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Let me say that I am a hiphop head. I grew up breakdancing, loving graff and rapping. I love a lot of styles of music, but rap is kinda my home. Rap doesn't get enough credit, because it is more superficial that a lot of other forms of music. That is my opinion, but it's rather obvious. Rappers like Tupac paint a pict... | Hiphop culture was born at the cross roads of racism, poverty, and the American Dream, and deserves more credit | 0 | 2014-12-19T13:04:36 | 37 | 1 | 1 |
I would suggest that more important than the natural attractiveness you mention is how well-put-together a person is. You can be the most attractive person in the city, but if you look like a slob and don't take care of yourself, you're unlikely to be treated well by strangers. By the same token, someone who is not con... | I believe that being attractive is the single most important trait in determining how strangers will treat you. | 0 | 2014-06-13T02:04:08 | 69 | 1 | 16 |
Reddit, what is so bad about Windows 10? From an enterprise point of view it is very difficult / annoying to turn off all the "consumer crap" (Mail app, Stocks things, The Store) that I 100% don't want my users using. We use Outlook, not Mail. They click mail, it no work. They call help desk. Should be an option to tu... | Windows 10 was good for the vast majority of people. | 1 | 2017-03-17T03:27:32 | 23 | 10 | 5 |
Before we can reverse-engineer our description of the word game, we need to determine our context, and depending on the context, we may need to answer some more questions. In the context of the mathematical field of Game Theory, a game has a very specific definition. Games as we commonly think of them mostly meet this ... | I don't think the term "game" has a concrete definition. | 0 | 2015-10-28T18:44:55 | 311 | 1 | 130 |
In cases like /r/WTF and /r/morbidreality, sure, if you have strong triggers you shouldn't be on those subs. But sometimes the trigger is ancillary to the point of the sub, and in those cases, should have tags. A /r/funny post that is something comical about spiders should probably have a spider tag. /r/funny isn't a p... | I do not believe trigger warnings are necessary or obligatory. | 1 | 2013-09-12T22:01:47 | 50 | 5 | 12 |
I think this is the crux of your post: Although there may be a few exceptions to this, the majority of modern country is awful, redundant, and lacks any sort of meaning. Can you honestly say that this doesn't apply to mainstream pop, rock, rap or anything else? While we're at it, it also applies to movies, TV, books, s... | Country music is absolutely terrible. | 1 | 2015-08-24T21:01:47 | 18 | 22 | 128 |
I believe this is unfair because it forces me to use my tax dollars to pay for lower income schools further in the city and outside of Elkhorn's schools' districts that I nor my children would ever attend. Do you find the very concept of using tax money to fund public resources that some people might not use unfair? Or... | Equally distributing tax dollars among public schools punishes students and tax payers living in wealthier school districts. | 0 | 2015-11-13T16:56:19 | 38 | 1 | 26 |
Evidence that a wage increase would not result in the loss of unskilled jobs to outsourcing, automation etc... Different studies show different effects in both directions. However, [an analysis of 64 studies](http://www.cepr.net/blogs/cepr-blog/studying-the-studies-on-the-minimum-wage) regarding minimum wage and teenag... | A minimum wage increase will hurt the poor and the economy, not help it. | 1 | 2015-05-25T00:42:08 | 63 | 17 | null |
Nutshell: well-meaning people who advocate for affirmative action in schools and places of work believe minorities lack the same ~~abilities~~ socioeconomic opportunities as whites, and that makes those well-meaning people racist. Change My View. You fundamentally misunderstand AA. It's about correcting for difference... | People who advocate government interference in the market for affirmative action purposes are, by definition, racist themselves because their advocacy means they do not believe the minority race in question had the ability to accomplish the same results without help. | 0 | 2016-07-12T04:46:48 | 55 | 1 | 28 |
The answer to this is the moon. If the earth is a circle, or a "disk," it would cast very different shadows on the moon. Since we always see the same curved shape casting a shadow on the moon, there are only two possibilities: 1) the earth is *always* positioned in a way that the Sun is pointed at a perfect angle to th... | The Earth is not a sphere, but a circle | 1 | 2015-10-21T08:22:14 | 53 | 20 | 15 |
There's a difference between gender *roles*, which are socially constructed and can vary from culture to culture, and gender *identity*, which is likely biological and inborn. It's absolutely clear to me that there are, or can be, more than two gender roles in a culture. There are many examples, both current and histor... | There are only two genders | 0 | 2017-04-04T21:05:10 | 49 | 2 | 8 |
That would worsen the (usually) already long lines for the women while not hindering much of the men at all (save for the few who need a stall). | Mens' and Womens' bathrooms should be replaced with "Stalls" and "Urinals" | 0 | 2015-12-28T06:40:48 | 74 | 6 | null |
The true purpose of the first game is not to beat the Elite Four and become the champion. In fact, collecting badges is actually just a side quest initially because a townsperson blocks your way. Later gym badges continue being necessary because they allow you to progress as they are necessary to use HM's out of battle... | "Gotta Catch 'Em All" is a bad slogan for Pokemon, as it's a terrible strategy. | 0 | 2016-07-28T03:10:41 | 35 | 3 | 71 |
I'm an Atheist so this probably isn't the reply you were expecting but.. It comes down to your sense of time. Ever have a dream where it felt like multiple days have passed, but really its only been an hour? What if when you die, your perception of time shifts such that you can live what feels like an eternity in heave... | I don't think an afterlife (such as heaven) is realistically plausible. | 1 | 2016-10-25T05:52:17 | 39 | 4 | 8 |
I don't intend to become rich, so there would be no need for this much money. You need that much money at least to afford the land and the machinery needed to farm commercially to be able to make any money at all farming. Unless you are growing a labor intensive crop like organic vegetables you need over a thousand ac... | The best place to raise kids is in a farm. | 1 | 2016-08-06T21:12:06 | 84 | 3 | 13 |
I'm going to take a different approach. I'm less worried about your liver as I am the picc line. If you drink, you are more likely to act like your normal self which may include dancing. You said exercise is bad, and what does everyone who drinks at weddings do? Dance. You also may be less aware of your surroundings ... | I should drink at my friends wedding next weekend | 1 | 2017-01-06T19:49:26 | 40 | 2 | 3 |
Yes, they very much should get some of their money back. Why? Personally, I have *no problem* paying into the school systems despite the fact I don't have kids because I don't like living in a society with stupid, uneducated people. I have no problem paying into someone else's health care even if it means they'll get ... | Morally speaking, I'd be perfectly fine with obese by choice people not being allowed to access any kind of tax payer funded healthcare | 1 | 2017-03-03T00:54:07 | 118 | 5 | 8 |
misusing their position You use a lot of vague phrases in your post. Some examples would be helpful. or they are caught from blatant lies and are doing opposite of what they say they do As others have pointed out, and I have elsewhere, this is hugely subjective. Rep. Smith wants to build the wall. But he voted against... | 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 | 2017-05-04T18:44:57 | 144 | 1 | 2 |
I'm catholic and a member of the organization that got "under God" put in the pledge, but I support removing it. If you remove those two words, you solve most of the problems with the pledge. As far as the Jehovah's Witness argument, should we stop blood transfusions so JWs don't have to deal with explaining they are a... | The pledge of allegiance should be removed from public schools in the US because it violates both freedom *of* and freedom *from* religion. | 1 | 2015-01-09T18:58:06 | 172 | 4 | 1 |
Masculinity and femininity make sense through a cultural lens. What it means to be a man in one culture, and in one group within that culture (upper class, lower class, et cetera) can change, but there are clear expectations made across all barriers in many ways. | There is no such thing as masculinity and femininity. | 1 | 2017-04-19T05:14:42 | 67 | 2 | 11 |
I'm not sure what context you see that statement. But my first interpretation would be that she is far more classy than donald trump. (If comparing to the previous administration, you'd say 'the trumps are bringing class back to the white house.') Racism against people with orange skin rarely counts. | There is no non-racist reason for people to say "Melania Trump is bringing class back to the White House". | 0 | 2017-03-17T02:32:53 | 119 | 1 | null |
'Donations' to politicians and parties are so unregulated that it is obvious bribery, making many/most politicians not the voice of the people, but their donors. They actually aren't as unregulated as you seem to think. In fact quite the opposite. Even lobbyists are quite regulated. The problem lies in understanding wh... | Money and special interest donations are the biggest problem in american politics | 0 | 2017-05-21T04:25:46 | 71 | 3 | 101 |
From my experience as a woman, here's the deal for me: - Women aren't really told that they should/could enjoy sex. This might sound crazy, but I didn't realize women *could* enjoy it until high school. It's around that time I learned that women could actually masturbate too. I'd known men could pretty much since I lea... | I don't believe women desire sex nearly as much as men. | 0 | 2014-07-29T19:12:13 | 167 | 15 | 2Δ |
I'm unsure. It would depend entirely on the level of deterrence. As much as it might not be popular opinion, I believe that human life does have a measurable value that we can ascribe to it. If widespread adoption of the death penalty cost 1.5 billion dollars, and saved two lives per year, that wouldn't sway me. If it ... | There is nothing fundamentally wrong with the death penalty. | 1 | 2016-02-10T21:29:06 | 51 | 1 | 7 |
I certainly agree with you on that. People are entitled to their beliefs. Nobody holds moral superiority over another (well, I shouldn't say that, because there are certainly some people who are "truly" moral, like Gandhi, and others that are certainly amoral, like Jeffrey Dahmer). As an atheist (and a [Kierkegaardian]... | Atheists do not have the right to voice their opinions on religion to those who have faith. | 1 | 2015-06-10T13:13:00 | 53 | 0 | null |
Religions don't promote violence, they're mostly about love and acceptance of others. It's the radicals who misinterpret and use religion as an excuse to pile/murder/conquer. | Religion as a whole does not need to be abolished. | 0 | 2015-06-17T20:00:50 | 78 | 1 | null |
Okay, but how do you reconcile: the small benefit of anonymity could still exist on a "deeper web" With: Most web pages where people have anonymity are web pages where people want anonymity. The only way to change that is to take that option away or at least make it harder. Are you proposing taking away the option of... | The Internet would be a better place if everyone had to actually post as themselves. | 1 | 2017-06-06T18:43:41 | 67 | 2 | 27 |
Having a bio-metric gun safe could overcome many of the issues you cite with having a gun and children. They are quickly accessible, and cant be opened by your children. http://www.gunvault.com/?gclid=CIjO2L3i67gCFURp7AodCSEAAA | I think that for a parent, any reason for owning a handgun is outweighed by the inherent risks of having one in the home. CMV | 1 | 2013-08-07T19:39:13 | 97 | 14 | 2 |
Now, if the kid or teen commited suicide, that would be neutral and heatbreaking for the parents, but still neutral, every single human has the ultimate right to live or not, the trouble arises with responsibilities. If my teen kid would come to me with thoughts of suicide, not only it would be heartbreaking as it wou... | Suicide is neutral and thus should never be fought against. Respect those decisions! We need more respect in this world! | 1 | 2017-01-19T15:52:27 | 50 | 3 | 2 |
What about someone who is a cis gendered white male who also is an Atheist who rejects the idea of religion completely? What reason do they have for supporting Islam when they think religion as a public institution as a whole should be abolished? | Cis gendered straight males should be supporting Islam | 0 | 2017-03-23T05:02:46 | 45 | 1 | 90 |
Google does not respect it's users. At least in terms of letting users decide what content they want to view when they complete a search. Google, like most search engines, "bubbles" its search results. It's why you and another user often come up with different results at the top of a Google search. Based off of your se... | I love Google. CMV. | 0 | 2014-01-24T07:45:06 | 109 | 1 | 5 |
This proposal would give the government an unlimited ability to suppress entire voting demographics by arbitrarily adjusting tax brackets. | People who are net tax payers should have a vote. Everyone else, including government employees, should not get a vote. | 1 | 2014-10-20T22:45:09 | 60 | 6 | 15 |
First of all, spending money on urban planning to make cities more environmentally friendly is a necessity even if you aren't trying to save the environment. Cities that utilize smart growth are able to support a bigger population, and, because everything is closer together, they are more efficient in terms of fuel usa... | It is not worth the money it costs to conserve biodiversity | 0 | 2015-05-19T07:23:21 | 36 | 1 | null |
As Tony Soprano said the two industries resistant to market forces and recession are the entertainment industry and our thing. The average western man is a sack of suet with no social skills, real hobbies, children or ambition. I don't see these people just quitting video games on their own accord and doing something... | I believe the game industry will crash relatively soon (within 10 years) | 0 | 2016-09-29T21:29:36 | 41 | 3 | null |
There's no danger that robots will take over the world in the future Robots don't have ambitions, we should stop treating them and talking about them as if they're human beings with emotions. You may be right that robots/AIs won't develop ambitions to take over the world *on their own*. But this isn't necessary. But ... | There's no danger that robots will take over the world in the future | 1 | 2017-03-31T19:00:18 | 100 | 1 | 33 |
The current system (at least in Ontario, Canada) calls for a fine not to exceed some predetermined value, and grants both prosecutors and judges discretion to reduce that amount based on the individual circumstances of the offender, both with respect to the nature of the offence, and the offender's ability to pay. Thus... | I believe monetary penalties for criminal acts should be a percentage of a person's income, CMV. | 1 | 2014-03-18T05:30:19 | 295 | 2 | 1 |
Anecdotally, one of my best friends was a vegetarian fitness nut who you probably would've gotten along with. Then in her mid 20s she was in a car crash that fucked up her back and hips. She's "recovered" but she has mobility problems even now. She's simply an accelerated version of what causes most mobility problems l... | I believe the majority of mobility problems of the elderly is self inflicted. | 1 | 2016-08-29T18:42:31 | 66 | 2 | 11 |
There are many excellent responses here, so I'll just address the concerns. Or worse, are being conned into doing so by somebody who's going to one day quietly pack up the money and leave and won't be discovered until somebody else tries to cash in and it's far too late. <snip And even then... it's data. How do yo... | I'm convinced Bitcoins are either a delusion, or a long con. Help me CMV. | 0 | 2013-09-02T20:31:03 | 970 | 2 | null |
1. This is a low skill job that can be used as a stepping stone to another job. This is true of all sorts of crappy, minimum wage jobs. Mostly you don't see older folks working in these places because they have indeed moved on. Is it really so bad that had some place to work when they had no other skills? 2. It is a gr... | I believe fast food is bad for the economy CMV | 0 | 2013-08-21T20:08:59 | 124 | 2 | 1 |
Let's see... you've covered a lot of territory with deltas already... what other arguments can I make... 1. Is is really fair to compare a small amount of concentrated flavor to a larger amount of equally good flavor that is just spread out over more food? I mean, sure, that one bite of seared scallop is going to taste... | Appetizers taste better than entrees. | 0 | 2015-12-11T21:34:15 | 28 | 2 | 144 |
Your focus on detention is arbitrary. It's like saying it's unfair that hostages don't have access to pizza. Maybe, but the whole state of being-a-hostage is unfair. Instead of obsessing about their lack of pepperoni and mushrooms, why not, instead, focus on the actual problem? - We force children to go to school. - We... | I believe school detention should be illegal | 1 | 2016-09-04T15:38:33 | 54 | 5 | 1 |
Looking at your arguments, it seems like you should support these two new initiatives: * Cars should slam on their brakes at random intervals. Getting rear-ended improves traffic safety. * Drivers should be fined occasionally, whether they deserve it or not. This will bring them closer to paying a fair share. If you ... | It is perfectly fine to shorten the yellow signal when installing traffic light violation cameras | 0 | 2014-09-19T06:46:26 | 91 | 0 | 20Δ |
I feel that consumer offerings of 25, 30, 50 Mbps and more are really just selling people the idea of a super fast connection that they'll really never use. Think of how quickly the internet has changed. From 2000 to 2014 in a short 14 years we have gone from Dial up internet being the norm to people having 12mb/s to 5... | Internet speeds above 20Mbps aren't useful for most people. | 0 | 2014-09-15T19:20:32 | 102 | 2 | null |
How about someone who, say, brutally raped a dozen prepubescent girls, causing massive irreparable internal damage, and left them beaten and broken? Gotta say that even though I oppose the death penalty, I'd be a lot quicker to pull the switch on scum like that than someone who, say, planned the murder of his wife's lo... | I believe that only murderers deserve death. CMV. | 0 | 2014-02-17T18:31:42 | 42 | 1 | 108Δ |
the country would revolt?? You mean like with Bradley Manning? | The best thing for Snowden to do would be to return to the US | 0 | 2014-06-15T14:20:38 | 134 | 56 | null |
In this case we have no argument. It might be worth adding an edit / update to your OP to clarify your position, because I don't think anyone here would quibble with your statement about your own personal choice regarding your own religious beliefs. It's a vastly different and less inflammatory claim / statement than ... | Black people shouldn't be Christians. | 1 | 2017-03-03T00:30:57 | 96 | 2 | 2 |
So there are things that need to be decided between states that require someone with more power. Think about how to use a river that divides a state. Left state will want all the water and Right state will want all the water so the federal government has to step in so that both sides can get access to the water and lea... | 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. | 1 | 2016-01-26T17:06:56 | 61 | 1 | 1 |
Google has traditionally been an amazing company, but it has lost some its friendly start-up character as it's gotten older. It used to be that engineers ran the place. They made cool stuff and gave it away for cheap, because Google's search engine made so much money that they could afford to try out random stuff. Now ... | I love Google. CMV. | 1 | 2014-01-24T00:20:17 | 109 | 26 | 39Δ |
I've been using the internet since 1995. Not once since that time, have I never consented to this *arbitrary* social contract that you subscribe to. I pay an internet service provider for internet. Not private website owners. It has always been, that website owners just rolled out ads and people were just expected to l... | People who use ad-blockers are just as bad as pirates. | 1 | 2016-08-21T00:11:45 | 92 | 2 | 13 |
Christ's resurrection is theologically significant for three reasons: 1. His resurrection ensures that all will not die (because of the sin of Adam), but rather be born into eternal life. In fact, he is living proof that others will *also* be raised from the dead. In 1 Corinthians 15:20–22 Paul states: "^20 But Chris... | Good Friday is way more important than Easter Sunday | 1 | 2017-04-16T20:48:31 | 39 | 5 | 1 |
While I would agree that it is just as possible for a vegetarian diet to be healthy for most people, there are some that are physically *required* to eat meat. I have a friend that has an admittedly rare issue with anemia. While most anemics are able to take iron pills or consume plants that are rich in iron, her body ... | I believe there are no valid arguments for eating meat, other than "I like the taste" - CMV | 1 | 2013-02-17T16:39:06 | 383 | 2 | 2 |
But I feel with little other common traits, my brain is now searching for a common trait to be weary of. I don't want it to be skin color. Well, you are in luck! Unfortunately, you also probably won't like this answer but it is not ethnicity or race but gender and age. The vast, vast majority of violent crime is commit... | I don't want to be afraid of random black people on the street. I was just attacked. Again. | 0 | 2017-01-07T00:24:23 | 393 | 3 | null |
I liked TFiOS least of all of Green's books - it came off as pretentious and condescending and fake. for the record, this is his only book i've read. Who carries around props all the time so that he can make metaphors? Someone in high school. Seriously this is the time of clicks and literally wearing your identity. G... | I find John Green's books mildly pretentious, repetitive, and not necessarily worth the amount of recognition they get. | 0 | 2014-12-08T01:40:42 | 130 | 3 | null |
I think your ideas are too strong and a bit muddled. A lot of people above are taking issue with the word indoctrination, but I think I understand what you mean and agree. Adults converting from one religion to another isn't really relevant because the vast majority of those people have been indoctrinated to believe th... | The fact that religions rely heavily on indoctrinating children proves they are lies. CMV | 1 | 2013-10-16T21:21:09 | 188 | 9 | 9 |
To a certain point, what you're asserting is nonfalsifiable. Some men don't a woman with mutual attraction in their lifetime, so all you need is one example to prove your point correct. That being said, the view you're stating isn't useful for you as an individual for several reasons. First of all, your post and commen... | Some people just aren't lovable and will literally never find a romantic partner to like them. | 1 | 2017-04-10T14:29:35 | 77 | 1 | 7 |
If an ambulance drove past a man dying on the street, it would be murder. If you have the ability and resources to save someones life, and don't, then you are responsible. murder: the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another. (I will ignore the fact that a libertarian would claim murder is murder reg... | If taxation is theft, being rich is murder. | 1 | 2017-01-23T02:46:59 | 35 | 19 | 1 |
Remember that a bank isn't the only way to invest. But buying mosquito netting, you can save a child from malaria who may grow up to do great things. The money you invest in disease research my in twenty years lead to a cure for you or a loved one. The museum you donate to will stay open so that your daughter is inspir... | I should give little or no money to charity during my life and instead save it and leave it in my will | 1 | 2014-10-21T06:10:01 | 24 | 5 | 89Δ |
What if in the family the father worked from 9am-1pm, and then the mother worked from 1pm-5pm? One parent is always at home caring for the child, so would this be allowed? Or would the "stay at home parent" be banned from working? What about volunteering? Working for nonprofit? Does "working" mean only full-time jobs, ... | A Stay at Home Parent Should Be Required | 0 | 2016-08-05T01:06:28 | 72 | 2 | 2 |
The problem is that, as a general rule, we all consider ourselves good judges of character even when there's no real basis for that belief. It's intuitively satisfying to believe that you can know what a small, isolated mistake tells you about a person, but that doesn't mean that it's true. | I won't hire someone with a misspelling on his resume | 1 | 2015-04-14T03:03:28 | 332 | 38 | 11Δ |
This totally depends upon how you define "moral." My idea of moral behavior includes voting for representatives who will fight for the underprivileged, for instance. Religious people in America lose by that metric. | I believe that in modern Western culture, being religious makes you more moral. CMV | 1 | 2014-03-17T23:52:46 | 124 | 1 | 1 |
1. Dude owns you in game 2. Dude goes "hahahah I fucked you in the ASS! Brb fucking ur mom" 3. Begin branching logic In my experience when there is a girl online the general badgering gets way more targeted than that. Things like "hey [female player] show us your tits/tell us where you live so we can come over and ra... | Women insisting gaming be made into a safe space for them is like a man insisting a Yoga class alter the poses because he feels immasculated sticking his ass in the air. | 1 | 2015-10-29T17:17:13 | 210 | 12 | 16 |
I've noticed this so many times now, where people come up with these hypothetical scenarios where these chickens just come out of nowhere and lay eggs only for humans. Sorry, but that's not how the real world works. The simple reality is that meat, and animal products in general, **are energy inefficient**. It takes mo... | It is illogical for vegans to completely abstain from the consumption of animal products | 1 | 2017-06-13T07:25:54 | 89 | 8 | 12 |
Yes but certain views are attached to a certain self-image (caring, progressive, holy, enlightened, name your poison). It doesn't require University to hold these views. I think you should dismiss these views because they're arrived at though needs that have to do with emotion and identity and belonging, not function o... | I believe that being patriotic in the 21st century is damaging to the global community and displays national immaturity. CMV | 1 | 2014-02-20T03:32:48 | 286 | 2 | 2 |
So first, thank you for going through the process. I didn't expect you to actually answer these questions here, but I appreciate that you did anyways. Also, I know you're not black and neither am I. I don't want to get into a theological debate here, but in order to help the conversation, and considering that you've q... | Constantly bringing up slavery and past actions when ever anything slightly race motivated is unfair and wrong. | 1 | 2016-07-07T17:10:13 | 421 | 1 | 1 |
It comes down to a disagreement in the definitions of the terms. Some people define "racism" as discrimination or prejudice based on race while others use the same word to mean *systematic or institutional* discrimination or prejudice based on race. Because people in the second camp to not see black people as controlli... | I don't see how black people can't be racist towards whites | 0 | 2016-02-13T21:17:30 | 439 | 1 | 53 |
Like if I were born 80 years ago I would be a devout Christian, and I'm only an atheist because it's popular Being an atheist is the opposite of popular. Atheists are a much disliked and distrusted minority. http://www.pewforum.org/2014/07/16/how-americans-feel-about-religious-groups/ I don't think you're an atheist b... | CMV I don't believe in God anymore, but I would like to.... | 0 | 2015-03-25T03:59:12 | 733 | 2 | null |
You ennumerate the following hypothetical benefits: * Easy global communication * Global mass media reach * Global common ground to forge agreements So let's talk about implementing your language. * First, you need to get the world to agree on adopting the language. This requires you to forge **common ground** between ... | [CMV] I believe adopting a single, unified language would be beneficial to the world | 1 | 2013-05-07T17:33:38 | 110 | 1 | null |
Nothing is an adequate test of intellectual ability. Tests have a few advantages: * There's less ways to cheat. Yes, there's cheating on tests. There's more cheating on any other method of assessment. * They are cheap in a lot of ways. Let's say most students study for a week for exams. They then have quite a lot of ti... | Testing is NOT and adequate gage of intellectual abilities, no matter the subject. | 0 | 2014-12-18T07:13:44 | 51 | 1 | null |
Okay, look, I agree with you that there's nothing morally wrong with what prostitutes do. But I think Johns are morally repugnant and here's why: "an agreement among consenting adults" I'm baffled at how people convinced of our modern, sex-positive notion of 'consent' being paramount continue to let Johns off the hook.... | Not only should prostitution be legalized, but it's alarming that it isn't already. | 0 | 2015-07-11T02:55:04 | 373 | 1 | null |
Assuming you're an American - your black friend has every right to criticize you for any of your behaviors. Because the right to criticize is codified in our Constitution. Now in this specific situation, the race of the person saying the n-word is a part of the context. Think of it like this, a poor person might say so... | If my black friend can say "nigga" publicly he has no right to criticize me if I (as a white guy) use the word in the exact same context. | 1 | 2016-10-26T16:00:47 | 68 | 12 | 99 |
There's no reason to attack you; for many, music is a "from the gut" experience. You hear something, have a love/hate response, and only afterwards do you break down the reasons pro or con. I share your concern about the influences an artist might have on his/her listeners, but I think what art tends to inspire more t... | I despise "rappers" that only rap about money, clubs, guns, etc. | 1 | 2014-05-09T06:45:26 | 89 | 3 | 3∆ |
They do have the right to vote. With the weird exception of American Samoa, people in the four outlying territories have the ability to participate in all elections in the United States. These islands elect their own governors and legislators, and even compete in the presidential primaries. They cannot case votes in th... | The USA is not a real democracy if the people of Guam, Puerto Rico and other island territories do not have the right to vote for their leader | 1 | 2015-03-26T05:57:59 | 271 | 3 | 1Δ |
This depends very much on how "choice" is defined. If "choice" is anything not strictly genetic in nature, then yes it's probably a choice. Or if we're talking strictly about homosexual behavior, that is also a choice because of course at any given moment (except for rape) one can choose to have sex or not have sex. If... | I believe emphasizing that "being gay is born rather than a choice" is irrelevent and gay rights should be the same no matter if homosexuality is born with, nurtured or chosen. | 0 | 2014-09-08T23:48:29 | 433 | 3 | 2 |
You've dismissed strategic voting, but sometimes it's important. Take the recent Canadian election. There was [widespread dissatisfaction with PM Stephen Harper](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/17/canada-election-day-countdown-stephen-harper-justin-trudeau-thomas-mulcair), but the FPTP system of voting had al... | If polls were removed from elections, then the political landscape of any FPTP country would alter dramatically. | 0 | 2015-11-10T23:14:40 | 28 | 3 | 167 |
There are many Christians that choose a more progressive form of cherry-picking the Bible. All Christians cherry-pick ,all over the world. Even in the United States, I know people who are Catholics that don't care if someone is homosexual. The Church of Sweden (by far the largest Christian church in Sweden) has allowd... | I have nothing against Christians, I also have nothing against homosexuals. I think my ethical views are contradictory because of this. | 1 | 2016-06-23T11:01:42 | 73 | 3 | 9 |
I had an awesome economics teacher. I learned a lot. I mean it! I could do the taxes for a small business and I'm 18! He was lots of fun and very thorough and helped EVERYONE. But if you didn't care he was an asshole to you. Well mostly he buckled down on you and made class not as fun. He also would not give full credi... | I believe that we can change american school's by allowing students to evaulate their teachers, CMV | 0 | 2014-01-14T10:38:31 | 59 | 1 | 1 |
I'm not saying we completely absolve responsibility, I'm saying that focusing on that does absolutely nothing to help them get better. Obesity is also classified as a disease. These are both issues that A)pose serious health risks, and B) in most cases require treatment. That's what we do with diseases. Why is it so wr... | Addiction is a habit, not a disease. | 1 | 2015-07-17T18:34:53 | 117 | 1 | 8 |
To address your points: Firstly how can a UBI possibly be financed? It would be financed from removing existing welfare programs, a reduction in bureaucratic overhead and additional taxes: - Removal of existing programs: This is pretty self explanatory. No more welfare, WIC, subsidized housing, etc. Just UBI - Reductio... | A Universal Basic Income Will Not Work. | 1 | 2016-05-10T20:16:54 | 50 | 2 | 26 |
Hi! I work as a staff member at a public research university in the midwest. I thought I'd take a stab at addressing some of your concerns. For starters, there are a number of different colleges and universities to choose from in the United States. There are very affordable community colleges, there are public universi... | University system (in the US) is an enormous scam that focuses on separating as much money from you as possible instead of quality education. CMV | 0 | 2014-03-22T06:46:26 | 121 | 2 | null |
Cattle have the ability to fill an essential role in meat production. Cattle can convert cellulose into calories. Unfortunately, cattle management has industrialized to feed mostly on grains. A properly managed ranch can integrate into an ecosystem and allow cattle to fulfill their niche as grass grazers. If we outlaw... | I believe that we should stop eating beef. CMV | 1 | 2013-05-06T05:40:32 | 140 | 2 | 1 |
Have you watched ufc or other mma groups? The techniques in the two videos are used in many many fights. These videos don't appear to teach magical martial arts moves, but common sense ideas about self defence. Obviously when you are mounted you are in a terrible spot, but bridging and trying to flip the guy is basical... | I believe that canned techniques for self-defense won't really help someone in a real life situation. CMV. | 0 | 2013-07-06T21:21:54 | 39 | 1 | null |
We waste hundreds of millions annually on enforcing these laws. Saving that money will surely help the economy. Even if the price of legalized cannabis is tiny, that is still taxed product that normally wouldn't have even been sold. If you had to compare no tax on no product, to some tax on a lot of product, that is st... | Legalizing Marijuana Will Not Help the Economy | 1 | 2015-01-22T16:31:54 | 105 | 10 | 1 |
Yes, I agree that you are making a good case for regulation. My point is that you are not really making a good case for fraud/illegality. In the end overbooking benefits customers because airlines know that there are, on average, going to be cancellations. if there was no over-booking, airlines would be forced to under... | Overbooking should be illegal. | 1 | 2017-04-10T20:26:05 | 803 | 11 | 157 |
You already noted a few reasons for it in your CMV. But, that 49 hours a week is necessary to be productive the other 119. Say you skip a night because you just don't want to sleep and then a project you have to do ends up riddled with errors because you couldn't focus. Now you just wasted all of that time only to go t... | I hate going to sleep and have to force myself to do it every day. Please CMV about sleep being a waste of time. | 1 | 2016-12-05T18:03:30 | 32 | 10 | 1 |
I don't think you quite understand the strength of capitalism, nor do you really understand what things would be like without capitalism. The question is, though, whether infinite moving forward is possible. I'm of the opinion, that infinite growth on a planet with objectivly limited sources is obviously impossible. S... | I believe that humanity is reaching, or has already reached, a point, where capitalism, egoism, materialism, and even states and nationalism has no place. | 0 | 2016-05-11T03:06:25 | 70 | 39 | null |
Only if China has the same "You first" mentality. If China could be shown that they can do things in a more environmentally responsible way from the get-go, and that it could work out in their long-term favor, then they may not give a damn what the US is doing. It doesn't have to be so contentious. Like I said, we're w... | China and India have every right to burn fossil fuels. | 1 | 2015-10-28T20:21:56 | 135 | 10 | 51 |
Spending $20 billion to stop 337,000 immigrants means you are spending just under $60,000 for each immigrant you stop. That's a pretty terrible investment strategy right off the bat. Even if you spend $20 billion to build it, and another $1 billion a year maintaining, and then look at the ROI over 10 years, it's still ... | I support Donald Trump | 1 | 2017-01-31T05:07:30 | 1,516 | 583 | 171 |
A red light camera can not issue a citation for a moving violation. It can only issue a fine that breaks a rule against city code. Like many other cities, Fort Worth has red light cameras, but you can't be compelled to pay them. No one pays them around here because it's toothless because the courts decided that only a... | If a redlight camera is enough to give a ticket for running a red light, then automatic toll systems should be able to give fines for speeding | 0 | 2015-08-18T07:17:46 | 76 | 48 | null |
The key point I dont see emphasized enough is the difference between creating a super team vs. joining a super team. In the first instance there are still so many unknowns revolving a new team. You have a bar to set despite not having established team chemistry. In the second instance you are joining what has already b... | Kevin Durant made a perfectly reasonable decision to play for Golden State this year and doesn't deserve the derision he's received | 0 | 2017-06-21T02:14:21 | 134 | 32 | null |
What you just describe is the 90% of all diabetics. And no, it's not their fault as you might think. Type 2 diabetes means that pancreas does not produce enough insulin to carry the glucose into the body's cells to use for energy. As to why Pancreas doesn't produce enough Insulin, it could be variety of reasons. Geneti... | I have no sympathy for Type 2 Diabetics | 0 | 2016-11-04T01:27:54 | 85 | 6 | 14 |
When do you think you should be allowed to do this? Like you said, there is already a period where you can take the class for a few weeks and if you don't like it, drop it without any penalty. From what I remember of my college days, that window is several weeks into the course - more than enough time to see what the c... | Students should be able to receive a refund for a class of the professor does not teach. | 0 | 2016-10-27T20:51:11 | 71 | 22 | 75 |
If no one is losing any of their property, it is not theft. Even piracy, which is illegal for a good reason, is not theft. You should pay for the content you consume, but not doing so is only taking away the potential money you would pay, and nothing more, while stealing a car robs someone from their physical property.... | AdBlock users are nothing but thieves | 0 | 2016-10-14T21:04:17 | 79 | 1 | null |
I hope that this doesn't get burried, I've thought a bout this for quite some time trying to figure out the best way to approach this. Firstly I will attack your claims using logic and reasoning and methods that are used to determine history from primary sources. ignoring le STEM circlejerk logic, and facts do dictate ... | The Jesus Myth Hypothesis is Plausible | 0 | 2015-05-28T02:31:06 | 171 | 3 | null |
I dislike giving giving anecdotal evidence to convince people, but here it is. I've two different situations for you. I'm a dude. I know your original post doesn't specify gender, but I think, just in *realistic* terms, it's different when a woman rapes a man. I wouldn't say I've been raped by before, but I've undoubt... | I believe rape victims have a social responsibility to report their assaults to the authorities. CMV | 1 | 2014-03-24T18:26:40 | 953 | 712 | 1 |
I only watched about ten episodes, so maybe my main critique becomes unfounded later on but from what I've heard I don't think that's the case. As far as I'm concerned SAO is a decent show. Great fight scenes, good music, good production values. A good popcorn show but it doesn't do anything really unique or really ma... | Sword Art Online is one of the best Anime of All Time [SPOILERS] | 0 | 2015-07-07T09:55:36 | 47 | 1 | 3Δ |
You seem to be basing your entire argument on an anecdotal observation, which would seem to be heavily colored by confirmation bias. I'm fairly certain nobody else in here shares your observations, and there's a good reason for that. If you think that differences in interests or composure are relationship killers, then... | Males and Females are socially and emotionally incompatible and heterosexual relationships are unrealistic and farcical. | 1 | 2016-04-25T19:10:11 | 29 | 2 | 4 |
[Take your pick](http://www.evilbible.com/Biblical%20Contradictions.htm). This one seems pretty obvious: I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. - Genesis 32:30 No man hath seen God at any time. - John 1:18 | I believe that the bible is god-breathed and contains no errors. CMV | 0 | 2013-11-07T23:26:15 | 86 | 1 | 5 |
If it were up to nature and there were no doctors, medicine, or anything like that, people like me would have likely died before we ever got the chance to bear children. This is a harsh truth, but is something evolution does to ultimately wipe stuff like this from the gene pool and it is better for the species as a res... | I've suffered from cancer and don't think it's morally right for me to reproduce because of it. CMV. | 0 | 2014-01-29T03:21:22 | 27 | 1 | 3Δ |
There's so much biological change we can impose on our nature. What will it mean to be human when we medically modify every "flaw" we feel we have? How would a hypothetical treatment to become black or become white make you feel? I believe some things shouldn't be changed. While this is only tangential to the issue of ... | Wanting to change your sex because you feel you were born with the wrong gender is no different from pretending to be black because you feel you were born with the wrong color (cf. Rachel Dolezal) | 0 | 2015-10-03T23:23:21 | 818 | 1 | 12 |
The thing is - with all the hate on the industry, with all the terrible companies like EA or indie developers putting out unfinished garbage games with microtransactions, despite all the shortcuts people are still talking to get development cycles done faster - people are still buying games. Every game that goes on pre... | I believe the game industry will crash relatively soon (within 10 years) | 0 | 2016-09-30T16:50:51 | 41 | 1 | 4 |
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