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@Goldtop
When do you think you came to feel this way? Were you indoctrinated? Did people professing a christian identity abuse someone you know? Did you read books? Get frustrated with politicians like Mike Pence or hypocrites more generally?
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@Castin
It's the fossil fuels, which are probably preventing another ice age by adding dinosaur farts into the atmosphere, much of which is CO2 that tends to accumulate around the polar regions where there is less photosynthesis, which according to the greenhouse effect causes ice to melt, releasing more gasses.
The world runs on petroleum because it is economical way to transfer stored energy for mobile working (work=force×distance) devices, and once the supply/demand changes the industry will naturally adapt. The problem with oil is not that it is finite, but that it is so unevenly distributed.
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The rewards encourage increased use while the cost is passed onto society at large, then often people end up spending them like a gift card towards an endorced outlet.
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Voting should be family based, two votes on one ballot, with exception starting at the age of 25.
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@Mharman
They might still be useful albeit imperfect. What did you find insufficient to your taste and standards?
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I mean, why make it something it isn't? If you actually believe what you are saying, and don't want people to be magically tempted to commit murder, maybe you shouldn't curse their property.
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@linate
Indescriminate destruction is a good distinction. Full auto should have a different legal status.
Delving into the subjective I wouldn't call an m16 a mass killing device. A punt gun, that is a device designed for mass killing. Now, as I understand, full Auto has occasionally been useful for suppressive fire to hold/live for a short time when there is no one operating a machine gun. Acknowledging the technological advancement, calling an m16 mass killing machine is feels tantamount to calling the rifles held at wounded knee a mass killing device.
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@Goldtop
My sources in the past gave the impression that 500,000 years ago hominids are nearing modern tolerance, more so up into 100,000-35,000 and brain size generally "peaked" 10,000 - 20,000 ranging upwards of 30,000+ years ago. What are you using for reference?
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@disgusted
The real deal Qur'an is oral.
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Let us join in solidarity, and exhibit a testament in reflective emulation, that the way forward to finally solving the problem of idiocy, is for everyone to embrace stupidity.
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I happen to know practicing Christians who have lived without benefit of the rule of law. Fear and hate are not descriptors I would choose in relation to God's creation.
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Americans comprise the most charitable nation in the world
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@Grugore
Gender is defined before you are born, but what does that have to do with the price of tea in China?
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@Grugore
I can't tell if you are calling me silly or trolling. This thread is related to "the homosexual act", homosexuality being behavior. I was not talking about gender.
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@Stephen
COMPARISON
1M) Muslims were allowed to take female captives / slaves.
1J) Israelites were allowed to take female captives / slaves.
2M) Muslim men had to wait until the female had her first period, then they could rape the female slaves – a right recognized in Islam because the slave was the man’s property: this is stated in Tabari's History, volume 39, page 194. Here is the quote: (my words are in ( ) parenthesis). "He (Muhammad) used to visit her (Mariyam) there and ordered her to veil herself, [but] he had intercourse with her by virtue of her being his property."
2J) Israelite men had to wait an entire month before they could marry the woman.
3M) Muslim men did not have to allow the woman a time to mourn.
3J) Israelite men had to give the woman a month to mourn.
4M) Muslim men did not have to marry the slave in order to have sex with her.
4J) Israelite men had to marry the slave in order to have sex with her. This marriage gave the woman full rights as a free woman. And, in the event of a divorce, she had complete freedom.
5M) Muslim men could use the slave for sex, then later sell her to another owner who could use her for sex, and so on.
5J) Israelite men could not sell the woman they married as a slave.
6M) Muslim men had the option, but was not obligated to marry or free her. He was not obligated to change her status of slave.
6J) Israelite men “purified” their prospective wives as cleansed from slavery’s status.
So, Islam has a unique view on sex, divergent from the Abrahamic faiths.
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@Grugore
There is really no such thing as sexual identity
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I've thought about that as well, might be best the way it is if people just think a bit about what they say.
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I prefer the United States, and don't plan on retiring.
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@Tejretics
The highest score is 36. Your family must be estatic, Congradulations! I know someone who got a 35, and while he couldn't (or wouldn't) afford some of the most prestigious options, he was able to choose pretty much any place he wanted to go, and managed to land a free ride which he took full advantage of. Don't take your testing as a grant though. You will have all sorts of opportunities if you apply yourself and all the work put into those scholarships is definitely worth it. It's not just money, but freedom to carve out the next stage in your life.
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Will mods delete my stuff if I ask? There's only a few minutes before crossing over to the next relm in eternal glory. What's up with that?
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Is there a way to integrate it into your post without having to press a link?
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This thread is for the newbies. All you wonderful people who never talk about DDO, where ya at??
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The Home Office claims that there are between 26 and 30 THOUSAND!!!!!!! muslim jihadis roaming the streets of Britain."
Aren't all Muslims "jihadis"?
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What exactly appeals to you about something like racism, and consequentially racial descrimination, for your stated goals such as reducing suffering?
I mean to convey through the implication that I am interested in explanation for the former, whilst acknowledging your apparant interest in alternatives as well.
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@Tejretics
Allow me to clarify. Racism is a belief. I can't vouch for whether it causes harm to one's self. I've had a pet dog though which I assume is similar to at least one form of racism, a symbiotic relationship with minimal suffering, so I find it doubtful that racism, and racist philosophy is equatable with suffering, although I believe it's very silly, and probably a result of disorder.
Anyway, Could you tie your utilitarianism in with fighting descrimination with superficial class descrimination in addition to the alternatives like merit, circumstance, community, and other things with a basis in reality?
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@Tejretics
What exactly appeals to you about something like racism, and consequentially racial descrimination, for your stated goals such as reducing suffering?
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@Tejretics
Could you tie your utilitarianism in with fighting descrimination with superficial class descrimination in addition to merit, circumstance, community, and other things with a basis in reality?
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According to the Google graph thing, Creationism came into prominent use in the 1970s or 1980s. It's not an exponential curve, but a relatively level line meeting a linear progression with an angle at some point on a specific year. I don't recall seeing the word creationism until I attended higher education.
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This is what Trump says
"What about the alt-left that came charging at, as you say, at the alt-right?” Trump said. “Do they have any semblance of guilt?”
“I’ve condemned neo-Nazis. I’ve condemned many different groups. But not all of those people were neo-Nazis, believe me,” he said.
“You had many people in that group other than neo-Nazis and white nationalists,” Trump said. “The press has treated them absolutely unfairly.”
“I’ve condemned neo-Nazis. I’ve condemned many different groups. But not all of those people were neo-Nazis, believe me,” he said.
“You had many people in that group other than neo-Nazis and white nationalists,” Trump said. “The press has treated them absolutely unfairly.”
“You also had some very fine people on both sides,” he said.
This is what you are a willing actor in
President Trump defended the white nationalists who protested in Charlottesville on Tuesday, saying they included “some very fine people,”
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@mustardness
As an example, does dual source heating sound like a corporate share? How about a windmill, either private or communal? Should people feel attached to their consumption? A corporate share surely arises from a naive and inflexible way of thinking
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@mustardness
No, I'm not talking about a corporate share. What made you say that? You also chose to delete the first sentence, before making a corporatized equivalency to your disordered way of thinking about social responsibility.
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@linate
Have you ever thought from a stand point of how "the wall" might benefit Mexico?
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@mustardness
Independance from the grid is fundamentally superior to negotiating with codefied monopoly. Ideally, everyone on grid would have a stake, and the state/people would have the capacity to facilitate in case of emergency.
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@Drafterman - Perhaps reiterating, Material in the debates even if "inappropriate" should generally be allowed to stand, and the mods should "moderate", with information, warnings, and consequences according to the CoC
Disfunctional material should ultimately be deleted.
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@3RU7AL
Negative, no offense taken, even in the slightest
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@3RU7AL
If I am wrong, which I am not, just say so please. It appears to me, at best, you were reading into something that isn't there. I probably will not have time to play with this until after Christmas, and I am very busy. I'm not debating with you, if you haven't noticed. We are going to need some mutual respect if we are to have this conversationOnly you can explain your intention.If you refuse to explain your intention, then it is merely your opinion and you are entitled to it.
Why are you reiterating this? I found it unnecessary the first time as well. That's why I addressed the implication, rather than the obvious literal. There is no expectation for you to understand the conversation I was having with Mopac.
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@Alec
Beyond the basic framework of the United States, and his rejection of socialism and egalitarianism, Trump is nothing like Ted Cruz.
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@3RU7AL
I didn't think your response to my statement towards mopac made any sense. It's not a deep messageYou are entitled to your opinion.
If I am wrong, which I am not, just say so please. It appears to me, at best, you were reading into something that isn't there. I probably will not have time to play with this until after Christmas, and I am very busy. I'm not debating with you, if you haven't noticed. We are going to need some mutual respect if we are to have this conversation
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@3RU7AL
The pledge of allegience is religiously neutral.
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@Vader
I've encountered slander a couple times on this website, and I liked the message and the thought so I figured it was best to just let the criticism stand. That worked out fine. I don't see that there's any reason to act indecent if to set things straight really. I hope people feel safe making their statements, and are able to grow from their mistakes in life.
A liar has intent
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@Vader
At my high school, I don't think we had "call outs".
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You aren't being threatened.
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@Vader
^^See, now that's class. An asshole with shit to say I can respect
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@keithprosser
I say that if there is any confidence at all in the UK, its only right to fully back Brexit with everything. What do you think?
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