisma and speaking prowess, Trump isn't great at communicating exac... | Donald Trump did not brag about getting away with sexual assault in the Access Hollywood tapes. | 0 | 2016-10-13T05:11:13 | 87 | 3 | 4 |
I'll hit your relevant ones first: They produce greenhouse gases - and quite a lot of them! That article it basing a lot of that greenhouse gas emission off of a primarily meat based diet...which a lot of dogs don't usually have. Most people I know primarily feed their dogs non-meat based food. Take [Purina](http://ww... | You shouldn't own a dog. | 0 | 2015-08-15T01:44:29 | 54 | 1 | 27 |
I'm ditching my normal CMV format to talk you out of this loser mentality and back into being your own person. That image assumes that men don't have value to leverage themselves with. Since you accept this, and other men don't, the result is that *only you* come off as desperately valueless. Then the image really does... | In today's society it is OK for women to be slut but its a crime if men are. | 1 | 2016-05-03T12:15:24 | 17 | 48 | 4 |
Black Lives Matter is a disgusting hate group which kills cops, blocks roads, protests violently, all while hiding behind the innocent guise of 'race equality'. Let's go back to the 1910's: The suffragettes were a disgusting hate group who commit terrorism, destroy artworks, protest violently, burn down houses and plan... | I'm a Liberal, but I hate BLM to its rotten core. | 0 | 2016-09-25T13:32:33 | 647 | 72 | null |
Increased NCP = increased chance for strong erratic connections I'm not only unfamiliar with "neuronal connection potential", but I also can't find a definition or reference of it. There's the concept of _action_ potential, but it doesn't seem as if that's what you mean. Can you explain? If you mean that an increase ... | I don't believe IQ is important to society's advancement CMV | 1 | 2013-07-10T15:25:35 | 57 | 1 | 78 |
The first is that it won't give me anything I desire. I am perfectly fine living on almost nothing. I did a calculation of my future costs and found that they are well within the range of what I will be getting for welfare so I see no reason to try and get a job to pay bills. You don't like having a nice car? Living in... | There is no reason to pursue a career | 0 | 2017-02-17T08:21:12 | 158 | 1 | 2 |
Abortion isn't legal for financial reasons. If it were, parents should be able to euthanize born children for financial reasons. Abortion is legal because it is a woman's body and a woman's choice and she doesn't need to give you her reasons for not wanting to donate her body to another human's well-being. If the elder... | CMV Since parents can abort for financial reasons, children should be able to euthanize their elderly parents for an inheritance. | 0 | 2014-01-31T01:08:43 | 46 | 1 | 6 |
If you define being selfless it as axiomatic truth, then yes. Which is what you did. You defined that everything humans do, they are doing ultimately for their own benefit. Which is true, but only to an extent. As a social species our evolutionary path took us to a path, where it isn't about the survival of the one, as... | Human beings are without exception selfish in everything they do. | 1 | 2016-11-23T00:24:19 | 30 | 1 | 15 |
A lot of people think this is strange, and have tried to convince me to start. It is statistically strange, but certainly not a problem. But none of them have ever given me a good reason. Do you have a "good reason" to abstain from alcohol altogether? Do you have a "good reason" to never try a single drink? Alcohol, as... | I should not start drinking recreationally. | 1 | 2014-10-11T06:53:03 | 53 | 3 | 6 |
just because you don't mistreat people because of their race, doesn't mean others are as accepting - [black students are more likely than similarily-behaving white students to be labeled as a troublemaker by teachers](http://pss.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/04/08/0956797615570365.full) * [black drivers have a 28 perc... | For the most part, in America, it is less about skin color/race and more about how you present yourself to society. | 1 | 2017-05-17T18:41:42 | 138 | 29 | 5 |
It seems like the better framework would be asking why so many people don't vote in our elections instead of blaming them for not doing so. It is not enough to have choices in a democracy, the choices are supposed to be meaningful. It my lifetime the choices have been between shit and shittier, while the root conditio... | If you were eligible to vote, and didn't, you shouldn't be protesting Trump's presidency. | 0 | 2017-01-25T02:54:35 | 193 | 1 | 1 |
OK then by your logic we should not have laws against murdering humans either, since the same outcome applies. | Meat is murder, but all animals kill themselves, and the vegans do nothing to prevent that, that is why veganism is useless. | 0 | 2017-03-13T05:12:13 | 73 | 2 | 1 |
I may not be able to convince you, but hear me out: As someone who was born and raised in the Midwest United States, I can tell you that for A LOT of these people, learning a second language would be both a waste of time, effort, and money on a skill that would be rarely, if ever used. Many of these people will never t... | I believe that everyone should be fluent in a language other than their native one. CMV | 0 | 2013-11-19T19:52:57 | 42 | 1 | null |
You clearly have an unfavorable opinion of religion, so I will not both trying to change your view of that. However, I hope we can agree that fear itself is a natural instinct, which appears evident at least to some degree in animal behavior. It's very likely that humans experience fear long before religion was invente... | Religion created a fear of death, and it's time to get rid of both. | 1 | 2015-03-19T04:11:54 | 103 | 2 | 7Δ |
It can be complex. Ask any Muslim, and he'll tell you that Islam is a religion of peace, but then again a surprising majority who claim that Islam is peace will say that blasphemers should punished. As we all know the Sharia law is pretty brutal, but most Muslims will support it, not because they like it, but because t... | Anti-Muslim generalisations are invalid | 0 | 2017-03-27T12:07:48 | 91 | 1 | null |
But I REALLY don't like the idea of taxpayer dollars being used to support ANYONE who voluntarily leaves work - no matter the reason. That seems like an absolute position, which as a rule are not good positions to have. In this specific case, it seems you are miss evaluating the situation. You speak as if people decid... | Women should not have taxpayer-funded paid maternity leave. | 0 | 2015-05-15T04:38:03 | 53 | 5 | 18Δ |
I just think it's unfair I have to contribute more taxes to help other schools than students and taxpayers who benefit from those schools themselves. Why is it unfair? We could abolish public schools and make it so that you only paid to send your particular child to school. But what kind of impact would that have on so... | Equally distributing tax dollars among public schools punishes students and tax payers living in wealthier school districts. | 1 | 2015-11-13T20:24:41 | 38 | 3 | 71 |
This is a few days old, but I'm going to share my opinions anyway. I assume, from your ideas, that you want equality between men and women in this situation. And from a man's POV, this seems totally equal. If a woman can give up all her responsibility to an unborn child without the father's consent, a man should be abl... | In the event of an unplanned pregnancy, I believe that if the father wants an abortion but the mother does not, the father should be exempt from paying child support. CMV | 0 | 2013-06-19T19:33:46 | 444 | 1 | null |
1. Except Democrats *have* been turning up to vote. While they haven't won any special elections (except that California one by 90+%), they have improved on their margins by 15% on average. That doesn't indicate lack of turnout to me. 2. First off, the ACA isn't his entire legacy. Secondly, the AHCA passing doesn't aut... | The Democrats in America are highly unlikely to achieve any significant political gains by 2018 or 2020, and risks political irrelevance after 2020. | 1 | 2017-06-24T09:39:17 | 58 | 3 | 44 |
I think this is the most important point: nor was he confident enough in his beliefs about Anakin to prevent him from being trained as a Jedi What would have happened if Anakin hadn't been trained as a Jedi? Either he would have been undiscovered or trained only by the Sith. In the first case, he would have never beco... | Yoda is a failure. | 0 | 2015-10-26T21:28:49 | 25 | 2 | 137 |
Gen. eds are in place to assist those who are unsure of what they want to do, but they hurt those who have already found their passion and just want to learn as much as they can about it. This is not really true. At least, it's not the only reason (or even the main one as I understand it). They're there so, as others h... | I believe that if you know exactly what you want to study in college, then gen. eds should not be a requirement. CMV | 0 | 2013-10-12T08:54:22 | 55 | 1 | null |
Things like saying "happy holidays" instead of "merry Christmas" or having public displays for multiple holidays or none at all isn't necessarily done because people are offended by Christmas, but rather are done to make everyone feel included who doesn't celebrate Christmas. I'll give you my own example (yes I know it... | No One Should Feel Offended by Christmas | 0 | 2014-12-09T03:23:00 | 98 | 24 | 26 |
Hey, first I just want to say thank you for doing all of this. You already probably get a lot of flak for simply expressing your views, and I'm sorry if you've heard all of this before. Many others can and have offered more economic based analysis, but I simply want to offer my personal perspective of why I feel uneasy... | I support Donald Trump | 1 | 2017-01-31T04:46:31 | 1,516 | 1,404 | 1 |
Most of these sorts of arguments are based on fear, socialization, and reasoning based on those pretenses. Little any of these threads or arguments have to say are *ever* rooted in fact, studies, contact with firearms, or data of any kind. If I continually tell you your whole life that Satan is going to get you, you'll... | People walking around with guns is completely ridiculous and should require extensive training. | 0 | 2015-02-26T07:19:42 | 59 | 6 | 2 |
The problem is that the American Psychology Association has researched it and has come to the conclusion that, especially performed on children, it's EXTREMELY dangerous to their mental health. That's not even considering the fact that research suggests that it just doesn't work. Also, the societal attitude towards the... | I think it is a mistake on the part of Hillary to want to "end conversion therapy" | 0 | 2016-11-01T18:57:14 | 109 | 12 | 3 |
Justification for a particular wage is based *both* on economic value and also on **Social Value**. I'm sure a better formulation can be articulated, but, for all intents and purposes, you can think an activity as having social value to the extent it contributes to the well functioning and/or development of society. A ... | Sports Player's Salaries are Justified by their Economic Value | 1 | 2016-02-11T00:52:11 | 90 | 1 | 5 |
I'm actually with you, and I don't think you should change your mind, despite reading some of the arguments here and deltas awarded. For most television shows (Netflix excluded) creators spend a long time refining the first episode, or pilot. Then, when a show gets picked up, episode 2 is the very important episode wh... | You shouldn't have to watch 6+ episodes of a TV show for it to be good | 0 | 2015-11-20T00:52:28 | 103 | 1 | null |
I believe the modern Libertarian (as defined by people like Ron Paul) is hypocritical when they don't support the Civil Rights Act. I believe they've selectively refused to recognize particular rights for arbitrary reasons (It's not in the Constitution!) or for ulterior motives. The US Constitution is not arbitrary, th... | Some modern Libertarians hypocritically deny that Civil Rights are Rights | 0 | 2014-10-13T23:37:38 | 146 | 1 | 5 |
First off, hell no my government has no right to tell me when to die. Secondary reasoning is full of questionable moves. If the most technical work that a person will be able to accomplish is flipping burgers or doing low level custodial work they can not be a successful and contributory member of society Because food... | Compulsory euthanasia is a good think | 0 | 2016-02-15T19:27:24 | 158 | 3 | 23 |
Argument #2: A lot of incest results from a power imbalance in the family. Well, so what? Some guys exert a psychological hold on women, and vice versa, and we don't outlaw those relationships. But, you say, what if the person is stuck living with the family member? Well, they are an adult, so they aren't stuck there..... | Accepting homosexuality REQUIRES that you accept incest | 0 | 2017-03-30T06:53:11 | 149 | 4 | 2 |
The thing with that is, it could go very wrong, say someone wants to enforce a certain "fact" in the press, they could use that law to make a news outlet with a different view or take on a story illegitimate and thus make it not news. | Newspapers should have to maintain certain factual standards to be classed as news outlets. | 0 | 2016-11-12T04:30:59 | 111 | 1 | null |
I agree that Trump is trying to follow up on campaign promises. However, to say that he "was voted in to do [that]" is flawed reasoning. Some people may have voted for him simply because they were voting on party lines—he ran as a Republican. Some people may have voted for him simply because they disliked Clinton. Some... | Trump is just doing exactly what he was voted in to do and being hindered by the public | 1 | 2017-02-19T19:17:03 | 123 | 105 | 1 |
how can one appreciate zoos when they are innately immoral? From what I can tell, your sole argument for the *inherent* immorality of zoos is this one: Humans are living things; animals are also living things. It is part of human nature to resist captivity, making it clear that we don’t like being locked up. Consideri... | Zoos are immoral | 1 | 2016-02-09T01:25:58 | 45 | 11 | 5 |
I think "you're too sensitive" can often be the truth. However, I don't think it too proves anything; it's not an argument against doing whatever it is they want done. This is because sensitivity is emotional and cannot really be controlled by the sensitive person. It's like saying "you're too sad" a person can't contr... | "you're too sensitive" is a legitimate viewpoint. | 0 | 2016-04-30T16:24:30 | 36 | 2 | 1 |
Well, like you said, everybody hates their job. The level/number of complaints should then be proportionate to the number of people doing the job, and there are far more people working retail than engineers or physical labourers for example, so of course you'll hear more about them. | Retail work is not bad enough to warrant the level of complaints from its workers | 1 | 2017-01-02T19:11:51 | 60 | 28 | 5 |
How do you account for increasing population under such a system? | Reincarnation is more plausible than permanent nonexistence. | 1 | 2016-09-13T19:24:32 | 73 | 1 | 5 |
There doesn't really seem to be any way to change your view here. It's pretty much built into how you've framed this that you can just accuse anyone who presents what may or may not be legitimate reasons for hating Trump of secretly being envious of him. | a lot of resistance to Trump is just silly and fake. Also a lot of people who think they hate him really just secretly envy him. | 0 | 2017-06-01T20:11:25 | 49 | 5 | 6 |
I don't think there's much anyone can say to change your view on the sexualizeation of women, so I'm going to focus on whether or not it detracts from the quality of Reddit. The reason Reddit is good is because it's a wholly user controlled experience. The quality of reddit varies from user to user. Every subreddit is... | I think the over sexualization of women on Reddit is repulsive and detracts from the quality of Reddit. CMV | 1 | 2014-02-06T01:14:39 | 449 | 140 | 1 |
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