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@FLRW
Poly has blocked me and I can see all her posts.
that is correct
my proposal (MUTUAL-MUTE) has not yet been implemented
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@Stephen
If you are contemplating going down the blind post solution rout , it would be a better imo to hide the posts of the person that is blocked from the person that has blocked them, so she that has blocked a member cannot see the posts of the person that they have chosen to block.Thereby having nothing to complain about.... ever!
that's the original idea
i can't figure out how so many people can't understand
MUTUAL MUTE = (when you block someone, you AND ONLY YOU can't see that persons posts) (AND) (the blocked person also can't see your posts)
anyone else, everyone else, who has not blocked or has not been blocked can still see all posts by everyone
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@Incel-chud
There are countries with less guns per Capita than the United States and a higher per Capita rate of death to mass shootings.
citation please
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@Conservallectual
there is nothing higher than Christianity.
which one ?
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@Conservallectual
atheism is inherently illogical because a universe does not pop out of absolute nothing for no reason.
nobody has made such a claim
certainly there is some "first cause"
this fact is not in dispute
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@Conservallectual
more like, "pan-deism"
or,
better yet,
monism
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@n8nrgim
(in other words, the source and creator of all things is also those things and all things created are pieces of the source)
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@Mharman
"near-priceless" seems like a bit of an over-statement
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@Mharman
i can just imagine someone saying, "how dare you call me a racist!!!!! i'm actually an ethnicist!!!!!"
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@Polytheist-Witch
I just can't stand the idea of making anyone making money on something that they've created.
the original copyright law was 14 years with one optional extension of 14 years for a total of 28 years of copyright protection before your work enters the public-domain
28 years seems like more than enough time to "make money on something that they've created"
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@Polytheist-Witch
I've just figured out they seem to hate personal expression in any form.
false
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@Mharman
Ethnicity is similar but it is a smaller group with a more specific origin, ancestry, and genetics.
would you call the rwandan conflict "racist" or "ethnicist" ?
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@Mharman
a large group of people of common ancestry
purely arbitrary
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@Intelligence_06
I wouldn’t even call this act good.
this is an attention economy
this is an attention war
your focus is a precious commodity
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@Mharman
Jokes aside, it is a belief in a supreme or inferior race.
and the situation in rwanda proves that "race" is purely arbitrary
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@imdancin
"do you believe in bigfoot ?can you prove the bigfoot "does not exist" ?would you consider yourself a bigfoot "agnostic" ?do you consider yourself "open-minded" regarding bigfoot ?or are you pretty certain there is no direct or indirect impact on your core-value-system REGARDLESS of whether or not bigfoot exists ?and as such, consider the question of bigfoot's hypothetical existence an utterly pointless conversation ?"Really?I would ask you what the influence that Big Boot has had on society and the world. Is that the same as that of Jesus Christ? Secular writers have confirmed that he lived. How you can compare the two...I don't get it. Jesus did not live a hypothetical life. Whether or not you think He was God in the flesh, that He rose from the dead....is a different thing. I don't believe by totally blind faith.I don't now anything about big foot but that there have been a lot of hoaxes that have happened. To me this is pointless.
do you believe in VISHNU ?
can you prove the VISHNU "does not exist" ?
would you consider yourself a VISHNU "agnostic" ?
do you consider yourself "open-minded" regarding VISHNU ?
or are you pretty certain there is no direct or indirect impact on your core-value-system REGARDLESS of whether or not VISHNU exists ?
and as such, consider the question of VISHNU's hypothetical existence an utterly pointless conversation ?
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(IFF) GOD = EXIST (THEN) EXIST = GOD
(in other words, the source and creator of all things is also those things and all things created are pieces of the source)
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@Double_R
The "good guy with a gun" theory goes like this: If more well-intentioned people carry guns, there's a higher chance of stopping a violent shooter.
Unfortunately, that's not how it works in real life, according to new research published in the journal Justice Quarterly. The study found that laws allowing more people to carry guns in public are associated with a rise in gun violence. The results also showed that the higher a state's gun-ownership rate, the more likely a mass shooting is. [**]
Unfortunately, that's not how it works in real life, according to new research published in the journal Justice Quarterly. The study found that laws allowing more people to carry guns in public are associated with a rise in gun violence. The results also showed that the higher a state's gun-ownership rate, the more likely a mass shooting is. [**]
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@ILikePie5
I've heard of those who are good at cultivating life
Traveling on the road, they do not encounter rhinos or tigers
Entering into an army, they are not harmed by weapons
Rhinos have nowhere to thrust their horns
Tigers have nowhere to clasp their claws
Soldiers have nowhere to lodge their blades
Why? Because they have no place for death
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@oromagi
and install bulletproof doors.
no doors were harmed in the shooting-spree
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@oromagi
THE FACTS: This claim overlooks the fact that Uvalde had doubled its school-security budget and spent years upgrading the protections for schoolchildren. None of that stopped the gunman who killed 19 pupils and two teachers.
yep
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@SirAnonymous
French Art Museums Get a Big Boost From the Government’s New $2.4 Billion Rescue Package for the Culture Sector
The Louvre, Musée d'Orsay, and the Centre Pompidou are among the institutions that stand to benefit. [**]
The Louvre, Musée d'Orsay, and the Centre Pompidou are among the institutions that stand to benefit. [**]
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@SirAnonymous
how much money are we spending to "protect" this "art" ?
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@zedvictor4
Defo a worthy piece of performance art in it's own right.Far more entertaining and meaningful than a boring old picture.
100% THIS
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@Bones
Suffering is needless and unnecessary for the integrity of free will.
please explain
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@n8nrgim
is like asking why darkness exists
there is no "darkness"
even deep space is full of all kinds of radiation
they just don't happen to be the tiny fraction of wavelengths that our human eye happens to be able to perceive
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@SirAnonymous
phenomenal reporting
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@n8nrgim
if you really want to "save lives", raise the minimum driving age to 25 (the number one killer of teenagers is vehicle accidents)
and focus more resources on suicide prevention (62% of gun related deaths are suicides)
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@Double_R
If guns only killed the person pulling the trigger then this would be a valid comparison, but it's the opposite.
62% of U.S. gun deaths are suicides [**]
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@Danielle
You're all over the place.
i'm just following your lead
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@zedvictor4
What's your point?
"the media does a pretty good job of sample-bias"
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@zedvictor4
The reality is, if neither Man A nor Woman B had a gun, no one would have got shot.
are we trying to reduce total mortality ?
or do we only care about gun related mortality ?
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@zedvictor4
And also amazed to read that there had been 27 school shootings in 2022 alone.
exactly
the media does a pretty good job of sample-bias
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@Dr.Franklin
there's been conflicts between prussians and austrians, same deal with rwanda
great example
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@FLRW
i mean, if people are going to call themselves "pro-life" they really should be aware of this stuff
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@FLRW
Motor vehicle accident accounted for almost three quarters (73 percent) of all deaths from unintentional injury .
perhaps we should raise the age requirement for driving
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@FLRW
Typical (median) Annual Mass Shooting Death Rate, 2009-2015 (per million people)1. USA — 0.0582. Albania — 03. Austria — 04. Belgium — 05. Czech Republic — 06. Finland — 07. France — 08. Germany — 09. Italy — 010. Macedonia — 0
fantastic
now how does that compare to other mortality risks ?
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@SkepticalOne
Regardless, I provided a necessary restriction of a right which goes to my point
what you provided is an example of how Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;
there is no "contradiction" because the law you provided in your example does not mention any religion and or any specifically religious practice
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@Greyparrot
the only way to end these situations is with someone else with a gun
are you sure that's "the only way" ?
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@Greyparrot
Guy at work looks and acts like a likely psychotic killer? Not my problem. Government's problem.
are you in favor of "red flag" laws ?
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@SkepticalOne
Laws against murder would necessarily restrict the free exercise of human sacrifice. Every right has some sort of limitations so that everyone may enjoy the protection of rights.
the point being
the law is against murder
there is no law specifically against human-sacrifice
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@TheMorningsStar
you can't yell fire in a building
In his introductory remarks to a 2006 debate in defense of free speech, writer Christopher Hitchens parodied the Holmes judgment by opening "FIRE! Fire, fire... fire. Now you've heard it", before condemning the famous analogy as "the fatuous verdict of the greatly over-praised Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes." Hitchens argued that the "Yiddish speaking socialists" protesting America's entry into World War I, who were imprisoned by the Court's decision, "were the real fire fighters, were the ones shouting fire when there really was a fire, in a very crowded theatre indeed. And who is to decide?"[8][9]
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@SkepticalOne
Free speech is a right not a privilege, but there are limitations on it necessarily.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
what "limitations" are you referring to ?
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@FLRW
ence could lead a reader to believe—incorrectly—that the U.S. experienced fewer mass shooting fatalities per capita than all but a handful of countries in Europe. A more important oversight, again according to snopes, was the report's use of average deaths per capita instead of a more stable metric. Thanks to the smaller populations of most Europe
phenomenal analysis
however,
it does not answer the following questions
(1) what is the statistical risk of death to a citizen of the USA from a mass public shooting ?
(2) what is the statistical risk of death to citizens of other countries from a mass public shooting ?
(3) does this statistical risk correlate with percentage of individuals who own guns ?
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The entire point of government is to be the means by which society solves its problems.WTF? Absolutely not.
what do you believe is the main function of "government" ?
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@Double_R
the US does not have a mental health issue significantly worse than any other developed nation. We do have more guns however. Way more.
i'm not certain there is a clear correlation between gun ownership and school shootings
Percent of households with firearms:
1. USA
2. FINLAND
3. BOSNIA
4. SWITZERLAND
5. NORWAY
6. ICELAND
7. GREECE
8. PORTUGAL
9. NEW ZEALAND
10. FRANCE
Average (Mean) Annual Death Rate per Million People from Mass Public Shootings:
- Norway — 1.888
- Serbia — 0.381
- France — 0.347
- Macedonia — 0.337
- Albania — 0.206
- Slovakia — 0.185
- Switzerland — 0.142
- Finland — 0.132
- Belgium — 0.128
- Czech Republic — 0.12
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@Double_R
Second, I do not recall anyone on September 12th 2001 saying not was not the time to talk about a response to the terrorist attacks. They know this is ridiculous.
100% THIS
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