Mharman

Debating is gr8

gonna re-ping a few people in the current game

Try to get streamers of all perspectives, not just the big progleft “debate bros”

1. It’s good to have a great diversity of opinions on a debate website.

2. Left-wingers in general tend to be very pro-censorship. Reddit, Tumblr, Bluesky, all good examples. I don’t want this site flooded with pro-censorship retards who don’t respect site culture. Yes I know there will be exceptions, but Mikal and Lunatic seem to be the only ones among the current left on the site.

By getting streamers of many viewpoints (including the progleft), we avoid both problems.

I will note that Vaush, Destiny, HasanAbi, are very easy to destroy in a debate if you can sidestep their gishgallop and catch a few of their many fallacies. They are not skilled debaters, they are skilled actors who look more dominant in debates than they are.

Especially pop. Pop sucks

7777

Speaking of IP laws, don’t care for em

Especially when it comes to patents, particularly in the pharmaceutical industry

AI is about to be a nightmare for the courts when it comes to IP laws

Some AI music channels exist on YouTube.

They’re kinda funny

Anyway that was really fun… def gonna show up for more next week

Game 1 winners: Mafia (Whiteflame, Pie)

Game 2 winners: Mafia (Bullish, Mikal)

Game 3 winners: Mafia (Mharman, Airmax)

For those interested in the results

I understand the sentiment, but imma say no

The thing is, most, if not all of these problems could be avoided if we privatized all education.

Physical removal… how much does it conflict with free speech?

Well, it depends on how disruptive the removed was. For example, if you walking into a room and start shouting over everyone, one could argue you are limiting the free speech if others, thus they have the right to physically remove you.

Sure, it could technically be considered a form of censorship… but it’s preferable to censoring a whole room by shouting over them, derailing conversations, etc

It should be noted that the beliefs of the person doesn’t matter- it’s more about HOW they express those beliefs. Offensive opinions by themselves are not disruptive. Shouting an opinion over everyone else (especially in anger) is disruptive, no matter how spicy or mild an opinion may be

I have question my Christian faith at several points in my life. I remain a Christian.

My style is joining debates, forfeiting rounds because I stop caring about said debate, and tanking my elo as a result.

I could not care less about the MCU at this point. I think it will have a decent opening week and will flop afterward.

GAME WILL START JULY 6 or 7

No lemme check

Lutheran Christian here. Dunno if that’s relevant, but here you go

By Jewish faith, kind of. By genetics, probably.

But when it comes to the theological side of things, I would say no. The nation of Israel was meant to be a nation of priests spread word of God to the nations.

But when Jesus commissioned his disciples, the Jews who did not recognize Him failed to follow their calling. Meanwhile, those that did became the first Christians, and travelled long distances to evangelize.

The true Israelites are the Christians. We are God’s chosen people. Not by genes or some area of land, but by our faith.

With the purpose of the question in mind, no, for the Israelis of today are not God’s chosen people.

That being said, there is debate to be had on if American Christians should involve themselves in conflicts like this, and to what extent. So there is a logical path to believing we are commanded to support Israel- it’s just not the path Ted Cruz takes.

In my personal opinion, I do not think American Christians are obligated to support Israel with our military or its assets.

Bump

/in, won’t be using a mic

Good. Don’t know why my tax dollars were going to that in the first place. Don’t know why they still are.

I don’t know if this is intended, but red and blue made me think of politics.

The thought experiment above resulted in me remaining a Christian, when I had first thought about it a few years ago

I’m sure I’m not the first person to think of the idea, however.

If the universe created itself in some paradoxical way, it would already be close to being a god- only lacking sentience (some would already consider it a god at this point). From that point- is intelligent design (the idea that a paradoxical and supernatural being created the universe) really that far off? I posit it is the logical conclusion.

Nah, there is.

I’ve changed my mind. Terraria.

Ok good for you

Time to “get crackin’” I guess

Oh boy am I sure enjoying this equinox heat wave

Anyone else see the new Palworld update? Man the Terraria devs are so based

Valid. The big thing for me was that he kept saying he was going to keep lying, when he was in no position to try and bait scum like that. He should’ve just came clean and left it at that.

I am sitting him out for this one game of mine though. He can return in the future. That has more to do with the victim mentality stuff though, and the fact that he’d be carrying grudges over immediately after the incident happened.

Meh. I am okay with trolls getting banned.

Ok I’ve pinged 60 different people and I think I’ll stop there. if I don’t get enough it was never meant to be lol

6/15 slots filled

Maf

Play maf

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