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I'd like to define "target" as intentionally patrol, cite, harass, or arrest minorities simply because they are minorities, with no other rationale behind it. This article describes specific examples of that. I'll quote a few especially egregious ones, but I would encourage you to read the article, and the linked studi... | Police Officers don't target minority neighborhoods but rather are drawn there by the high crime rate, which is likely related to socioeconomic status. | 1 | 2017-05-07T07:12:05 | 288 | 257 | 2 |
Hillary Clinton will not be responsible for legislation, and it's unlikely that she will have the benefit of Democratic majorities in Congress--something she and her supporters are actually pretty fond of pointing out in the current primary. Without that, passing new federal anti-gun legislation is unlikely, particular... | I believe Hillary Clinton will, if elected, make good on her threats to push for and enact sweeping Gun Control laws that will render the 2nd Amendment useless. | 1 | 2016-04-19T21:02:13 | 49 | 1 | 1 |
how about this (the conclusion of the study): ["Economists have conducted hundreds of studies of the employment impact of the minimum wage. Summarizing those studies is a daunting task, but two recent meta-studies analyzing the research conducted since the early 1990s concludes that the minimum wage has little or no di... | A minimum wage increase will hurt the poor and the economy, not help it. | 0 | 2015-05-25T01:07:16 | 63 | 5 | 7Δ |
There are certainly a lot of FtP games that are quite mercenary about their business model and cynical about the player base, but in some cases I think it's a legitimate way of rewarding players who choose to pay for the development of the game and the upkeep of the servers, neither of which are free. [Kingdom of Loath... | I believe that "Free to play" games are complete scams and are never justified. CMV. | 1 | 2013-11-08T13:55:51 | 49 | 1 | 2 |
Really? You think the oldest continuous political party in the world, and the largest in the United States, is going be irrelevant in 3 years? People said the same thing when Obama won in 2008, got a supermajority in the Senate, and dominated the house. At the time, the Republicans were coming off the outrageously unpo... | The Democrats in America are highly unlikely to achieve any significant political gains by 2018 or 2020, and risks political irrelevance after 2020. | 1 | 2017-06-24T09:20:26 | 58 | 13 | 171 |
I doubt it. The reason is very simple, the US already tried what you're proposing with the Articles of Confederation and it proved unworkable. The need for a stronger central government was born out of practical necessity. National governments are basically a giant insurance company with a military. Countries that lack... | Federalism doesn't work in modern day populous countries and the founders of the U.S. would not have setup such a system had they known the implications at today's population levels. | 0 | 2016-01-27T09:02:55 | 61 | 1 | null |
They make you see extremely weird visions and mess with your mind. True, but sometimes in a very good way that helps you see past the unconscious, preconceived notions that limit your ability to understand things. . Again, why would any self-respecting person do something so obviously wrong as that? To learn things an... | Using illegal psychedelic drugs is unnatural, disturbing and shameful, and therefore, and I believe that anyone who does use them needs immediate mental help. | 0 | 2017-02-01T18:38:13 | 125 | 2 | 3 |
I think much of the idea around punishment misses the point that most of the people who are charged with animal cruelty come with mental health issues. Where is the benefit to society in locking up the crazy cat lady who couldn't care for her 120 cats? There is a real case like that here in Canada, a very well intentio... | Animal abuse and neglect should carry MUCH harsher punishments. | 0 | 2017-04-12T00:17:15 | 198 | 2 | null |
As in an artificial one they put on? To show that they're actually gay? I wouldn't call it "artificial". It's real... and you can hear it when you talk with many gay men. I think it's socially learned, just like all language and accents are. Gender roles are basically stereotypes, right? Somewhat - though they do have... | Gender, as a social construct, doesn't make any sense and should not exist | 1 | 2017-03-11T19:03:17 | 112 | 3 | 27 |
Yes, but I think it's an absolutely relevant question. We've already made an exception to your initial claim that was stated *a la* contractual relationships; and this was to show *even if* we make the exception, the framework tells us nothing about how to deal with certain issues in society. Think about the kind of so... | People should be allowed to do whatever they want unless they harm another human with their actions. | 1 | 2017-03-26T17:53:14 | 103 | 1 | 1 |
And I personally just don't think the suggestion of "Well you need to recharge your brain-power" or garbage like that because there are better ways. Sunlight, wind, coal for all I care could recharge our brain better. I think you're misunderstanding what people mean when they talk about "recharging" one's brain. What y... | Humans would be a lot better off without having to go to sleep. | 0 | 2017-05-30T18:27:04 | 17 | 1 | 263 |
Define "traditionally"... once upon a time, white people traditionally used black face to play roles. Disney traditionally only had white princesses for decades. I think it matters more on the specific character - biopics are a good example because you wouldn't have Joe Pesci play Marion Barry for a number of reasons. ... | If casting white actors/actresses as traditionally minority roles is not okay, casting minority actors/actresses as traditionally white roles should not be applauded either. | 0 | 2015-06-13T21:59:34 | 188 | 2 | null |
It would be easier to determine what services they should/shouldn't get if it was clearly defined where every cent of tax money goes. Say, for instance, that welfare was funded solely through income tax. In that case, since illegal immigrants wouldn't be paying income tax, they wouldn't be entitled to welfare. But, bec... | Immigrants who are illegal and/or do not pay taxes, should not get any public service that come from tax money | 0 | 2014-11-18T02:55:11 | 101 | 1 | null |
I mean I'm not sure this challenges your view, but in 2 centuries at current progression, singularity will occur, at which point we will BE the robots, and the robots will BE us. Our intelligence will become artificial. It's the only way to continue progressing, technologically. So uh... yes and no? | In approximately 2 centuries there will be absolutely no jobs left that robots can't do | 1 | 2016-09-13T15:10:54 | 102 | 2 | 2 |
In middle and high school my school mandated typing classes. Typing "the quick fox jumped over the lazy brown dog" over and over again for an entire week with a piece of paper covering the keyboard. I topped out at about 30 WPM after 10 weeks of the course with more typos and misplaced spaces than are appropriate. (Ab... | Touch-Typing should be a required skill for university. | 1 | 2015-07-27T23:43:30 | 77 | 2 | 7 |
My friend's kid doesn't run to the Bey Blade section of the store. He runs fast as fuck and, not joking, jumps into strangers cars in the parking lot. They got him a leash and he hasn't been kidnapped since. I don't quite understand the point of the crate training, but I'm not a parent so don't judge that decision. | It is silly to put your child on a leash and I don't respect parents that do. | 1 | 2014-07-25T17:58:47 | 167 | 3 | 1 |
I understand what you are saying in your view, and I can see where you are coming from. I have a few questions for you. -Are you a morning person? Or a night person? -Are you a procrastinator? Or do you tend to get things done early and with time to spare? -Are you very organized? Or do you tend to have a lot of clutt... | I think dyslexia in almost all cases is just a lack of education in the language. | 1 | 2016-08-31T23:02:23 | 40 | 1 | 24 |
Then so should you, my friend. So should you. I was trying to find an article I had read before titled something like "Why Watching Pornography leads to ___" and I can't remember the rest of it and that's why I can't find it. But the rest of it was something completely unrelated that made no sense how porn would lead ... | The concepts of masculinity/sexuality presented in the Red Pill and books like The Rational Male are logical/reasonable | 1 | 2017-04-04T20:14:57 | 115 | 3 | 13 |
Oaths should be respected. IMO, no one should swear an oath without intending to follow it and considering the following of that oath to be a feasible endeavor, and, having sworn an oath, an individual ought to stand by it, with *very few* (almost no) acceptable exceptions. In addition to the president bearing the titl... | Someone cannot serve in the US Military if they believe the President to be an unfit Commander in Chief | 1 | 2016-12-16T22:25:08 | 25 | 1 | 36 |
Hi there, I'm glad you found my post interesting, and I would be happy to continue the conversation, especially in light of the missile test this morning (what can I say, nobody ever accused North Korea of being predictable). Anyhow, I'll try to address your comment part by part, but please let me know if you have more... | We should arm South Korea with anti-missile systems...no matter what North Korea or China says. | 1 | 2017-07-04T18:41:26 | 42 | 2 | 22 |
I'll address parts of your CMV because some parts are correct and some aren't. You are correct that it is fine to be not attracted to a certain gender or weight class of people because those characteristics change every single physical feature of that person. The reason why you'll see many people claim that everyone sh... | No is obligated to be attracted to anyone, and people should not be chastised for their preferences. | 0 | 2015-04-27T13:55:21 | 144 | 3 | 20 |
Your statement is sort of useless because "God" means so many different things to different people. The statement becomes hopelessly vague because Alice and Bob can hold vastly different beliefs which can both be summed up in the statement "I believe God created the universe". From where I stand, what you are really sa... | There is no difference between believing you don't know how the universe came in to being, and believing that God brought the universe in to being | 1 | 2015-07-28T23:30:21 | 85 | 4 | 2 |
You brain is trying to find the common denominator and there likely are a few. The unfortunate thing is that they are intangible, things like personality type, upbringing, socioeconomics, addiction, etc., etc. | I don't want to be afraid of random black people on the street. I was just attacked. Again. | 1 | 2017-01-06T22:27:32 | 393 | 189 | 1 |
Given that the main principle of democracy is the will of the people, and that the barometer of that will is the majority, I don't believe that democracy provides support to ideas or actions that fall outside the norms of society. I think you are assuming that public opinion cannot be changed. Where they in fact they c... | I do not believe democracy inherently protects freedom. CMV. | 0 | 2014-02-20T19:32:30 | 36 | 2 | null |
In effect you are asking for a cut to under-privileged student funding. Yes, stating you want all scholarships to be offered to everyone with equal opportunities sounds like it would be fair, but taking off our rose-colored glasses should make it obvious that **not everyone has even remotely the same access to opportun... | I believe that publicly funded universities should should remove gender-specific and race-specific scholarships. | 0 | 2014-08-20T07:08:52 | 284 | 3 | null |
Some people's personal perception of morality would change. Some wouldn't. I personally don't see something like "food good" ever changing, but I've yet to be teleported to another planet. The Pragmatist would argue that there's wisdom in not spending time with useless (or unpractical) conversation. There's a differen... | I can't even conceive how morality could possibly be considered objective | 1 | 2017-05-09T00:27:53 | 105 | 2 | 9 |
What do you think will happen to the billions displaced due to climate change? Global warming isn't drying up seas, it's raising sea levels that will flood every major coastal population centers. Certain island nations will disappear. Already major world powers fumbled the ball on dealing with war refugees from one war... | Global Warming is a g00d thing. | 0 | 2017-02-13T10:13:02 | 72 | 1 | null |
because most people don't do the right choice. Put it this way, if $15 minimum wage is the right choice, why do we need activists yelling on the sideroad to convince others? Money is an abstract concept developed by society to streamline fairness in trade. Since it is highly contingent on opinion and participation, rep... | If you actually care about your health and the environment, you should go vegan | 1 | 2015-09-30T12:16:52 | 179 | 10 | 3 |
By your logic, buying a used car is no better than stealing a new one. Why would the creator of the book/music/game get a cut on a second hand sale? There's no reason for him to get money twice for the same copy. | Buying used books/games/records is no better than pirating them. The original artist still doesn't get a cut. | 0 | 2015-11-27T20:04:35 | 43 | 0 | 1Δ |
There are something like 80 species of snake in Madagascar, none of which pose a threat to humans. If you came across a snake in the bush in Madagascar, you would only be afraid for two reasons: first, you know nothing about snakes in Madagascar, or second, you have an irrational fear of snakes which is in no way relat... | It is perfectly logical that ordinary Muslims are stigmatized in response to the action of extremist Muslims. | 1 | 2015-11-22T04:44:29 | 74 | 13 | 1 |
I don't think it's fair to compare movies with novels. As you said, they are too short, they correspond roughly to short stories in length, there is simply not enough time to tell a complex story. Try to compare novels with serials. Breaking Bad has as much depth and character development as you would expect from a nov... | I believe that books are better than movies at delivering a complex plot and character development. CMV | 0 | 2014-01-28T02:47:27 | 77 | 1 | 5 |
I'll take the same issue everyone else is. Election promises should be binding. No, they shouldn't! New information arises all the time and getting anything done in a democracy is difficult. People with opposing viewpoints are constantly trying to stop your policies and politicians need to be flexible in order to acco... | We should be able to fire and even arrest politicians midterm, if they are caught telling blatant lies or acting against public interests. Losing votes in the next elections is not enough. Election promises should be binding. | 0 | 2017-05-04T15:20:34 | 144 | 14 | null |
Who is to say that western models are fundamentally better then islamic ones? Who can make that call? How do they know they're right? Islamic based societies might think the exact opposite, and wonder how western-ideals can be reformed to be compatible with the 'better' islamic ideologies. Many non-western countries an... | Islam needs to be reformed in order to be compatible with the western world and reduce terrorism | 0 | 2016-05-25T05:36:12 | 326 | 1 | null |
You should enjoy life the same way an artist enjoys their craft. An artist receives happiness and content from the process of doing art, not the results. Their art could be meaningless, words or drawings they would never share with anyone. But they also could be inspiring works of art. But focusing solely on results wi... | I shouldn't be born, life is unworthy. | 1 | 2015-06-10T02:15:01 | 46 | 3 | 2Δ |
Funny that to be a militant religious person or religious extremists you have to go out and kill people but to be a militant or extremist atheist you just have to talk against religion. | Militant Atheists hate religion because they have been personally damaged by it. | 0 | 2016-03-25T10:43:10 | 35 | 6 | 2 |
I am athee and the idea of eternal void terrified me. I am still athee, but reading about Buddhism opened the "relief door", for me. Death is a state, as living is. Before living you were in that death state (or Nirvana). Should you be afraid of where you once were? Plus, the fact that you are living today shows someho... | I'm so scared of dying and I feel like everybody who isn't is living in a state of perpetual disbelief | 0 | 2017-04-27T10:40:41 | 135 | 1 | null |
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/ptsd-trauma/post-traumatic-stress-disorder.htm You don't see people committing suicide over being beaten up, so why commit suicide over being raped? It seems so unbelievably dramatic to me. Traumatic events that can cause PTSD include: War Natural disasters Car or plane crashes Terror... | Rape is not a big deal | 1 | 2017-04-27T17:12:05 | 107 | 16 | 118 |
This assumes that women are the sole victims of rape. Despite the prevailing narrative, there are a large and under-publicised number of men who get raped. What would this do for them? Clearly your system will potentially reduce male-on-female rape, but it will do nothing for male-on-male rape, women-on-women rape, or ... | The best way to eliminate rape is to cultivate a society where no men approach women | 0 | 2016-10-02T13:19:07 | 231 | 15 | 10 |
But the law that describes how those laws change would itself have to be uniform throughout the universe, which would just show the previous theories to be incomplete. | I don't think scientists assume the uniformity of nature | 1 | 2015-08-24T19:04:33 | 43 | 2 | 5 |
any argument against the morality of this pill has a comparable argument against the morality of abortion. It depends on on why you find something morally (un)acceptable. For many (if not most) abortion is morally acceptable because of body autonomy, the idea that a woman can decide if she wants to go through pregnancy... | If abortion is morally acceptable to you, then a male form of contraceptive that doesn't prevent pregnancy, but instead causes a miscarriage between the 8th and 10th week of pregnancy should also be morally acceptable to you. | 1 | 2017-02-10T03:12:40 | 149 | 12 | 10 |
But that first link is a great read. Thanks! np On the intolerance part, there's also the surge in hate crimes towards blacks, latinos, muslims and anti-semitism after Trump. See here for instance (and it's even back from November): http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38149406 Edit: Hate groups seems intolerant as ... | The left and liberals are the majority perpetrators of intolerance and violence in the USA. | 1 | 2017-02-23T09:59:36 | 276 | 10 | 2 |
Islamophobia is not racism, but the reason why accusations of racism usually follow those of islamophobia is because most of the hatred of islam stems from the hatred of the people that practice it. They are not saying that it is racist to dislike Islam but most of the time it is for racist reason why people do. That i... | Islamaphobia is NOT "Racism"! | 1 | 2017-03-31T22:27:56 | 73 | 1 | 1 |
There are many reasons people take pictures. Yes, most people are unlikely to create a spectacular shot they can sell professionally. But you *can* take a picture that captures the way the sun was setting in Paris that time you visited. Looking at that picture can bring back memories of the trip, in a way that a stock ... | There is no reason to take pictures of famous sights. | 0 | 2016-08-02T20:20:38 | 38 | 7 | 172 |
I want people to know exactly the sentiment I'm trying to express. If I say I'm sad, it has a very different flavor than if I say I'm feeling a little melancholy. Why would I sacrifice clear communication for mass communication? What's the point in having people understand something that's not quite what I want to say? | Most "big words" have no place outside of formal writing or speeches. | 1 | 2015-07-27T17:14:16 | 40 | 14 | 1 |
Precisely. I would go one step further to say that the validation is harmful (or perhaps more accurately, unhealthy) as well. Sure it feels good, but it's no healthier than having low self-esteem because a girl doesn't like you. At the end of the day, you are reliant on someone else for your self-worth. That's factor b... | Getting into a relationship with a pretty, confident girl means you are a worthy guy (Or having her admiration means that) | 1 | 2016-08-10T19:39:48 | 71 | 3 | 8 |
Well I mean it obviously doesn't *make* their argument invalid, it just *suggests* it. Perhaps it strongly suggests it, even, but it's still only a probability. | Using Homophobic/Racist/Insulting Language Automatically Makes Other People's Arguments Invalid | 0 | 2016-02-16T02:56:53 | 61 | 3 | 15 |
3-4 years down the line I don't want to have to think "I voted for this?" What if down the line you're going to think "I did nothing to prevent this"? Inaction contributes to the outcome just as much as action does. Will it really sooth your conscience to say to yourself, "I did nothing to stop the greater evil, but a... | 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. | 0 | 2016-11-01T18:38:10 | 169 | 18 | 11 |
I am actually blown away by your reasoning here. I find this to be incredibly ignorant. This type of reasoning has been used to justify the suffering of one group over another for hundreds of years. Let me try to re frame your line of thought and show you what I mean. I want to be clear I am using an example to demonst... | Men's suffering is a necessity | 0 | 2017-04-19T18:25:32 | 81 | 1 | 8 |
You must understand that our definitions of bigotry and racism are subjective and a construction of our society and circumstances. The only way we can get an objective perspective of any topic is by diving into other side of the discussion and finding out their view points. For ex. for an american, Islam might be a neg... | Openly bigoted subreddits should be shut down and openly racist Reddit users should be banned | 0 | 2015-04-27T12:38:18 | 29 | 1 | 2Δ |
What about when an actually gay guy (or gal. whathaveyou) is called gay? Regardless if the insult was an attempt to label you as something you're not, the person may interpret it in other ways- like "there is something wrong with being gay" Anyway, the person calling someone gay is implying that (s)he had a problem ... | Insults such as 'You're gay' are not an affront to gay people | 0 | 2015-01-03T22:23:20 | 290 | 2 | null |
In your house you have the advantage of knowing the layout better than the killer. If you think you have any chance of taking him out, you'd have a better chance staying at home. It gives you the potential to surprise and ambush them. If you do need to flee, you're likely better off not doing it immediately, but stayin... | Cmv When in a slasher movie situation it is better to run into the spooky woods then stay in your dark house. | 0 | 2015-10-30T17:30:42 | 18 | 5 | 15 |
Let's just establish that, whether you *should or shouldn't have to* tip, it is a cultural norm in the United States...the same as waiting your turn at the bank or not belching loudly at the dinner table. There are hundreds of social norms and some people feel challenged by certain ones. As a basis of this post I'll fo... | I should not have to pay Tips to waiters or cab drivers | 1 | 2017-05-03T06:05:37 | 71 | 2 | 4 |
I actually think making one small change would help make your argument more apt. The Unicorn needs to also be invisible. Focusing on an invisible unicorn. Let's also say some believe the existence of rainbows are further proof that unicorns exist (since they shoot rainbows from their horn). Or that Unicorns created all... | I don't need any evidence to claim that God does not exist. | 1 | 2017-05-06T15:13:45 | 66 | 7 | 1 |
OK. I'm going to look specifically at your points in turn. 1) **Physical**. Absolutely, men at their peak are stronger and faster than women. But a woman at her peak can be stronger or faster than the vast majority of men; look at [Katrin Tanja Davidsdottir](http://espn.go.com/espnw/athletes-life/article/13337513/katri... | Women are inferior to men in most aspects of life. | 1 | 2015-07-31T16:05:55 | 67 | 52 | 7 |
I personally have no problem with Facebook removing the emoticon, since, let's be real, it's a trivial feature. My experience is not diminished in any way by its removal, so it does not seem wrong to remove it. I do think you have a point about being consistent going all the way and removing all words that could legiti... | Facebook was wrong to remove the "feeling fat" emoticon | 0 | 2015-03-11T20:50:12 | 63 | 14 | 82Δ |
Gender is biological. Gender has to do with social roles and identity, sex is biological. If they denied their biological sex, well, it wouldn't be in conflict with their identified gender and they would not be trans. | Transgender individuals have a delusion. | 1 | 2015-02-24T23:51:40 | 94 | 6 | 1 |
Free software is much more viable for some use cases than others. My guess is you're a CS student, and for your *personal* use cases these arguments are mostly true, but this is not necessarily true for the majority of software used on a daily basis. For instance, what about the code companies write for internal use? T... | All software should be free/libre | 1 | 2017-05-31T12:54:04 | 51 | 2 | 1 |
I don't quite get what view you want us to change (women outperforming men is a FACT), so i'm going to address the subtext, which is that there are biological reasons for this being so. such as maturing faster and being less rambunctious/quieter in class. Imagine if someone used this gem of analysis to explain racial d... | Women outperform men in both pre and post secondary education, a trend that will continue and may even grow stronger | 0 | 2016-01-13T06:03:39 | 94 | 17 | 1 |
This is my first time encountering this quote, but tis is my interpretation: This quote could be held as true only under the premise that "religion" in this case does not refer exclusively to theistic religions. Any system of rituals or beliefs that people follow, including the patriotic following of orders you referre... | Weinberg was wrong when he said that "for good people to do evil things, that takes religion." | 1 | 2015-08-24T23:03:34 | 22 | 3 | 2 |
When you allow open containers of alcohol you invite more chaos. Most places don't allow open containers in public because it has the potential to turn a street corner into a bar. Are these laws strictly enforced? Not really. But if you're causing problems and you also have an open container, these laws allow the polic... | I see no reason a passenger in a vehicle can't have an open beer. | 0 | 2014-07-06T02:20:16 | 64 | 1 | null |
I disagree with the whole alcohol = rape thing. Yes if someone slips something into a girls drink and has sex with her, that is rape, yes if someone gets drunk and they obviously do not want to have sex with someone but are too drunk to fight the person off that is rape. But people have drunk sex all the time, they wa... | If two drunk people have sex, no rape or sexual assault was committed. Or, alternately, each of them sexually assaulted the other. | 0 | 2014-04-16T21:49:59 | 164 | 2 | null |
Milo is quite open in that he hates both the Republican and Democratic party, them Dems for radical 3rd wave feminism and trying to limit peoples rights, and the Republicans for "being cunts to blacks and gays and they haven't been particularly nice to women either." What he does is in a comical "extremest" way is fig... | Only racists, sexists, and homophobes support Milos Yiannopoulos | 0 | 2016-12-11T00:48:38 | 127 | 5 | null |
I meant that they only care about fixing problems where women are discriminated against or oppressed, not where men are. Since it is obvious they are not for equality, they should not rename themselves to Equalists and should not start doing things which will actually further the cause of equality. Instead they should ... | 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 | 2013-05-10T15:49:07 | 410 | 1 | null |
If we suppose that free will does not exist, we can assume that our actions occur due to some determinate factors. So in order to mold a "generally positive" will, a system would need to be in place to redirect those "generally negative" wills. In other words, the justice system's purpose would be to provide actions su... | If free will doesn't exist, the justice system is fundamentally unjust | 1 | 2016-08-11T18:09:51 | 128 | 2 | 6 |
I assert that everyone agrees on these statements (despite any disagreement about the emergence of life). That's false. I, and I assume many others, do not agree with all of these statement. The women, or anyone really, should be free to decide what happens inside their own body. It doesn't matter whether or not others... | Abortion is a terribly framed issue | 0 | 2017-05-24T21:39:08 | 85 | 4 | 47 |
I didn't change it, I elaborated on it. I should have done so in the original post though, I'll add it now. If you're adding, then you're changing. Therefore, I'd like a delta please. | Authoritarian views and opinions should be actively suppressed | 1 | 2017-04-15T09:11:24 | 93 | 3 | null |
I certainly don't condone the acts of violence against the police in protest, but it's a far cry from not harming them to respecting them. Many people are protesting and putting forward petitions or legislation to try and resolve the issues in our police departments that lead to the tolerance of bad behavior. You seem ... | Police deserve much more respect then they get. | 1 | 2016-06-23T19:13:27 | 52 | 2 | 43 |
Your first source openly contradicts your view. I mean, the title is "Adultery Survey Finds that 'I Do' Means 'I Do'". The 50% and 75% statistics are given as examples of how sensationalist media reports much higher rates of infidelity than surveys show. The survey the article references reported that 21% of men cheat ... | [NSFW] (Almost) All women cheat | 0 | 2017-05-28T22:06:21 | 53 | 32 | 35 |
By living in the US and paying taxes that go to support the war on drugs, how are you not also as guilty as your RA is? | Those who enforce the war on drugs are just as guilty as the politicians who wrote the laws. | 1 | 2015-09-07T07:36:07 | 109 | 2 | 9 |
- reading fiction is entertainment, if entertainment is a waste of time then also playing cards or watching any non-documentary film is a waste of time. - many fictional books are classical stories of our time: quixote, odyssey, lord of the rings, etc. Not knowing these stories is missing a piece of our cultural legac... | Reading fiction is a waste of time compared to reading nonfiction | 0 | 2015-06-09T17:17:29 | 64 | 1 | 26Δ |
My reading of history is that Christianity was a passenger on the ride towards modernity over the last several hundred years, The cart is before the horse. Liberal humanism is to a large extent an outgrowth of secular beliefs derived from protestantism..as is our modern idea of the individual etc.Locke is pretty much ... | I think the history of Christianity/Judaism discredits the religion | 1 | 2017-06-27T13:59:03 | 53 | 1 | 1 |
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/election/2012/statemap1024.png Here is a map of the 2012 presidential election. Based on this you could probably tell where some of the countries could be broken up. Maybe a western country, northeast country, Southern country, plains country, and a Great Lakes country. They would be... | The U.S. is too big for one government, and should be broken up into smaller countries. | 0 | 2014-06-19T18:45:11 | 78 | 9 | 1 |
I find self-referential threads (like this one) to be more distracting and intrusive than comments of any kind. Plugging up the subreddit with what is essentially a declaration of your opinion concerning the density of quality comments is more detrimental to the signal:noise ratio. | I believe that the concept of this subreddit has more potential than any other on the entire site, but it is diluted and dragged down by people that respond purely for the sake of debate, rather than any actual interest or vested opinion of the subject at hand. CMV | 1 | 2013-06-25T13:41:09 | 52 | 23 | 1 |
In regards to how someone acts, I think this is more how many relationships they have been in rather than how many partners they have had. Someone who has had very few relationships may still act clingy or weird, even if they have had a few hookups, because those are more about how you relate with another person, rathe... | In dating it is acceptable and pragmatic to reject people because of their sexual history. | 1 | 2014-07-08T18:12:58 | 240 | 42 | 8Δ |
People are animals. We work very hard using tools like public education, religious/moral organizations, and legal codes in order to reward productive behavior and punish disruptive behavior. In doing so, we build a society where people can expect to own property and live their lives without fear of violence or theft, w... | There is no legitimate reason to riot (property damage, assault, etc) | 0 | 2017-05-09T10:00:23 | 88 | 3 | null |
You are focusing purely on the weight stability. There are other effects. Others have already mentioned the increased oesophageal cancer risk, so I won't go there. The other damage is to your teeth. The frequent onslaught of acidic stomach contents will cause severe tooth enamel erosion, leading to tooth structure loss... | I think binging and purging is an effective way to maintain my weight. It's killing me on the inside. Please someone CMV. | 0 | 2014-10-13T14:10:01 | 48 | 3 | null |
We no longer need religious texts to help us understand life. My point was that since we still don't have the tools to understand life and the nature of existence, there is still a need for religion. Until science can definitively say we exist because of X reason and here's why, there is always going to be an element o... | Religion created a fear of death, and it's time to get rid of both. | 1 | 2015-03-19T06:18:47 | 103 | 1 | 18Δ |
There is nothing that is perfect. There is nothing that can be perfect. While your views are respectable, I think some of it makes you seem very power-hungry - I believe power is good because it allows one who has proper self-control and a proper feel of responsiblility to do godly things. Like fund research for immort... | Power is good. Greed is good. | 0 | 2013-08-18T18:36:20 | 61 | 1 | null |
Many subscription boxes are pointless, but there are some that hit the mark. Universal Yums, for example, sends you snacks from a different country each month. Many of these snacks would be too cost-prohibitive to try because you have to import them in bulk to get a decent price, but with subscription boxes sent to so ... | I think subscription boxes are pointless | 0 | 2015-09-05T19:26:33 | 67 | 7 | null |
I think it should be taught in mythology and/or other religious-based classes in the same way Greek mythology is taught, considering they have the same amount of proof that they exist. I do not think it should ever be taught in public or private institutes as a legitimate scientific theory, that is unless those schools... | I think that creationism should be banned from being taught in school, even in private schools. CMV. | 0 | 2013-11-24T05:16:36 | 215 | 1 | null |
Your perception of their lives is not always accurate though. They may be covering. I'll use my self as an example. When I'm at work, I seem fairly happy and carefree and I'm always joking around with my coworkers. If you saw me there, you'd say that I was someone who had it easy and didn't have a care in the world. Ho... | We can correctly estimate how easy someone else's life is (whether it's your spouse, office colleague, your boss, friend or anyone else) | 0 | 2016-10-14T16:16:21 | 61 | 2 | null |
Say that you are watching a lottery with 1 winner out of 10100 participants. You as an observer say "wow, the winner was incredibly lucky" but do not doubt the game because there had to be one winner and there was a winner. If you were in the lottery and won, then you must assume the game is rigged because the odds of ... | Atheism is irrational if there is a self | 0 | 2017-06-24T18:27:36 | 192 | 1 | 36 |
There are numerous possible unethical experiments that could be done with stem cells... just like with any other medical technology. E.g. implanting them in someone without their informed consent. It's a circumstance in which I am against using embryonic stem cells. QED | If you are pro-choice, there should be no circumstances in which you are against using embryonic stem cells | 1 | 2017-02-20T18:47:50 | 54 | 1 | 223 |
In a perfect world there would be no illegal immigration. Everyone in a country would be there on a recognized legal status and be able to participate in the democratic process to various degrees (either getting to vote, or be a candidate in, elections) if they are in the country permanently. However if we do have immi... | If immigrants must write a citizenship test to become citizens, native-born residents should be forced to write a citizenship when they turn 18. | 1 | 2014-10-09T23:47:59 | 91 | 6 | 16Δ |
You are right about Hitler, I am sorry, I got that confused in my head. North Korea though, are they committing mass genocide in the name of Atheism? I honestly don't know anything about the conflicts in North Korea or the genocide. The thing about religions changing their view over time though, is that they claim thei... | I believe that Atheism is hypocritical and just as narrow-minded and dogmatic as religion. | 1 | 2014-08-20T20:53:50 | 66 | 1 | 6 |
I would argue that the best time to be alive (at least in the US) was to be coming into adulthood and living your adult life from 1960 to 1980. Here's why: - The middle class was at its absolute strongest. You could have a high school education and easily raise 2, 3, even 4 kids on a single salary. You got Christmas bo... | We live in the best of all times to be alive | 0 | 2015-01-29T16:51:56 | 309 | 40 | null |
The purpose of democracy is not to foster change, or to encourage a policy-based debate, it is simply to guarantee that the government is elected by the largest group of people. The two most basic ways to do that, are the following: 1. Simply cast votes for individual leaders (President, Senator, Representative), in ... | A two party system actually limits democracy. | 1 | 2016-07-28T20:19:49 | 158 | 163 | 18 |
The current setup is a second-best solution. Best: Society provides resources to all kids who need them Second-best: Society uses some stop-gap measure to get resources to kids who need them. Worst: Kids don't get needed resources. You're right that, in a reasonable world, we wouldn't use child-support laws to get reso... | I believe that both parents need to consent to having a child for one to receive child support from the other - CMV | 1 | 2013-08-09T18:42:10 | 1,140 | 378 | 1 |
...the argument against it seems like pretty a pretty incredible reach on the part of philosophy in some misguided attempt at being deep and/or thought provoking. The problem is a question of epistemology, specifically with *perception*. **Is such a thing like sensation a prerequisite for knowing something has been sai... | If a tree falls in a forest with no one around to hear it, it DOES make a sound. | 0 | 2016-05-11T19:05:15 | 51 | 1 | null |
I think when soneone says this its because they want to make sure they are talking to someone who is actually interested in changing. Not everyone its ready to hear they have bigoted views and ideals. Some people aren't about wasting their time like that. If i casually say to a co-worker "Hey you may want to rethink y... | "Not my duty/responsibility to educate" is a cop-out tactic that is ultimately harmful to social justice pursuits. | 0 | 2017-05-10T05:28:12 | 81 | 1 | null |
So based on your post, your goal has nothing to do with controlling sexual behavior. You want to reduce the rates of stds and the number of single parent households. This is simply the method you propose. Reducing the rates of stds can be accomplished with better sexual education, increased availability of condoms, an... | CMV Extramarital sex should be illegal | 1 | 2014-03-15T22:40:09 | 117 | 13 | 7 |
But Hell seems like it will just be a hedonistic paradise...lots of booze, sex, fire, and Led Zeppelin. Who created booze, sex, and music? | Choose Satan because he won't judge you, but Jesus will | 0 | 2015-05-05T12:09:27 | 40 | 1 | 3 |
I think your logic applies for animals but not for humans. We don't need to be equiped for survival since we stopped chasing, or being chased. We are no longer in the food chain. So, the whole "we need to evolve to be stronger" is not a valid point at all. Also, for the individual part, lives have been crushed because ... | Bullying is a natural and beneficial human activity. | 1 | 2016-10-15T20:07:48 | 100 | 1 | 1 |
I believe the value of the game itself lies in its mature content. Imagine the cards changed to harmless combinations - like nature and farm animals - and suddenly the game becomes something children are playing in kindergarten, to learn new words and sentences Just because a game is accessible to younger children does... | Cards Against Humanity is a bad game | 1 | 2015-11-19T23:58:12 | 33 | 4 | 79 |
Something that is true also is that every single medical procedure has some risk. There are people who will die after getting a mole removed. Or will have massive infections after simple things. Vaccines are the same here. There are some side effects. No, they aren't perfectly safe. And for some, that is where they s... | I believe it is foolish to trust the government about vaccination. | 0 | 2015-02-05T03:25:18 | 55 | 1 | null |
How you mean it is irrelevant. How it is heard is literally all that matters. This is something most people today fail to grasp. It's why it's so common to see people using "Oh, lighten up! You knew what I meant! This isn't English class!" to excuse improper spelling, grammar, usage, and all other manner of crimes agai... | Whether the word "nigger" and/or "nigga" are offensive or not should be based on intent and context, not the color of your skin. | 0 | 2014-04-11T17:20:01 | 107 | 1 | null |
My biggest question is where is all the money going to come from? A programme like this sounds incredibly expensive and someone is going to have to pay. I am in favor of medication not being used unless absolutely necessary. I have only taken it a few times in adulthood. I had to take medication for extreme pregnancy n... | I think people must be able to perform a basic fitness and diet evaluation before they are prescribed medicine. | 0 | 2017-03-05T04:14:18 | 33 | 2 | null |
4 million dogs are euthanized at shelters every year. By adopting, you can help decrease that number. While I agree on your second point that mutts are generally more healthy, your first argument strikes me as quite useless. If you had a sinking boat, would you use a bucket for the rest of your life trying to get the w... | It's always a better decision to adopt a mutt from the pound than to buy from a breeder. | 0 | 2017-05-10T20:59:42 | 95 | 2 | null |
I hear 3 sides to this all the time. It's either A) They changed too little, so it's the same game again, or B) They changed too much, so it's a completely different game, or C) They changed the right things, kept the right things the same, etc., to justify me buying again and again. I fall into C. I've been buying th... | The Call of Duty franchise is extremely overrated and overhyped. | 0 | 2014-12-29T09:49:05 | 143 | 0 | null |
Asexual people I've talked too just don't have much sexual desire. If you think about it, we all know that different people have different libidos. Wouldn't it make sense that some people have almost none? Just having genitals doesn't make you want to use them, that has much more to do with your hormones, which can var... | I believe A-Sexualism is a trend and is just something people call themselves just to be 'interesting' or 'different'. | 1 | 2015-08-07T17:39:13 | 112 | 11 | 5 |
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