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I do not want to get into OWS as it is not a part of my message. Well, its an important comparison. If you had simply said that it _could_ be impactful then I wouldn't be arguing with you. However, you said that it _has_ been impactful. If you are going to claim that, I am going to trot out other protests that were muc... | Colin Kaepernick has changed the course of America forever. | 1 | 2016-10-05T18:28:18 | 29 | 0 | 73 |
When the company has to make cuts, it has to reduce cuts from everyone, and when it profits, it has to increase everyone's wages You can do this without capping executive pay. It will encourage firms to subcontract their lowest paid positions and only top positions are employees of the firm. A janitor makes $30,000; in... | CEO of U.S. corporations should be mandated to receiving salaries no more than 6.5 times the median of their workers' income. | 0 | 2015-09-09T04:36:17 | 88 | 1 | 2 |
There was an episode of Fraiser about this. He wanted to deliver an honest obituary for a really awful aunt. He went with the "if you can's say anything nice, then don't say anything at all" approach. He said a few words, and then sang a song. So ultimately, you have three options. 1. Lie and make up pleasant stuff abo... | I want to write an honest obituary. | 0 | 2016-01-05T23:55:38 | 29 | 3 | 65 |
I'd argue that F2P is a symptom of a much larger problem: There are currently way more people making video games than a video game market could ever give livelihoods to. It's not that gamers are a cheap bunch - gamers have shelled out tons of money for games over the decades! But the margin has been spread too thin due... | I think F2P is a bad business model for gaming CMV | 0 | 2013-10-07T02:30:54 | 48 | 1 | null |
First, it seems dishonest to criticize Bernie supporters for not being critical of his policies when his policies tend to provide much more detail than those of most other candidates, including Clintion, who often says she has policies and plans but does not publish them or give specifics. **Ultimately, it seems this c... | Supporters of Bernie Sanders have turned reddit into an echo chamber devoid of critical evaluations of his policies. | 1 | 2016-02-16T08:47:30 | 285 | 97 | 3 |
It's not so much a matter of responsibility as one of incentive. The military offers unique benefits to offset unique risks. If you knew you were going to risk your life and your long-term physical and mental health only to come out with the equivalent of a big hole in your job history, you'd be an idiot to sign up. Th... | I think the government should have no responsibility or duty to fix veteran's unemployment after their service is up. | 0 | 2014-12-05T05:35:30 | 25 | 7 | 9 |
Abolishing the EC would hurt small states. It would be nothing but big states exerting their will on the smaller states while the minorities go unheard. You've all seen the map of the counties in the US. Only the biggest counties would receive any attention. If the problem is with lack of attention, then the EC isn't s... | The Electoral College is not perfect, but it's better than the alternatives and shouldn't change. | 0 | 2016-11-15T23:28:01 | 81 | 6 | 99 |
First, you're assuming that sentencing correlates with convictions. In New York, a cocaine distributor might get 3 years; in Indiana, they'll probably get 15. In New York, a murderer might get 15 years; in Texas, it's life or death. How would this work when the sentencing system is so disparate and inequal? Second, you... | Bringing back the gladiator games for convicted criminals would provide a net benefit to society. | 1 | 2017-03-26T06:45:05 | 40 | 20 | 1 |
Shapeshifting In general Trump approached his candidacy from a business perspective. I think a much better filter to see him through is from business than from art, as Adam Curtis mentions in his video about Sarkov. This video does a good job of explaining this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErL-ajkF1nI#t=1m21s In g... | Trump's administration is using Russian-developed misinformation tactics. | 1 | 2016-12-03T19:47:37 | 156 | 99 | 1 |
Just exactly how are you supposed to tell the lazy fat people from the fat people with no motivation? Are you just going to make fun of all of them and hope you never encounter any? How about when the rest of society is doing the same thing? Doesn't that seem really unfair to those that have a real problem that has suc... | Obese people deserve the same amount of ridicule at the same intensity felt by people who don't shower enough or fail to use deodorant. Obesity shouldn't be defended or have any concessions made for it because it is a failing in one's personal hygiene. CMV. | 0 | 2013-06-19T13:03:29 | 235 | 6 | 23 |
I think another point to consider is that if you know the proper grammar, why wouldn't you use it? Proper grammar will always make your statements easier to understand and read, so what's the downside in using it? Most grammar nazis are working under this assumption, so when they see improper grammar, they make the ass... | Using proper grammar outside of formal settings is pointless and the people who correct others in these situations are crazy. | 0 | 2017-02-27T19:16:36 | 63 | 2 | null |
I want to ask you a question to clarify the issue: why does it matter so much to claim the title "intelligent"? Why don't you accept the distinction between prowess at abstract reasoning and other skills/abilities, for example interpersonal, social or linguistic aptitude? | I believe people who are exceptionally good at math but struggle with social skills/humanities are less intelligent than the reverse. | 0 | 2016-12-05T10:13:56 | 117 | 2 | 8 |
So I've done a lot of work with climate change research, and have a few major points I want to bring up. First off note in parts I totally agree with you, but in other parts you have some fairly common misconceptions. First off fossil fuels. You hear a lot about fossil fuels being the worst thing from climate change ac... | Even if climate change is not real or man-caused, all of the acts being recommended to counter it should happen anyway. | 0 | 2017-02-01T14:23:52 | 301 | 4 | 64 |
Most people are good people, overwhelmingly so. Or at least, most people aren't bad people. Letting those good people create the firearms necessary to shoot the bad people while those bad people are doing bad things to other people, is a good thing. Most criminals are cowards and want the easy pay off, and even the mer... | I'm scared of the possibility of 3D printed guns becoming something big. CMV. | 0 | 2014-01-07T16:40:29 | 60 | 2 | 2 |
One fun fact is, on my Swype keyboard for Android, and on my Mac, I can hold down a letter and get accent characters, making things a bit smoother than typing an alt code. You are making an argument that the memetic use of an accent over an e can result in loss of quality during transmission and should thus be omitted.... | The accented E in Pokémon is both unnecessary and ineffective. | 1 | 2016-08-05T17:54:46 | 119 | 4 | 8 |
Programming is too specific of a skill to be relevant for most people. It's only helpful if you're in a stem field, and even then not always. Perhaps if they're in a STEM academy then sure, but otherwise it isn't worth it to teach it to everybody. As far as more people using computers, well most of us drive cars too, b... | Basic computer programming should be taught in primary education. | 1 | 2017-06-01T20:38:48 | 217 | 15 | 6 |
Any black person you meet has faced and overcome more obstacles than you likely have ever encountered, and yet they are consistently stereotyped within white culture as being angry, being poor, being lazy, being on drugs, etc. White culture glorifies black artists and black culture that glamorize a criminal life. Actua... | Black people need to begin accepting their own responsibility for their problems; it is black criminality/culture that is causing the black community's problems, NOT white racism. [Serious] | 0 | 2016-04-27T17:19:39 | 802 | -1 | null |
I'm not sure if you're going for more cultural similarities or international political alliances, but trying to combine the two on this map makes it awkward. Japan and south korea are much more culturally similar to each other than to vietnam, but both are more allied to the western powers than to any asian one. Turke... | I believe the clash of civilizations is real and happening. CMV. | 1 | 2013-10-23T03:00:07 | 82 | 2 | 1 |
As requested I will try to change your mind with a fourth option. 4) Wait for Japan to surrender anyway. You see, by the time the bomb was dropped America had already defeated a huge part of Japan's army and even pushed them back through a whole chain of islands. The USA was under very little direct threat from Japan. ... | The US was right to drop the two atomic bombs on Japan in WWII | 1 | 2016-12-20T02:46:58 | 76 | 15 | 1 |
I agree with the outcome of a Utopian society where people work at what they wish, have machines to cater to their every need, and be a generally happier and healthier society. However, the issue is getting there. I believe there are two scenarios: one as you explained is a peaceful transition to this, the other is les... | Mass unemployment created by robots replacing humans in the not-to-distant future may be positive for the general public | 1 | 2017-04-11T16:02:39 | 75 | 29 | 5 |
How can someone change your view of a fact? It doesn't matter whether people agree that it's better for society or not. Taxation by definition is theft. It's a factual statement, not a viewpoint. | Taxation is theft. | 0 | 2016-10-15T03:24:08 | 214 | 1 | null |
This"ll probably not get seen, but whatever. The problems you seem to have most with the test are: 1. Results for the same person taking the same test can cause results to change. 2. The Binary nature of the categories. 3.. People/groups use it to make predictive assumptions. Most come down to the human element rather ... | MBTI is Pseudoscience, and Deserves the Same Ridicule as Horoscopes | 0 | 2017-05-03T15:11:48 | 180 | 0 | null |
Most 24 hours news channels are entertainment and opinion wrapped up under the guise of "news".I do not think Fox being in the lead had anything to do with their ideological bent or journalistic integrity but rather on the sheer quality of their hosts and writing staff. I am not particularly conservative but Fox News i... | Based on cable news ratings, I believe that informed people prefer Fox news, and uniformed people don't watch the news. CMV. | 0 | 2014-03-07T21:11:23 | 43 | 3 | 19 |
A lot of the comments here don't really understand what a dimension is. A dimension is just an axis. It can be a spatial axis, like the x, y or z directions, or it can be something more abstract. Time is often used as a dimension but that's really only scratching the surface of abstraction. A standard phase diagram tel... | The Super Mario Galaxy games are 4D platformers. | 1 | 2016-06-04T20:32:24 | 29 | 5 | 9 |
Legalizing prostitution would just say that all of this objectification is “okay” and the world would only experience MORE of the violent, abusive results that it already currently receives from illegal prostitution. do you see prostitution primarily as a Violent, Abusive act? i'm not saying abuse doesn't happen. as wi... | Prostitution should NOT be legalized. | 0 | 2015-02-17T09:56:57 | 84 | 1 | null |
They are a business and have every right to do so, if it's in the interest of keeping their business working more efficiently overall. I see this as a non-issue. They are a business and operate on a principal of a contract of carriage. When you book a flight you and the airline agree to this contract, you can see the f... | United Airlines did nothing wrong. | 1 | 2017-04-12T17:18:09 | 72 | 5 | 8 |
Why aren't you advocating for things that are even more dangerous and are even legal? Your first point is anecdotal evidence. You can't use one person's experience to dictate how seven billion people should act. Your second point fails to consider the benefits of marijuana, THC and hemp. For many the benefits outweigh... | Marijuana is dangerous and should not be legalized. | 0 | 2017-04-26T22:17:52 | 54 | 1 | null |
My thoughts - if the person is going to cheat on you they eventually will - you can't always be around to police their behavior and get upset. I trust that they know their actions have consequences - and if they were to cheat they would have to pay them. However I dont think there is much to argue with your point that ... | Being occasionally jealous or uncomfortable with scenarios involving your SO isn't unhealthy, nor does it deem you "irrational" nor "insecure" | 0 | 2017-06-20T16:38:25 | 127 | 4 | 1 |
I'm getting a very strong impression that you're nitpicking based on the exact words people are using and choosing to ignore what they mean. If someone is determining whether to stay home, they should take into account all the above and more. If based on that, they determine that it does not make financial sense for th... | 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." | 1 | 2014-10-03T18:35:10 | 100 | 5 | 1 |
No one actually walks into an office and starts guessing randomly based on books on the wall (looking at you, Watchmen/Sherlock), and actually gets it on the twelfth try. I spend a decent amount of time talking to penetration testers and security people, and I think you would be surprised how well this or something sim... | Any password service that "locks you out" should do so after fifty or so false tries, not five. | 1 | 2014-10-22T19:13:59 | 212 | 106 | 43 |
That's all well and good, but it's highly specific to one situation. My argument -- my attempt to change your view -- is more general. Did it have any effect on your view that forgiveness is impossible? If you just want advice on how to deal with this person, you're on the wrong forum. | Is it possible to forgive someone of sexual abuse of a minor? | 1 | 2016-07-15T16:06:43 | 27 | 2 | 4 |
The meat industry and animal products industry are very closely intertwined, as most meat industries also sell animal products (that aren't meat), so if you by animal products probably some of the money goes to the meat industry. Also by buying animal products you are supporting farming animals which right now, the con... | Having a vegan diet seems pretty pointless. | 1 | 2017-01-19T18:05:00 | 385 | 2 | 1 |
Your perception and opinion matters. This View is a good example of this, with your perception and opinion of the world you have made it so nothing in the entire world matters. | Nothing really matters. | 1 | 2016-07-13T02:11:21 | 60 | 1 | 90 |
society that has done nothing for them. That statement can't be true because most government services, like fire departments, are provided regardless of race, gender, sexuality, etc. The only people this premise could possibly be true for are people who don't pay taxes anyways, e.g. homeless people. | Disadvantaged people should be exempt from all taxes because they shouldn't be forced to help a society that has done nothing for them. | 0 | 2016-11-11T06:54:27 | 72 | 16 | 4 |
You're stuck on a floating hotel A very luxurious hotel. you have to sleep in tiny rooms, and the pools and restaurants are probably crowded and annoying. The second part of your sentence tells me you've actually never been on a cruise. The cheapest rooms are adequate and you are expected to be enjoying yourself on th... | 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. | 0 | 2017-05-08T23:23:25 | 50 | 14 | 4 |
Every utterance of this analogy has had the conclusion that an "easy" lock is bad, useless, insert whatever negative descriptor. There is no neutral conclusion of "Well I guess we shouldn't talk bad about the lock, but the key is the real MVP here." Disparaging a woman for having a lot of partners is the exact intent o... | I believe the idea behind the "lock and key" analogy of the sexes makes perfect sense. | 1 | 2016-11-18T06:46:54 | 84 | 9 | 5 |
Generally if you own a business you *can* refuse to do business with anyone. Lots of shops post signs "we reserve the right to refuse service", and they do. I'm pretty sure as a print shop you can refuse to serve WBC, or your ex-girlfriend. BUT, for certain classes of businesses, called common carriers, they don't have... | Business owners should have the right to refuse service whatever the reason. | 1 | 2015-03-30T01:21:47 | 164 | 7 | 6Δ |
Medical marijuana is one of the only things that help children with extreme cases of [epilepsy](http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-28/moms-marijuana-for-kids-campaign-seeks-to-quiet-epilepsy.html). | I think that marijuana should be kept illegal everywhere, even for medical use. | 1 | 2014-08-05T04:12:24 | 140 | 5 | 10 |
When you are a child, you literally have no understanding of how the world works. You probably don't begin to understand life until your mid 20s. As a parent you are here to guide that child into becoming a successful and independent adult. Part of that process is learning who is superior in the parent-child relationsh... | Parents are not entitled to unconditional respect from their children just by virtue of being their parents. | 0 | 2015-07-05T04:42:34 | 79 | 0 | null |
A lot of people seem to think they need to convince you that conspiracy theories are fake or ridiculous-sounding, but I don't think that adequately answers the view you put forth. Your point is that conspiracy theories might *sound* ridiculous, but a lot of things sounded ridiculous to us until they actually happened, ... | People shouldn't be dismissive of conspiracy theories. | 1 | 2016-04-28T16:14:24 | 247 | 3 | 2 |
I think you are making a false equivalency between people in a developed country versus someone in a very poor country. Just because someone is doing well does not mean they can never get upset about things someone starving to death wouldn't even consider a problem. Perspective relative to the person's surroundings mus... | There was nothing special about 2016, bad events happen and people die every year. The internet just exaggerates everything. | 0 | 2016-11-28T18:14:27 | 336 | 1 | null |
I'm not going to address your top points as I am an atheist who agrees. I think your second paragraph could use a wider perspective. You need to understand that there are plenty of intelligent individuals who haven't thought much about religion that aren't well versed in a variety of fields. This can be used to suggest... | There are no defensible arguments for the existence of a god. CMV | 1 | 2013-07-14T21:37:19 | 136 | 2 | 3 |
would they ultimately end up worse than a country that can't repair transportation infrastructure? Yes, and not even by a small margin. It would be immeasurably worse. Our current problem is that within the country, we have the money. However different classes feel that it is not their position/obligation to pay. If y... | America should dissolve in a Velvet Divorce | 1 | 2015-07-10T00:04:57 | 48 | 3 | 25 |
There are 7.2 million teachers in the US. That means 7.2 million guns in teachers' desks, handbags, lockers, lounges, glove compartments, concealed holsters, etc. Accidents are inevitable. Just a matter of probabilities, really. There would be accidents: the question is, how many? There are [270 million privately owne... | I believe that all teachers should be encourage to carry a handgun. CMV | 1 | 2014-02-10T04:22:08 | 66 | 2 | 20Δ |
pretty, confident, someone who has very good communication and social skills   she can be relaxed in social occasions   making her look very strong, pretty, confident   have become skilled in knowing how to speak, when to lie, when to push people, when and how to be angry   So it... | Getting into a relationship with a pretty, confident girl means you are a worthy guy (Or having her admiration means that) | 0 | 2016-08-10T18:20:43 | 71 | 1 | null |
I don't think the concept is well-defined. For all intents and purposes, we *do* have free will, and I don't think it's possible to prove that we don't. We all know what free will *feels* like. We've all experienced subjective feeling of deciding between two things (like ordering food in a new restaurant, picking what ... | If people accepted the fact that they have no free will, society would collapse. | 0 | 2015-09-09T10:51:28 | 85 | 2 | 5 |
and the current insanely rigid one. You mean the one that doesn't allow you to murder people and get away with it? Well, you could just move to Detroit. Problem solved. | People should not have to follow laws they do not agree with. A system could be designed to make that work. CMV | 1 | 2013-09-17T00:02:41 | 46 | 9 | 6 |
1. Safety - Trains today may be safer than planes, but that doesn't mean planes aren't safe. Planes are still really, really safe. Safe enough that most people are clearly willing to forego the (small) safety advantage of trains to get to their destinations orders of magnitude faster. It's hard/impossible to argue agai... | Had planes never been invented, the world would be a better and safer place in terms of transportation | 0 | 2015-01-18T07:24:40 | 82 | 1 | 1 |
As someone who specializes in ice cream, and probably eats $40 worth of ice cream biweekly, it's safe to say cup is better. Cones can get soggy, it drip and the napkin gets stuck to your hand. The only way I'll get a cone it's a waffle, and I know I can sit and enjoy it. Cups are easier. You can sit it down. It can h... | Ice cream is better in a cone than a cup. | 0 | 2017-02-06T09:05:44 | 22 | 2 | 1 |
Let's talk a bit about what freedom of speech actually means. To start with, it doesn't mean that you can say literally anything at any time. For example, I can verbally order someone to murder you; my speech will have caused your murder, and that's *very* illegal. I'm free to speak, but I'm not free to cause crimes to... | CMV : Freedom of speech includes freedom of "hate speech" | 0 | 2016-07-02T08:43:41 | 194 | 1 | 8 |
As long as we're economically stable and comfortable enough with our lives I don't think anywhere near enough people will be interested in supporting any sort of division of the country. And despite unrest about a variety of things, the US still provides very comfortable lives even for those who are relatively poor. We... | The United States cannot survive the level of division we are seeing today. | 1 | 2017-02-09T23:54:19 | 79 | 6 | 44 |
"Do unto others as you would have done to you." It's so prevalent in many religions and cultures that some believe it's a fundamental part of human nature | Conservative 'traditional values' are inherently flawed due to them being traditional, that is, of the past. | 1 | 2016-04-17T18:13:15 | 172 | 1 | 1 |
Even if a movie got better ratings then than now, someone from today's modern time still checks the rating to see if it's good. No one today is in that time back then, so it's inaccurate. And there are a lot of movies from years ago that are still good today despite context. Casablanca is old as fuck (1930s I think) an... | I believe movies on imdb with more than 20 - 30 years should not be open for rating, CMV | 0 | 2013-07-29T20:25:36 | 24 | 1 | null |
On the subject of specialized language, couldn't you say the same thing for pretty much *any* specific area of discussion? For example, American football has dozens of similarly inaccessible words for those who haven't taken the time to look them up. These words aren't any harder to learn than any other. It just so hap... | The SJW movement uses language of the elite and privileged, and thus does very little to empower or educate. | 0 | 2015-07-28T09:25:58 | 54 | 5 | 18 |
**That**'s *all* the pronouns **you** are getting. Just highlighting some of the other pronouns **you** are also using (*all* is arguable, so **I**'m italicizing **it** instead of bolding **it**). Unfortunately, the English language makes "it" inappropriate to use with people, or it would be a great non-gendered pronou... | He, she, they. That's all the pronouns you are getting. | 0 | 2015-09-01T03:26:39 | 285 | -3 | 5 |
i haven't checked in the last 3 years. is there a treatment for depression which works? seeking psychiatric help is voluntary not true. it can be "compelled" by court order, or asshole family. routine check-up and your cholesterol is high, the doctor will attempt to intervene and the patient is expected to take the doc... | I think everyone should be screened and treated for depression as a matter of routine medical check-ups. | 0 | 2014-11-17T23:31:28 | 56 | 1 | null |
Are you serious OP? "Out of 100 senators for 2013-14, Bernie scored 6th highest in working with House, 8th highest in getting laws enacted, 10th highest in getting bills out of committee, & 20th highest in leadership score" is a reddit thread around here somewhere with a ton of likes… you didn't see that? https://w... | No matter how cool Bernie Sanders seems, he will accomplish none of his campaign promises because Congress. | 0 | 2015-07-09T17:19:40 | 280 | 5 | null |
I think you're going to hear a lot about the way you're over-generalizing or misrepresenting the views of far-right Christians, and I think you're also underestimating the degree to which cultural values are retroactively validated by religion (rather than the other way around), but I'm going to focus on the term *mali... | Opposition to homosexuality, although wrong, is not necessarily malicious | 1 | 2017-03-28T23:02:29 | 67 | 3 | 3 |
I'm not quoting stats. I'm speaking from my own experience as an insurance agent. Edit: try here http://www.sparebumper.com/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=30&catId=15 | People who back their car into parking spaces (so the front is facing out) waste their own time and the time of anyone trying to get around them. It is an unfathomable stupid act. | 1 | 2014-12-13T00:29:52 | 65 | 1 | 2 |
While I agree with the following: Donald Trump and the current Republican legislative branch has not done a single positive thing for the United States I feel that this: and should be removed from office is wrong. Regardless of how much we (myself included) hate Trump and the rest of his party, he won (even though he... | Donald Trump and the current Republican legislative branch has not done a single positive thing for the United States and should be removed from office | 0 | 2017-06-07T04:39:14 | 67 | 5 | null |
Each and every day there are people who starve to death. Their stomachs are bloated from not having eaten anything in days or weeks. True Each and every day there are people who die of AIDS, cancer, leprosy, etc. because they cannot afford treatments. Also true Why shouldn't looking out for each other be a top priori... | True socialism in equality of all persons on a global scale is morally better than global capitalism and/or free trade. | 1 | 2016-04-23T03:54:07 | 73 | 25 | 1 |
The weeding out of the weak and burdensome is a natural result of biological evolution. Incorrect. Perhaps you're talking about evolution via natural selection (as natural selection is one mechanism of evolutionary change, see: http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evo_16). But even, that's incorrect. Natura... | Social Darwinism is the logical conclusion of evolution. | 1 | 2017-01-19T08:05:19 | 31 | 15 | 11 |
A child can be very bright growing up. They can learn and understand things much easier than other kids and get straight "A"s in school without even studying. They could also happen to be good looking, so are popular as a result. They might believe that they are superior to everyone else simply because of these traits ... | A parent calling their own child spoiled is hypocritical. | 0 | 2016-05-10T19:42:32 | 23 | 3 | null |
Thanks for the delta! ********** While intuitively it wouldn't make sense for a handshake to infer personality, studies were made and showed otherwise. Yes, but in broad strokes. A handshake is just one of many, many non-verbal cues that provide hints about a person's personality. (Plus, some of it varies across cultu... | Someone's handshake is a terrible criteria for judging character. | 1 | 2015-12-26T02:21:59 | 299 | 7 | 173 |
One thing to potentially consider is that there may be merit in growing up socioeconomically disadvantaged (which often corresponds to ethnicity). Scholarships seek to send the students they think will be most successful in college and beyond. When most of the students with exceptional academic ability are from advanta... | College scholarships should solely be based on merit and not on ethnicity or socioeconomic status. | 1 | 2015-10-19T22:31:14 | 31 | 1 | 1 |
Honestly OP, I am kind of confused about what your argument actually is. Pretty much all actions can be identified as selfish and self serving when it comes down to it. Most biologists dismiss the idea of group selection and say that at the root of even the most cooperative actions in species we can find self serving p... | Religion is the only thing in the Universe that objectively compels us to live for something other than ourselves | 0 | 2015-07-03T04:49:54 | 58 | 1 | null |
I'm curious what makes you think agencies like this don't already exist. I mean, our governments are so based in control and fear that I'd think if they ever got any idea that we aren't alone (and from their attempts at cover-ups, it's pretty clear they think we're not alone), they'd go crazy building weapons to defend... | There should be a global agency dedicated to defending against alien invasion. | 1 | 2014-10-11T17:13:02 | 159 | 1 | 1 |
You're forgetting that porn is a job that helps a lot of people pay a lot of bills. Try to think of that way: sex work is work. It is exactly as degrading, exploitative, and oppressive as literally all forms of work. There is nothing more noble to waking up at 6 in the fucking morning, showering, shaving, shitting, M... | Porn only brings harm and should be banned. | 1 | 2016-11-14T22:35:40 | 42 | 2 | 3 |
Your existence isn't "purely this shell", but it's only as much as you make of it. And of course, that's only my view. Plenty of people more spiritual than I am believe in the soul, the afterlife, reincarnation, etc. And if you believe in any of those, I have no interest in discouraging your belief. But whether this is... | Complete Dissociation from Self. | 1 | 2015-10-20T21:55:55 | 49 | 7 | 12 |
The difference with sterile women is that most of the time you don't know before you start dating them. Infertility is inherent part of trans persons while it is a defect in women. So by the terms of your CMV you can reject a trans person for being trans without being transphoebic, would you agree? | It is transphobic to categorically reject trans people as sexual/dating partners | 1 | 2017-07-05T19:00:51 | 129 | 1 | 1 |
The one thing that truly sets Christianity apart (most religions incorporate the golden rule or rules about hospitality and charity) is the eminently results-oriented call to forgive those that hurt you Islam says that those whose rights have been violated can seek justice, but seeking forgiveness is better and more en... | Christianity's call to turn the other cheek in the face of personal insult or violence sets it apart from other religions, it's a revolutionary moral call. | 0 | 2017-02-15T21:47:10 | 90 | 4 | 1 |
What the others are saying about your assumption that all brands of Christianity accept every word written in the Bible is important. There are so many types of Christianity it would take me all day to name them all (and there are probably more types than I know). My Christianity professor once said "If you ask 6 Chris... | I believe that homosexuality and Christianity are incompatible. CMV. | 1 | 2013-12-19T23:01:58 | 248 | 3 | 1 |
Saying that you aren't from the US is exactly the reason why you don't understand why it is offensive. It's offensive to those who have been protesting for years and people are abused and even arrested during these protest and most of these people do so peacefully, yet they are treated this way because of the color of ... | The Pepsi commercial is not a big deal | 1 | 2017-04-12T01:11:29 | 67 | 24 | 1 |
Even if there is truth to the proposition that there are meaningful genetic differences between races, those differences are fairly small and tell you nothing about an individual. There is some evidence for instance [that Ashkenazi Jews have a higher average intelligence than other European ethnic groups](https://en.wi... | The politically correct understanding of the differences in human genetics might be in our best interest socially, but isn't necessarily the truth. | 0 | 2016-02-23T02:37:00 | 82 | 1 | null |
Walking is the single best exercise. Swimming is a powerful form of exercise, and if you are able to do so, it is probably the best bang for your buck. But swimming is a learned skill. Most people, with no prior exposure, would very likely drown without supervision in the water. It also requires something to swim in. W... | Swimming is the best form of exercise | 0 | 2014-12-29T21:03:48 | 33 | 1 | 8 |
A man can invade the habitat of a wild animal and not be killed. Floods can be prevented if you take apropriate measures. In the Netherlands we build our dikes high enough that they can sustain 1 in 10000 year floods. If we ever get this 1 in 10000 year flood I'd say it is a natural disaster. The water levels will be a... | Flooding is not a natural disaster, but human stupidity. | 1 | 2017-02-08T20:22:40 | 88 | 1 | 4 |
I agree that she is abrasive and rude at times, but I think that the show would be lesser if she wasn't on it. I never really noticed the rudeness because I think all of the characters are pretty rude to each other. I mean they're all constantly making fun of each other, and saying mean things. I don't think Phoebe is ... | The character of Phoebe adds nothing to the Friends dynamic, and is just unpleasant and rude. CMV. | 0 | 2013-09-18T04:41:27 | 42 | 1 | null |
How much of what Hitler did was due to Hitler alone, and not the will of the people? I heard someone that the Germans did the holocaust, not Hitler. Maybe Hitler himself was just a product of the German culture, and you could replace him with many other people. Its just so hard to determine what information is relevant... | Studying History is not very Useful | 1 | 2017-02-15T01:43:30 | 47 | 3 | 2 |
I can say that you never know where life will take you. Taking that job will give you and your family the financial security you need to live properly. Maybe the person who takes the job instead of you will do a bad job and will make the environment worse off than you would. Maybe you land enough money to eventually st... | As an environmental engineer, I give up! PLEASE CMV! | 0 | 2015-04-24T01:54:38 | 366 | 2 | null |
Generally, developers and publishers want their games to become a long term success, and remain relevant for more than 3 months. Some even look to set up the next big franchise. I honestly don't think so, most publishers nowadays aim to hype a game for months to sell 70%+ of its total units in the first month at most | I believe that CS:GO, LoL, and Dota 2 are "Drying up" the gaming industry | 0 | 2015-07-25T15:11:05 | 43 | 1 | null |
Since the lives of cattle are unpleasant, on the surface it seems that slaughtering them at an earlier age would minimize suffering and would therefore be less immoral. The reality of veal however, is that it is essentially a by-product of the dairy industry. To keep cows lactating they must constantly be producing cal... | Killing baby cows for food is no more immoral than killing adult cows for food. | 0 | 2015-06-14T06:00:16 | 65 | 10 | 4 |
I keep a rooster because I'm breeding a rare breed, one that the hatcheries don't carry. But I also kept them inside at night and built a sound-proofed coop just for the rooster because I like my neighbors and don't want them to hate me. Only other use for a rooster is that they're the first thing a predator will eat a... | There is no reason to own a rooster in anything but a rural setting. | 1 | 2016-03-23T00:29:09 | 47 | 2 | 1 |
When you're writing a doctoral thesis you do *not* want to pad it with useless information. The men and women who read these things will not appreciate it. And at that point, you're really not going to *need* to pad it out. If you're doing your doctoral thesis the challenge is going to lie in concisely stating the info... | I believe passive voice is better than active. CMV. | 1 | 2013-06-29T07:24:36 | 37 | 10 | 23 |
No, of course I do not think all men are misogynists. That's not what I was suggesting at all. Men are not my enemies. I was simply saying that the feminist movement was started by women and is to help women gain empowerment because men have had it a lot better than we have for quite some time. Telling us that our move... | I think that if Feminists are so much about equality, they should rename themselves to Equalists, and should encourage healthy discussions with men and include men in their groups as well. They should also stop trying to change every word in the dictionary that has "man"/"men" in it. CMV | 1 | 2013-05-10T16:09:05 | 410 | 7 | 2 |
1. I agree that the ban on human drivers will be at least a few decades into the future, but it will eventually come. 2. We can think up some crazy unusual edge case, and I think a self-driving car will eventually be able to do it. 3. You just proposed some more crazy edge cases, then you supposed that engineers would ... | The coming era of self-driving should not and will not involve a ban on human drivers. | 0 | 2016-09-21T01:39:49 | 56 | 3 | null |
First of all, yes, one person one vote is absolutely *fair* - it just might not lead to the best results. But equal treatment of all is generally a given for fairness. Now, as to the whether it's a good idea, you have a couple of problems. First, there are very few experts on everything. I might be a brilliant economis... | “One person, one vote” is not a fair voting system | 1 | 2016-05-04T20:38:01 | 30 | 5 | 162 |
Unlike a paper sack, you cannot fit anything else in the plastic bag, so it doesn't make it more efficient when transporting your grocery's Untrue - milk in a plastic bag can fit in the hand (or [one of these](http://www.amazon.com/eBoot-Grocery-Carrier-Shopping-Plastic/dp/B017SP6UTE) if you want to wimp out) with 5 ot... | You should never bag a milk jug with a plastic bag | 1 | 2016-05-26T19:52:21 | 23 | 40 | 10 |
If you are so against wasting food, then why are you so constantly struggling not to waste food? Why are you sitting down to a week old meal? What other meals got in the way of that one for so long? Why are you so willing to eat food that has gone bad when, presumably, it was perfectly fine for days? My doctor has ask... | Wasting food is a horrible, selfish thing to do. | 1 | 2017-02-07T21:17:41 | 46 | 15 | 2 |
English has no central authority. The reason we call the European country whose capital is Berlin "Germany" instead of "Deutschland" is because that's what became popular. Similarly, we call the city "Kolkata" instead of "Calcutta" purely because the majority wants to. You'll note that there are many more English speak... | When using the English language, we should refer to "Mumbai" as "Bombay" for the same reasons that we refer to "Deutschland" as "Germany." | 1 | 2015-03-18T15:48:01 | 206 | 50 | 1Δ |
I like the distinction analogy between hunger and ..sexual hunger. But I think you stretch it a bit too much, they're slightly more alike. I mean, we don't all just eat sufficient and convenient shakes with added fibres etc. No we have *kitchens*, as in French cuisine, Tradition Mexican or Japanese food, etc. Sometime... | I believe my sex drive is a scam designed to benefit the continuity of the species at my expense. | 1 | 2016-05-02T12:19:59 | 49 | 3 | 1 |
beliefs which often run counter to common sense, modern society, and often basic human decency these aren't exclusive to the religious I wouldn't trust a devout christian, muslim, hindu, sikh etc to remain impartial and fair if a new piece of legislation seeking to limit the freedoms of all religions except their own ... | People who follow any religion shouldn't be eligible to hold public office. | 0 | 2016-08-03T22:35:33 | 49 | 15 | 1 |
I honestly don't understand why someone would choose to play an instrument that can only really shine in a band setting. And I'm sure there are some people who can't understand why anyone would choose to play an instrument that's constantly in the spotlight. For some people, being part of a successful band is every bit... | It is weird to choose to learn a rhythm instrument | 1 | 2014-10-16T06:37:01 | 30 | 1 | 1 |
I'm an introvert and a good chunk of my work day for the past 10 years has been running meetings or being vocal in groups of 10-300 people and giving presentations sometimes to thousands. While I'm not always "comfortable" doing it (I occasionally have to go to industry tradeshows where I'll be surrounded by hundreds o... | introverts are disadvantaged in the modern North American business world | 0 | 2017-01-18T03:10:27 | 40 | 5 | 16 |
It is extremely unlikely that our sick child is the next Einstein or Trump It's unlikely for anyone to be so, is this reason to deny medical care? eliminating individuals which carry a higher risk of passing the trait to their child will improve the overall gene pool of our species Is this a reason to deny health c... | As a society, we should not use public resources to cure or treat children with chronic illnesses. | 0 | 2015-08-04T07:48:35 | 51 | 1 | 26Δ |
This would have been a perfectly acceptable point in the 50's or 60's or what-have-you. What people want, and what we should all aim for in a "capitalist" society is not a pyramid. It is a diamond. You want majority of the population to be in the middle where they make a decent and livable wage, they can afford school... | The "wealth gap" is always going to be inherently too big or too small for most people. | 1 | 2017-01-16T18:03:17 | 226 | 61 | 1 |
having read the comments below, i find that you are spiting in the face of anyone who provides hard scientific evidence in favor of your own personal anecdotal evidence. yes, it is clear that you and a few people around you have had terrible experiences. and for that i am truly sorry. but that evidence simply cant be ... | I believe murder-by-hospice is widespread in the US. We kill off many our sick and elderly, and nobody cares. CMV. | 0 | 2014-02-16T13:24:37 | 156 | 1 | 6 |
I don't think it's a good idea to base anything on the manifestos of crazy people. I think you're equating a scientifically-backed principle with a symbol of a defunct rebel government. It sounds like what you're saying is that because someone has killed in the name of X, X should not be taught or celebrated. In fact, ... | Evolution (or at least the concept of natural and artificial selection) should be taken out of schools for the same reasons that the Confederate battle flag should be taken down. | 1 | 2015-06-29T00:21:06 | 67 | 12 | 2 |
Interesting things about the different regions you mentioned - sun exposure is the same, but weather patterns, terrain, etc. are not. Those are also environmentally-encouraged features and still not indicators of intelligence, adaptive behaviors, etc. You're also making the biggest rule break in statistics. Correlation... | the races are not all equally equipped to handle the world we live in | 1 | 2016-09-19T00:02:08 | 49 | 7 | 3 |
You are missing a huge distinction here. I have children, but I do not believe everyone should. Some people I know are happier without kids. (Others, I'd be happier if *they* didn't have children, but I digress) But no one is "happier" when they are dead. Happiness isn't possible after death. The two simply aren't comp... | Similarly to the Childfree movement refusing the urge to procreate, there should be a movement that refuses the urge to survive | 0 | 2015-12-28T23:41:32 | 41 | 9 | 143 |
I think that you're going the wrong way here. Because of lower turn out the interests of those who vote and the people as a whole no longer align. The only way to fix this is to make the voters more representative of the people as a whole, and the only reliable to do this is to increase turnout, the closer the ratio of... | Everyone should pass a test in order to vote | 1 | 2017-05-04T21:29:48 | 98 | 1 | 79 |
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