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Someone gave me an Iphone as a gift. That's how I got one.
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@zedvictor4
I aim for consistency.Is your morality selective?
Do you regard all life with equal measure?No. I think Bill Gates is worth more than Dylan Roof was when he was alive.
Does the life of an Afghan child blown apart by U.S. ordnance, have the same value as a U.S. foetus?Yes. I oppose what the military industrial complex is doing in Afghanistan and think we should focus our efforts towards areas where we are wanted. We are wanted in Kurdistan, South Korea, and Japan. We are not wanted in Kuwait or Afghanistan.
Does the life of an I.S. fighter, have the same value as a U.S. foetus?
No. The fetus is more valuable since they did not commit murder. I think ISIS is only popular in the middle east for the same reason Trump won in the US. Many Americans didn't like Trump, but they hated Hillary, so they voted for Trump reluctantly. If we pulled out of the middle east, ISIS would lose much support. If the IS solider killed civilians, I would try them for murder.
How far does your regard for life stretch?
My ideology is freedom for everyone, including the unborn.
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@zedvictor4
The BoP is on you.Except probably when the life in question doesn't fall within your conditioned moral remit.Selective morality, double standards.Though perhaps you are different.Prove me wrong.
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@zedvictor4
So in our own contexts our opinions on abortion may vary somewhat.But although different, both our opinions are still nonetheless rational.
If it boils down to whether or not a fetus is a human being, either a fetus is a human being or they aren't. It's not opinion based. It's not a gray area. It's either black or white; either a fetus is a human being, or they aren't.
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@Stephen
The Chinese do not have the contraception technology that we have today. If I need a vasectomy so I don't reproduce, I'm on board with that. Being immortal would be optional if they get a vasectomy or tubes tied. It's better than banning immortality altogether.In China they preferred to killed babies (girls) because of the threat of over population and food shortage, rather than deny and go against what nature dictates.
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@Dr.Franklin
It's not.I honestly thought this was a post advocating for genocide of seniors
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@DynamicSquid
Muslim bans eliminate Muslim based terror attacks in the US.But gun restrictions do limit shootings...
Also yeah, the whole "all Muslim bad" thing is just racist bullshit started from TrumpIslam is not a race and most Muslims are classified by the UN as white.
Discriminating against Muslims is like discriminating against AR 15 owners. Freedom is dangerous as hell but it's worth it.
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@Stephen
No. The people back then wouldn't have sex once they realized they were immortal and the human's population would be close to the carrying capacity because of less sex with this alternative species.We would have had a very large human crisis on our hands thousands of years ago if we "eliminated old age".
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@Discipulus_Didicit
I see. I guess I read the chart wrong.
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@zedvictor4
Why add to an already overcrowded World?
The consistency test still applies. Would we kill human beings already born in an effort to reduce overpopulation? No. That would be mass murder. In order to solve overpopulation, we increase the carrying capacity of humans, which is being done. Contraception helps do that. GMOs help do that.
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@Mopac
The Soviet Union which deserves special mention because they made more martyrs in a few decades than all of Christian history combined!
They are only working martyrs if they went to heaven. What if they didn't?
It's actually somewhat of a miracle that the church is growing at all, especially given the harsh persecutions of the last century.
They aren't. They are shrinking:
The Orthodox Church in America is not fully formed, it is still in its infancy.
How are they not formed yet? They have been around for hundreds of years.
I think people are fleeing orthodox countries because they want to get better economic opportunities.
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@Singularity
The odds of me being in the "most people" group are above 50%.
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@Mopac
I still think the Catholic church is tough on homosexuality. They really want their gay members to change and become straight, or at least they used to. Pope Francis hasn't been a true Christian on homosexuality if he welcomes them without assimilating them to become more Christian/more straight. Granted, they should be like that to every sin as religious people. I think the bible stance on homosexuality is if your gay, either change or be celibate.
One thing all these people who used to be clergy have in common is that all of them were pastors for over 20 years, and all of them ended up becoming orthodox because that is where their studies lead them.
I think it goes both ways. People go to the orthodox church and they leave it. Some atheists become christian, some Christians become atheist. It would be more telling about how much the orthodox church has grown/shrunk over the years.
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@Discipulus_Didicit
Something I read somewhere. https://today.yougov.com/topics/lifestyle/articles-reports/2019/01/22/americans-funerals-death-burial-cremation-finance is a link that breaks it down. It's close to 1/3.
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@bmdrocks21
I don't think the credits are transferable like that so I doubt bribery in such a matter would happen.
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1/3 of people want to become immortal. I am one of them. I never want to die. I think Singularity agrees with me on this.
There is the fear of aging, but with technology, aging can be reversed.
Any other cons to getting consenting humans to be immortal?
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@Vader
The mother's life, fine. But if a woman gets raped, she can get restitution for the rape pain she endured. Women who get raped need help, but abortion is not that help. There are alternative routes to getting healed from rape than from abortion.Abortion should only be legal when in cases of rape or the danger of the mother life.
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@DynamicSquid
When your sleeping, you are unconscious. Is it okay to kill sleeping people? No. Sleeping people still have intrinsic value so killing them needs to be banned. This is why when you draw the line of where does life begin to any point other than cell specialization, you approach inconsistencies.Well first, after 20 weeks, a baby develops a consciousness
And if the women is unprepared for a baby, then it'll make it worse.If your not ready to have a child, it's what adoption is for.
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@Mopac
I think the Roman Catholic church is trying to punish sex abusers now, but I'm not sure.The Roman Catholic Church reassigns clergy who sexual abuse others.
The Orthodox Church has been very faithful despite the fact that there seems to be a never ending global conspiracy to destroy our church.Not so sure if this claim is accurate.
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@ludofl3x
For example, if you were a god and were only going to create life on one planet, would you bother making a universe that is literally too big to be imagined?
What if God created life on other planets? That is probably the case.
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@Dr.Franklin
Right now as of the time of this comment, I am.If you flip on religion a lot, perhaps considering to be Agnostic
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I refer to the site as DART. It sounds better I think.
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@Pinkfreud08
Aren't you 16? Isn't that too young to be engaged/married?After I broke up with my abusive ex
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@Vader
Your a mod? If so, how come it doesn't say that on your profile?
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@YeshuaBought
The fetus is separate.This is MY body, I have the right to choose what to do with my body.
Forced organ donation is not a right.I would make organ donation mandatory for dead people to save more lives and I lead by example. We'd save more lives if we increased the technology ability to store organs in because only about 1% of organ donors actually have their organs used because it's hard to use someone's organ if it's rotted for example.
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@triangle.128k
She wants to talk about abortion."What are your thoughts?">Ignores someone else's thoughts"RIGHT TO MY BODY BLAH BLAH BLAH"why did you even start this thread?
Why is your social intelligence so low?Poor conduct and such a claim requires verifiable evidence.
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@YeshuaBought
Either a fetus is a human being or they aren't. It's not opinion based. The claim that a fetus is a human being is a fact because of the huge amount of evidence to support this claim.You have the right to your opinion
I reserve the right to choosee what to do with MY body.The fetus isn't your body, the same way Siamese twins don't own each other.
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@DebateArt.com
On the leader board page, can you add the following:
-A ticker symbol to show who the mods are.
-A section on the page to show how many credits we all have.
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@YeshuaBought
I think abortion should be legal. I don't think a fetus is a baby, until it has sufficient brain activity.
A fetus has brain activity at 5 weeks into pregnancy (https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/19/books/chapters/the-ethical-brain.html).
Besides, bodily choice, is a human right.
The fetus is a separate body from the mother in the same way Siamese twins are separate bodies. Yet if one Siamese twin kills the other, no matter how inconvenient their presence is, which BTW lasts for their whole lifetime, it's not allowed. If we can essentially force Siamese twins to stay connected for their whole lives because of something that they cannot control, we can force pregnant women to stay pregnant for 9 months in order to save the life inside her, even if they got to that point without her consent.
If you get raped, you can and should get restitution/help for the pain that you endured during that rape and the non consensual pregnancy, but abortion is not an acceptable form of help. Rape victim compensation is part of my federal budget. I think paying the rape victim $25,000 per year over 10 years would be enough to help her out with things. If the rapist is known to the legal system, they get severely punished.
BTW, your conduct is getting better.
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@Trent0405
The far right kills more people than radical leftwing Antifa dorks ever could.
Communism killed more than Natsizm. I would say that more people have died due to antifa than the KKK for example, but I'm not sure.
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@YeshuaBought
I'm pro life because of science.
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@Stephen
The bible states to do so many things that I don't know anyone in Alabama willing to advocate for them. The Alabama law is intended to reduce abortion count.
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I'm indifferent to them as Mods. As users, it depends on the mod I guess.
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You can tax the rich all you want, they won't pay unless they want to because they have ways to avoid it. Accountants and lawyers are very smart people and they, when paid well, can help the rich pay nothing in income taxes. This is why we need to eliminate all federal taxes and replace them with a sales tax and a capitol gains tax. The sheet has been updated.
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@YeshuaBought
Both liberals and conservatives are retarded.
How so?
If your going to flip on an issue like what you do with abortion, try to have better conduct with both sides. Some of your quotes are:
If you think my mother had the right to kill me before I was born, I wow, that is messed up.
This forum, post 103.
And then
What the Hell kind of rape apologist would say otherwise?
It's fine to flip on issues, I do it with religion, but have good conduct if you flip. Even if you don't flip, you make your side worse with ad hominid attacks.
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@Tradesecret
<br>The bible does not present the idea that heaven is more important than earth.
The bible says that heaven is eternal and life on Earth is only for a lifetime, now it's about 75 years.
The bible tells us that even the demons believe in God - so believing in that particular sense obviously does no good when it comes to the question of heaven or not.
It does take more than belief to go to heaven. Otherwise every Christian would go there, which sadly they don't. If I believe God doesn't exist, but live how God wants me to live anyways, would I go to heaven? I'm honestly not sure.
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@linate
I think this thread is satisfactory. It's about immigration.
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@Tradesecret
Why does it matter to you?
It's how I would go to heaven. Heaven seems much more important than a life on Earth if heaven exists. The thing is, does it exist? I honestly am not sure, but am open to change my mind.
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@EtrnlVw
It wasn't you. I had like 3 dozen notifications to sort out. It's hard to respond to every single one. I'll try to respond to you.
The best thing a person can do is to look at the evidence that correlates with the nature of God
Is there any evidence for God? It's what I'm trying to figure out.
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@TheDredPriateRoberts
The reason why drug cartels have so much power is because people go to jail for drugs. If we offered rehab to drug users of crack, cocaine, meth, etc, then they lose their power and the war on drugs would be over.
Human traffickers would get punished under US law once caught.
What exactly is a gun runner?
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@PressF4Respect
Good points in the video. I guess I'll have to change my profile.
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@Greyparrot
We should prepare just in case countries don't trust us paying off our debt. I already suspect the US won't pay it all off unless something is done about it.
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@Greyparrot
Other countries only trust us for so long. Unlike Greece, no one will bail us out.
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@janesix
I don't know enough about schizophrenic people to give an adequate answer.
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