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Change is always slow. Even violent, seemingly rapid change is usually decades, even centuries in the making. The Civil Rights movement may read like a sudden change, but it was built on the backs of many decades of fighting Jim Crow. It finally came to a head in the 60s, but even Brown v. Board was almost a full decad... | Without a drastic, probably violent, revolution nothing will change politically in the United States | 1 | 2017-06-14T21:47:55 | 156 | 5 | 25 |
The biggest issue is we do need to normalize it to an extent to where children do not start harassing others that are obese. The more we pretend obese children do not exist, the less we teach children how to act. Children that otherwise have not seen an obese child might prove to have negative effects when allowed to f... | Obesity should not be shown in movies/TV shows that have a young audience, due to it normalising unhealthy lifestyles. | 1 | 2017-02-19T09:52:39 | 58 | 71 | 6 |
Hi -- I'm the person whose website is linked in the OP. Found this thread floating around and I wanted to reply with clarifications/response to the OP and things said in some of the comments/responses here. Firstly, I am politically a leftist. I am not a "liberal" and I don't support the Democratic Party in the U.S., b... | Leftist word censorship is a blight upon politics and society | 1 | 2017-05-26T08:09:40 | 143 | 2 | 1 |
I'm going to address a few key points by discussing pre-history and the carbon cycle. The Earth has a certain amount of carbon on it. It's basically the same amount from when the Earth was formed, just in various locations and in various forms. On the surface/in the ocean/in the atmosphere carbon is exchanged through t... | I believe that man made global warming to be made up, CMV | 0 | 2013-11-24T21:10:51 | 489 | 2 | 4 |
Pregnancy age is measured from the date of the last cycle, not conception. Most women discover they are pregnant between weeks 4 and 7. A decent number don't find out until after week 8. Using your own logic, you'll want to push your estimate to at least 10 weeks, since you based your calculations on conception date. | (mostly) pro-life | 1 | 2016-04-14T02:28:01 | 91 | 11 | 108 |
I think that the state executing a criminal for their crimes cannot be justified. First, the criminal could be proven innocent after the time in which they are executed, and constitutes for around 4% of those criminals that are executed. If capital punishment was not enforced, these people would have been able to live ... | Capital Punishment is never justified. | 0 | 2016-08-03T00:39:43 | 128 | 7 | 6 |
It seems like you've decided to believe the things that other people say about modern feminists without actually looking at source material by third wave feminists themselves. I think the primary concerns of modern feminism are gender violence (rape, domestic violence, and sexual harassment) and reproductive rights. T... | Feminism though once a powerful movement that better the lives of millions, has devolved into a movement without a point and now causes more harm than good. | 0 | 2017-04-10T02:51:54 | 480 | 46 | 7 |
But we fund Universities to teach scientific fact (including historical facts like the history of feminism, or description of what feminists believe), not political opinion (like feminism itself). We fund universities to educate, do research, train people, among other things. On your standard, teaching people to think ... | Gender Studies is a Pseudoscience with a deep ideological bias and shouldn't be taught in publicly-funded Universities. | 0 | 2016-05-08T06:40:12 | 153 | 25 | 7 |
Cost analysis. Lets say over the next 2-3 years you plan on buying 500 new songs. If you are buying them as singles, that could easily be $500 as ($1 a song). Spotify (free version) would already be an upside. Now lets say you want to play your music when you are not at home, and do not have your devices with you. You ... | I use iTunes. Why should I switch to something like Spotify when I already have an extensive library set up? | 0 | 2015-06-12T23:58:02 | 68 | 1 | 6Δ |
Not all dogs within a breed have genetic problems. You can find a breeder who is very careful and selective of the dogs they want to breed, and you meet the parents of your potential puppy, request information about previous generations, etc. As to why I prefer purebred dogs: I have very specific breeds that I like aft... | It's always a better decision to adopt a mutt from the pound than to buy from a breeder. | 0 | 2017-05-10T19:07:17 | 95 | 3 | 2 |
IMO, the main reason people see more value in Science + Engineering vs. other majors is the sheer difficulty of attempting to study any practical aspects on your own. In this day and age, I can learn just about any amount of theory I want through online textbooks and journal articles. I can practice coding or attempt t... | I see little value in majoring in science/mathematics as compared to other fields of study. CMV | 0 | 2013-07-12T02:13:55 | 45 | 1 | 1 |
Melania and her husband are public figures. Public figures don't receive the same protections as your average Joe. It often comes into play with libel laws and right to privacy. This so that we can examine these figures with higher scrutiny. This scrutiny is absolutely warranted because they have chosen to seek the att... | Fashion Designers Should Not Be Allowed to Discriminate Against Melania | 1 | 2016-11-20T01:14:27 | 42 | 14 | 16 |
Among people who have never personally experienced a psychoactive state of altered perception, there is a pernicious and ubiquitous misconception about what such a state is actually like. The subjective qualia of such a state is something so completely alien to the baseline reality you have become accustomed to your en... | It is NEVER a good idea to partake in recreational drug use. CMV | 1 | 2014-02-12T10:41:48 | 58 | 8 | 2 |
You then have a proprtionately large non-working elderly population. See:Japan. Who will care/support them and how will we maintain the tax base we are used to? | A shrinking population size is a good thing | 1 | 2015-07-23T19:37:21 | 68 | 13 | 62 |
you still have all of your work ahead of you to make the defensible claim that that God gives meaning to life. Not God, the act of believing and the reason is rooted in the human psyche. Why would a moral system based on logic necessitate that all variables be known? Because that's how logic is defined: "If A then B". ... | I think belief in God is indefensible on any grounds CMV | 1 | 2013-05-03T01:26:09 | 130 | 1 | 1 |
Most open-world games still have a fairly linear main quest, which underscores the role of linearity as a backbone for most games (e.g. Horizon Zero Dawn, Skyrim). While you can explore the world freely, and explore branching side quests, some of which may affect details of the main storyline, there's still a relativel... | From a pure gameplay standpoint, open-world is inherently better than linearity in video games | 1 | 2017-05-05T22:28:59 | 99 | 3 | 5 |
If the main driver is research, why not relax the current rules regarding research of schedule I drugs without the need for reclassification? The MDMA trials just sent the paperwork for end-of-phase-2 status to the FDA. If there's enough clinical benefit seen in the phase 3 trial, the drug would necessarily be reclass... | MDMA (ecstasy), LSD, Psilocybin, Ayahuasca/DMT should not be schedule I drugs, they should be re-scheduled and further researched | 1 | 2016-12-01T20:13:36 | 139 | 127 | 16 |
*shrug* Maybe it's partly down to different attitudes towards risk-aversion. There's always a chance you'll regret a decision in the future. Some people are better able than others to tolerate that risk and accept an occasional measure of regret. The flip-side of that risk of regret is greater opportunity that comes fr... | Tattoos are ultimately a bad idea. | 1 | 2014-07-04T04:04:52 | 36 | 4 | 3Δ |
It looks like you've already had a good discussion here - I would like to add a little more. First of all, psychology is a huge field, and some things you might be exposed to may not be good science (or may not even be science at all)... much in the same way that "alternative medicine" is not real medicine. There is a ... | I do not believe that Psychology is a valid science. CMV | 0 | 2013-09-14T08:23:06 | 55 | 1 | 6 |
Am I in the right to be labeled as something I dont want to and hasnt been really asked upon the mayority of straight people? I think this shows your confusion. If someone is transgender, it doesn't mean that they are necessarily gay or lesbian. Before asserting that the term cisgender is incorrect, you first need to u... | I do not think the term "cisgender" is correct. | 0 | 2016-08-22T17:33:54 | 154 | 2 | 20 |
I don't think it's necessary to actually dispute any of your points. Any criticism you have leveled at C-3PO is exponentially worse for Jar Jar, consequently, C-3PO can't be the worse character in Star Wars. My understanding of C-3P0 is that he serves mainly as comic relief in the movies. Jar Jar serves exclusively as... | C-3PO is the worst character in the Star Wars Movies. Yes, I said C-3PO is worse than Jar Jar. | 1 | 2014-07-22T04:20:47 | 36 | 16 | 3 |
Good question! I hope we can avoid the obvious political reasons that make it difficult to implement this system. First, let use remember that Canada, UK, Australia - the Anglo-sphere have more in common with the US than other countries. This is important. Let us also remember that Canada, was a late adopter of univer... | The US couldn't successfully implement a single-payer health care system | 0 | 2016-01-03T01:18:16 | 61 | 33 | 18 |
Evangelicals went [*overwhelmingly for Trump* even compared to Bush, McCain, and Romney.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/11/09/exit-polls-show-white-evangelicals-voted-overwhelmingly-for-donald-trump/) Exit polls show white evangelical voters voted in high numbers for Donald Trump, 80-16 perc... | Trump voters basically fall into three categories. | 1 | 2017-03-27T22:56:23 | 143 | 2 | 51 |
Killing other people for your own enjoyment is more selfish than killing yourself. | Suicide is the most selfish act a human being can commit. There is absolutely no excuse to end your own life. Depression is not a cause of death... | 1 | 2014-08-12T07:09:10 | 92 | 8 | 4 |
I think that this view of yours stems from a fundamental misunderstanding of what a disorder is. Some other people in the thread have offered explanation of what disorders are, including technical definitions. I'll let those stand because they're generally agreeable. I just also wanted to touch on how it seems like you... | Anorexia is not a real "disorder" | 1 | 2015-09-26T03:40:25 | 28 | 11 | 2 |
So is that a change in view? | Incest really shouldn't be a problem if it can be reasonably concluded that no power relationship is at play and that the couple agree not to have children | 1 | 2017-01-15T02:10:53 | 57 | 0 | 25 |
Rather than enforce its *legality*, the federal government could simply stop enforcing its *illegality*, and leave regulation fully to the states as is done with alcohol. Alcohol is not specifically *legal* by federal mandate- it is left up to states and localities to determine regulation of it, including the minimum... | The use of recreational marijuana should be legal in all 50 states. | 1 | 2015-10-19T23:15:32 | 121 | 192 | 4 |
While I broadly agree, stretching all the way back to WWII is overreach. The 1953 coup in Iran was explicitly about oil access. Carter's 1980 SOTU was about access to oil as a vital interest of the US. LTG Kingston, who was in charge of the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force (which later became CENTCOM) publicly describ... | The US has genuinely been attempting to improve the middle east, and the past 20 years have not been for profit | 1 | 2015-02-08T02:15:48 | 49 | 73 | 6 |
Cultural appropriation is a snafu - it's really difficult to tell what is and what isn't cultural appropriation, especially as culture globalizes and homogenizes (albeit slowly). That said, here's how I understand the dreads-as-cultural-appropriation: Dreads, on some level, are viewed as kind of revolutionary. Not only... | White dreads aren't culture appropriation | 1 | 2015-09-03T23:42:48 | 29 | 3 | 9 |
The US is [the most charitable country in the world](http://www.forbes.com/2008/12/24/america-philanthropy-income-oped-cx_ee_1226eaves.html). They also have the most Olympic gold medals, the most Nobel Laureates, the most globally loved and consumed popular culture, the most powerful economy and military, and the most... | The US is not the greatest country in the world, and at least in 2009-2010 there were multiple countries that were unambiguously better. | 0 | 2015-11-10T18:38:16 | 68 | 5 | null |
When do we do enough to studies to find out that the thing we know doesn't cause autism still doesn't cause autism? They thought there was a link and it has been studied and then found to have no link. Every single study has found this. You're even asking for more stuff to be done. It has been done. It has been looked ... | The Anti-Anti-Vaccination brigade on the internet is stupider than the Anti-Vaccination movement. | 0 | 2015-03-02T04:41:14 | 54 | 4 | null |
Others have argued about particular problems, but I'd like to address the meta-problems. Problems like homosexual marriage, transgender bathrooms, and such are all symptoms of a larger problem: prejudice towards sexuality. Sexuality concerns everyone because even not having one might be seen by others as immoral or dev... | Regarding any problem, if it does not affect me or my companions directly, then I should be indifferent to it. | 0 | 2017-03-16T05:26:29 | 57 | 2 | 1 |
No offense, but as military personnel, you do unethical acts whether you like them or not. It doesn't matter what president you're doing them under. Obama himself has done some shady stuff with the military, and many people think that he is at least a decent leader. Also, I believe you have to take an oath of allegianc... | Someone cannot serve in the US Military if they believe the President to be an unfit Commander in Chief | 0 | 2016-12-17T00:51:43 | 25 | 1 | null |
I thought we just did that, but sure. Someone asks me why I don't use a cell phone, and I just say "I just don't really like cell phones." I may not want to bother others with my phobia of getting cancer from a phone, or I may be embarrassed of it. That doesn't mean I don't believe it. Is this a morally indefensible s... | It is morally indefensible to hold a belief without sufficient evidence. | 1 | 2017-06-27T02:53:20 | 62 | 1 | 9 |
"These children are much further away but I don't see how that dilutes your moral responsibility to them." I think you would agree that where there is no choice present, there is no morality. If someone puts a gun to my head and forces me to donate $50 to a children's hospital online, does it make me a good person? Cle... | Any life other than one of poverty is unethical. | 0 | 2015-08-13T17:04:32 | 94 | 1 | null |
Man we smart humans, we go hard on earth. The fact that humans and animals that can be domesticated formed a relationship in the first place was because it benefits both. We get the warmth unconditional love from them and they get their survival chances higher with us. Goes both ways, its only natural they we make them... | Owning pets is morally wrong | 0 | 2017-02-25T07:00:51 | 38 | 1 | null |
Books being cheap wouldn't really improve lives, not really. People don't just read textbooks. The only people who would benefit would be college students spending $5 on Volume 1 of College Algebra 10th Edition instead of $100. As a writer I can tell you that the same amount of people would be buying my future books at... | ebooks shouldn't cost more than 5dollars. Anything above just hinders education, culture and technological advance. | 0 | 2015-03-27T06:22:05 | 73 | 0 | 1 |
I would like to argue for the thigh. The thigh has the same tasty dark meat as the leg, one bone just like the leg, and a similar skin to meat ratio. However, it has a few things where it does better. First, it has more meat. No matter how big and juicy your drumstick is, the thigh from the same bird will always have m... | The best piece of fried chicken is the leg. | 0 | 2016-10-02T23:37:34 | 65 | 47 | 72 |
In a dedicated relationship I believe being extremely open and honest with your SO is the foundation of said relationship. That being said, a relationship doesn't mean the end of personal privacy. If you would like to see my contacts or messages, let's sit down and look together. If our relationship is at the level whe... | I don't think there's anything wrong with snooping through a significant others phone. | 0 | 2016-03-30T10:41:12 | 43 | 3 | null |
So serious question Max: do you think executing the King will change the minds of the conservatives? It seems it will only cement their opposition to you. Moreover, you will also lose moderates who might be inclined to support the Republicans now. Sure, you argue that justice demands the King should die, but if we act... | I'm Maximilien Robespierre and I should execute King Louis XVI | 0 | 2015-04-28T17:49:16 | 40 | 6 | null |
If someone truly holds a backwards and wrong view of the world which is scientifically inaccurate, especially one as dangerous as anti-vaccination, do you not think they should have every aspect of their view heard and rebutted? Think CMV but on a large scale. Should these things probably be better structured with a po... | Being "fair and balanced" isn't necessary--especially when one of the sides is in direct conflict with actual scientific fact. | 1 | 2015-02-03T19:37:00 | 89 | 16 | 23 |
As one who expressed himself in a nonviolent comment, in would like to state my own reasons. Pao has a sordid history, with some really sketchy lawsuits, and poor business decisions. She is making similarly poor decisions with this site, and doesn't seem to be making the apology with anything other than a sanitised PR ... | While I Can't deny that Ellen Pao is a terrible CEO, the way Reddit has been treating her is not okay | 0 | 2015-07-07T12:11:10 | 513 | 6 | null |
You're conflating the movement against fat shaming and body acceptance with the encouragement of unhealthy living and/or promoting the idea that there is "nothing wrong" with being fat. You very rarely see people promoting and encouraging unhealthy diets and being inactive- the idea of the body acceptance movement isn'... | I believe that uproar against fat shaming encourages an unhealthy lifestyle. CMV. | 1 | 2013-12-24T20:58:53 | 52 | 16 | 3 |
I drive an 06 Fusion. I have a dial to the left of my steering wheel to control the headlight behaviour. If I leave 'em in auto they turn off about 30 seconds after the engine turns off. I can turn the dial to drive in the dark, or turn them on when the car is off. Seems like the best solution. They stay on for about... | Auto manufacturers should make their vehicles' headlights shut off when the car shuts off | 1 | 2015-08-01T23:34:04 | 58 | 3 | 8 |
No, but this is legitimately how some Trump supporters view Clinton, and in that case *even if* they think Climate Change is real it would still make sense for their internal reasoning to vote Trump. | Donald Trump's belief that global climate change is a hoax should be enough of a reason to vote against him, regardless of what you think of his opponents. | 1 | 2016-11-02T16:46:27 | 433 | 35 | 99 |
Why does "couple" matter though? Plenty of children are conceived outside wedlock. Again, people aren't "designed" to be monogamous for life. We don't bond and pair like that. When someone dies, their children are raised by almost everyone else; not eaten by other mates or left to die. Plenty are conceived outside bein... | I don't want to upset anybody, but I think homosexuality can be classified as a psychiatric disease | 1 | 2017-05-18T23:04:51 | 73 | 3 | 13 |
*"To change my view about this, you will need to demonstrate that being a cigarette smoker can be a rational decision as opposed to a choice made out of weakness."* It can. I base my argument on the perspective that we should not only look at the physical side of substances effects, but also the potential psychological... | Working for a tobacco company is morally wrong. | 0 | 2016-05-07T04:03:19 | 80 | 1 | null |
You get what you pay for. You have the freedom to lease a car, or you have the freedom to buy a car outright. It (usually) costs a little more upfront to buy a car outright, but you have the freedom to do what you want with it. When you are finished, you can sell it, and you have the freedom to drive it as many miles a... | Buying used books/games/records is no better than pirating them. The original artist still doesn't get a cut. | 0 | 2015-11-27T23:42:54 | 43 | 1 | null |
no - those are symptoms, and can be done voluntarily. Not trying to be technical, but the point still stands. If you saw someone coughing or sniffiling, asking them if they were ok is not an "outdated practice" | Bleasing people after they sneeze is an outdated practice and should be stopped. | 1 | 2016-11-21T16:07:52 | 29 | 1 | 24 |
The [wikipedia entry for Change.org](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Change.org#In_the_United_States) lists several of it's success stories. From getting large banks to eliminate proposed fees, to encouraging prosecutions, to bringing Brian back to *Family Guy* EDIT: I don't watch *Family Guy.* If the wikipedia entry is i... | Online petitions are useless | 1 | 2015-01-31T22:20:58 | 60 | 125 | 5 |
Well you don't have to complete it on your birthday, just look at it reflectively. For me, "Well it's just birthday. But this time last year, I didn't even know any programming but look at me now." When you're being productive, it's nice to look back and see how much better you've become at something. | In a week, I turn 22. I don't see any reason to look forward to any particular birthday for the rest of my life. CMV | 1 | 2013-06-15T21:03:30 | 31 | 2 | 1 |
As a cyclist, I guess I can give you my perspective on your 3 points: (1) In my city, the speed limit is 50 km/h (30 mph) and I usually average about 25km/h, so I'm not significantly slower than the traffic around me. I only take up about 2 feet on the edge of the road, so I'm usually not that hard to pass. I prefer to... | I think cyclists are selfish because they put too much trust into several variables; therefore, they create more danger on the road only for their benefit. | 1 | 2014-07-10T19:21:40 | 100 | 15 | 6 |
I don't judge those who don't, but with universal health care I feel as though I would be subsidizing those life-styles of individuals who are far more likely to make use of the health care system. That doesn't seem fair to people who attempt to live a healthy life. People who live healthy lifestyles [cost more](http:/... | On the whole I'm Pro-Universal Healthcare, but I'm having trouble reconciling that view with my view that universal health care would be subsidizing unhealthy life-styles. | 1 | 2015-10-23T17:57:10 | 40 | 34 | 29 |
Your argument seems like you are judging a person based on their income level. If a woman (or man even) doesn't *need* to work or return to work, then why should they? If they enjoy the work that's one thing, but people enjoy doing other things as well. I don't understand why someone would return to a job they don't li... | As a woman, I have less respect for women who do not return to work after having a baby than I do for those who do. CMV. | 0 | 2013-12-05T01:05:32 | 72 | 2 | null |
Straight talk from an internet stranger. I won't say that it's wrong, but friendships are a major part of the human experience in the same way that family is a major part of the human experience, in the same way that romantic relationships are a major part of the human experience. These are all *optional* but strongly ... | There is nothing wrong about not having nor wanting to have friends | 0 | 2014-10-20T19:08:58 | 65 | 3 | 5 |
In recent years immigration through the Mexico border has been negative. If a well patrolled wall is built that could discourage illegal immigrants to leave that way - if they are caught and put into the system it could impact their ability to return to the US in future. So more illegal immigrants will remain in the US... | Donald Trump's wall will lead to higher food prices and a more dangerous drug problem | 0 | 2017-02-17T12:02:10 | 249 | 1 | null |
OP, I have read a lot of your comments and responses in this thread and I think a core part of the issue is that you hold the groups in question, gang members and drugs addicts, to the same educational standards and moral compass you have. The thing is, not everyone is raised the same way, or given the same opportuniti... | I see nothing wrong when someone dies of drug overdose or a gang member gets shot. | 1 | 2016-11-12T16:29:57 | 138 | 1 | 1 |
How are 100 different people supposed to make decisions for 1 small business? Sure, they can hire a board and have a few members make decisions on behalf of everyone else. Yes, this is exactly what happens. The owners delegate their decisions to a board of directors. Just like if you were the owner you wouldn't make e... | I do not believe that pleasing shareholders should be the priority of a company. CMV | 1 | 2014-01-07T18:30:36 | 67 | 6 | 3 |
The title "Black Lives Matter" in this context implies that police are especially killing black people without consideration for the value of their lives due to their race. This is a serious charge and would be infuriating if true. It could lead to a majority of black people (and many others) in the United States think... | Black Lives Matter's message that police are killing unarmed black people out of racism is wrong, dangerous, and divisive | 0 | 2016-07-09T17:47:52 | 887 | 6 | null |
I, like I assume many others, can't have facial hair at work unless it is neatly trimmed. The picture that you posted probably wouldn't fly at my office, so I shave every day as so many others. I'll address each of your points: EFFORT It probably takes me about 5 minutes to shave every morning. While this is more effor... | Shaving your beard is a waste of time and money | 0 | 2015-12-18T23:43:40 | 98 | 6 | 48 |
I mean the quiverful movement exists. I'm not sure what else to say. I can see them having an impact in local elections, but not nationally. No election is won or lost on anything near 8 votes http://mentalfloss.com/article/59873/10-elections-decided-one-vote-or-less If people did decide to devote the vast time and mo... | No Democracy Should Have a Minimum Voting Age | 1 | 2017-05-31T16:35:34 | 137 | 1 | 72 |
What about male sex workers with female clients? Is that degrading to women? | Heterosexual sex work is incompatible with gender equality | 0 | 2014-09-13T04:51:16 | 55 | 1 | null |
Greek organizations are institutions that manifest due to the social scene and the culture of the campus. The problems that people commonly associate with such organizations (hazing, sexual assault, racism, entitlement) are not inherent to them, and as such are better dealt with within the systems rather than through o... | Universities should end their endorsement and sponsorship of Fraternities and Sororities. | 0 | 2015-03-10T18:23:58 | 308 | 1 | 1 |
From a purely practical view, urban areas have a lower environmental impact per capita than rural areas. Urban dwellers consume less energy because they tend to live in much smaller homes and in the case of apartments, town homes, etc., benefit from the insulation of other units. More efficient transportation and deliv... | Life in the countryside better fosters social and environmental values. | 1 | 2014-08-13T16:31:58 | 22 | 12 | 1 |
At least from the liberal side of things, what does this accomplish? Political parties try to appeal to enough voters to become elected. This year, we have had a moderate-progressive and a self described socialist. When the votes came in, the moderate won. However, the socialist got a fair number of votes, certainly mo... | There is a solution to the Hillary v Trump dilemma: | 0 | 2016-07-27T15:33:19 | 73 | 2 | 12 |
Time is money. The more time people have to spend in school the higher the cost of school is, that functions as a barrier to entry. Learning the essentials is far more important than intellectual pretentia. | Education should create intellectuals not employees | 1 | 2017-02-16T00:57:43 | 51 | 8 | 25 |
There are two approaches. 1. It's not that they are serving gay people, it's that they are catering a gay wedding. So when you serve a thief, you're not facilitating or celebrating his or her thievery. Most people make a distinction between serving gay people and catering gay weddings or baking cakes for gay weddings. ... | Christian bakers should not be allowed to refuse services to gay couples. | 1 | 2017-06-26T22:59:34 | 394 | 25 | 15 |
I disagree with the entire premise, but I'll stick to the points you laid out. Because if you were strong as a person then the bully wouldn't have picked you. [Not everyone that appears weak is actually weak](https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/6d67yx/ego_reducing_by_the_second/). Bullying isn't limited to physica... | If I get bullied then it means that I'm a weak guy, inferior to other guys around me | 0 | 2017-05-25T19:04:12 | 70 | 1 | 4 |
This is almost impossible to enforce. Presidential candidates are briefed with ridiculous amounts of classified information once theyre elected into office. Many of their opinions may change based on what they now know about the situation than they did, isnt that reasonable? Theres no way to prosecute that president wi... | Politicians should be legally required to keep campaign promises | 1 | 2017-04-08T22:17:05 | 32 | 24 | 3 |
My girlfriend is a muslim from a central asian country, she's working on a masters degree right now oversees. She got her undergrad in the US. She's peaceful, kind, rational, and tolerant of everything from people of other faiths to the transgendered. When her degree is finished she wants to move here. She would be an ... | I don't want more Muslims in the United States | 0 | 2015-12-17T01:47:49 | 84 | 2 | null |
If you think about it in the stage of your life right now, life is in a way fundamentally pointless. We are born, raised, and die. Just like all the animals and trees, even as far as planets and stars. Everything that *is*, will become *was*. You nor I, nor every other living thing did not decide to want to be born and... | I think that life is fundamentally pointless. Change my view. | 0 | 2014-09-02T10:10:38 | 50 | 1 | null |
To me, this seems hypocritical and unethical. There are positions where you do actual work, and then there are positions where you manage workers and have to play politics. If you want to have a managerial position, then "sucking up" is what gets the job done. If you aren't likable by the other people and departments y... | Concerning promotions, pandering to bosses is more effective than being a hard, efficient worker who cares about the job. | 0 | 2014-06-05T15:56:18 | 29 | 2 | 24Δ |
Recruiter here. I'll give a pass if it's a word that spell check commonly changes for you automatically. | I won't hire someone with a misspelling on his resume | 1 | 2015-04-14T14:39:33 | 332 | 1 | 1Δ |
To my understanding, Libertarians advocate a society where all interactions take place based on voluntary, mutual agreements. No, libertarians advocate a society that maximizes individual liberty and respect for each others' rights. You're thinking of voluntarism. The reason your statement is false is because minarchis... | The Libertarian view is contradictory | 0 | 2014-11-24T20:25:42 | 262 | 2 | null |
But parents are always making decisions that have huge, and often deleterious effects on their children's adult lives. To choose a somewhat jocular example, a parent might want to spend enormous energy encouraging a child's passion for mathematics; this might also "impact on sexual satisfaction." The questions is what... | Circumcision is an infringement on human rights and should be made illegal until the individual is of a sexual age and gives consent. | 1 | 2017-03-26T07:48:32 | 293 | 65 | 1 |
Science and religion are a set of "tools" used to understand answers about the universe and our relationship with the universe. Some people use psychedelic drugs as "tools" to understand answers about the universe and our relationship with the universe. Do you think that drugs and science and religion are three sides o... | Science and religion are two sides of the same coin. | 1 | 2016-08-23T23:02:32 | 62 | 1 | 1 |
What you are referring to is called adverse selection- the people who you want to do business with you are the exact kind of people you don't want to do it with. Some people make convincing arguments that randomly selecting a president would lead to better policy than the current systems. My only counter is that it re... | I believe those who want power shouldn't have it. CMV. | 1 | 2013-02-16T18:10:34 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
I'm not the president of vegetarianism so I hardly claim to speak for anyone but myself, but as a non-religious ethical vegetarian I feel compelled to respond to this post. Your main arguments seem to me to be that: individual action (via consumer choice) does not make a difference; it is natural to eat meat; humans su... | I believe vegans and vegetarians who choose their diets for ethical reasons rather than simple taste or health reasons are irrational and misinformed. CMV. | 1 | 2013-12-26T20:54:55 | 49 | 5 | 2 |
I'll just take my money elsewhere to a secular business that will be glad to take it This only applies if you live in a culturally heterogeneous area. Not all places in America are that way. Some places only have a single grocer in the county. The fewer businesses there are, the more opportunity there is for defacto se... | Religiously affiliated companies should be able to deny service to people that violate their religious beliefs. | 1 | 2017-03-21T20:51:23 | 83 | 1 | 7 |
You infer from bonobos, which is fine, but I infer from Chimpanzees and convergent cultural practices to negate your inference of past behavior. I have more evidence that is at least as valid as what you offer that your theory is invalid. You *could* use cultural conditioning to explain away our behavior with regards t... | Humans had a bonobo style sex life at the start and we should have it again. | 1 | 2016-12-20T22:02:37 | 86 | 4 | 9 |
Note: Since I can't do a direct reply to OP without challenging at least one aspect of the post I'll challenge the fact that there is "no real benefit" to the average citizen. But I'll argue that this benefit comes at a cost to the greater global population (see paragraph 3). After reading through some of the comments,... | I believe that the concept of national identity is a divisive concept with no real benefit to the average citizen. CMV | 0 | 2013-04-29T01:13:45 | 66 | 1 | null |
Most hunters are more on the sociopath end of the spectrum than I would like. There simply isn't enough park rangers and personnel in similar professions (there is a limit on the funds we have, and most of those funds are coming from hunters in the first place) to preform management hunts for the entire country. Sport ... | I agree with PETA. CMV. | 1 | 2013-11-16T05:50:39 | 138 | 1 | 28 |
Not that I agree that prohibiting alcohol sales is at all an effective mechanism, but I can see where it could be useful under the right circumstance. You have a family and children in a county. You want to generate more revenue for schools, but being on the edge of a major city and a more rural area, you have a collec... | I think it is an outdated practice to prohibit alcohol sales on Sunday. CMV | 0 | 2014-02-13T10:45:00 | 164 | -1 | null |
Then there is no political system that can be criticized - as no political system has ever purely, absolutely been implemented | I think it is wrong to use China or the USSR as citations of communism as a failed system | 1 | 2014-03-14T20:14:27 | 225 | 60 | 2 |
Assume "practice" means practicing in the most beneficial way. "*perfect* practice makes perfect." Your argument is that with applied effort anyone can get amazing at anything. Sometimes this is false because of the high "cost" of practice against the final goal. Like self-surgery, politics (toxic association with tra... | Anyone can get amazing at anything through hard work and practice. People who say they aren't musical or artistic or clever enough are either making excuses or haven't practiced enough. | 1 | 2016-06-17T17:08:26 | 98 | 4 | 2 |
[You're right that showing people evidence is a poor way to convince them of an argument.](http://news.bitofnews.com/the-scientific-way-to-win-an-argument/) However, people who have already made up their mind on racist issues aren't terribly helpful to a civil rights cause in the first place, and sometimes, the best yo... | "White Privilege" and other social justice concepts aren't going to convince people who aren't already on board with the left. At worst, it will polarize the issue and inspire resentment. | 1 | 2015-04-28T14:43:55 | 608 | 41 | 2Δ |
You need to separate hardcore fandom from popularity in general public. Fans in /r/starwars are going to have a more critical response. Go look at: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/george_lucas 55% for ep1, 65% for ep2, and 79% for episode 3. That's actually quite respectable for many films. And 79% is p... | The Star Wars prequels should be permanently removed from the official Star Wars canon and remade as one film. | 1 | 2017-06-23T20:46:42 | 72 | 8 | 20 |
It's one thing to notice a pic a friend posted on their wall. It is creepy when a guy targets someone he doesn't know well and he reads every single post put up for years. It's the obsession. It's the depth at which that one person digs through another's life. Sure it's public. Technically your trash can at the curb ... | It's not "creeping", "snooping", or "being a creeper" to browse social media content that presumably was put there for exactly that purpose. | 1 | 2015-05-22T17:31:35 | 199 | 10 | 18Δ |
There's no real way to convince you that it's "wrong" because as you say, people have preferences and there's no changing them. I just think it's a little sad when I meet someone who will only eat well done, especially when they've never even tried medium rare or rare. A lot of the time the choice to order well done ha... | There is nothing wrong with Well Done steak. CMV | 0 | 2014-03-05T00:34:42 | 574 | 1 | 1 |
On the first point, I think it's incorrect to label Facebook as a vanity site. It's not the major point so I'll set it aside for now. On the second - But, no. Frankie said "Suzie I heard that story you were telling Sally at the mall. I was walking behind you listening and I thought it was really funny. Also, when you w... | It's not "creeping", "snooping", or "being a creeper" to browse social media content that presumably was put there for exactly that purpose. | 1 | 2015-05-22T14:17:48 | 199 | 4 | null |
Let's take this to an extreme: Someone works out how to literally blow up the whole planet, through some run-away chain reaction. They set up their device to trigger 10 years after they die. Have they done something wrong? | It is impossible to commit a crime against "future generations" | 1 | 2015-03-16T17:47:58 | 128 | 48 | 13Δ |
Automation is something that needs to happen slowly. A purely economic view of things is shortsighted and leads to widespread societal problems. Don't get me wrong, I'm a hardcore capitalist and absolutely adore automation. But on a macroeconomic scale, rapid automation hurts more than helps the economy. If you reduce ... | If a job can be done more effectively and cheaply by a machine, then it's pointless to have a human do it | 1 | 2014-08-03T03:36:39 | 122 | 21 | 4 |
There's a chain of reasoning which must be considered. First, when is it alive? How long must the pregnancy be going for the foetus to be considered a baby. At what point would killing it be murder? Would it be murder on day one, when it is a literal clump of cells? At what point does the foetus become a distinct life... | I'm an atheist who is pro-life | 0 | 2016-05-09T01:26:06 | 209 | 2 | 6 |
I'd argue that if anything modern society stigmatizes being overweight *more* than being a smoker. Sure, people still ask smokers to take it outside and maybe wouldn't date someone who smokes, but there aren't entire online communities dedicated to *hating* smokers. We treat smoking as a bad habit, but also treat smoke... | Obese/overweight people should be stigmatised just as harshly as smokers are in today's society | 0 | 2016-12-13T01:23:28 | 76 | 3 | null |
I agree with a lot of the other comments in this thread; perhaps the punishment doesn't fit the crime. Why not just take all their assets away? All of it. Perhaps if they think it's cool to take money from people by pulling the carpet out from underneath them, then they should know what it feels like. Rich, powerful... | Bankers should be jailed for life for frauds more than $1.95 mln ($25k * 78 years average life expectancy in USA) | 1 | 2016-04-10T15:52:48 | 103 | 32 | 1 |
if feelings of being uncomfy with members of the opposite sex in there - explain reasons because if it's that someone who would see you as a sex object is in there you're forgetting about gays/lebsians Listen, not everything has to be based on reasoning. Most people are uncomfortable with going to the bathroom with the... | All non-lockerroom restrooms should be Co-Ed | 0 | 2017-03-31T04:09:04 | 304 | 5 | null |
I am in the same camp as you that I am not fond of *The Force Awakens* and think I put it at the bottom of the main run of movies. However, that puts it a long way from the worst Star Wars movie. For one, I would like to remind you that the [*Star Wars Holiday Special*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Holiday_S... | The Force Awakens is the worst Star Wars film ever made | 1 | 2017-05-03T17:13:28 | 99 | 9 | 94 |
There are a few problems with your argument. Firstly, even if we assume that your utility estimates are correct, and even if we assume that utilitarianism is the ideal moral framework, the two scenarios are not equivalent. In scenario A, you let a fetus with an incurable disease live, which changes the world from +0 u... | Letting a fetus with an incurable disease live is morally equivalent to giving an incurable disease to a healthy child | 1 | 2017-04-06T01:01:45 | 374 | 8 | 30 |
I think it matters for the reason having quality ingredients of any type matters. It's not like the dish will become inedible if you put in mediocre wine, but some of the good qualities of the better wine will still shine through. Acid for one is a definite thing that doesn't really get cooked off. If you put in an ove... | "If you wouldn't drink it you shouldn't cook with it" is a misleading axiom. | 1 | 2015-11-20T18:38:05 | 139 | 1 | 176 |
Your partner may have a certain type of HPV. In these cases oral sex may lead to mouth cancer. http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/hpv/ Your SO may be VERY significant you. Just because you are not willing to risk cancer in order to perform one type of sexual activity does not diminish how much you care about your SO. | If you don't give your SO head on the regular, they're not that significant to you. | 1 | 2014-08-19T01:22:04 | 73 | 8 | 49Δ |
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