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How about socioeconomic status as a common trait? It would make sense to me that people who are poor are more inclined to be desperate. People who are desperate are more inclined to commit crimes. IF poor people are dis-proportionally black, then that might explain violent crimes being dis-proportionally committed by... | I don't want to be afraid of random black people on the street. I was just attacked. Again. | 0 | 2017-01-06T22:47:06 | 393 | 279 | 1 |
I'm not a firefighter, but I'm a volunteer on the local rescue squad. We work very closely with the local fire departments, as well as the local EMS provider. I assure you, there's no lack for training, regulation, or sobriety in what we do. Last year, we ran over 2,200 calls ranging from "Ow, I stubbed my toe" to "Oh... | Volunteer Fire departments should not exist, all fire fighting officials should be paid and trained employees of the state | 1 | 2015-06-23T23:45:00 | 257 | 4 | null |
There is no way to logically say "you should not be offended by my genitals, if I identify as a woman let me in" without also allowing men with the same genitals in. If someone should not care what your genitals are when Being potentially nude around you (or potentially seeing you nude) then why would it matter what t... | If you allow Trans women with penises to use women's locker rooms and showers, then it would become discriminatory to men with penises from using them as well | 0 | 2015-11-05T00:49:43 | 107 | 3 | 20 |
The chance that your vote will lead to a recount is really small, but the potential consequences of doing that are really big. Suppose in some future situation one candidate would start a war and the other one woouldn't. That's potentially billions of dollars and thousands of lives that hang in the balance. Even a very... | I think it does not matter if I vote in an election or not. CMV | 1 | 2013-09-14T08:38:36 | 73 | 2 | 13 |
In base 3, 2 + 2 = 11. | I think that 2 + 2 = 4. | 0 | 2014-08-31T06:27:55 | 99 | 1 | 28 |
Your distinction about discriminating based on "choice" vs. a non-choice is a non-distinction. Making a choice *not* to do something is just as much a choice as deciding to do it. If all it takes is making a "choice", then basically you're saying that anyone can discriminate against anyone freely, regardless of what th... | Transsexuals don't deserve legal protection from discrimination. | 1 | 2017-06-12T21:17:18 | 94 | 3 | 252 |
Can you define "resisting arrest" for me here? For example, [this woman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qhzdxYnwhg) was arrested for resisting arrest because she was providing legal counsel to her client and wouldn't step away when the cops asked her to. If one of the officers had shot her, do you think they would be... | If the police shoot someone who resisted arrest, it should be nearly impossible to indict the involved officer(s) | 0 | 2015-02-26T03:44:59 | 59 | 1 | null |
I would like to note that your view is a tautology. Essentially, you are saying "If you believe Trump conspired with Russia, that is conspiratorial". To collude is essentially the same thing as to conspire. The definitions you list for the terms are almost the same. I don't believe your view can be changed in its curr... | Given what is publicly known as of today, to believe that Donald Trump colluded with Russia to influence the 2016 election is conspiratorial | 1 | 2017-06-19T16:13:10 | 351 | 400 | 1 |
1. Can you cite an actual law guaranteeing all humans life? 2. Abortion does not end a life, it stops a mass of cells from developing into a person. That's my belief, and I have actual science to back up my belief. Why should YOUR belief supersede mine? Especially when it comes to my right to make choices about MY lif... | Being pro-life is not "forcing my ideas on others" | 0 | 2015-08-09T08:44:40 | 97 | 2 | 3 |
It's really just a cultural thing. I grew up with dogs. I love dogs. But when I was in Thailand, I ate dog. Because, I figured, "if an entire culture eats it, it can't be that bad." That said, I think u/therapy nailed it. Many of us have evolved to love dogs. As an example - My son, who lives with his mother, was abou... | People complain about the chinese dog festival (Yulin) but not about all the other animals that we, westerners eat, that's hypocrisy. | 0 | 2016-06-19T23:33:56 | 502 | 0 | null |
Lets talk about the relevant evidence. I'm a gay man who has no intention of raising children. I would be interested in hearing how you think that my ultimate goal is to pass on genes. My existence disproves your general thesis unless you can come up with a rational reason why a gay man who doesn't want kids can have t... | Biological fitness is the end goal of any rational human | 1 | 2017-02-07T10:18:23 | 104 | 6 | 7 |
Shouldn't we try to fix the problems of rape, assault, and violence in prisons instead if suicide becomes that appealing an option? I'm for physician assisted suicide in the cases of terminal illness myself but I think saying "Just let them kill themselves" will only lead to more apathy towards prison conditions. | Prisoners should have the option to end their life. | 1 | 2015-06-04T17:18:26 | 63 | 1 | 5 |
I always view any movie that should be spoken in different languages as having been interpreted between the character lips and my ears some fashion. When you go see a movie you have to be willing to buy in to the logical errors in order to allow yourself to be swayed into the story and truly enjoy it for what it is. La... | Wonder Woman should be speaking Greek Themyscira [SPOILER ALERT] | 1 | 2017-06-13T17:32:44 | 67 | 8 | 3 |
Americans calling their country America are following basically the same language rules as when they call France France or Germany Germany. The pattern set by the official names of most other countries is [descriptor of governmental system] [placename] or [placename] [government descriptor]. For example: The French Re... | When refering to the US, you should say US, instead of America. | 0 | 2015-11-29T00:24:41 | 54 | 3 | null |
American here. Gonna attempt the simple answer. Really don't know if this is going to help or change your mind, but here it goes. Maybe the reason is that we glorify our Founding Fathers the same way many cultures glorify their roots. It's a simple story that establishes us as a people, which we all can find common gro... | I don't understand why many Americans deify their founding fathers, and I feel as though I'm missing something obvious. CMV. | 1 | 2013-03-07T20:32:49 | 46 | 15 | 1 |
One's taste in music is so subjective that I don't think there is a discussion to be had here. To me, nearly all rap sounds like random bass bumps and some dude mumbling into a mic. All pop sounds like overproduced noise with auto tuned vocals. All country sounds like.... you get the idea. I'm also self aware enough to... | Too many people hate on pop music for no legitimate reason. | 0 | 2015-10-16T04:04:08 | 45 | 5 | null |
For some time I have been trying to understand this world from a rational perspective, however the more I live in this world the less I think it makes sense from a rational point of view. This probably needs to be unpacked. You don't think philosophy works? Ok. Fine. I have never read philosophy, or well I have never g... | I think we will do better by reading the biography and thoughts of great people rather than philosophers. | 1 | 2016-06-27T21:29:53 | 55 | 4 | 12 |
So most of your argument is listing things the strat can do that a typical Les Paul can't. But you need to also take into account the things a Les Paul can do that a stratocaster can't: * Since a les paul has a volume control for each pick-up (not like a 1 volume master control like the strat) you can set one pick-up v... | The Fender Stratocaster is superior to the Gibson Les Paul | 1 | 2014-09-05T17:43:33 | 46 | 59 | 4 |
Have you actually watched the television show, or is all of your knowledge of the show drawn directly from the cherrypicked findings of the white supremacists who've made this? | "Bella and the Bulldogs" contains cuckold fetishist references. | 0 | 2016-01-03T02:57:03 | 163 | 24 | 5 |
I don't think crime rate is the be-all-end-all for this discussion. In that same time frame our civil liberties are being squandered, the wealth-gap has skyrocketed, our education system has tanked, and the divide between left and right has only worsened. We live with a government that really doesn't give a shit about... | That American society is getting better, not worse | 0 | 2014-08-23T23:06:09 | 159 | 8 | null |
Common sense is very different from an understanding of the English language. One can have common sense without understanding English well, so I'm a bit confused by your second-to-last sentence. Also, I don't see why having a great grasp of English is required to communicate. Do you not understand sentences that have a... | The average redditor lacks an adequate grasp of English. | 0 | 2016-02-27T01:34:03 | 98 | 1 | 26 |
Is DNC complaining though? I know many liberals are complaining, but they have nothing to do with the superdelegate system and possibly dislike it just as much as the electoral college. I don't agree that supporting one system but not the other would be hypocritical, but I could see why you would think that. However, i... | It is highly hypocritical of the DNC to complain about the rigged electoral college system when their own rigged system selected their candidate. | 1 | 2016-11-25T12:09:50 | 48 | 1 | 2 |
Like many people, you're conflating intolerance for human beings with intolerance for intolerance itself. A lot of young liberal people are quite militant, but they are militant against harmful and bigoted ideas. Conservatives on the other hand, are bigoted against entire groups of people based on their sex, race, and ... | Liberals, particularly younger ones, are at least as intolerant as their conservative counterparts. | 0 | 2017-07-03T22:18:58 | 538 | 116 | null |
I see your point, but animals that attack humans aren't put down for justice or vengeance. An animal that attacks a human is very likely to do it again, so they're killed for the safety of any other humans who they come across. It's sad, but the alternative is the possibility of things like [this](https://en.wikipedia.... | Animals that attack hikers in national parks should not be put down | 0 | 2015-08-09T20:55:56 | 61 | 2 | null |
One thing that seems plausible in the massive shifts is that anyone who can afford to drive in a car by themselves today will find it more affordable to be picked up solo in an autonomous vehicle. From a cost perspective the owned car today is wasted the vast majority of the time. The self driving car will distribute i... | When autonomous vehicles become mainstream, riding by yourself will become a luxury. | 0 | 2017-02-13T19:34:27 | 49 | 8 | 65 |
I'm not commenting on a specific taste, to be clear. I'm more discussing what happens as you get older and why jumping into new forms of entertainment might be harder to do for various reasons. I did use music as my springboard, though. Remove musical taste from the equation and I think my message more is just that whe... | focusing on 80's and 90's entertainment (music, films, tv, ...) is a reason the lack of understanding between generations and such different mindsets between young people and seniors | 1 | 2017-06-05T18:07:19 | 52 | 1 | 1 |
While I agree with a lot of what you are saying, here is a slight perspective on it. When you tell a joke, there is a way that you speak to let people know that *that* is the punchline. Sometimes jokes need an obvious punchline. If you laugh too soon, then you are ruining the joke. Laugh tracks are that moment where it... | Laugh tracks in television shows are annoying and hide the show's flaws. | 0 | 2015-09-14T07:41:45 | 219 | 1 | 1 |
In addition to all the points offered here, allow me to offer some more important statistics which differentiate the United States qualitatively from all other First World nations, in one way or another: * US Population is roughly equivalent to the populations of Germany, France, The United Kingdomn and Italy combined.... | I think that Americans are totally disillusioned about the importance of their individuality and the concept of "freedom". CMV. | 1 | 2013-05-29T14:46:51 | 156 | 3 | 7 |
For some people, the safety and stability of a planned, boring, routine life might be more valuable and better than an adventurous one. It's difficult to draw a line between those who have an adventurous life and those who have a boring one. Maybe it's better to see it as a spectrum. Every life may have periods of adve... | Living an adventurous life you would remember is way better than living a planned, boring, routine life. | 0 | 2017-03-29T01:04:45 | 25 | 4 | null |
A parent who has an 18 year old. Instead of gifting them their first car (which they are prepared to do) they co-sign for the car so the child can build up good credit history even as the parent does the actual paying. | You should never cosign a loan for friends or family. | 1 | 2015-10-07T23:57:32 | 42 | 16 | 23 |
Not sure if you're still looking for information, but I'll give it a go as someone who was once very against radical feminism and is now a radical feminist. This is actually super, super common--especially when there's a not unsubstantial amount of radical feminists who are dysphoric and transitioned themselves at one ... | I don't understand the subset of feminism that is also transphobic. | 0 | 2016-12-24T04:31:09 | 207 | 13 | null |
I have been trained to use tranquilizers on animals, and they are a nightmare to get right. First off, the doses of even the best drugs tend to be very sensitive. We have to estimate the weight of the animal and put the correct amount of the drug in the needle. While a good drug can account by us being off by a bit, i... | Instead of firearms, police should use/carry tranquilizer guns. | 1 | 2015-08-07T03:28:54 | 48 | 2 | 38 |
Mine has tons of healthy options because that's what students have asked for. We have a salad bar w/ veggies, fruit, hummus, salsas, etc. Additionally, there is a salad station where they have pre-made salads (like greek, chicken caesar, etc). There is also a sandwich station (hot and cold) with fresh bread. They have... | College cafeterias do not offer good enough healthy options for students | 0 | 2014-10-03T20:33:03 | 74 | 1 | 2Δ |
And the man has to endure the stress of child support because he knocked someone up, regardless of his intentions. Child support is for the child, not the mother. Your view does seem as though the end result is basically the father's opinion though. Mother wants the baby, father doesn't? Automatic abortion so the fath... | Abortion should be an option able to be chosen by the father. | 1 | 2015-12-02T02:26:44 | 87 | 3 | 1 |
Is it not also free speech if Heinz claimed that Katchup cures cancer? Is it not also free speech if you give false statements to the police? Is it not also free speech to make verbal threats of physical harm against another person? Unless you believe all three examples should be legal and not crimes, we both agree th... | Criminalizing Holocaust denialism is restricting freedom of speech and shouldn't be given special treatment by criminalizing it. And criminalizing it essentially means we should also do apply the same to other unsubstantiated historical revisionism. | 1 | 2017-04-21T20:02:26 | 489 | 94 | 3 |
Here's some bits from my brain. I'm gonna zoom into your comments on their aestetic choices since you enjoyed the narrative/don't see it as bad. The character designs are just creepy in context. [Anthropomorphism has existed pretty much for the same amount of time humans have existed.](https://psychcentral.com/news/2... | Zootopia is an overrated movie, and the least deserving of the nominated films to win Best Animated Picture at the Oscars. | 1 | 2017-02-28T02:22:34 | 91 | 3 | 1 |
I believe that sexual identification is "deeper" (no pun intended) than racial or ethnic identity. For instance, I am American. It is because of where I was born and defines me to some extent but I can choose that extent. I would be annoyed or confused if someone called me British but being American is not a fundament... | People react with outrage to being called gay. I believe this is perpetuating homophobia. CMV | 0 | 2013-10-14T19:18:20 | 25 | 2 | 1 |
Dude, PB first to seal the bread, squeeze bottle of jelly, problem nonexistent. | I think putting jelly on first when making a PB&J is the superior option. | 1 | 2016-10-20T19:07:58 | 63 | 1 | 1 |
I actually disagree with the point most people are making about the constitutionality of the authority of the courts. Presidents have simply ignored the supreme court in the [past](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_v._Georgia). I don't think it should be allowed to happen under any circumstances, but I think a pr... | All it would take to destroy our democracy at this point is a successful attack on the scale of 9-11. | 0 | 2017-02-14T06:30:23 | 262 | 12 | 20 |
Perhaps, but I think it's more true that: no amount of talent can overcome a lack of practice. If you don't use your talents, it's as if you don't have them. Sure, a 4'8'' man, probably isn't going to be in the NBA, but that doesn't mean he can't be an athlete or involved importantly on a team. So you may not be wron... | No amount of practice can overcome a lack of talent. | 1 | 2017-06-07T04:26:23 | 31 | 19 | 4 |
The obvious difference is that the military can, and in some places does, exist for entirely defensive reasons (i.e. Japan). Or it can have offensive reasons that are obviously necessary (i.e. WWII). Animals are rarely a direct threat to people, and in the cases where they are I don't know anyone who really objects to ... | A vegetarian or vegan who chooses to be one out of moral reasons has to be a pacifist. | 1 | 2016-03-16T21:26:27 | 31 | 11 | null |
That argument might have worked 8 months ago. But now all I see are people very serious about voting Trump, and Trump seriously commanding significant numbers in the polls. Also, Trump - since the beginning of recorded Trump - has been very concerned about his image. Every building he owns has his name on it. Doesn't ... | Donald Trump is a troll and is only here to scare us all into voting for Hillary. | 1 | 2016-08-04T02:45:03 | 54 | 3 | 13 |
1) Drinking only gives you temporary reprieve when you feel awkward in these situations. If you were able to get your own social fears by yourself or find your own courage or learn to relax by yourself, that courage/new ability to cope in social situations would stick with you as opposed to going away when you aren't u... | I think drinking is not okay, especially for high school kids. | 0 | 2013-04-29T06:06:36 | 55 | 1 | null |
I think your hypothesis is an oversimplified view of talent. The example you gave doesn't exist in the real world. The real world is nuanced and complex. There is absolutely no situation where two children play at different levels and "all else is equal". It exists in your hypothetical world, and in that world you cou... | If one can't accomplish the same in the same time as others, it means that he/she is lesser. | 0 | 2016-10-23T06:28:04 | 27 | 1 | null |
Why assume that the wizard and their child have to live in the wizarding world? Why can't they choose to live with muggles? | It Is Immoral for a Wizard to Reproduce with a Muggle. | 1 | 2017-05-09T22:57:37 | 116 | 1 | 3 |
If wow is an exception, can I get a triangle for finding the exception that proofs your rule? If you dislike using an expansion for an example, I can replace it with vanilla wow am all the points still stand. | Paying full price for a video game right at release is a sucker move, since you're essentially paying a premium to participate in a massive beta test that results in dozens of gigs of patches, fixes and free additional content ready and waiting for you the first time you play if you wait. | 1 | 2017-03-22T23:14:51 | 53 | 2 | 42 |
The current demographic shift of the United States does not favor the conservatives or white supremacists in that you think those two things are equivalent is not a good beginning The mainstream media has already failed to hold Trump’s administration accountable How is a constant stream of overwhelmingly negative pre... | The Trump administration has a clear path to an indefinite authoritarian rule | 0 | 2017-01-11T22:05:49 | 30 | 2 | 4 |
Benz S550/600 coupe, I cringe a bit since they're very obviously not performance based cars. You said before you needed 400-500 hp to make this a good move. A Benz S550 has 449, and an S63 has 577. They are performance cars. Why do you discount style? 4 doors look terrible on almost everything, and so many people ha... | Coupes and manual transmissions are both novelty/useless items. | 1 | 2015-08-01T00:08:33 | 86 | 6 | 4 |
I'm not just talking about pleasure. I'm sure there are things in life you find more meaningful than eating candy. Having everything be available to you in an instant without any effort completely ruins it for me. If you would want to make things more challenging for yourself, the AI can arrange that. I'm thinking o... | In the far future, AI will become so ubiquitous that humanity will lose its meaning and purpose. | 1 | 2015-12-29T13:34:10 | 35 | 6 | 1 |
This Washington Post article cites some studies where people showed willingness to change views -- Many political scientists tend to think that our beliefs are deep-seated and difficult to change. That’s why the results of an experiment last year, which showed that door-to-door canvassers can reduce prejudice against ... | Most people don't change their views based on facts and evidence. | 1 | 2017-01-14T23:27:32 | 209 | 73 | 6 |
farmlands are set up in much of Africa already, much of these are just owned by outside sources Once people start starving, you think they're just going to lay down and die? They're going to start raiding food sources, *any* food sources. This will of course piss off the people who own those food sources, as they will... | I believe that the only way to end world hunger is to allow those suffering to starve. CMV. | 1 | 2013-07-23T03:37:16 | 59 | 6 | 10 |
There should be a very solid reason for placing a camera somewhere. There's a lot to be said about whether cameras actually decrease crime, or just displace it. http://www.campbellcollaboration.org/news_/CCTV_modest_impact_on_crime.php That one talks a bit about how it should only be focused on areas where it's known t... | The supposed loss of privacy due to public (police) surveillance cameras is morally acceptable in return for improved security | 0 | 2016-05-03T08:12:58 | 73 | 2 | 7 |
Engineer's syndrome doesn't just refer to specialists in one area attempting to tackle problems in other areas. As you point out, you can find many specialists in various fields who do this. I think the thing that best indicates the particular character of 'engineer's syndrome' though, and where I first heard about it,... | Engineers' Syndrome is not specific to engineering | 0 | 2016-10-29T07:16:48 | 108 | 2 | null |
-People who expect to make a living off minimum wage type jobs are too lazy to obtain skills that would allow them to make more money. My mom worked as a welfare social worker for 20 years. I asked her how successful she felt the system is. She said it's about 50/50. Half the people come in because they've fallen on ha... | The call to raise the minimum wage comes from a sense of over entitlement. | 0 | 2015-12-29T07:53:37 | 161 | 2 | 1 |
What do you think safe spaces are? They're often portrayed, inaccurately, as spaces where people are forbidden from expressing themselves. On the contrary, safe spaces are spaces designed to make people comfortable to express themselves. Classrooms are safe spaces, for instance, when instructors tell the class that rac... | Universities should not have safe spaces | 1 | 2017-06-25T23:59:38 | 63 | 74 | 3 |
Progressive taxes for corporations as opposed to people cause a host of problems, because one can easily create new corporations. If it's allowed, then the progressiveness of the tax is essentially gone. If it isn't, the law that forbids it is based on intent alone, so its enforcement is very unpredictable and depends ... | We shouldn't ban money from politics, we should progressively tax it. | 1 | 2016-09-22T12:30:18 | 54 | 9 | 1 |
The study of psychology can be likened to the study of geology before the discovery of continental drift: a great deal of geology was done and scientifically, it just didn't make much sense without CD. Psychology is confined to identifying the towns and cities of thought but cannot yet see the streets - we cannot exami... | I do not believe that Psychology is a valid science. CMV | 1 | 2013-09-14T01:44:46 | 55 | 3 | 4 |
I actually agree with this point of view and I think it applies to most political views and movements as well. Like, if someone asked you if you were a conservative and you said no, then they asked if you were for small government and you said yes. They might say ohhhhhh see you are a conservative. But the thing is the... | People are not feminists unless they explicitly state that they are. | 0 | 2016-04-12T20:47:28 | 66 | 1 | null |
What about contentment? Not happiness, but contentment. You can't buy self-confidence. Patrick Bateman is an insecure, destructive person: he is constantly on edge about his place in society and falls apart for it. Yet he has all the money he can imagine. Can you buy contentment with your *self*? Can you buy your way ... | Money absolutely can buy happiness | 1 | 2016-01-23T20:41:39 | 33 | 11 | 14 |
Any shop that can make a Reuben taste good is not actually serving you a Reuben. | the Reuben is the ultimate test of the quality of a sandwich shop | 0 | 2015-12-19T03:04:17 | 160 | 1 | null |
I believe the USA *already is* governed by experts. The various Secretaries of "Department of..." are leading authorities on management within their particular field. Every one of them have postgraduate degrees from top colleges (sometimes several) and a proven track record of executive success. All of them are require... | I believe we should be governed by specifically trained scientists, CMV | 1 | 2013-12-09T21:08:29 | 202 | 4 | 1 |
Some studies have been done that say up to 1/5 of transgender people regret their transition. Whether a patient is notably at risk of being one of these individuals is something I think a licensed professional should assess, not laymen. I also believe that it is hard to explain the risks to a younger teen. It is. That... | transgender individuals should not be able to start hormone treatment until they're at least 16 and you should have to be diagnosed with gender disphoria. | 1 | 2017-04-12T06:36:58 | 108 | 5 | 8 |
I think the point of most ads aren't that you're going to watch a commercial and run out to buy the Coca-Cola you just saw. Instead, you're going to start associating Coca-Cola with a certain image, and you will recognize the brand. If you wanted to go out today and buy a bag of chips from the grocery store, what migh... | I am completely unswayed by TV advertisements, and I think that advertisers must only be able to convince children and the unintelligent through ads to buy their products | 0 | 2014-06-02T08:06:34 | 32 | 1 | 3 |
It's not the same thing. If I shoplift, the owner lost some valuable goods. If I pirate, the game seller doesn't lose anything, their goods are still in their store. They've lost a potential sale, which is fundamentally the same thing unless you do some serious mental and economic gymnastics. Or are you going to try an... | Pirating is okay | 1 | 2015-11-30T12:27:41 | 445 | 22 | 13 |
I think that would be the worse course of action to take. For one, if they are smarter then us, we would not likely be able to destroy them completely and in turn create a smarter sentient species whose sole purpose would be the destruction of humanity. Secondly, if there is one sentient alien life out there, I would ... | If we discover a species of aliens that at the time is less advanced than us, but is clearly more intelligent and will surpass us in technology in the future, the correct course of action would be to wipe that species out while we have the chance. | 0 | 2014-05-07T00:49:26 | 44 | 0 | null |
Master's tools to bring down master's house. Why not vote for a third party? | I am a conscientious non-voter in the US CMV | 0 | 2013-05-14T06:10:51 | 106 | 2 | null |
Unions are certified by the government and have rules regarding what sorts of strikes are [legal](https://www.gov.uk/industrial-action-strikes/your-employment-rights-during-industrial-action). Coercing workers into a strike is certainly not legal and would risk huge negative consequences for the union, including decert... | Unions and their workers who goes on strikes disrupting public services costing valuable time and money of the tax payers, essentially holding innocent people on ransom and causing major financial troubles are no different than group of extremists. | 1 | 2016-12-15T21:42:58 | 30 | 3 | 27 |
Reality television is mean spirited, but I take issue with your paternalistic attitude toward the people who participate. These shows are incredibly popular, and the people who go on are adults. You seem to feel that your intelligence and social class makes you better able to decide whether to take a risk of getting la... | TV shows like x-factors unabashedly prey on the helpless | 1 | 2016-04-15T14:53:42 | 72 | 196 | 1 |
This is how I behaved up until the past few years. Not necessarily as a strategy, but as my default. I just don't usually feel the need to say something unless I have something to say. Honestly, I think what changed it was socializing with alcohol and people I didn't know very well on a regular basis (college in a new ... | I don't think I should say something unless I feel its really worth saying | 0 | 2015-04-17T01:46:55 | 31 | 3 | 4 |
I've met people who are both sex-positive and anti-abortion. They don't actively fight against it, but they do think that abortion is unethical due to the following argument: If it's not okay to kill a baby, but it is okay to kill a fetus, then there must be a time where it goes from okay to not okay. As such a time do... | There's no such thing as a person who's both sex-positive and anti-abortion | 1 | 2014-04-25T04:38:14 | 64 | 11 | 8Δ |
Just to comment on your analogy about the roof. I think it would be more accurate to say that the disorder is not being able to resist jumping off the roof, resulting in a broken leg. Eating disorders are in your brain. Much like other mental illnesses like depression. You wouldn't say that depressed people can help b... | I have no sympathy for most people with eating disorders because eating disorders are a choice. | 1 | 2015-11-13T08:43:21 | 16 | 6 | 1 |
I think English works well as a general barometer for how a student performs. It assesses their reading comprehension and writing ability (see the other commenter who used the "hammer" analogy as to why this is important as a stand-alone skill). Universities and colleges, as well as the working world, require people wh... | English should not be a required course in high school | 1 | 2017-05-04T18:07:35 | 44 | 1 | 6 |
[The first escalators were built as amusements](http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blescalator.htm), not for effective transportation, with the first one installed at Coney Island. You can see from [the original patent image](http://www.chronicas.com/bearings-images/Reno_1902_escalator_patent.gif), that clear... | Escalators are meant to be walked up, not ridden. | 1 | 2015-03-19T14:47:41 | 86 | 25 | 103Δ |
I am assuming that you would propose a provision that people be able to test out if they already know another language. If not, then there should be. Many people row up bilingual or or coming in from other countries, so it does not makes sense to force them to learn another language. Even I might be able to pass the re... | College students should be required to take a foreign language every semester from freshman year until graduation. | 0 | 2016-04-22T22:22:33 | 84 | 2 | 58 |
I am not accountable for any action I take, including the action of encouraging vengeance, retribution, etc. I am also not responsible for whether I change your view or not, and you aren't responsible for whether your view is changed. I'm not really sure what the purpose of this conversation is. I'm just going through ... | I do not believe legal consequences should exist for any other purpose than to influence future behavior. CMV | 0 | 2013-07-10T11:09:00 | 50 | 3 | 3Δ |
Let's say it does. So what? [*Drinking* raises your chances of being raped](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14743937), considering the high percentage of rapes which involve intoxication or doctoring of intoxicating drinks. Should people stop drinking in order to reduce their chances of being raped? If someone gets ... | I don't see how being drunk and in "promiscuous" clothing, doesn't increase the chance of rape | 1 | 2013-04-03T21:13:46 | 72 | 3 | null |
I don't think for example gas station owners should be able to refuse gas service to gays, blacks, (insert group). On the other hand, I don't think it's right to be able to force people to perform services they are morally against. If you were a musician and someone hired you to play during a porno, but you are morall... | Christian bakers should not be allowed to refuse services to gay couples. | 0 | 2017-06-27T00:58:41 | 394 | 1 | null |
I don't really think there are good reasons to believe in God. That seems like a pretty basic challenge here - if you can't establish that there is a God, the rest of it can't be rationally defended either. I get that that's not really what the topic is about, though. That aside, if she did exist, why would she make a ... | I believe in a young Earth and a universe that is 6,000 years old rather than 13.8 Billion [CMV] | 0 | 2013-03-22T06:35:49 | 40 | 3 | 1 |
I´m not quite certain that the beneficial effect of PC usage is universal. In a way my generation (born in 88) already grew up with PCs. Yet only few interacted the way you did with a PC. When a problem came up, I tried to resolve it the way you described. However other children simply asked their parents to fix it, as... | If children are going to grow up learning how to use technology, it should be with a PC | 1 | 2016-08-04T19:15:27 | 22 | 5 | 4 |
While I agree that the writing leaves something to be desired as I don't enjoy olde english, the story telling is what makes the work of Shakespeare. Many modern films/books are based upon the stories of Shakespeare. The lion king -- hamlet 10 things I hate about you -- taming of the shrew Shes the man - twelfth night... | I think Shakespeare is not as great as people claim. | 1 | 2014-04-22T21:23:55 | 45 | 5 | 2Δ |
I don't believe athletes would hang up their cleats, that executives would quit in droves, that JK Rowlings would have never written Harry Potter, that Warren Buffett would quit the stock market, if we established 10MM as the upper limit. Warren Buffett is an investor. If he could not make more than 10MM in a year, wha... | If we can establish a minimum wage, we should be able to establish a maximum wage | 0 | 2015-10-05T22:46:37 | 298 | 36 | 40 |
I think you are undervaluing the harm done to people who are falsely accused. Think of how you might treat someone you learned was accused of rape (and not convicted). With no personal investigation done on your part, *you are probably going to treat him differently* than a person who wasn't accused. Your choice of th... | Those accused of rape should be suspended immediately where possible. | 0 | 2015-04-22T17:35:18 | 45 | 5 | 2Δ |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_neutrality_in_genderless_languages https://psmag.com/the-majority-of-languages-do-not-have-gendered-pronouns-b1fd10557e8c#.mtdk96m19 So it seems there is no real reason a language has words for "him" or "her". Rather, most languages have words more closely translated to "they" or "t... | Everyone should be refered to with gender-specific pronouns | 0 | 2016-07-07T18:43:22 | 86 | 1 | 12 |
There are two similar points we should start with. First, *some* innocent people are wrongly convicted of crimes, but that doesn't mean that we can never be certain that *any* suspect is guilty. Second, people will always disagree about *some* moral issues, but that doesn't mean there is disagreement about *all* moral ... | The death penalty is morally abhorrent and should be illegal in the modern world. | 0 | 2017-04-05T22:36:55 | 194 | 4 | null |
There was actually a [study](http://sspa.boisestate.edu/psychology/files/2010/06/Landrum-Carlson-Manwaring-2009.pdf) conducted on this topic in 2009; the results were basically that the relationship between exam completion time and grade is complicated and depends on other factors such as already established GPA and te... | In exams, the students who finish first are the ones who get better grades. | 0 | 2015-09-21T22:01:31 | 22 | 1 | null |
I'll take a stab at changing your view. Suppose that these gay and lesbian people behave exactly how you're afraid they will (or worse). They drunkenly make out in public and hit on your straight guests. Who do you think that will reflect poorly on, you or them? It wouldn't reflect poorly on you if your straight uncle ... | I am uncomfortable inviting the partners of gay/lesbian people to my wedding. | 1 | 2014-07-07T20:06:46 | 209 | 2 | 12Δ |
I'm not afraid of criminals. There are very few in the area I live in. I'm and ethnic minority, and I'm afraid of the kind of right wing people who tend to own guns. Guns are great for self-defense. Unless you accidentally shoot yourself or a friend. Or your kid gets ahold of a weapon and does the same. If a shop I own... | Gun control is worse than pointless since most criminals don't acquire their guns through legal channels anyway | 1 | 2016-01-22T05:25:25 | 137 | 15 | 66 |
The notion of ecological niche states that there can never be two rival organisms co-existing, said machine would destroy us to ensure its own safety, however cliché the whole thing might be. The thing is that if we did create a super AI (what you are describing) then it would become much more powerful than us much fas... | Intelligent Machines will destroy us and we have no right to complain. | 1 | 2016-05-02T22:46:55 | 67 | 2 | 11 |
Identifying as your race isn't racist. As mentioned by /u/mannercat, people with black African ancestry identify as black. If someone were to ask me my race, I wouldn't go "4/5th Icelandic, 1/10th Faroese, 1/20th Greenlandic Inuit," that just doesn't make sense. I would say white, because I look white, the majority of ... | People who identify as white are racist. | 0 | 2016-10-23T07:41:27 | 132 | 5 | null |
I don't think they have policies. They do. It's a reward for the soldiers. It's also a policy to kill apostates and insurgents. Also, I believe that's an appeal to emotion? No, it's asking for clarification. Do you consider propagandizing to be more evil than rape and murder? Would you rather someone expose your famil... | Rupert Murdoch is the most evil man in the world | 1 | 2016-08-17T21:30:57 | 101 | 9 | 57 |
That is, the model would be incapable of representing itself *within its own framework*. A model of intelligence might be able to represent a simpler model and hence understand it - for example, maybe it would be possible for a human-level intelligence to model the intelligence of a dog. What if human beings used techn... | Artificial general intelligence will probably not be invented. | 0 | 2016-09-17T16:26:49 | 86 | 2 | 2 |
everybody under 600 lbs would get that physical every year, even if they were perfectly healthy. That is the entire point of a physical. The cost of all these unnecessary doctor visits would vastly exceed any increased tax revenue. Not if you adjust the tax revenue to the cost of the doctor visits. If people in the ... | So-called "fat taxes" should not be on junk food, they should be on pants. | 1 | 2015-06-10T21:14:31 | 100 | 1 | 1Δ |
Firstly, I would argue that just as important as math, and far more important than IT is science. Also, I'd add that history is arguably quite useful too, especially since you seem to agree when you add that philosophy will have some history in it. Next, art is also somewhat useful, since we're dealing with very young ... | I feel like math, philosophy, first and second language and IT should be the only course taught to children until 4th grade. | 1 | 2015-03-26T03:37:30 | 46 | 2 | 9Δ |
The technology has to be developed somehow. This would be like saying in 1800, "The automobile is a toy for rich people. If I wanted to have transport, I would buy a really nice buggy, and I'd still have hundreds of dollars left over for horses and repairs." You can't just come up with a fully electric car that's effic... | Tesla Motors makes toys for rich people, nothing more. | 0 | 2014-04-23T18:01:11 | 35 | 1 | 1 |
The media is responding to the point he actually made. His point is that he believes poor people are poor because they make bad financial decisions. But the truth is, people make bad financial decisions because they are poor. His point contains most of the same words as an actual valid point worth discussing, but he do... | Jason Chaffetz made a good point with his iphone comment. | 1 | 2017-04-19T23:53:23 | 60 | 8 | 30 |
Twitter is a private organization with their own political biases, leaving them to their own decision making is simply free market. Hate speech to me is when people directly or indirectly incite violence upon others through their words, meaning someone else will act upon them. -To millions of people: "The blacks should... | CMV : Freedom of speech includes freedom of "hate speech" | 0 | 2016-07-02T19:52:03 | 194 | 1 | null |
Russia is like the the favorite child who keeps fucking up and getting into trouble. If the hated child of a family goes off and robs someone, or beats them up, or whatever, well that is expected of them as we don't like them for a reason. When the Congo acts like a third world country, we don't really take note becaus... | Russia seems like a normal country. It shouldn't be hated as much as it is by the west. | 1 | 2016-12-14T19:28:47 | 43 | 30 | 39 |
I think I can agree to that. I still think that the ideal should be all automated but it makes sense to compromise and to protect the freedom of driving. | I think that the whole self-driving car technology is overhyped and that there are a number of much more important aspects of automobile innovation that we should be focusing on first. CMV | 1 | 2014-01-02T22:17:28 | 131 | 1 | 11Δ |
Even something as extreme as the death penalty requires some basic level of incentive for compliance. If you're a criminal facing the prospect of inhumane execution, what reason do you have to let the police take you alive? Execution shouldn't inspire such fear that dying in a shoot-out seems like the better option. | I believe that, in certain cases, capital punishment shouldn't have to be humane. | 0 | 2014-07-24T19:28:50 | 89 | 1 | 12Δ |
We don't have a draft. What you are registering in is the Selective Service, which serves as a record of men of fighting age *in the event that a draft must be put into place*. Given the current political climate, the draft will not be enacted unless the United States itself was under prolonged attack, or in another Wo... | I don't think there should be a draft in the US. | 0 | 2015-09-30T16:17:29 | 31 | 2 | 10 |
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