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int64 | Emotional Deception
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int64 | Missing Seriousness
int64 | Missing Openness
int64 | Missing Intelligibility
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Pro choice vs pro life:
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The only other choices are, adoption or keep it. And I know many children get adopted but many don't and it might be better off to just have an abortion to let them suffer. That's the chance they take, I guess. But who are we to decide one womans pregnancy.
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"The only other choices are, adoption or keep it.",
"And I know many children get adopted but many don't and it might be better off to just have an abortion to let them suffer.",
"That's the chance they take, I guess.",
"But who are we to decide one womans pregnancy."
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Pro choice vs pro life:
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Who are we to judge what is right or wrong? Can we not just let people make decisions and live with the consequences?
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"Who are we to judge what is right or wrong?",
"Can we not just let people make decisions and live with the consequences?"
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India has the potential to lead the world:
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I am an American, and I am ashamed to admit "Merica is rich due to slavery. India never had slavery and used to be rich until the British came and took everything away. We were left in a bad state, but started developing quickly. India is much more competitive in education than America and soon when everyone has education (which will happen in our lifetime) India will excel. India has the potential.
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"I am an American, and I am ashamed to admit \"Merica is rich due to slavery.",
"India never had slavery and used to be rich until the British came and took everything away.",
"We were left in a bad state, but started developing quickly.",
"India is much more competitive in education than America and soon when everyone has education (which will happen in our lifetime)",
"India will excel.",
"India has the potential."
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Cmv: i think abortion is an acceptable choice, and i think it's ridiculous that it's looked down upon.:
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All my life I've grown up around religious people, always telling me abortion was wrong, murder, and immoral. But I slowly realized, it's not really a fully formed human, how could it be murder? This never made any sense, it's someone's body, if they want to abort a pregnancy, let them. Don't shame them into having a baby based on religious views. Anyway, I'm rambling, but I'm interested to see other views on this, so go ahead and try to change my view. If it matters, I'm Christian, 16, and male.
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"All my life I've grown up around religious people, always telling me abortion was wrong, murder, and immoral.",
"But I slowly realized, it's not really a fully formed human, how could it be murder?",
"This never made any sense, it's someone's body, if they want to abort a pregnancy, let them.",
"Don't shame them into having a baby based on religious views.",
"Anyway, I'm rambling, but I'm interested to see other views on this, so go ahead and try to change my view.",
"If it matters, I'm Christian, 16, and male."
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Cmv i believe human civilization is doomed. *please* change my view.:
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Well, I hate to be a downer, guys, but I don't think humanity has another 100 years left (give or take a few years). I want to believe that things will be alright, but when you keep hearing worse and worse news about the environmental degradation of the planet (even if you are still somehow a climate-change denier, you have to admit the oceans are massively polluted and huge amounts of fish are dying, the air in some parts of the world like China is almost unbreathable and getting worse, etc.), it's hard to see humans coming out of this ok. I hate to say it, but I don't think we have another century left. Please tell me why I'm wrong. Edit: Just to be clear, I'm not talking about human extinction. We'll probably survive whatever happens to some degree. I mean I think that society will likely collapse. Humans may still be around, but in a Mad Max/The Road/Book of Eli type of existence.
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"Well, I hate to be a downer, guys, but I don't think humanity has another 100 years left (give or take a few years).",
"I want to believe that things will be alright, but when you keep hearing worse and worse news about the environmental degradation of the planet (even if you are still somehow a climate-change denier, you have to admit the oceans are massively polluted and huge amounts of fish are dying, the air in some parts of the world like China is almost unbreathable and getting worse, etc.), it's hard to see humans coming out of this ok.",
"I hate to say it, but I don't think we have another century left.",
"Please tell me why I'm wrong.",
"Edit: Just to be clear, I'm not talking about human extinction.",
"We'll probably survive whatever happens to some degree.",
"I mean I think that society will likely collapse.",
"Humans may still be around, but in a Mad Max/The Road/Book of Eli type of existence."
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Should you need to pass an iq test to have kids? stance: dumb parents lead to more dumb kids.:
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I have a strong opinion that before having children, the prospective parents should have to pass a series of background and IQ tests. Kids being brought into this world need a good foundation to start a successful life with. You may have that limited case where the parents are morons and the kids strive to be different then their failure parents, but in most cases it is an endless line of parasites on our world. We need more smart people.
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"I have a strong opinion that before having children, the prospective parents should have to pass a series of background and IQ tests.",
"Kids being brought into this world need a good foundation to start a successful life with.",
"You may have that limited case where the parents are morons and the kids strive to be different then their failure parents, but in most cases it is an endless line of parasites on our world.",
"We need more smart people."
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India has the potential to lead the world:
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with the cream layer quota system i don't prefer india to be leading the world in near future..... yes india have the potential.. but corruption , this quota system ( not helpful to anyone) , and the main reason brain drain , don't specialy help india in the matter....
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"with the cream layer quota system i don't prefer india to be leading the world in near future.....",
"yes india have the potential..",
"but corruption , this quota system ( not helpful to anyone) , and the main reason brain drain , don't specialy help india in the matter...."
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Pro choice vs pro life:
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Sorry, one more thing: I think it's interesting that SINGTHESTORY and SIBTIGER haven't responded to my explanation of WHY I find adoption a less than desirable alternative to abortion....Funny how people just IGNORE what they can't or don't want to argue against. If you're going to write a rebuttal to someone's argument on here, then click "view all" first. This gives you a history of their arguments and it may help to eliminate the need for that person to REPEAT themselves by addressing something they've already addressed.
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"Sorry, one more thing: I think it's interesting that SINGTHESTORY and SIBTIGER haven't responded to my explanation of WHY I find adoption a less than desirable alternative to abortion....",
"Funny how people just IGNORE what they can't or don't want to argue against.",
"If you're going to write a rebuttal to someone's argument on here, then click \"view all\" first.",
"This gives you a history of their arguments and it may help to eliminate the need for that person to REPEAT themselves by addressing something they've already addressed."
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Pro choice vs pro life:
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A women and she alone is the one who should determine if she wants an abortion or not, at any stage of her pregnancy. Why is that it is mostly older white men who are attempting to establish anti-abortion laws for women? Why is it that most anit-abortionists are pro-death penalty? Jon Jax 71
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"A women and she alone is the one who should determine if she wants an abortion or not, at any stage of her pregnancy.",
"Why is that it is mostly older white men who are attempting to establish anti-abortion laws for women?",
"Why is it that most anit-abortionists are pro-death penalty?",
"Jon Jax 71"
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Evolution vs creation:
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You lost me--- 99% of what you say speaks IN FAVOR of evolution and AGAINST creationism --- At most you point out that science doesn't have all the answers (no scientist would try to counter you on that one) and that there may easily be halfway point between faith/science where evolution and creationism can co-exist (a great many liberal theologians and even agnostics would have no real problem with that idea)
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"You lost me--- 99% of what you say speaks IN FAVOR of evolution and AGAINST creationism --- At most you point out that science doesn't have all the answers (no scientist would try to counter you on that one) and that there may easily be halfway point between faith/science where evolution and creationism can co-exist (a great many liberal theologians and even agnostics would have no real problem with that idea)"
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Ban plastic water bottles:
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Yes it is creating SIERIOUS issues to the envirnment. When people finally realize that is in turn hurting us to as humans maybe they won't want that plastic after all!
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"Yes it is creating SIERIOUS issues to the envirnment.",
"When people finally realize that is in turn hurting us to as humans maybe they won't want that plastic after all!"
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Pro choice vs pro life:
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What i dont undertsand is how people rationalize taking life it just doesnt make any sense... idc the situation in america how is killing leagal?
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"What i dont undertsand is how people rationalize taking life it just doesnt make any sense...",
"idc the situation in america how is killing leagal?"
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Should the drinking age be lowered to 18?????:
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You know I really don't see why not? After all people in Europe are allowed to drink at the age of 16-Germany---and in Mexico the drinking age was 18 until now that it's 21. I think the reason why it's 21 is because people in the US are too freaking retarded and dont' know how to act right. Why in foreign countries the drinking age is lower and they actually have less accidents or anyother problems? Think about that!
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"You know I really don't see why not?",
"After all people in Europe are allowed to drink at the age of 16-Germany---and in Mexico the drinking age was 18 until now that it's 21.",
"I think the reason why it's 21 is because people in the US are too freaking retarded and dont' know how to act right.",
"Why in foreign countries the drinking age is lower and they actually have less accidents or anyother problems?",
"Think about that!"
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Can the police keep your car permantly if you have 3rd suspended license?:
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Towed three times and impounded for 30 days each time? Man, you're just not getting the message, are you? If you are in California, you bet the police can forfeit your vehicle and it doesn't take three times to make it a charm. Technically, your vehicle could be subject to forfeiture proceedings after your first suspended license beef. Someone like you is exactly the reason the legislature designed that law, because your privilege to drive has been taken away from you and yet you obviously continue to drive. People like you are involved in an exponentially higher than average number of traffic accidents so the legislature figured maybe people like you should have your vehicles forfeited to the state if you just didn't go along with the game plan. Voila - I give you California Vehicle Code section 14607.6...and a link to it below. It would also be worth your time to review 14607.4, whether or not you live in California. You really need to stop driving. Really.
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"Towed three times and impounded for 30 days each time?",
"Man, you're just not getting the message, are you?",
"If you are in California, you bet the police can forfeit your vehicle and it doesn't take three times to make it a charm.",
"Technically, your vehicle could be subject to forfeiture proceedings after your first suspended license beef.",
"Someone like you is exactly the reason the legislature designed that law, because your privilege to drive has been taken away from you and yet you obviously continue to drive.",
"People like you are involved in an exponentially higher than average number of traffic accidents so the legislature figured maybe people like you should have your vehicles forfeited to the state if you just didn't go along with the game plan.",
"Voila - I give you California Vehicle Code section 14607.6...and a link to it below.",
"It would also be worth your time to review 14607.4, whether or not you live in California.",
"You really need to stop driving.",
"Really."
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Why did california ban 50 bmg rifles when these rifles have never been used in violent crime in ca?:
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That is the most ridiculous gun law passed to date. Your part right on it never being used in a violent crime. I'm not sure where it happened but so far only one person in the united states has been killed by a 50 caliber weapon and i believe it was a 50AE Desert Eagle. The cost of the $3000+ rifles and the expensive ammo that isn't stocked in every gun store makes it very unpractical for any criminal. When california passed the law Barrett actually ended the warrenties on the LAPD M99's, and then came out with the CA legal .416 rifle. Then all the black powder shooters started to complain so CA made an exception for .50cal blackpowder rifles!(which are easier to get by criminals)
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"That is the most ridiculous gun law passed to date.",
"Your part right on it never being used in a violent crime.",
"I'm not sure where it happened but so far only one person in the united states has been killed by a 50 caliber weapon",
"and i believe it was a 50AE Desert Eagle.",
"The cost of the $3000+ rifles and the expensive ammo that isn't stocked in every gun store makes it very unpractical for any criminal.",
"When california passed the law Barrett actually ended the warrenties on the LAPD M99's, and then came out with the CA legal .416 rifle.",
"Then all the black powder shooters started to complain so CA made an exception for .50cal blackpowder rifles!(which are easier to get by criminals)"
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Cmv penalty shoot outs do not allow the better team to win, only the luckier team. they should not be used in knockout round matches in soccer.:
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It's a lottery - luck of the draw. It will decide a winner, to be sure. But the better team doesn't always win. And truthfully shoot outs are exciting as anything any other sport can produce but it's a lazy and unfair way to decide a game, especially at the level of the World Cup. The standard argument is that if 90 minutes in regulation time and 30 more in over time doesn't produce a winner another 30 (or more) won't either. Why not? How about removing players from each side as more and more overtime is played or allow more substitutes during OT? There are many other options that can be used besides shoot outs but everyone seems to be ok with this style of game play. It is an unfair, and truthfully a sissy way to decide something so important. CMV
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"It's a lottery - luck of the draw.",
"It will decide a winner, to be sure.",
"But the better team doesn't always win.",
"And truthfully shoot outs are exciting as anything any other sport can produce but it's a lazy and unfair way to decide a game, especially at the level of the World Cup.",
"The standard argument is that if 90 minutes in regulation time and 30 more in over time doesn't produce a winner another 30 (or more) won't either.",
"Why not?",
"How about removing players from each side as more and more overtime is played or allow more substitutes during OT?",
"There are many other options that can be used besides shoot outs but everyone seems to be ok with this style of game play.",
"It is an unfair, and truthfully a sissy way to decide something so important.",
"CMV"
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Business review: 1.0 stars
business name: buddy v's ristorante. city: las vegas. categories: american (traditional), restaurants, italian:
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our waiter was fine. very polite and attentive. that was the best part of the meal!!! that's sad! so disappointed in the food here! absolutely horrible lasagna. might be the worst i've ever had (maybe chef boyardee is worse - MAYBE!!!) do not go here to eat. so many better places in LV! absolutely bland and boring food. calamari was just meh. the meatballs were ok but kind of bland. DO NOT EAT HERE! cannot stress that enough. unless you want to overpay for bad food. VERY DISAPPOINTED!!!
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"our waiter was fine.",
"very polite and attentive.",
"that was the best part of the meal!!!",
"that's sad!",
"so disappointed in the food here!",
"absolutely horrible lasagna.",
"might be the worst i've ever had (maybe chef boyardee is worse - MAYBE!!!)",
"do not go here to eat.",
"so many better places in LV!",
"absolutely bland and boring food.",
"calamari was just meh.",
"the meatballs were ok but kind of bland.",
"DO NOT EAT HERE!",
"cannot stress that enough.",
"unless you want to overpay for bad food.",
"VERY DISAPPOINTED!!!"
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If your spouse committed murder and he or she confided in you would you turn them in:
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More than likely I would not turn in my spouse, because there is that love that binds us together. But on the flip side, if it was just down right cold blooded murder, yes I would turn them in.
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"More than likely I would not turn in my spouse, because there is that love that binds us together.",
"But on the flip side, if it was just down right cold blooded murder, yes I would turn them in."
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Christianity or atheism:
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As humans, we cannot know exactly if there is a higher force or not. Christianity however is not it. Firstly because it is not one belief that every Christian shares, it lacks solidarity. I compare it to a road with all different kinds of sideways. Ask a question about religion, and lots of people will find one of those sideways to adjust their religion to their personal beliefs. With Atheïsm, the concept is pretty clear. It is more scientific, and I like that.
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"As humans, we cannot know exactly if there is a higher force or not.",
"Christianity however is not it.",
"Firstly because it is not one belief that every Christian shares, it lacks solidarity.",
"I compare it to a road with all different kinds of sideways.",
"Ask a question about religion, and lots of people will find one of those sideways to adjust their religion to their personal beliefs.",
"With Atheïsm, the concept is pretty clear.",
"It is more scientific, and I like that."
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Why is it ok for the media to invade people's privacy, but not ok the government or private citizens do?:
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Ethically, it's not okay for anyone to invade the privacy of an innocent person. It's stupid and potentially dangerous to stalk celebrities, and many suits have been brought against various photographers and publications. However, we have the right to know what the government is doing-- because it's with our money. Governments steal from us, then use the fruits of their theft against us. Anyone arguing that the 4th Amendment protects our privacy from the government is living under a rock. The 4th has been effectively nullified by SSNs, gun records, increasing search & seizure to look for a "probable cause", phone tapping, and the fact that the government is so vast and powerful that businesses are being forced to collude with bureaucrats and hand over what little privacy we had left.
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"Ethically, it's not okay for anyone to invade the privacy of an innocent person.",
"It's stupid and potentially dangerous to stalk celebrities, and many suits have been brought against various photographers and publications.",
"However, we have the right to know what the government is doing-- because it's with our money.",
"Governments steal from us, then use the fruits of their theft against us.",
"Anyone arguing that the 4th Amendment protects our privacy from the government is living under a rock.",
"The 4th has been effectively nullified by SSNs, gun records, increasing search & seizure to look for a \"probable cause\", phone tapping, and the fact that the government is so vast and powerful that businesses are being forced to collude with bureaucrats and hand over what little privacy we had left."
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Separation of church and state...?:
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They don't do that. It's a hollywood thing. I've been to court many times (to observe, not as a witness or anything) and I've never seen them do that. They only ask you to raise your right hand and say "I swear the statement I am about to give is the truth." Or something similar. That's all.
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"They don't do that.",
"It's a hollywood thing.",
"I've been to court many times (to observe, not as a witness or anything) and I've never seen them do that.",
"They only ask you to raise your right hand and say \"I swear the statement I am about to give is the truth.\"",
"Or something similar.",
"That's all."
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I feel that the law which states that someone who stands convicted of a felony may not possess a fire arm?:
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That is just what I want. A felon with a firearm. Don`t break the law, and you do not lose your rights. I hope that a nobody like you does not succeed in changing the law that our law abiding forefathers fought for. I am a law abiding citizen, and guess what? I have a license to carry a gun to protect myself and my home. I was able to get the license because I am not a felon, and I earned the right.
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"That is just what I want.",
"A felon with a firearm.",
"Don`t break the law, and you do not lose your rights.",
"I hope that a nobody like you does not succeed in changing the law that our law abiding forefathers fought for.",
"I am a law abiding citizen, and guess what?",
"I have a license to carry a gun to protect myself and my home.",
"I was able to get the license because I am not a felon, and I earned the right."
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Should physical education be mandatory in schools:
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I feel like Physical education should be mandatory because people need there exercise. If they don't get physical activity they wont burn as much fats as they accumulate thus will get chubbier. They should be stricter during those classes of Physical education because a lot of the time people mostly just stand around. I don't want to seem sexist, but the ones that get the least exercise are the girls and they just mostly stand there and socialize. They need a way to keep everyone active, people need to get moving! They need this for there health!
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"I feel like Physical education should be mandatory because people need there exercise.",
"If they don't get physical activity they wont burn as much fats as they accumulate thus will get chubbier.",
"They should be stricter during those classes of Physical education because a lot of the time people mostly just stand around.",
"I don't want to seem sexist, but the ones that get the least exercise are the girls and they just mostly stand there and socialize.",
"They need a way to keep everyone active, people need to get moving!",
"They need this for there health!"
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Should physical education be mandatory in schools:
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of cz phys ed must be taught but mustn"t b compulsory coz sme of us are not fit 2 du the extensive exersises perfomed
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"of cz phys ed must be taught but mustn\"t b compulsory coz sme of us are not fit 2 du the extensive exersises perfomed"
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Which type of endeavor is better a personal pursuit or advancing the common good:
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Simply Written Seeking to advance the Common good allows doors to be opened and barriers to be broken, and after a journey (or) series of considerate acts one can have an less-difficult time Persuing a "Personal" goal or Lifestyle. The word for this debate is [sacrifice] How much would a person really "sacrifice" for his or her neighbor without being blinded by the light beemed from selfishness?? No matter where a person is in thier life.... Remember, you MAY NOT know what they did (or) WHAT they gave-up to be there!
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"Simply Written Seeking to advance the Common good allows doors to be opened and barriers to be broken, and after a journey (or) series of considerate acts one can have an less-difficult time Persuing a \"Personal\" goal or Lifestyle.",
"The word for this debate is [sacrifice] How much would a person really \"sacrifice\" for his or her neighbor without being blinded by the light beemed from selfishness??",
"No matter where a person is in thier life....",
"Remember, you MAY NOT know what they did (or) WHAT they gave-up to be there!"
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Is the school uniform a good or bad idea:
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They prepare people for the clothes they may have to wear later on in life. They ensure that no unsuitable clothing is worn.
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"They prepare people for the clothes they may have to wear later on in life.",
"They ensure that no unsuitable clothing is worn."
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516
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Tv is better than books:
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TV is better because you can just explore the world while sitting on a couch
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"TV is better because you can just explore the world while sitting on a couch"
] |
531
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Christianity or atheism:
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This is just wrong we should not insult who we believe in we do not need to know what you people think
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"This is just wrong we should not insult who we believe in we do not need to know what you people think"
] |
559
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Sex offenders register for the united kingdom?:
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If you are with your children, supervising them, then you wouldn't need a registry to do it for you. It is your responsibility as a parent to supervise your children at all times. If you will look at the horrendous crimes against children, they are children that were not being supervised by a parent. Also, 90 to 95% of sex offenses occur by someone known to the child within the family or close friends. Stranger danger is not all that prevalent and the registries do nothing but provide a false sense of security.
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[
"If you are with your children, supervising them, then you wouldn't need a registry to do it for you.",
"It is your responsibility as a parent to supervise your children at all times.",
"If you will look at the horrendous crimes against children, they are children that were not being supervised by a parent.",
"Also, 90 to 95% of sex offenses occur by someone known to the child within the family or close friends.",
"Stranger danger is not all that prevalent and the registries do nothing but provide a false sense of security."
] |
590
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Cmv: it is just as wrong to discriminate based on income, as it is on sex/race/religion/orientation/etc:
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People always talk about how unfair it is to discriminate against people, but I see tons of discrimination and hatred against the rich (especially on reddit). I think this discrimination is just as morally wrong as all other forms of discrimination. America is always talked about as a free society and a land of equality, but how free and equal can it be if it charges certain people more for being more productive?!?! Additional taxes and discrimination on the productive also serve the effect of discouraging this behavior (or encouraging it to happen elsewhere where Americans don't benefit from spillover effects), and our subsidy system for poor people (especially regarding reproduction) has grown the ranks of the poor by millions.
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[
"People always talk about how unfair it is to discriminate against people, but I see tons of discrimination and hatred against the rich (especially on reddit).",
"I think this discrimination is just as morally wrong as all other forms of discrimination.",
"America is always talked about as a free society and a land of equality, but how free and equal can it be if it charges certain people more for being more productive?!?!",
"Additional taxes and discrimination on the productive also serve the effect of discouraging this behavior (or encouraging it to happen elsewhere where Americans don't benefit from spillover effects), and our subsidy system for poor people (especially regarding reproduction) has grown the ranks of the poor by millions."
] |
595
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Cmv believing in 'sin' is the reason rape is high in the middle east and asia.:
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Being horny is a sin. Wanking is a sin Having sex with your girlfriend is a sin Raping is a sin If this is what young men are taught, how can they have an concept of what wrong and right actually are. We should teach morals not religion. Religion teaches natural feelings are wrong. You don't tell a woman feeling cold is wrong so why tell a man acting on hornyness is wrong? I'm not say rape is right just that consential sex with a girlfirend is not wrong and putting the two in the same context of a 'sin' is causing rape.
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[
"Being horny is a sin.",
"Wanking is a sin Having sex with your girlfriend is a sin Raping is a sin If this is what young men are taught, how can they have an concept of what wrong and right actually are.",
"We should teach morals not religion.",
"Religion teaches natural feelings are wrong.",
"You don't tell a woman feeling cold is wrong",
"so why tell a man acting on hornyness is wrong?",
"I'm not say rape is right just that consential sex with a girlfirend is not wrong and putting the two in the same context of a 'sin' is causing rape."
] |
618
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Leaving everything behind stance: staying where the person is:
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my friend is, in my opinion, being stupid. she is gonna move to texas to a place where she will be in the minority. 13% of the entire town is white. mostly gang territory. not far from the mexican border. leaveing everything behind, includeing family and friends. most people tell her to stay. What do you think?
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[
"my friend is, in my opinion, being stupid.",
"she is gonna move to texas to a place where she will be in the minority.",
"13% of the entire town is white.",
"mostly gang territory.",
"not far from the mexican border.",
"leaveing everything behind, includeing family and friends.",
"most people tell her to stay.",
"What do you think?"
] |
636
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If your spouse committed murder and he or she confided in you would you turn them in:
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Well I definitely would stick by my vows of marriage through the good times and the bad but I mean some people get married without truly knowing who the person is. Hmmm that is a hard one. Well if I truly loved this person I would not turn them in because, I mean I made a promise to them that they could turn to me for help in thick and thin till death do us part. But there are divorces that happen all the time because for whatever reason, but I don't know this is a toughy.
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[
"Well I definitely would stick by my vows of marriage through the good times and the bad",
"but I mean some people get married without truly knowing who the person is.",
"Hmmm that is a hard one.",
"Well if I truly loved this person I would not turn them in because, I mean I made a promise to them that they could turn to me for help in thick and thin till death do us part.",
"But there are divorces that happen all the time because for whatever reason, but I don't know this is a toughy."
] |
644
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Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless:
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I would support the fact of being fatherless then having a lousy father. Fathers most likely are supposed to be the provider for the household and solve the problems that comes in hand because his like the alpha male but if your lousy then what point is it for you to have around. Kids look towards their father as an example of how to be a man and to have responsibility's over the actions they make. so why not be fatherless when having a lousy father is the same thing.
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[
"I would support the fact of being fatherless then having a lousy father.",
"Fathers most likely are supposed to be the provider for the household and solve the problems that comes in hand because his like the alpha male but if your lousy then what point is it for you to have around.",
"Kids look towards their father as an example of how to be a man and to have responsibility's over the actions they make.",
"so why not be fatherless when having a lousy father is the same thing."
] |
645
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Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless:
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As a young boy you grow hoping and that they have a father figure in there life to be there when he is needed. The last thing they need is someone who lives with you and doesn't do anything to help you learn the ways of life and answer questions you may need to know for life. As a young man it is important that you have someone in your life to support you and push you to be successful in life.
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[
"As a young boy you grow hoping and that they have a father figure in there life to be there when he is needed.",
"The last thing they need is someone who lives with you and doesn't do anything to help you learn the ways of life and answer questions you may need to know for life.",
"As a young man it is important that you have someone in your life to support you and push you to be successful in life."
] |
646
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William farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore:
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Raffles had a vision for Singapore that it will be an orderly, elegant, rational and modern and he worked towards it. And while Raffles was gone, Farquhar developed Singapore poorly causing Raffles to feel dissappointed.
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"Raffles had a vision for Singapore that it will be an orderly, elegant, rational and modern and he worked towards it.",
"And while Raffles was gone, Farquhar developed Singapore poorly causing Raffles to feel dissappointed."
] |
657
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Evolution vs creation:
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Evolution is as likely as a tornado going through a junkyard and putting together a 747 Airplane.
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"Evolution is as likely as a tornado going through a junkyard and putting together a 747 Airplane."
] |
676
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Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless:
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I think it's better to have a lousy father then fatherless, because a father just being in the childs life has a huge impact on the child. Without a father, the child will not feel secure in a certain sense. Of course, mothers give that feeling, but fathers give it in another way. A girl for example, girls who have fathers are less careless then girls without. To me, I see girl's who don't have fathers grow up a hard life. Boys, they probably feel like they have to take on the fatherly responsiblity as they get older. Which shouldn't be the case.
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[
"I think it's better to have a lousy father then fatherless, because a father just being in the childs life has a huge impact on the child.",
"Without a father, the child will not feel secure in a certain sense.",
"Of course, mothers give that feeling, but fathers give it in another way.",
"A girl for example, girls who have fathers are less careless then girls without.",
"To me, I see girl's who don't have fathers grow up a hard life.",
"Boys, they probably feel like they have to take on the fatherly responsiblity as they get older.",
"Which shouldn't be the case."
] |
713
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Would you be willing to vote for a national id card system? if not, why not?:
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We already have this, it is called the Social Security Card. Every employer can call the SSA and verify the information of a given social security number. Our government has just made it so difficult to do this that most employers will not take the time. When you are hired for a job, you are supposed to provide I-9 documentation. You can use a passport, or state issued id & social security card (not just number), or birth certificate & ss card, etc. There are already laws and fines in place regarding improperly documenting your workers. The problem is our elected officials would rather waste our money & time by presenting completely new regulations (justifying their jobs) instead of making the appropriate government administration enforce the laws we already have. Politicians are becoming better and better at doing nothing but creating redundent worthless laws. And we keep re-electing them. So I would NOT vote for this ridiculous limit on my freedom and waste of the American taxpayers' monies.
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[
"We already have this, it is called the Social Security Card.",
"Every employer can call the SSA and verify the information of a given social security number.",
"Our government has just made it so difficult to do this that most employers will not take the time.",
"When you are hired for a job, you are supposed to provide I-9 documentation.",
"You can use a passport, or state issued id & social security card (not just number), or birth certificate & ss card, etc.",
"There are already laws and fines in place regarding improperly documenting your workers.",
"The problem is our elected officials would rather waste our money & time by presenting completely new regulations (justifying their jobs) instead of making the appropriate government administration enforce the laws we already have.",
"Politicians are becoming better and better at doing nothing but creating redundent worthless laws.",
"And we keep re-electing them.",
"So I would NOT vote for this ridiculous limit on my freedom and waste of the American taxpayers' monies."
] |
714
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Massachusetts melanie's law?:
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I haven't followed this political case, but I believe that any law named after a person is questionable since those pusing it will often be reacting based on emotion and grief, rather than reason. Any good law will have safeguards, and rational provisions so that whatever action is made illegal is really the action that is the threat. I generally oppose laws that make actions illegal just because they might, in combination with other actions, have the potential to cause harm. I believe in punishing those who cause the harm, and not limiting action based purely on speculation. That being said, the voting process has become an emotional one. People -- whether voters or legislators -- pass laws based on their gut reactions, often without any concern for the consequences or long term effects. Logic and reason have largely been abandoned in favor of making headlines. And sadly, that's not likely to change any time soon. Good luck.
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"I haven't followed this political case, but I believe that any law named after a person is questionable since those pusing it will often be reacting based on emotion and grief, rather than reason.",
"Any good law will have safeguards, and rational provisions so that whatever action is made illegal is really the action that is the threat.",
"I generally oppose laws that make actions illegal just because they might, in combination with other actions, have the potential to cause harm.",
"I believe in punishing those who cause the harm, and not limiting action based purely on speculation.",
"That being said, the voting process has become an emotional one.",
"People -- whether voters or legislators -- pass laws based on their gut reactions, often without any concern for the consequences or long term effects.",
"Logic and reason have largely been abandoned in favor of making headlines.",
"And sadly, that's not likely to change any time soon.",
"Good luck."
] |
720
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Should news outlets first get government approval before reporting stories?:
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If 1/2 the schools in the US thinks yes, then teachers are not doing well in the history aspect of education. Now, these kids need to know their rights, and the rights of others. I thought schools get taught the Constitution and bill of rights. At least I would expect thee civil war to be mentioned before 6th grade, the rest would follow. Freedom of speech, FREEDOM OF PRESS, freedom of religion, and so on. With this knowledge one can understand why America is America and not new great Brittan or some British ruled country paying taxes on land we are not living and harvesting from. ( ha, nowadays, this country is doing all kinds of illegal activities. No wonder why 1/2 the youth is lost and confused)
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[
"If 1/2 the schools in the US thinks yes, then teachers are not doing well in the history aspect of education.",
"Now, these kids need to know their rights, and the rights of others.",
"I thought schools get taught the Constitution and bill of rights.",
"At least I would expect thee civil war to be mentioned before 6th grade, the rest would follow.",
"Freedom of speech, FREEDOM OF PRESS, freedom of religion, and so on.",
"With this knowledge one can understand why America is America and not new great Brittan or some British ruled country paying taxes on land we are not living and harvesting from.",
"( ha, nowadays, this country is doing all kinds of illegal activities.",
"No wonder why 1/2 the youth is lost and confused)"
] |
752
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Cmv: since the storm cloaks are clearly the bad guys of the civil war in skyrim and since there clearly exists a good group vs bad group in the conflict it makes the civil war quest line and story weaker cmv.:
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Basically I am asserting since the storm-cloaks are painted as the complete villain out of the two choices their( the storm-cloaks and the empires war) is a weaker section of the skyrim story. Let's break down why the storm-cloaks are bad. They are racist they abuse and mistreat those different from them this makes them evil by today's morales and paints them( the storm-cloaks) as the villains and Ulfric as the mastermind. Secondly Ulfric used thu'um to kill the high king, basically he invoked an ancient and powerful gift to kill another bad guy deed. This is what makes the storm-cloaks the obvious bad guys they have nothing that paints them as good in any way except for not being the one to want to cut your head of at the beginning. Try to CMV by proving to me the storm-cloaks aren't just Saturday morning cartoon villains.
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[
"Basically I am asserting since the storm-cloaks are painted as the complete villain out of the two choices their( the storm-cloaks and the empires war) is a weaker section of the skyrim story.",
"Let's break down why the storm-cloaks are bad.",
"They are racist they abuse and mistreat those different from them this makes them evil by today's morales and paints them( the storm-cloaks) as the villains and Ulfric as the mastermind.",
"Secondly Ulfric used thu'um to kill the high king, basically he invoked an ancient and powerful gift to kill another bad guy deed.",
"This is what makes the storm-cloaks the obvious bad guys they have nothing that paints them as good in any way except for not being the one to want to cut your head of at the beginning.",
"Try to CMV by proving to me the storm-cloaks aren't just Saturday morning cartoon villains."
] |
792
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India has the potential to lead the world:
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syona if look at glance, then most of us are unable to specify any solid solutions by which we can remove the hurdle in our progress from root.we all are very much aware of problems but unable to give solutions.they are criticizing government,terrorism and so on.no one realizes that being a citizen what is our duty? everyone should understand abt. their importance and role for country.Because a good citizen,a criminal,terrorist,corrupted politician, everyone is human, then why a human is creating problem for another human.I hope you will think my views and reply me soon.
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"syona if look at glance, then most of us are unable to specify any solid solutions by which we can remove the hurdle in our progress from root.we all are very much aware of problems but unable to give solutions.they are criticizing government,terrorism and so on.no one realizes that being a citizen what is our duty?",
"everyone should understand abt.",
"their importance and role for country.",
"Because a good citizen,a criminal,terrorist,corrupted politician, everyone is human, then why a human is creating problem for another human.",
"I hope you will think my views and reply me soon."
] |
802
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Firefox vs internet explorer:
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hey nobrob wasnt ie invented before firefox ah derrrr !!!!!!!!
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"hey nobrob wasnt ie invented before firefox ah derrrr !!!!!!!!"
] |
811
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William farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore:
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Raffles unjustly removed Farquhar from his position in Singapore and accused him of ' being too close to the local population '. I think that it is unfair that a person who contributed so much to Singapore's development be unjustly sent off like that.
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[
"Raffles unjustly removed Farquhar from his position in Singapore and accused him of ' being too close to the local population '.",
"I think that it is unfair that a person who contributed so much to Singapore's development be unjustly sent off like that."
] |
818
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Is porn wrong:
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i LIKE porn, jerking off is always a good time
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"i LIKE porn, jerking off is always a good time"
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834
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Tv is better than books:
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tv is better than books because you learn easier by seeing not read
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"tv is better than books because you learn easier by seeing not read"
] |
877
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Do you think oil companies run the world governments ?:
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Oil does rule all politics unfortunately. But can I suggest a simple alternative that we could all see as common sense? Use wind or wave power to generate electricity. Use this energy to split water into its prime components. Let oxygen into the air. Burn the Hydrogen in our cars and have water as the resulting by product. You could almost make this work in your back garden! We would only need lubricating oils then which could probably be created from vegetable sources!
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"Oil does rule all politics unfortunately.",
"But can I suggest a simple alternative that we could all see as common sense?",
"Use wind or wave power to generate electricity.",
"Use this energy to split water into its prime components.",
"Let oxygen into the air.",
"Burn the Hydrogen in our cars and have water as the resulting by product.",
"You could almost make this work in your back garden!",
"We would only need lubricating oils then which could probably be created from vegetable sources!"
] |
904
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Cmv: i believe that most psychedelic drugs should be legal:
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I feel that people should have the right to explore their own consciousness as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else in the process. Obviously similar laws to alcohol should exist, where you can't be tripping in public & such. As more and more research continues, scientists are finding that psychedelics such as Psilocybin (Shrooms) and LSD are pretty harmful as far as drugs go, Especially compared to legal substances such as Alcohol and Tobacco. Psychedelics also aren't addictive either. I feel that if all these drugs do is often improve the users quality of life, and they aren't addictive or proven to be mentally or physically harmful, then I don't see why they should be illegal. Obviously when I say "psychedelics" I'm referring to the ones that are as I described: harmless and non-addictive. Psychedelics such as nBOMe's and other ones that may be harmful should not be legalized.
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"I feel that people should have the right to explore their own consciousness as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else in the process.",
"Obviously similar laws to alcohol should exist, where you can't be tripping in public & such.",
"As more and more research continues, scientists are finding that psychedelics such as Psilocybin (Shrooms) and LSD are pretty harmful as far as drugs go, Especially compared to legal substances such as Alcohol and Tobacco.",
"Psychedelics also aren't addictive either.",
"I feel that if all these drugs do is often improve the users quality of life, and they aren't addictive or proven to be mentally or physically harmful, then I don't see why they should be illegal.",
"Obviously when I say \"psychedelics\" I'm referring to the ones that are as I described: harmless and non-addictive.",
"Psychedelics such as nBOMe's and other ones that may be harmful should not be legalized."
] |
919
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Should explore space or focuse on earth first stance: no we shouldn't:
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I don't think its a waste of time but i think it is pointless because our world ( Earth ) Has its own bigger problem like world poverty, population, polution, and the biggest threat...Global Warming. Which will kill 6.5 billion maybe even more people as we speak. Scientists could be foucusing on our world problems frist and try to fix those instead of trying to make other planets better to live on. What if we focus on that and near the eand we find out it is impossible to do and everyone will die because of scientist caring to much about other things when there lives also could be in stake
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[
"I don't think its a waste of time but i think it is pointless because our world ( Earth ) Has its own bigger problem like world poverty, population, polution, and the biggest threat...Global Warming.",
"Which will kill 6.5 billion maybe even more people as we speak.",
"Scientists could be foucusing on our world problems frist and try to fix those instead of trying to make other planets better to live on.",
"What if we focus on that and near the eand we find out it is impossible to do and everyone will die because of scientist caring to much about other things when there lives also could be in stake"
] |
930
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Doodling in class? stance: you should be allowed to doodle:
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I think doodling should be mandatory in foreign language classes and science classes, i retained more in both because we were given assignments involving drawing and comics. Doodling has helped me focus more on whatever my teachers are saying, simple squiggly lines do the best. Though i must admit that when i start to "doodle" my doodles tend to turn into full blown drawings, shading and color thrown in the mix. Thats when i get off task... i should probably figure out how to keep from caring too much about visual appeal and just sketch and doodle stuff...
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[
"I think doodling should be mandatory in foreign language classes and science classes, i retained more in both because we were given assignments involving drawing and comics.",
"Doodling has helped me focus more on whatever my teachers are saying, simple squiggly lines do the best.",
"Though i must admit that when i start to \"doodle\" my doodles tend to turn into full blown drawings, shading and color thrown in the mix.",
"Thats when i get off task...",
"i should probably figure out how to keep from caring too much about visual appeal and just sketch and doodle stuff..."
] |
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Is the school uniform a good or bad idea:
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Bad. I'm too lazy to explain why so take my word for it. I had to wear one for 4 years at school.
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"Bad.",
"I'm too lazy to explain why so take my word for it.",
"I had to wear one for 4 years at school."
] |
995
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Human growth and development should parents use spanking as an option to discipline:
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It shouldn't be used constantly but it should be used to get the message across to the child
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"It shouldn't be used constantly but it should be used to get the message across to the child"
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Pro choice vs pro life:
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Not to be glib, but are you stating that we should look to the government to assist us with our belief system. Ever read T. Hobbes...?
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"Not to be glib, but are you stating that we should look to the government to assist us with our belief system.",
"Ever read T. Hobbes...?"
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Pro choice vs pro life:
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i do not see any difference in killing an embroyo or a 40 year old person. Murder....is murder
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"i do not see any difference in killing an embroyo or a 40 year old person.",
"Murder....is murder"
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Should physical education be mandatory in schools:
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Gym class is a useless class that students waste time in. There should be a test and if people can not run a mile without stopping every couple feet they should join. There is also the fact people can join to get prepared for sports. Students should have that class time to use it towards their careers and not a class that is just there.
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"Gym class is a useless class that students waste time in.",
"There should be a test and if people can not run a mile without stopping every couple feet they should join.",
"There is also the fact people can join to get prepared for sports.",
"Students should have that class time to use it towards their careers and not a class that is just there."
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Gay marriage right or wrong:
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Do gay marriages hurt anyone? No. Do gay marriages kill many people? No. Are gay marriages going to end the world? No. Are gay marriages in anyway affecting anyone but the two getting married? No. Then why the hell do straight ppl get so offensive? If you want marrage to just be between you fine let them do something else to show they love each other. Bottom line, if you love someone you should be allowed to be with them. God accepts everyone, his people should follow that. Bottom line, it should be a sin to kep two people who love each other apart. Enough said.
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"Do gay marriages hurt anyone?",
"No.",
"Do gay marriages kill many people?",
"No. Are gay marriages going to end the world?",
"No. Are gay marriages in anyway affecting anyone but the two getting married?",
"No.",
"Then why the hell do straight ppl get so offensive?",
"If you want marrage to just be between you fine let them do something else to show they love each other.",
"Bottom line, if you love someone you should be allowed to be with them.",
"God accepts everyone, his people should follow that.",
"Bottom line, it should be a sin to kep two people who love each other apart.",
"Enough said."
] |
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Why does the us have the highest drinking age in the world?:
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Because we are not taught from a young age to respect alchohol. If we treated it more like Europeans it would not be considered taboo. Thats why so many teenagers have to drink till they get sick and act like twits. Also those stupid ass ads that connect drinking beer with being sexy. You aint sexy when you get drunk. Backwards is alcohol thinking in America.
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"Because we are not taught from a young age to respect alchohol.",
"If we treated it more like Europeans it would not be considered taboo.",
"Thats why so many teenagers have to drink till they get sick and act like twits.",
"Also those stupid ass ads that connect drinking beer with being sexy.",
"You aint sexy when you get drunk.",
"Backwards is alcohol thinking in America."
] |
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Cmv: i feel that surrogacy is wrong:
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_____ I know that with science most people are now able to have children but i fell its just selfish. There are thousands of orphans around the world who are up for adoption and to spend what is over $3000 just to get a surrogate doesn't sit right with me. Also the most successful suorrgate agencies happen in foreign countries where they take advantage of the woman because they can pay them so little in order to use their bodies. Child birth can take a lot out of a woman physically speaking so knowing that a woman went throght that just to give birth to a child she will never see again doesn't seem right.
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"_____",
"I know that with science most people are now able to have children",
"but i fell its just selfish.",
"There are thousands of orphans around the world who are up for adoption and to spend what is over $3000 just to get a surrogate doesn't sit right with me.",
"Also the most successful suorrgate agencies happen in foreign countries where they take advantage of the woman because they can pay them so little in order to use their bodies.",
"Child birth can take a lot out of a woman physically speaking so knowing that a woman went throght that just to give birth to a child she will never see again doesn't seem right."
] |
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Business review: 2.0 stars
business name: woody's burger bar and grill. city: etobicoke. categories: burgers, bars, restaurants, nightlife:
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If you have lots of time to spare waiting for an ok burger, then this place is for you! 25 minutes to get serve a burger is just way too long. I have wasted my time, money and yes, precious calories on this place! I wish that I would have gone to McDonalds and either have the same experience, if not better. Now, I'm just enjoying a fresh bowl of salad. Thanks to the extra calories that I sacrificed for nothing. Boo!!! It's amazing how this place is still getting a very high rating.
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"If you have lots of time to spare waiting for an ok burger, then this place is for you!",
"25 minutes to get serve a burger is just way too long.",
"I have wasted my time, money and yes, precious calories on this place!",
"I wish that I would have gone to McDonalds and either have the same experience, if not better.",
"Now, I'm just enjoying a fresh bowl of salad.",
"Thanks to the extra calories that I sacrificed for nothing.",
"Boo!!!",
"It's amazing how this place is still getting a very high rating."
] |
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Firefox vs internet explorer:
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I pity those of you on the other side. The annoying load of pop ups and viruses IE has, yet you continue to use it?! Main reason I love Firefox has to be the tab option. The last time I checked IE requires you to get up a whole new browser in order search two websites at the same time. It's pointlessss. :/ OH AND. Firefox saves the website(s) you were last at in case of a restart or something. Yeah, I don't know, it just has so many cool features I don't have time to list them all.
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"I pity those of you on the other side.",
"The annoying load of pop ups and viruses IE has, yet you continue to use it?!",
"Main reason I love Firefox has to be the tab option.",
"The last time I checked IE requires you to get up a whole new browser in order search two websites at the same time.",
"It's pointlessss.",
":/",
"OH AND.",
"Firefox saves the website(s) you were last at in case of a restart or something.",
"Yeah, I don't know, it just has so many cool features I don't have time to list them all."
] |
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Tv is better than books:
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books make you more intelligent. they can also say what people are thinking.
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"books make you more intelligent.",
"they can also say what people are thinking."
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Tv is better than books:
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some ppl cant read is absolutely idiotic to say the ppl who cant read wud always run away frm dem bt even den B for books nd B for best so books r da best i cant sleep if i wont read a chapter frm any novel each day bt actually sometimes i feel reading books all day becomes boring (in schools textbooks nd at home novels) so only sometimes i watch tv nd dat 2 news channels hence by reading books i can even pass my time nd even improve my speaking skills
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"some ppl cant read is absolutely idiotic to say the ppl who cant read wud always run away frm dem bt even den B for books nd B for best",
"so books r da best i cant sleep if i wont read a chapter frm any novel each day bt",
"actually sometimes i feel reading books all day becomes boring (in schools textbooks nd at home novels)",
"so only sometimes i watch tv nd dat 2 news channels hence by reading books i can even pass my time nd even improve my speaking skills"
] |
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Firefox vs internet explorer:
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Its an indisputable fact that the average IE user gets laid 2500% more than the average firefox user. sorry firefox losers... game set match go cry about IE somewhere else 8*^(
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"Its an indisputable fact that the average IE user gets laid 2500% more than the average firefox user.",
"sorry firefox losers... game set match go cry about IE somewhere else 8*^("
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Ban plastic water bottles:
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I don't ever wanna be here Like punching in a dream breathing life into my nightmare If it falls apart I would surely wake it Bright lights turn me clean This is worse than it seems
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"I don't ever wanna be here Like punching in a dream breathing life into my nightmare If it falls apart I would surely wake it Bright lights turn me clean",
"This is worse than it seems"
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How do you punish islamic extremist terrorists for whom mere death creates martyrdom?:
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I say, sentence them to life in prison and put them in our worst supermax prison and keep them in the general population with a t-shirt that reads: "I'm a terrorist and kill innocent women and children." Surely the guards will turn a blind eye to whatever unfortunate things happen to a convicted terroist. I think we would find that there is still honor among thieves. Might not deter anyone, but what will?
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"I say, sentence them to life in prison and put them in our worst supermax prison and keep them in the general population with a t-shirt that reads: \"I'm a terrorist and kill innocent women and children.\"",
"Surely the guards will turn a blind eye to whatever unfortunate things happen to a convicted terroist.",
"I think we would find that there is still honor among thieves.",
"Might not deter anyone, but what will?"
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Why is prostitution illegal? is it just for moral reasons?:
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Well, it's certainly not going away anytime soon is it? Ironically enough in our ultra-capitalist society, you can give sex away for free, but you can't sell it. Yes, primarily it's for moral reasons. There are arguments made about health risks, but a regulated industry with check-ups and the like would be arguably safer than the drug and disease ridden industry as it now stands. Basically, I think it comes down to the fact that few people want to put society's "stamp of approval" on it. Would anyone want their daughter to consider it "just a job" or an easy way to get some quick cash? Or would they want their husbands to be able to find no-hassle sex whenever they had some extra cash? How about the thought of your father casually going to a brothel after work? Some might not have a problem with these ideas, but most people would feel otherwise.
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"Well, it's certainly not going away anytime soon is it?",
"Ironically enough in our ultra-capitalist society, you can give sex away for free, but you can't sell it.",
"Yes, primarily it's for moral reasons.",
"There are arguments made about health risks, but a regulated industry with check-ups and the like would be arguably safer than the drug and disease ridden industry as it now stands.",
"Basically, I think it comes down to the fact that few people want to put society's \"stamp of approval\" on it.",
"Would anyone want their daughter to consider it \"just a job\" or an easy way to get some quick cash?",
"Or would they want their husbands to be able to find no-hassle sex whenever they had some extra cash?",
"How about the thought of your father casually going to a brothel after work?",
"Some might not have a problem with these ideas, but most people would feel otherwise."
] |
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If you never punished your puppy for accidents in the house...?:
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Ya know, public corporal punishment used to be executed in this country, the crime level was lower but there were also a lot less people living in the country. I am not sure that is a good idea, but something has to be done, the crime rate is out of control. What's sad I think is that corporal punishment might work, but it would be a media circus and then in turn be useless, there has to be a better answer!
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"Ya know, public corporal punishment used to be executed in this country, the crime level was lower but there were also a lot less people living in the country.",
"I am not sure that is a good idea, but something has to be done, the crime rate is out of control.",
"What's sad I think is that corporal punishment might work, but it would be a media circus and then in turn be useless, there has to be a better answer!"
] |
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Pro choice vs pro life:
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Hitler's mother wanted to have him aborted. Needless to say they should have let her.
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"Hitler's mother wanted to have him aborted.",
"Needless to say they should have let her."
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Is porn wrong:
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Easy access to porn may be the reason there has been an 85 percent decline in rapes over the last 25 years, according to a law professor at Northwestern University.
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"Easy access to porn may be the reason there has been an 85 percent decline in rapes over the last 25 years, according to a law professor at Northwestern University."
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Tv is better than books:
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You can watch TV in one sitting where as a book takes all day to read. So no physical exercise will get done reading books. Exercise shows on TV make you move. SO TV IS WAY BETTER THEN BOOKS!!!!!!!
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"You can watch TV in one sitting where as a book takes all day to read.",
"So no physical exercise will get done reading books.",
"Exercise shows on TV make you move.",
"SO TV IS WAY BETTER THEN BOOKS!!!!!!!"
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Pro choice vs pro life:
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having some choices are good. but if you were in charge of all the choices in your life, the world would be in total chaos. i have always been pro life. and yes i do believe abortions should be illegal.
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"having some choices are good.",
"but if you were in charge of all the choices in your life, the world would be in total chaos.",
"i have always been pro life.",
"and yes i do believe abortions should be illegal."
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What would happen?:
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Is this a traffic ticket? What does it say on the ticket? If it says that there is a mandatory court appearance, then you need to go. I wouldn't listen to the cop. Unless it's printed on the ticket that you need to appear, just pay the fine or whatever it says on the ticket. It is important that you follow the printed instructions period. Or just ask your husband. He probably knows the city's counsel and can get you out of this whole thing.
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"Is this a traffic ticket?",
"What does it say on the ticket?",
"If it says that there is a mandatory court appearance, then you need to go.",
"I wouldn't listen to the cop.",
"Unless it's printed on the ticket that you need to appear, just pay the fine or whatever it says on the ticket.",
"It is important that you follow the printed instructions period.",
"Or just ask your husband.",
"He probably knows the city's counsel and can get you out of this whole thing."
] |
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Do you think prostitution should be legalized?:
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Yes, prostitution should absolutely be legalized; let local governments decide if they want it or not and handle it either through ordinances or zoning laws. Same thing with drugs - decriminalization or outright legalization would allow governments to raise revenues that could be spent on treatments and public health action, and would take away a source of more violent criminal activity that supports these illegal trades. There's no reason these things should be illegal, and every reason they should be legalized.
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"Yes, prostitution should absolutely be legalized; let local governments decide if they want it or not and handle it either through ordinances or zoning laws.",
"Same thing with drugs - decriminalization or outright legalization would allow governments to raise revenues that could be spent on treatments and public health action, and would take away a source of more violent criminal activity that supports these illegal trades.",
"There's no reason these things should be illegal, and every reason they should be legalized."
] |
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Is it ethical to use offensive language on this site?:
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Even if there arent any minors, the language which you use , should atrract the people and not distract. There is a psychology which works in the minds of such people who keep ' I dont care ' kind of the attitude. They think that you cant catch them. They dont even care to see your reaction. They dont wait for one. They know well that thier answer will never be chosen as the best, so why care ? Just vomit and earn few points. Moreover it takes some brains to answer a question which they dont have. Most of them feel pleasure and become sadistic in thier approach. Come on....'freedom of speech' is also an abusive term. The ethics, values etc are contrary to the concept of freedom of speech. You have got plenty of choices to choose words and its a pity if one cant find them and starts using fowl language. Therefore I advise you not to be afraid of such animals and keep on sharing your knowledge with us. Hope to hear from you soon.
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"Even if there arent any minors, the language which you use , should atrract the people and not distract.",
"There is a psychology which works in the minds of such people who keep ' I dont care ' kind of the attitude.",
"They think that you cant catch them.",
"They dont even care to see your reaction.",
"They dont wait for one.",
"They know well that thier answer will never be chosen as the best, so why care ?",
"Just vomit and earn few points.",
"Moreover it takes some brains to answer a question which they dont have.",
"Most of them feel pleasure and become sadistic in thier approach.",
"Come on....'freedom of speech' is also an abusive term.",
"The ethics, values etc are contrary to the concept of freedom of speech.",
"You have got plenty of choices to choose words and its a pity if one cant find them and starts using fowl language.",
"Therefore I advise you not to be afraid of such animals and keep on sharing your knowledge with us.",
"Hope to hear from you soon."
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How does a ban on homosexual marriage "defend" heterosexual marriage?:
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Be careful. If you keep making sense, they'll start listening to your phone calls and reading your e-mail. Oops...too late. Frankly, if they really wanted to "defend marriage", they should repeal all divorce laws and make adultery a felony. That would "defend marriage" - except half of Congress would be sitting in jail. [probably not a bad idea]
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"Be careful.",
"If you keep making sense, they'll start listening to your phone calls and reading your e-mail.",
"Oops...too late.",
"Frankly, if they really wanted to \"defend marriage\", they should repeal all divorce laws and make adultery a felony.",
"That would \"defend marriage\" - except half of Congress would be sitting in jail.",
"[probably not a bad idea]"
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Cmv: the expectation for men to put the toilet seat down after urinating is an unreasonable request.:
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Granted I've never had trouble with this issue with a significant other, but once in an office building and once staying with a female friend (the later of which I understand because it's her house and she wants it maintained a certain way). The argument is that it's considerate but the counterpart of putting the seat up after use is never put on the table. And even if it were then it just cancels the whole thing out. And in a large building or household there the next person to use the toilet could be male and need to urinate in which case he now needs to put the seat up again. Lastly, why the fuck would you use a shared toilet without looking before using it while expecting male users to do the looking for both themselves and the women.
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"Granted I've never had trouble with this issue with a significant other, but once in an office building and once staying with a female friend (the later of which I understand because it's her house and she wants it maintained a certain way).",
"The argument is that it's considerate but the counterpart of putting the seat up after use is never put on the table.",
"And even if it were then it just cancels the whole thing out.",
"And in a large building or household there the next person to use the toilet could be male and need to urinate in which case he now needs to put the seat up again.",
"Lastly, why the fuck would you use a shared toilet without looking before using it while expecting male users to do the looking for both themselves and the women."
] |
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Business review: 1.0 stars
business name: ruby's diner. city: las vegas. categories: diners, restaurants, burgers, american (traditional):
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THIS PLACE NOT ONLY HAS NASTY ASS BURGERS BUT THE SERVICE IS HORRIBLE! After i orderded people were waiting for over 40 minutes and there plane was boarding so they started yelling into the kitchen "JUST GIVE ME WHAT U GOT!" PUAHAHHAA thats when i relized i should of went elsewhere... I ordered the ruby burger i realized i may have missed ordered cause i realized there was no cheese with this burger, but come on plz put some mayo on my burger and dont over cook my paddy! I felt like i was eating a card board burger! SOOO nasty i only ate most of it cause i paid for it and i was hungry. Fries were fries nothing special.... Wanted to go to burger king originally but the gate was closed to go there! NEVER GOIN HERE AGAIN!
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"THIS PLACE NOT ONLY HAS NASTY ASS BURGERS",
"BUT THE SERVICE IS HORRIBLE!",
"After i orderded people were waiting for over 40 minutes and there plane was boarding",
"so they started yelling into the kitchen \"JUST GIVE ME WHAT U GOT!\"",
"PUAHAHHAA thats when i relized i should of went elsewhere...",
"I ordered the ruby burger i realized i may have missed ordered cause i realized there was no cheese with this burger, but come on plz put some mayo on my burger and dont over cook my paddy!",
"I felt like i was eating a card board burger!",
"SOOO nasty",
"i only ate most of it cause i paid for it",
"and i was hungry.",
"Fries were fries nothing special....",
"Wanted to go to burger king originally",
"but the gate was closed to go there!",
"NEVER GOIN HERE AGAIN!"
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Is the school uniform a good or bad idea:
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i dont think its a good idea to keep restrictions becoz thats just going to make students especialy teens more hungry for fashion .its better 2 feed them than keeping them hungry.and once they r away from these restrictions,we will c d othr side of them which is way worse with no morals.so alow people 2 b free with their personalities instead of stoping them.
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"i dont think its a good idea to keep restrictions becoz thats just going to make students especialy teens more hungry for fashion .its",
"better 2 feed them than keeping them hungry.and once they r away from these restrictions,we will c d othr side of them which is way worse with no morals.so alow people 2 b free with their personalities instead of stoping them."
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Which type of endeavor is better a personal pursuit or advancing the common good:
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Advancing the Common good is a better endeavor than a personal pursuit. For example there are those who want to help others. A personal pursuit however is only for those selfish people who only care about themselves. The common good happens to some from a loan for college, to a charity for an orphanage, a school, etc
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"Advancing the Common good is a better endeavor than a personal pursuit.",
"For example there are those who want to help others.",
"A personal pursuit however is only for those selfish people who only care about themselves.",
"The common good happens to some from a loan for college, to a charity for an orphanage, a school, etc"
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Which type of endeavor is better a personal pursuit or advancing the common good:
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I think that advancing the common good is better because its helping out the community. But personal pursuit will be better because i know that if i dont go to college after high school then i wont go at all so i would choose my personal pursuit.
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"I think that advancing the common good is better because its helping out the community.",
"But personal pursuit will be better because i know that if i dont go to college after high school then i wont go at all so i would choose my personal pursuit."
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Gay marriage right or wrong:
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the last comment was put on the wrong side, my bad
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"the last comment was put on the wrong side, my bad"
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U.s., 1/20th of the world's population, 1/3 of the world's prison population. why?:
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I just attended a lecture yesterday that talked about these very statistics. Our crime rate is actually going down, but our rate of incarceration is going up. This reflects the US' "war on crime" and "war on drugs" started in the late 70s, early 80s (Reagan, mostly). It's because we are taking action and using incarceration as the solution. To really properly analize these numbers, you also have to look at the crime rates of all these nations (we also score very poorly, there, so you still have a point). The statistics for african-americans is even worse - something like 6000+ african-american inmates per 100,000.
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"I just attended a lecture yesterday that talked about these very statistics.",
"Our crime rate is actually going down, but our rate of incarceration is going up.",
"This reflects the US' \"war on crime\" and \"war on drugs\" started in the late 70s, early 80s (Reagan, mostly).",
"It's because we are taking action and using incarceration as the solution.",
"To really properly analize these numbers, you also have to look at the crime rates of all these nations (we also score very poorly, there, so you still have a point).",
"The statistics for african-americans is even worse - something like 6000+ african-american inmates per 100,000."
] |
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Who is a good lawyer for a sex harassment ?:
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Sounds to me like you want to teach this person a lesson. Sorry to say that those are not good legal grounds for a lawsuit. You will never find an attorney to take this kind of case on contingency. So, if you really want to pursue this you'll have to do it out of pocket, which will be obscenely expensive. If your reputation was not in fact harmed then I would say to have a talk with the person, their boss, etc and then let it go.
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"Sounds to me like you want to teach this person a lesson.",
"Sorry to say that those are not good legal grounds for a lawsuit.",
"You will never find an attorney to take this kind of case on contingency.",
"So, if you really want to pursue this you'll have to do it out of pocket, which will be obscenely expensive.",
"If your reputation was not in fact harmed then I would say to have a talk with the person, their boss, etc and then let it go."
] |
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Every country that has had gun control used the law to murder it's citizen,how does it make you feel?:
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This type of question only reinforces the view of anti-gunners about how they view legal gun-owners. Your question should be, "Why is it that every country that's enforced gun bans has an increase in person-to-person crimes and burglaries?" Or, "Since some countries that have banned guns and have seen an increase in crime, why don't their governments reinstate their gun rights so the citizens can protect themselves?" See how that's more diplomatic, and more inviting to a intelligent discussion about the issue, instead of introducing hositlity and open biases into it?
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"This type of question only reinforces the view of anti-gunners about how they view legal gun-owners.",
"Your question should be, \"Why is it that every country that's enforced gun bans has an increase in person-to-person crimes and burglaries?\"",
"Or, \"Since some countries that have banned guns and have seen an increase in crime, why don't their governments reinstate their gun rights so the citizens can protect themselves?\"",
"See how that's more diplomatic, and more inviting to a intelligent discussion about the issue, instead of introducing hositlity and open biases into it?"
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Cmv: i belive that every college campus should be forced to allow concealed carry.:
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I am currently a college student at the University of Houston. Three times now I have been threatened with violence less than 2 minutes from my dorm. Once it was diffused by showing a knife. Once I managed to drove off. The final time I was lucky to be saved by campus pd. This has led me to advocate for campus carry. I belive that every college campus should be forced to allow it regardless of what the Dean or students think. The only argument I see against it is the "danger" of students carrying , but stats have proven that people with CHL's almost always commit crimes less often than people without liscenses. Edit: for clarity I'm talking about a law that both allows carry on campuses and forces them to accept it in policies.
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"I am currently a college student at the University of Houston.",
"Three times now I have been threatened with violence less than 2 minutes from my dorm.",
"Once it was diffused by showing a knife.",
"Once I managed to drove off.",
"The final time I was lucky to be saved by campus pd.",
"This has led me to advocate for campus carry.",
"I belive that every college campus should be forced to allow it regardless of what the Dean or students think.",
"The only argument I see against it is the \"danger\" of students carrying , but stats have proven that people with CHL's almost always commit crimes less often than people without liscenses.",
"Edit: for clarity I'm talking about a law that both allows carry on campuses and forces them to accept it in policies."
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Cmv: cmv: i think feminist activists are more devoted to fighting the sexism of the poor and working classes (street harassment, how much space men take up in the subway), and only pay lip service to fighting the sexism of the well off (lack of female ceo's and politicians, wage disparity).:
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As simplistic as this sounds, from a socio-economic standpoint, mainstream activist feminism (tumblr feminism aside) is beginning to look like a group of middle class/upper middle class women bullying the poor and working class over their day-to-day behavior, while leaving the institutions that hurt women of all classes untouched. Some women writing in a feminist bent (particularly the movements involving teaching women to be more assertive in the work I think supporting the basic concept of feminism (all human beings should be treated equally regardless of gender) is a no-brainer, but I don't understand the emphasis on low-hanging fruit like street harassment. The comments of construction workers don't determine the wage of women, or their ability to participate in American economic or political life. The actions and comments of people like Justin Mateen do. So why aren't there hordes of young activists protesting outside of Tinder's offices? Why do street harassment and terms of address merit more attention than institutional discrimination?
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"As simplistic as this sounds, from a socio-economic standpoint, mainstream activist feminism (tumblr feminism aside) is beginning to look like a group of middle class/upper middle class women bullying the poor and working class over their day-to-day behavior, while leaving the institutions that hurt women of all classes untouched.",
"Some women writing in a feminist bent (particularly the movements involving teaching women to be more assertive in the work I think supporting the basic concept of feminism (all human beings should be treated equally regardless of gender) is a no-brainer, but I don't understand the emphasis on low-hanging fruit like street harassment.",
"The comments of construction workers don't determine the wage of women, or their ability to participate in American economic or political life.",
"The actions and comments of people like Justin Mateen do.",
"So why aren't there hordes of young activists protesting outside of Tinder's offices?",
"Why do street harassment and terms of address merit more attention than institutional discrimination?"
] |
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Is "islamophobia" justifiable? stance: yes, it i justified:
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I believe it can be justified to be afraid of one of the only major religions that calls for violence against non-believers in it's scriptures. For instance: "But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them, and seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war)....." Surah 9:5 or: “O ye who believe! Fight the Unbelievers who gird you about, and let them find firmness in you: and know that Allah is with those who fear Him” (Surah 9:123) And while I understand that many verses of peace are in the Koran, they are abrogated by the later verses of war. Also, while many wars are fought for religion by all religions, Islam is the only one that calls for violence in it's Koran, unlike Christianity or Judaism. Based on this, I find a fear of Islam rational and justified.
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"I believe it can be justified to be afraid of one of the only major religions that calls for violence against non-believers in it's scriptures.",
"For instance: \"But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them, and seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war).....\"",
"Surah 9:5 or: “O ye who believe!",
"Fight the Unbelievers who gird you about, and let them find firmness in you: and know that Allah is with those who fear Him” (Surah 9:123)",
"And while I understand that many verses of peace are in the Koran, they are abrogated by the later verses of war.",
"Also, while many wars are fought for religion by all religions, Islam is the only one that calls for violence in it's Koran, unlike Christianity or Judaism.",
"Based on this, I find a fear of Islam rational and justified."
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If political debates are no longer desired, shouldn't it be proclaimed? stance: yes, the guidelines for debate topic should be posted or sent to members:
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Three debates in one day criticizing my veiws on upholding convinceme's seriousness. Convinceme is the ONLY administrator for this website. What he says goes. If he wants to post rules condemning or dignifying anything, I will follow them. But he hasn't. He has left us as a community to make our own decisions. I have every right to flag any debate which I see as inappropriate or harmful to the community. If convinceme strongly opposed what I am doing, he would have banned me, or at least sent me a PM about it. I dislike the fact that intelligent debates get easily ran over by repeats. It is taking away the seriousness of this website which I have come to appreciate, and feel obligated to preserve. I'm sure many of you agree with me, but only stop me because you feel I hold selfish ambitions.
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"Three debates in one day criticizing my veiws on upholding convinceme's seriousness.",
"Convinceme is the ONLY administrator for this website.",
"What he says goes.",
"If he wants to post rules condemning or dignifying anything, I will follow them.",
"But he hasn't.",
"He has left us as a community to make our own decisions.",
"I have every right to flag any debate which I see as inappropriate or harmful to the community.",
"If convinceme strongly opposed what I am doing, he would have banned me, or at least sent me a PM about it.",
"I dislike the fact that intelligent debates get easily ran over by repeats.",
"It is taking away the seriousness of this website which I have come to appreciate, and feel obligated to preserve.",
"I'm sure many of you agree with me, but only stop me because you feel I hold selfish ambitions."
] |
1,572
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Firefox vs internet explorer:
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IE sucks and makes development harder, i just can't dig doing separate stylesheets for IE
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"IE sucks and makes development harder, i just can't dig doing separate stylesheets for IE"
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Tv is better than books:
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Books are better than TV because books have each and every detail briefly . we get to read books like story books , fairy tales, ghost stories etc these books help us in bringing imaginary power in us . In TV only some points are explained and sometimes we cant remember it easily but in books if we forget anything we can now and then read it .At last I only want to tell that books are much and much better than TV .
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"Books are better than TV because books have each and every detail briefly .",
"we get to read books like story books , fairy tales, ghost stories etc these books help us in bringing imaginary power in us .",
"In TV only some points are explained and sometimes we cant remember it easily but in books if we forget anything we can now and then read it .At",
"last I only want to tell that books are much and much better than TV ."
] |
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Pro choice vs pro life:
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That situation is very rare and can usually be countered with a contraceptive drug if the woman seeks medical attention after the assault
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"That situation is very rare and can usually be countered with a contraceptive drug if the woman seeks medical attention after the assault"
] |
1,664
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Double standard ?:
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Oh my, you are either very young or new to this country. If you have money or you are famous, you can buy whatever judgement or law that you want enacted. If you are poor then you are just out of luck. Lawyers will not take your case unless it means very big money for them. Even if you are totally in the right unless they can make a huge profit they will not touch it. So, repeat after me. Money equals privilage under the law. Poverty equals nothing. Save yourself a lot of time and learn it now.
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[
"Oh my, you are either very young or new to this country.",
"If you have money or you are famous, you can buy whatever judgement or law that you want enacted.",
"If you are poor then you are just out of luck.",
"Lawyers will not take your case unless it means very big money for them.",
"Even if you are totally in the right unless they can make a huge profit they will not touch it.",
"So, repeat after me.",
"Money equals privilage under the law.",
"Poverty equals nothing.",
"Save yourself a lot of time and learn it now."
] |
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Who was the first woman to be electrocuted in louisiana?:
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Sorry, wrong, gorgeousleepingwalli. Martha Place was executed in New York at Sing Sing prison. (You have to actually read the stuff you Google before you jump to a conclusion and post an answer here.) Although she is listed as the first female to be executed by electrocution, on 3/20/1899. Although Louisiana has executed several women, the first by electric chair was Toni Jo Henry on 11/28/42....64 years ago today....good question considering the date today...
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"Sorry, wrong, gorgeousleepingwalli.",
"Martha Place was executed in New York at Sing Sing prison.",
"(You have to actually read the stuff you Google before you jump to a conclusion and post an answer here.)",
"Although she is listed as the first female to be executed by electrocution, on 3/20/1899.",
"Although Louisiana has executed several women, the first by electric chair was Toni Jo Henry on 11/28/42....64 years ago today....",
"good question considering the date today..."
] |
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Reality tv stance: garbage:
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Reality Tv is garbage... First of all it is scripted... just meant for amusment and it is not really reality. People live vicarously through reality tv shows. Reality TV shows influence our children in a negative manner, for example the bachelor, teachers our young teenage girls that we have to be beautiful and fight for a man with 20 different women to get their attention to have a fairy land wedding, that is not reality. Also, many of the reality shows, such as rock of love, flavor flav, demean women in a sense and this is what our children grow up watching.
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"Reality Tv is garbage...",
"First of all it is scripted...",
"just meant for amusment and it is not really reality.",
"People live vicarously through reality tv shows.",
"Reality TV shows influence our children in a negative manner, for example the bachelor, teachers our young teenage girls that we have to be beautiful and fight for a man with 20 different women to get their attention to have a fairy land wedding, that is not reality.",
"Also, many of the reality shows, such as rock of love, flavor flav, demean women in a sense and this is what our children grow up watching."
] |
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Battleground: bad company 2 vs call of duty stance: bad company!!!:
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bad company is boring its hard to kill people on there and the controls are weird the vehicles are boring and are hard to control for some reason also the maps are waaaaaaay to big.on cod the map called wastland is one of the biggest and people hate that map.mw2 is very intense because it keeps you wondering whats about to come from around that corner or if a sniper is up in a window or hiding on a roof ready to put a bullet in your head or if your about to get hit by a thrown grenade but through all that that goes through your mind as your playing you get hit from behind and your down.battlefield is boring because you always no where the enemy is and you dont have to go get them you can just drive around being bored and the maps are to big to go out of your way to kill someone unlike on mw2 your thrown into the meat grinder of survival with only three magazines of ammo and skills that take time to developed.plus weapons on mw2 are realistic except for the at4 which is not a guided munition.
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[
"bad company is boring its hard to kill people on there and the controls are weird the vehicles are boring and are hard to control for some reason also the maps are waaaaaaay to big.on cod the map called wastland is one of the biggest and people hate that map.mw2 is very intense because it keeps you wondering whats about to come from around that corner or if a sniper is up in a window or hiding on a roof ready to put a bullet in your head or if your about to get hit by a thrown grenade but through all that that goes through your mind as your playing you get hit from behind and your down.battlefield is boring because you always no where the enemy is and you dont have to go get them you can just drive around being bored and the maps are to big to go out of your way to kill someone unlike on mw2 your thrown into the meat grinder of survival with only three magazines of ammo and skills that take time to developed.plus weapons on mw2 are realistic except for the at4 which is not a guided munition."
] |
1,726
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Firefox vs internet explorer:
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the number of reasons on why ff ie are LISTLESS(:
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"the number of reasons on why ff ie are LISTLESS(:"
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1,735
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Tv is better than books:
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Books r like cool! TV is not! Books are for nerds, Tv is for weirdos, I think Black ops is better! ROFL!
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"Books r like cool!",
"TV is not!",
"Books are for nerds, Tv is for weirdos, I think Black ops is better!",
"ROFL!"
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Tv is better than books:
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Unless the brain is used no human being can understand any medium. Be it TV or books. By watching the television people can create a make believe situation and think. "What if they would go left? They would be SAVED, wouldn't they?" Even viewing tv requires brains. And moreover we can watch television in the dark. But to read a book you need the lights on. Which also wastes electricity.
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[
"Unless the brain is used no human being can understand any medium.",
"Be it TV or books.",
"By watching the television people can create a make believe situation and think.",
"\"What if they would go left?",
"They would be SAVED, wouldn't they?\"",
"Even viewing tv requires brains.",
"And moreover we can watch television in the dark.",
"But to read a book you need the lights on.",
"Which also wastes electricity."
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Tv is better than books:
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Yes I would say it has you relax in case your tired, but you can read to relax as well. Plus have you ever considered about the commercials and how annoying they are?
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"Yes I would say it has you relax in case your tired, but you can read to relax as well.",
"Plus have you ever considered about the commercials and how annoying they are?"
] |
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