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I'm going to assume that no delta for /u/NaturalSelectorX means that the food has to be savory or bland. (no ice cream toppings or cake filling.) Imma lay out a scenario for you, from personal experience. You go to Vegas. In the Bellagio you find a little, tucked away restaurant called *Le Cirque.* You decide to try i... | Barbeque Sauce is a valid condiment to put on anything | 1 | 2015-06-20T00:19:08 | 65 | 6 | null |
Fighting against Wealth Disparity is far more important than whether or not you actually *solve* Wealth Disparity (Spoiler Alert: You won't). It's the fight that keeps the issue alive, and keeping the issue alive is the only thing preventing the kind of Corporate Dystopia that, I for one would love, but that Reddit rai... | Any attempt to re-balance wealth is futile, because even if you reset everyone to exactly $1, some would rise above the rest and eventually become billionaires again, and those billionaires would form corporations and wield superhuman economic and political power | 1 | 2015-02-05T05:20:32 | 35 | 1 | 2 |
In the near future, I can see special lanes in freeways meant only for self driving cars. In the distant future, I can see human drivers banned from busy roads. In the far distant future, I can see human drivers not being banned because self driving cars would be smart enough to avoid collisions and accidents with them... | The coming era of self-driving should not and will not involve a ban on human drivers. | 1 | 2016-09-21T00:20:34 | 56 | 11 | 6 |
here is the context of the statement: SANDERS: Well, let me just very briefly tell you a story. When I was in one of my first years in Congress, I went to a meeting downtown in Washington, D.C. And I went there with another congressman, an African-American congressman. And then we kind of separated during the meeting. ... | Bernie Sanders' comment on how "White people don't know what it's like to be poor" was a disappointing, uncharacteristic instance of shameless pandering. | 1 | 2016-03-08T21:06:53 | 147 | 206 | 10 |
All I can tell you is having travelled (to many different countries), places that typically tip without a doubt have much better service. I'm not someone who needs to be fawned over and waited on hand over fist but the service is undeniably better in a tipping culture. | Tipping should be done away with | 0 | 2017-01-03T01:19:50 | 443 | 3 | null |
I think another good view is to look at college admissions as a resume for a company. Your resume that you'll send out after college isn't just your GPA and your test scores, but also all of your extra activities that show that you'll bring value to the company. While most schools still have minimum GPAs, so do most (b... | I believe that college athletes should be held to the same admissions criteria as all other students. | 0 | 2015-02-12T06:40:25 | 218 | 1 | null |
If followed correctly, red pill theory will make you more physically attractive and individuals which are more physically attractive have more friends, better social skills, and a more active sex life. If all you care about is physical attractiveness, then all you're focusing on is exercise and body maintenance. That d... | r/TheRedPill, albeit sexist, would benefit most men's lives. | 1 | 2017-06-18T01:16:16 | 119 | 15 | 83 |
Every day you do a thousand selfish things. Do you buy cheap clothes without checking whether they were made by children in sweatshops? Do you let your air conditioner run at night, using up electricity which creates greenhouse gasses? Do you buy nice things for yourself instead of helping homeless people? Who are you ... | Cigarette smoking a selfish act where the smoker doesn't care if others are harmed. | 0 | 2017-06-26T00:09:40 | 37 | 4 | 1 |
I think people pretty well explained the sex trafficking and sexual abuse of the industry. I'm on mobile, so I thought I could at least apply a common sense approach and see if it makes any sense to you. Like others have said, porn releases strong feel good chemicals in your brain. Porn isn't the only thing that does ... | internet pornography is mostly harmless to society | 0 | 2016-11-06T19:23:33 | 64 | 3 | null |
I would contend that performance is inherently compositional and creative. This is more obvious in parallel forms - dancer to choreographer or actor to playwright/screenwriter. When you perform, you are adding a layer of your interpretation and expression into the work. There is a reason there have been a million stag... | Music performance isn't nearly as creative a pursuit as composition | 1 | 2016-07-19T22:47:20 | 29 | 1 | 4 |
I think she has point that games are made for a primarily male audience so they might come across as sexist. My problem with her is how she raised over a hundred thousand dollars and put out poorly made videos with weak arguments and bad examples and kept all the excess money. That and her B.S. about saying literally ... | Anita Sarkeesian and similar feminists actually have a point about the portrayal of gender roles in video games. | 0 | 2016-12-08T04:45:11 | 617 | 1 | null |
a large number of sites' ads serve up malware and are legitimately harmful to the average person browsing the site. Protecting yourself from shadily coded ads is not the same as intentionally downloading a copy of a piece of proprietary software. Not wanting to get a virus / malware while viewing free content is comple... | People who use ad-blockers are just as bad as pirates. | 1 | 2016-08-20T23:37:53 | 92 | 4 | 1 |
(Please note that I am arguing against the view expressed in the title) My view is that while we can be taught, it is up to us to learn through our own experiences and choose whether or not to accept the said teachings, as opposed to blind faith This is, in essence, the difference between science and religion. Theorie... | I think both religion and science suffer from dogmatic worldviews. | 1 | 2015-05-15T02:53:14 | 65 | 39 | 1Δ |
Most people on welfare are employed. Those who are on unemployment benefits have to have a history of employment. That means most people who use these benefits have already contributed to society. Unemployment benefits aren't lifelong either. Living off of welfare isn't a pleasant experience so the vast vast majority o... | Unemployed people should not be able to vote | 0 | 2016-12-14T21:23:00 | 62 | 1 | 20 |
At the risk of sounding self-serving, there's really no need to wait. An OP willing to admit when his or her view is changed actually encourages replies, I would think. | Hillary Would Be a Perfectly Fine President, at least. Any Comparison to a Trump Presidency is ludicrous. | 1 | 2016-07-20T22:47:57 | 479 | 3 | 4 |
"Climate change" isn't something that will or will not happen. It’s an enormous range of potential outcomes with the more severe ones increasing in probability as atmospheric CO2 increases. On one end we have what we already have today if emissions stopped immediately, which is already some baked in warming, desertific... | We cannot stop climate change, we can only hope to adapt to it. | 0 | 2015-12-01T18:40:40 | 165 | 112 | null |
As they say, "Virtue untested is no virtue at all." If you believe moderate consumption could be difficult then adamant abstinence it is not a testament to your self-discipline, but a refusal to test it. By isolating yourself socially you are making it even easier on yourself by removing the possibility of temptation i... | I have no desire to drink alcohol or partake in its associated culture, even at legal age. | 1 | 2015-01-19T17:27:29 | 446 | 8 | 17 |
The knowledge may be wrong. Science is all about hypotheses and conclusions derived from observations, hence often times our knowledge changes radically Even if it's wrong, it's important to know anyway, because our world is still based on the knowledge. If our knowledge on radio frequencies is wrong in some manner, of... | The education system today focuses on knowledge and does not develop thinking, leading to problems. | 1 | 2016-12-24T19:37:14 | 38 | 15 | 36 |
Your main argument is that Hillary can work with congress to get things done. Unfortunately, the current congress is the least cooperative in history. Obama had the exact same strategy Hillary currently has. 1. Get elected 2. Work with congress to get stuff done. It didn't work. Almost every proposal by democrats and ... | Hillary, not Bernie, is the better vote for the Democratic preliminaries | 0 | 2016-02-03T05:53:40 | 104 | 7 | null |
On issues such as gun ownership rights, keeping government small, empowering free enterprise, and reducing/keeping taxes low for the middle and lower class I'm more conservative. I'm also opposed to raising the minimum wage (which I know around here is an unpopular stance), but I believe it will only further unemployme... | I'm a moderate conservative, and cant see how Bernie Sanders would benefit me. | 1 | 2016-02-08T05:16:19 | 133 | 20 | 6 |
Causing animals pain and killing them before their time just seems wrong. Is what happens all the time every single day. In any habitat ever | I think living a vegan lifestyle is ethical. CMV | 0 | 2016-07-21T06:59:31 | 184 | 9 | 72 |
Could you provide an example of one or two of these strikes that you're thinking about, and the damages that occur? I'd just like some context. Also, how do you define "extremist"? In my view, the extremist is willing to break the law to push their agenda (and will do so). These unions that are striking... are they do... | 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. | 0 | 2016-12-15T22:01:34 | 30 | 1 | 3 |
I wholeheartedly agree with you on your last point - using something like a "quota system" or providing an artificial bump to minorities or women in a selection process is in my opinion a bastardization of affirmative action. There's an argument that this even hurts the performance of women and minorities who "benefit"... | I don't think it is correct to refer to women as a "minority". Women are in fact, the majority. | 1 | 2016-12-19T08:58:16 | 454 | 11 | 2 |
If I understand your clarification properly, you mean from the perspective of a Democrat (as in the political party). You're absolutely right when you say it's hard to trust both Clinton and Trump. Clinton especially because she so often changes her stances to suit the political climate, especially on social issues. Wh... | Donald Trump is not inherently a worse candidate than Hillary, from a democratic point of view. | 1 | 2016-05-04T16:56:40 | 355 | 79 | 1 |
I could go on an on if you want me to. I was just using the most obvious example. Cruciferous vegetables eaten in massive quantities leads to hypothyroidism. Brazil nuts in even modestly large quantities are toxic. Spinach is also toxic in high levels. That isn't a complete list either. I'm purely going off of what I ... | Heavily restricting meat from your diet or completely getting rid of meat within your diet is healthier than including it. | 1 | 2017-01-27T00:15:33 | 91 | 3 | 39 |
Well, there are obviously certain similarities among extremists of all ideologies. They tend to have the things that make them extremists in common, but they also have incidental aspects in common due to how they interact with the world and society around them. In my home country (Germany) there is an organization that... | White Nationalists are the Isis of Western society | 0 | 2016-12-25T20:07:42 | 430 | 8 | null |
Well i think you should tell her. Option 1: you don't say anything, she doesn't know anything. Good for you in the short run but why don't you tell her? Because you're afriad she'll leave. Fair enough. Ok, you obviously don't trust her enough to tell her anything. You have no faith that she would stay with you and work... | I don't think it would be a good idea to tell my future wife of a certain negative part of my past | 0 | 2014-11-06T18:54:58 | 312 | 1 | null |
Impeachment of Trump *would* actually solve a lot of problems, and for Republicans it may be far preferable to letting Democrats run for election against Trump. I share your view that Mike Pence would be worse in many ways, but the problems with Trump are problems with *Trump*, not with whatever ideology he pretends to... | Impeachment of President Trump would not actually solve any problems, but rather cause more since VP Mike Pence would be President. | 1 | 2017-05-24T16:00:04 | 307 | 4 | 12 |
To put it in a more relatable lens, I disagree with Christianity, but don't hate, dislike, or even judge any individual Christian for being a Christian because I don't *actually* know what they believe. I often see arguments about this like: "Well, if they're Muslim, they **have to** believe/support *[this awful thing... | Anyone should be able to hate Muslims, just like how anyone is able to hate anyone for their opinions. | 1 | 2016-10-01T18:57:57 | 97 | 37 | 18 |
I used to work at an aquatic center that had women's only hours once a week during which only female lifeguards would cover the pool. As it was explained to me, the primary purpose of these hours was to give Muslim and Orthodox women a place to swim without violating their religion. It was common for non-religious wome... | I believe that women's only hours at gyms are sexist and shouldn't exist CMV | 1 | 2013-07-06T01:12:55 | 685 | 108 | 2 |
In your case, it's probably not worth your time and money anymore. It sounds like you're already in a comfortable situation, at least from a financial standpoint. I actually recommend you stay the course if you're satisfied with your current trajectory. That said, I don't think you should be using your present circumst... | I feel that Higher Education is a giant scam, and feel it is a waste of time and money. CMV. | 1 | 2013-08-21T19:51:40 | 68 | 31 | 11 |
You don't have to care about an issue enough to protest it in order to have an opinion on it. If you're setting the bar that high, then yeah, most people don't actually care that much about most things. But you can still form an opinion on an issue from the comfort of your sofa, and have it in mind when deciding who to... | I don't need to have a strong/passionate opinion on every controversial topic, nor do I have to really care about them at all. | 0 | 2017-05-02T22:02:50 | 52 | 5 | null |
Science is reality. I don't "love" science. I just accept it as the truth. Sure, there are some people who believe in Thor or Zeus instead. Get back to me when they have some kind of empirical evidence for those beliefs. OP, there wouldn't be an internet for you to post on if it wasn't for science. | When laypeople say they "love science," they more specifically mean that they "love" the *idea* of science, rather than the nitty-gritty minutiae of science. | 0 | 2014-05-31T16:20:40 | 30 | 1 | null |
I think of free will as power and control to choose. If presented with steak and soup, you have the power and control to make a choice. You will eat whatever you choose. Just because a choice or decision can be theoretically *predicted*, doesn't mean that the choice and decision *doesn't exist*. Predictability doesn't... | Free will is not a thing. Being moral or doing the right thing is irrelevant and all about perspective. | 1 | 2017-05-16T14:58:07 | 49 | 1 | 33 |
Would whatever increase in uninformed and risky behavior this caused outweigh the reduction in risk for the amount of similar behavior that would happen regardless? AKA for each new pair of middle schoolers having sex *because* they were given condoms outweigh the benefits of the ones that would do it anyway having the... | Middle schools should not have condoms freely accessible for students | 1 | 2017-05-31T16:53:53 | 173 | 7 | 2 |
Its hard to refute something without making it seem like there is debate between two sides. By taking the time to refute their arguments it makes it look like they have points in the first place and gives them exposure. Its better to make a documentary that says the holocaust happened and it was terrible than a documen... | CMV We should confront Holocaust denial not dismiss it. | 1 | 2017-06-20T04:28:28 | 77 | 25 | 18 |
I mean, trying to go into a full D&D metaphor gets weird, but it would be more like two players arguing with the Dungeon Master (who would represent the voting public and/or government) about what the book *really* says. Whoever doesn't get their way will still be in the same game (country) and have to live under t... | The active opposition to gay marriage in America cannot be accurately considered a religious belief | 1 | 2015-09-03T19:48:35 | 262 | 10 | 34 |
What example can you give where *All participants involved* are forced under penalty of law to undergo an investigation involving search and seizure. This isn't an audit, this is forcing a man and his child to undergo what amounts to government collection of their DNA. No government entity at all has the power to for... | Paternity tests should be mandatory and part of the birth certificate process to protect male reproductive rights, and agency. | 1 | 2017-03-06T23:15:51 | 170 | 16 | 4 |
In every single well known example of a police officer shooting someone, whether the officer was in the right or in the wrong, it all started with a command not being followed. This isn't the case. In many cases people are shot without a single command being issued, let alone followed. Even if you don't trust the polic... | It is always a good idea to follow any command a police officer gives you | 0 | 2015-04-11T03:52:27 | 77 | 1 | 5Δ |
Just how "decent" of a home theater are you talking about here. I'll address this as "Decent" being say a mid-Top of the line TV for $1000 and a "Good" 5.1 surround system for say $1000. All this would be put in your typical living room. This is what would be fairly common in an upper-middle class home theater. I'm no... | Watching movies at home on a decent system is a better overall movie watching experience than watching them in the theater. | 1 | 2016-03-11T08:16:34 | 106 | 48 | 38 |
How do you make a test for efficiency that just looks at gender and screens everything else out? I mean how do we know that men are more efficient. I see you mention a local police dept only wanting to hire females, but that doesn't really do what you need. You would need a test that only look at gender but doesn't all... | If men have to pay more for car insurance, it is only fair for men to earn higher pays. | 1 | 2014-09-29T06:15:57 | 77 | 1 | null |
The part of your argument I would like to challenge is that SRS engages in brigading (or harassment), to a greater extent than FPH. I know it is a commonly accepted "fact" on Reddit that SRS engages in downvote brigading. But is there any actual evidence for this? As far as I can tell, SRS does as much as it can to pr... | Reddit was wrong to ban /r/fatpeoplehate but not /r/shitredditsays. | 0 | 2015-06-11T05:07:49 | 1,319 | 2 | null |
I'm really glad I have siblings. They are a fantastic support for me, far more important than a lake house would be. Not everyone gets along with their siblings, though. My parents couldn't pay for my education at all, but I went to college anyway and will pay it off. Save up the lake house money and rent one for a wee... | I only want to have one child. | 0 | 2014-09-04T20:46:29 | 89 | 3 | 1 |
Philosophy is not rigorous You do know that formal Logic is a part of Philosophy? And it is highly rigorous. In many universities logic classes are cross listed in in both philophical and math departments. There is no reason for you not to *at least* take some logic classes. Heck you will probably get math credit for i... | It is not worthwhile for me to study philosophy | 0 | 2016-02-05T17:39:13 | 62 | 2 | 100 |
I know you said that you have no idea how to implement a system to test people for political competency, but I believe that that is one of, if not the, most important consideration in deciding if certain people should not be allowed to vote. When black people won the right to vote, white people still tried to bar them ... | I don't think everybody deserves the right to vote. | 0 | 2016-02-24T16:35:25 | 108 | 2 | null |
This is just a Copypasta of a previous post, so some of the lines might seem outside the context of what you're asking: The average person in the US during a given year will be neither especially aided or harmed by a gunshot. When examining the right to keep and bear arms, either side will be looking at the marginal be... | Ideally, the United States Would Ban All Guns | 1 | 2017-03-21T23:40:31 | 120 | 18 | 14 |
I agree with what everyone else is saying, this is confirmation bias pure and simple. But it might be reinforced because many republican supporters are older, and believe what they read online. My grandmother has stuff forwarded to her by friends saying all sorts of crazy stuff about politicians etc, and she believes i... | I believe [US] Republicans are more reliant on personal attacks than Democrats. | 0 | 2014-04-06T19:40:08 | 321 | 2 | null |
You have a point that conservatives are wrong in most ways, but you kind of blew it early on with this. What I seem to be talking about are the Republican men who assume they have the right to dictate things about the body of women This is a phrasing that people use to more or less reveal a deep insecurity over the iss... | By and large, a disturbing amount of conservatives today are backwards-thinking and bigoted. | 0 | 2015-04-06T14:22:39 | 368 | 0 | 1 |
I really think this is the wrong subreddit for you. You have a wonderful curiosity that would be fulfilled best with actual study of the evidence. It's actually very hard to change someone's view when they don't understand the topic in the first place. I also grew up in a religious young earth culture so I can absolute... | I'm a young-earth creationist. | 0 | 2015-11-04T19:49:17 | 82 | 1 | 8 |
The reasons why I believe this are that the great majority of creationists and religious fundamentalists are from the South, and many of the horribly stupid politicians that we've seen over the past ten or so years have been propped up by their Southern supporters. I think a flaw in your argument is that you are presu... | I think that Northerners are smarter and more educated than Southerners (in the United States). CMV. | 1 | 2013-04-14T21:49:34 | 103 | 6 | 1 |
Sexual attraction isn't something that a lot of people can just turn off. You can have a girlfriend and still be attracted to others. I think the real test of a relationship is if you can ignore these other feelings and stay true. | I consider fantasizing and crushing on others while in a loving relationship to be cheating | 0 | 2015-11-16T19:39:38 | 119 | 11 | 3 |
It is no such thing. In fact the entire purpose of the Federal court system is to exam every single action made by the other two branches of government and determine if they are constitutional or not based on the States filing against said actions. So them taking the case filed in their court and examining it is them ... | Federal Judges blocking Trump's executive order on immigration is an abuse of power by the judiciary. | 0 | 2017-05-29T15:38:47 | 101 | 21 | 94 |
If you're on mobile and you can't copy and paste the delta symbol, you can type !delta and u/DeltaBot will award one. :-) | There is nothing wrong with hoping for the best, but expecting the worst. | 1 | 2016-10-07T20:14:17 | 38 | 2 | 15 |
Society actually needs more introverts. The explosion of social media and with communications channels (email, phone, social media, in person) seemingly constantly "on" twenty four hours a day where you have to catch up after sleeping makes for an unhealthy balance. The more this continues, the more we will see a backl... | Introverts shouldn't have children. | 1 | 2017-05-16T17:33:47 | 123 | 3 | 12 |
I don't think anyone has been able to give OP a good answer, so here goes. The term African-American helps to distinguish these people in a meaningful way. I think it is perfectly acceptable to refer to these people as African-American simply because they look different, they are different. That's in no means racist. N... | The term 'African-American' is out of date and it makes more sense to identify simply as 'American'. | 0 | 2015-01-11T12:32:32 | 502 | 1 | null |
Class is a positive quality, but not a morally positive quality. -One can say "well he's got class, I'll give him that", about someone they think is evil, stupid, or dangerous. It's positive but in an aesthetic, or even just superficial way. Class is also understood to have no close relation to success. A stamp of ap... | There is no non-racist reason for people to say "Melania Trump is bringing class back to the White House". | 1 | 2017-03-17T01:51:43 | 119 | 1 | 1 |
Suicide is intentional action leading to desired death. Aging is not an intentional action, even by those who desire death. | Suicide by Aging is a thing. | 1 | 2016-08-27T01:46:46 | 61 | 2 | 6 |
As someone who, although faced with many hardships, has still been afforded a great quality of life in comparison to people in many parts of the world, and who is depressed, let me explain. Since others have already (in great detail) explained what depression really is: a disease. A complicated condition involving malf... | People with depression are really just over dramatic and ungrateful | 0 | 2014-06-05T21:12:40 | 37 | 1 | 6 |
What if you don't have the resources to support a child? What if you know any child you have would have a high likelihood of carrying a genetic disease present in you and/or your partner? Is it selfish not to want to bring a child into the world knowing they would only face hardship? What if you just never wanted kids?... | I think that couples that do not have kids are selfish, CMV | 1 | 2013-03-26T03:50:23 | 13 | 20 | 8 |
Stannis did nothing wrong. CMV. The sacrifice of Shireen is a very thinly veiled retelling of the story of [Iphigenia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iphigenia). However, it is important to note the differences, primarily that in many stories Iphigenia volunteers for the sacrifice. Shireen never has that chance. | Stannis did nothing wrong (all show spoilers) | 0 | 2015-06-10T18:09:47 | 70 | 2 | 5Δ |
Your premise relies upon this initial idea about what university education is supposed to be about: The academic model is designed to "weed" out students to ensure only capable students can continue their post-secondary education. the model in which only the strong survive. University is a spectacle of intellect, much ... | University students with anxiety should not be given special privileges when writing exams. | 0 | 2017-03-31T03:26:34 | 35 | 21 | 10 |
Having spent a lot of time around people who used it in the most hateful way possible, I don't like saying it. I *could* say it, but it makes me feel bad. Why should I make myself feel bad? | Saying "the N word" when talking about the word itself or its past or recent use is silly | 0 | 2015-01-31T18:56:46 | 166 | 3 | null |
There is an unchecked organization that spies on them 24/7 without consent. The US has given itself license to detain and torture citizens with no trial. The energy laws in that country allow corporations to drill where they please and, as a result, poison who they please. American citizens have clearly been lied to in... | America is not a democracy | 0 | 2014-12-25T03:17:35 | 75 | 7 | 18 |
Well, what you have to consider is why these people are often considered the ultimate force of good and why they save them in the first place. These aren't ordinary people like you and me. They are in fact insanely optimistic. Even batman when you get right down to it. They save the worst of humanity every time they fi... | In many cases, it is morally permissible or possibly obligatory for superheroes to kill or handicap the supervillain they are fighting. | 0 | 2014-06-29T09:38:42 | 51 | 3 | null |
Other people have touched on my big issue with your stance but I would like to point out a problem with your stance that hasn't been examined yet: If protest is illegal then any actions that could lead to a protest are suspicious as they could serve to incite an illegal activity. So for example suppose you belong to a ... | There is no such thing as a peaceful legal protest and thus protesting should be illegal | 0 | 2017-03-29T04:31:59 | 316 | 1 | null |
I am just going to give you some positive aspects of drinking, i have experienced. Alcohol breaks some limits. This doesn't at all have to mean that is a bad thing. At parties, birthdays, etc. where you don't know a lot of people it certainly helps to connect with people. I am not saying you can't when you don't drink,... | I have no desire to drink alcohol or partake in its associated culture, even at legal age. | 0 | 2015-01-18T21:27:31 | 446 | 1 | null |
The inability to interact with the cd is the killer for me. I like reading a physical book because I can highlight, mark pages, reread at will, and do so at my own pace. I tend to read quite a bit faster than the standard audiobook, so listening can sometimes be frustrating and slow. Furthermore, if I'm rereading a boo... | Listening to a book is the same as reading it. | 1 | 2014-08-15T05:15:36 | 29 | 1 | 3 |
Chimps are only actually around twice as strong, pound for pound, as a human. Earlier estimates were based off of experiments with poor methodology. That means chimps are about as strong as humans, as they weigh about half as much. The Rock is stronger than most humans. He has a size, strength, intelligence, endurance,... | A chimpanzee with no legs would still beat a human in unarmed combat | 0 | 2015-09-11T23:15:01 | 226 | 2 | 1 |
There is a dialogue within the trans community. No one I know was handed an official list of party lines whatsoever. In fact, I have literally already said, identify with what works for you. That is totally fine. Most of the trans writing I've seen actually is extremely inclusive and literally the opposite of *prescri... | As a trans person I believe that current trans activism has completely lost the plot. They will lose much of the public debate they choose to engage in due to their overly radical agenda. | 1 | 2017-02-22T23:42:57 | 568 | 1 | 70 |
As someone who has played WoW for around 9 years grinding is crucial for gameplay. It gives obtaining an item/reputation/resource value by making you spend time doing it. There is a balance that has to be met though. If you have too much grinding or it is too hard people get bored and fed up and quit, but if you do no... | Grinding contributes nothing to the gameplay of RPGs and game devs should design away from it | 1 | 2016-02-03T13:16:49 | 55 | 7 | 36 |
Did it occur to you that you were taking introductory classes? Even if they weren't at the introductory level, some humanities classes are made for students in other programs to take as electives. If you had aced something like critical perspectives or Middle English I'd be more impressed. Also, not all STEM students ... | I think the academic elitist views of engineering and other STEM fields in undergrad are justified. Please CMV | 1 | 2013-07-21T00:04:45 | 161 | 6 | 5 |
Important thing I forgot to mention: provocation defences traditionally *only* apply to murder. Not sure if that is still true, or true in California (it varies a bit) but I expect it is. That's important. Transphobia, let alone professed transphobia, isn't necessary to prove that jurors will consistently misapply the ... | The "Trans-Panic" defense is a valid defense and should be an acceptable defense California (where it has been barred). | 1 | 2014-12-23T06:33:44 | 76 | 7 | 6 |
First, I want to point out that there is a difference between "equality" and "equity." This distinction is important to the discussion because it affects the kinds of things that we (being SJWs) ask for. The classic example is seeing over the fence. A shorter person doesn't need the same box as a tall person to see ove... | The "Social Justice" movement is opposed to, and undermines, social justice. | 0 | 2017-05-10T13:44:58 | 211 | 39 | 1 |
You can be both a feminist and support mens, gay, trans individual rights. They aren't mutually exclusive. Feminists, while their has been significant improvements in equality for women, still recognize that there are areas of improvement. True feminists support other equality movements as well. But why should we accep... | Feminism is the wrong approach to gender equality | 0 | 2014-10-23T17:58:59 | 107 | 3 | 8 |
That doesn't sound pessimistic to me, that sounds awesome. We never had a meaning or purpose anyway. And we know for a fact that our natural methods of perception and decision making have serious flaws especially in a world that's becoming unlike the one we evolved in at this point due to our own shaping of the world. ... | In the far future, AI will become so ubiquitous that humanity will lose its meaning and purpose. | 0 | 2015-12-29T13:29:29 | 35 | 18 | null |
I might not be looking in the right places but communism almost always leads to economic stagnation. The worker ends up worse than they were before. The average blue-collar worker's income [has been stagnant since 1973](http://www.eoionline.org/blog/x-marks-the-spot-where-inequality-took-root-dig-here/). Is that becaus... | Communism has always failed while true free market economics has always succeeded. | 0 | 2017-04-04T20:36:21 | 145 | 1 | 6 |
I think your confusing and conflating a few different things. First off, there certainly is such a thing as social intelligence, but it has less to do with strict etiquette and procedure and more to do with how adept an individual is at reading peoples responses and emotions and navigating through that. Some people are... | Social ineptitude is a result of intellectual failure | 0 | 2017-03-22T22:41:41 | 19 | 3 | 15 |
However, if C is considered the average grade, but everyone is graduating with A’s or B’s, what does that tell you about the college? If you're grading on a curve, virtually *nobody* will be graduating with A's & B's. If you're truly grading on a curve, the grading will be somewhere around the following: |Grade|=|=... | Professors should never curve grades | 0 | 2016-04-29T02:04:46 | 45 | 1 | 13 |
This isn't censorship, it's a suggestion. They're advising you against using words that might upset someone, that's it. In short, it's saying "don't be a dick." In fact, taken from the page itself This brief essay is not intended as a thorough examination of and response to every possible criticism, which would merit ... | Leftist word censorship is a blight upon politics and society | 0 | 2017-05-20T19:40:35 | 143 | 19 | 3 |
I very much disagree. Here's the fundamental claim: men and women occupy difference specializations of use and temperament, and we need both to work as a society. Men and women are two halves of the same being. But it's not the same halves. For example in raising a child. The mother is usually more caring. The father ... | Human men are about to become surplus as father and eventually as a biological concept | 0 | 2017-07-02T06:27:38 | 68 | 2 | null |
1) We live longer, Turtles. But even if we were the longest living animal, a long life is not necessarily worthy of saving. have a greater impact on the world and those around us Arguably, microbes. But even if we had the greatest impact out of any animal, that's not a reason to keep a human alive. A meteor w... | I think if someone would choose to save an animal's life over a human's life in a scenario where both are equally in danger is a dangerous mental attitude to have. | 0 | 2016-03-26T12:32:29 | 42 | 15 | null |
I think you need to pick the issues most important to you and vote for the person who will screw them up the least. It looks like Sanders, then Clinton, then Cruz, would be the candidate you'd prefer. | I cannot find any reason to vote for any particular US presidential candidate. | 1 | 2016-03-05T21:08:29 | 443 | 13 | 4 |
What do you mean with posts about atheism itself? There is no reason to believe in a god. That's it. Since every atheist already concluded this to themselves when they decided to call themselves one, what is there left to discuss? There is a subreddit that sticks to the topic of atheism, and quite strictly. It is calle... | /r/atheism should be renamed to /r/antitheism | 0 | 2014-07-30T08:27:52 | 711 | 1 | null |
I'm going to stretch the CMV just a little to leave out the word "desktop", and make a case for why you might need "Linux". First of all, there is a good chance that you are actually already using Linux. If you have a TiVo, or an android phone, or certain internet routers then you are already using a Linux powered devi... | I (and many others) have no need to use Linux for a desktop computer. | 1 | 2015-07-02T20:40:45 | 63 | 4 | 5 |
it is more important to lose it quickly around the right time (16) rather than to lose it with someone you care for Why? There is absolutely nothing important about the timing. I think the main benefits gained from losing your virginity are being able to understand roughly what works when it comes to flirting What wor... | I should lose my virginity in a casual encounter to get it over with as opposed to waiting for someone I care for | 0 | 2017-07-06T20:48:52 | 113 | 2 | 82 |
If you were dead set on a career in audio engineering, then [why go for a liberal arts degree?](https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/find-colleges/college-101/types-of-colleges-the-basics) It may be that audio engineering doesn't yet offer a devoted program in a trade school, but you need to understand that, by definitio... | I believe that if you know exactly what you want to study in college, then gen. eds should not be a requirement. CMV | 0 | 2013-10-12T01:28:04 | 55 | 3 | 1 |
Sensation is a beautiful thing. Your fingers running through silk when you first wake, that first splash of warm water when you head to the bathroom - all the way through the sunset & that last Oreo you saved for dessert. Life is an infinite cacophony of little pleasures & beauties. The better you get at notici... | I think that life is fundamentally pointless. Change my view. | 1 | 2014-09-02T02:55:03 | 50 | 7 | 10 |
If cursing isn't taboo, it loses all meaning. I dread the day that the word "fuck" had the same emotional impact as the word "poo". | I don't think there is anything wrong with cursing. CMV. | 0 | 2013-06-23T08:30:56 | 58 | 1 | 1 |
I think that businesses of public accommodation should be required to provide a service to anyone who is willing to pay for that service without discriminating. A business can discriminate against potential customers for any of a thousand reasons, and its legal. It's only illegal if they discriminate on certain, very s... | Fashion Designers Should Not Be Allowed to Discriminate Against Melania | 0 | 2016-11-20T02:32:37 | 42 | 4 | 160 |
Wearing a burqa steals the wearers identity. Without the ability to read facial/body expressions, interaction with somebody wearing a burqa is mysterious. This isn't really a legitimate reason to ban it. It's just something that you don't like about them. The ability to commit crime and be unrecognizable. Should all fa... | Other countries should follow France and ban the use of burqas. | 0 | 2015-06-26T18:36:51 | 329 | 1 | 2Δ |
Let me try a completely different approach. In most countries, the identity of the nation is pretty separate from government. For instance, Italy's current democracy is less than a hundred years old, but I'm sure most Italians still consider the fascist government before it and the Roman government long before that to ... | "It's in the constitution" is not an intellectually valid argument for not changing gun ownership laws. | 1 | 2016-06-19T07:46:13 | 165 | 1 | 19 |
It's shit constitutional interpretation anyway (IMO, and Clarence Thomas agrees). But I don't have a good way (yet) to answer your claim, until I understand better what you mean by fair. You need to have some standard to say that one political system is more fair than another. I'm not saying you need to come up with a... | “One person, one vote” is not a fair voting system | 0 | 2016-05-04T20:49:17 | 30 | 1 | null |
I'm sure some people will present valid arguments for how you can gain a new respect for the music, so I'd like to try something simpler. [Here's Burning Spear](https://youtu.be/wesWAR47zEw). | I'm a musician and I like all its derivatives, but I just can't stand reggae. | 1 | 2015-07-08T22:53:19 | 27 | 6 | 12 |
I think criminality has been attributed to single motherhood, or at least the factor increases. The black community has been unfortunately plagued by this (in not sure but I think by percent) moreso than the white community. I've seen nothing to lead me to believe both white and black would either have a higher crimina... | I don't want to be afraid of random black people on the street. I was just attacked. Again. | 1 | 2017-01-07T01:27:10 | 393 | 0 | 2 |
The bird would likely fall out of the tree when dead. | The real answer to the 10 birds in a tree and 1 is shot riddle is not what people say it is. | 0 | 2016-11-27T22:46:15 | 31 | 3 | 18 |
So (and please don't take this the wrong way, as it's coming from a recipient of a "diversity scholarship"), I would wager to say that out of every 100 total scholarships that are available, about 20 have restrictions about who can apply (maybe that number is higher, I'm not sure, let's say 20). Being a white male, you... | Scholarships that Are Available to People of Only a Certain Group (whether gender, religion, origin, race, etc.) are Unfair to People Excluded From It | 0 | 2015-07-08T01:23:36 | 27 | 3 | null |
Don't you mean "Passive voice is believed by me to be better than active"? | I believe passive voice is better than active. CMV. | 0 | 2013-06-29T23:18:25 | 37 | 1 | 7 |
There is a fallacy among supporters of minimum wage that we must provide a "livable wage". The truth of the matter is that no employee will agree to work for an employer if the wage is not livable. That is provably false. Employers like Walmart benefit from things like welfare and food stamps. You can pay below a livab... | Minimum Wage is a bad policy that hurts a vast majority in order to help a tiny minority. | 1 | 2017-02-27T21:51:17 | 41 | 22 | 74 |
The problem is that this opinion was voiced. Gratitude, like respect, is rarely given once it's been asked for or expected. The other part is that the US isn't doing these things as a favour, nations rarely act against their own interest and the US is no different. The US doesn't have a military that dwarfs all others ... | I think Europeans should be more grateful to the USA for subsidizing their quality of life | 1 | 2017-05-11T04:54:45 | 123 | 10 | 14 |
Let's make some spectacularly over-the-top assumptions to keep the numbers simple. We'll assume there is only one form of HIV, and we'll assume there are only two companies capable of making a cure for this one form of HIV, and that this cure will work perfectly 100% of the time with no side-effects. In that case, the ... | After billions spent on HIV research, it became more profitable to sell meds for the infected than it would be to sell a vaccine to everyone, so we'll only see a vaccine when this scenario invert. CMV. | 0 | 2013-05-27T17:22:47 | 47 | 7 | 18 |
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