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@Ramshutu
You’re currently debating about bottled water. Seriously? If you were more active maybe you wouldn’t feel the need to ask people to roast you. 
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What happened to the hard-fought freedom's right to the privacy of our body?
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@sadolite
 If you don't believe Nazism and Maoism are American Conservative ideals, then no. No need.
“American Conservative ideals” come down to which Kool-Aid tastes best.
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@sadolite
I was stooping to Wylted’s level of reasoning, that’s why asked if we should reconsider our thoughts. But would you like me to continue? 
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@Wylted
Liberals value collective good over individual good, even though things like  collectivism have been proven to be evil if you look at Hitler or mao or pol pot. 

They just don't value freedom. If they stomp on your freedom for a perceived short term greater good, they view it as ethical.

They neither care about individualism nor care about studying and projecting what the 75 year affects of a policy will be.  
I don’t know man, Nazism and Maoism is pretty conservative.  This is 2021.
But I’m glad you’re thinking about the future. That’s pretty progressive of you. 

Should we reconsider our thoughts?

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The sarcastic "Remember When" thread.
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@RationalMadman
@sadolite
 Remember when Reagan was a “Hollywood elite”?
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Explanation?
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@janesix
I beleive she is still here, some where and how.
Other than she’s in your thoughts, the atoms that made up who she was are still with us. I’m not just talking about a single frame in time but across her lifetime. Most cells in our body get replaced every 7-10 years. You most likely share some atoms with her. 

I was going to talk about respiration, etc. But I had second thoughts. 
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The sarcastic "Remember When" thread.
Remember when we used to treat the flue with prayer and gave our thanks to God, instead of [Insert controversial political ideology]
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@Mesmer
Are you referring to dealers and buyers?

If so, buyers need help, but dealers need the death penalty.
Does that include doctors/physicians, or is it just a licensing thing?
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@Mesmer
I screenshotted the relevant graph that I was referring to (it's separate to the paywall link).
Where?

Are you going to respond to the rest of what I wrote, or do you just agree with it all?

You said:
So they've argued that the greater usage cannot account for the arrest disparity, and based on the research I cited for your previous study, I agree.
Which one are you referring to? I read through all the first one but then the others I had trouble with. 

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@Mesmer
I’m not well versed in reading studies but it seems you pay for some of yours. One paper is behind a paywall, the other you have to request for it. 
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@Mesmer

[citation needed]
Weed consumption and arrest rates:

Racial disparities when it comes to drug arrests in general:

Traffic stops in general:

Not a "neighbourhood", 'the hood'. It's not a good idea to go out at night in these ghetto areas, and because Blacks are more likely to live in these ghetto areas, you're going to get less Blacks out at night. The specific graph from the 2020 study you failed to cite properly is data compiled only for Texas (not even close to the entire US), and parts of Texas (e.g. Houston) certainly have these ghetto 'hood' areas.
Here’s the study I was referring to: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-020-0858-1?proof=t

Why are you lying?

Incorrect.

You need to make sure individual police officer discrimination isn't the cause of inequalities in police-interaction outcomes, otherwise you can't assume that these inequalities are a result of systemic racism (as opposed to individual police officers being racially bias).

I'm saying that's it's extremely likely that some police officers are racially bias and that effects their ability to police. What I'm also saying if that you've failed to differentiate that from your claim of systemic racism. In other words, a singular police officer being racially biased (if you can even prove that) doesn't prove systemic racism exists.
Read though the sources I cited. 





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@Greyparrot
That's been debunked many times. Blacks regularly plea bargain down to a lesser drug possession crime because the state doesn't want to pay for a trial for felony assault etc. or other crime that went along with it. Not to mention that Blacks are more likely to keep committing crimes until the 3 strike rule is triggered because the underlying social issues in Democrat cities like single Motherhood and poor schools go largely ignored since Blacks have zero political lobbying power.
At traffic stops?
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@Mesmer
The police aren't causing the people to be criminal lol. The police are responding to crimes being committed (which are actual crimes and not fake crimes caused by a systemically racist system: Systemic Racism in U.S. criminal justice is a myth (debateart.com) ).
Blacks and whites consume cannabis at the same rate yet blacks get arrest far more for carrying it. Are you really that hard lined on criminality, or is it just due to your bias.

That 2020 study you're vaguely referencing failed to control for confounding variables such as the fact there are less Blacks on the road at night (because they are more likely to live in the hood)
There are less blacks on the road at night because they live in a neighbourhood? I assume you added that because most people are at home at night.
The study takes this into consideration. 

carpool violations
Do you have any statistics on that. I’m unable to find any. 

individual police being racially biased thus making them stop only certain races (good luck controlling for that variable) and many other variables. You can't take the data facts of the 2020 and then make inferences from it without controlling for all the variables.
You don’t need to look at the individual police officer to see there’s racial bias in policing. Are you saying there isn’t? If there is, what are you arguing exactly?
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@Greyparrot
These are due to “random” stops. 

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@Mesmer
People do judge others based on how they look. People also judge others based on how they act.

Innate racial bias is one thing. Data-driven arguments which show certain groups of people are more prone to crime, and that this isn't a result of systemic racism, is another thing.
The more you crack down on a group of people, the higher their crime will be. e.g. Black traffic stops go down at night due to cops not being able to see their ethnicity. What you’re arguing for is a self fulfilling prophecy. 
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@Mesmer
I'm just going to assume that your lack of response is implicit agreement.
It’s a motte-and-bailey fallacy. Stick to what you were originally arguing. 

No.

They are phenotypically and psychologically deep.
Are you saying people don’t judge others based on how they look, including skin pigmentation due to preconceived biases and stereotypes?
Ask yourself, are you being honest?


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@Mesmer

1. You do realise you’re speaking in terms of skin pigmentation/ethnicity when it comes to talents and abilities like the literal Nazi’s did instead of looking at the individual regardless of colour. 
I am talking in terms of phenotypic, genetic and heritable traits that various humans have. Unless you are horrifically stupid enough to think all groups of humans, despite evolving in different environments with different ancestors, evolved to be precisely the same, you should agree with me.
You stated:
The OP literally copy-pastes every shitlib argument and replaces every instance of 'White' with 'Black', 'American' with 'Nigerian'.

Spend a couple hours around shitlibs and you'll have every shitlib argument ready for satire in that time.
Do you think there a racial biases which are literally skin-deep? Yes or no. 

2. When I said social inequalities, I wasn’t referring to talents and abilities. By the way, you sound kinda marxist. 
First it was a Nazi, now it's a Marxist.

If you're just looking to slander with association fallacies, you can go find another person to harass. If you're interested in a productive conversation on this topic, I'm your person.

Up to you.
You do realise I am associating them with what you’ve said in different regards, right? 

The Nazi one was about you talking about skin colour and ethnicity when it comes to talents and abilities.
While the marxist one was you talking about, “Some people are just better at things than others. The world should be geared to making use of those talents and abilities”, if you just take it at stated value.

Though it’s interesting you didn’t ask what I was actually referring to, instead focusing on perceived fallacies. 
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@Mesmer

Yep.

The OP literally copy-pastes every shitlib argument and replaces every instance of 'White' with 'Black', 'American' with 'Nigerian'.

Spend a couple hours around shitlibs and you'll have every shitlib argument ready for satire in that time.

Are you saying it doesn’t happen, or are you saying people should accept it? 
What exactly are you referring to?
Social inequalities. 
I'd say both that it does happen and people should just accept it.

Some people are just better at things than others. The world should be geared to making use of those talents and abilities, rather than trying to make everyone equal, because the less talented people can't do a whole lot, so you just end up hammering the talented people down.

Equality is such a lovely concept on the surface, but a sinister, bloodthirsty meatgrinder if you scratch at the surface a bit.
1. You do realise you’re speaking in terms of skin pigmentation/ethnicity when it comes to talents and abilities like the literal Nazi’s did instead of looking at the individual regardless of colour. 

2. When I said social inequalities, I wasn’t referring to talents and abilities. By the way, you sound kinda marxist. 

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@Mesmer
Social inequalities. 

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'Progressive' (shitlib) false narratives and their debunkings
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@Mesmer
I suppose you listen to Dave Rubin from time to time.  
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@Mesmer
Are you saying it doesn’t happen, or are you saying people should accept it? 

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@Mesmer
What are your thoughts on traditional liberalism?
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@Mesmer
And I assume this is like meta-satire? You’re good man, you’re good!

Let me try... Why are you such a fascist? You should be deplatformed. 

Hmm I’ll need to work on it. I have to come into my own.
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@Mesmer
Fascists and communists are all leftists. Sounds like you’ve been indoctrinated. 

Trump isn’t a globalist like the rest of those pedos. 

Racism is a malicious term to call people you don’t like. 


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@drlebronski
Exactly. There’s no such thing as alt-right. 
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@drlebronski
Are you saying they switched?
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@Mesmer
You have no nickels because you’re communist.

You’re the one that brought up Donald Trump. Also what’s with the cartoons? Next you’re going to put Donald Duck in a dress. You people are sick freaks. 

Can you show any links at all? I guess not.

The left are the true fascists and white supremacists. Learn basic history. 





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@Mesmer
You were threatening deplatforming before but now you’re sorry? Typical leftist. By the way, “far-right extremists”? Don’t make me laugh. If you even did a tiny bit of research you would know it was antifa. Just look throughout history. It’s always been the left. Trump telling his loyal followers to stand back and stand by just shows how much of a wise leader he is, and it proves my point.

And as for systemic racism and racism in general in Nigeria, can you show any data or policies that cause racist outcomes? Probably not unbiased ones. 

I’m not a white supremacist. Asians are smarter than me. 







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@Mesmer
Why do you leftists always talk about identity politics? Can’t you focus on actual policy for once instead of rioting and voting for morons?
It’s always the culture war; vaccines this, masks that. You guys already control education, science, culture, etc. Now you want to control our bodies? What happened to my body my choice? Two can play at this game. 
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@Double_R
Can you explain what is hypocritical about this, since you’re so above the rest of us and our political opinions?

He thinks he is by starting off talking about America’s debt. Isn’t most of America’s debt owed to itself and like 10% is owed to China which comes in second. A countries dept doesn’t function the same as a households. Bloody hell, America prints its own frickin money ffs. The only major issue is inflation. The countries debt is a political hacky sack which republicans like to pull out when convenient. He’s just another sheep. 

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@Polytheist-Witch
Bigot. 
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@Polytheist-Witch
Why did you bother writing the first sentence? You did not give any reasons, in fact you ended up countering it. 
Many people do this. I guess it’s way to soften the blow. 

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@Polytheist-Witch
@3RU7AL
LaVeyan Satanism for example is secular and atheistic. Satan for them is a word that symbolises qualities they wish to follow. It isn’t a physical being.

You could call it pagan too, right Polytheist-Witch?




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@Theweakeredge
You said you’re pro-choice and pro-abortion. I assume there’s no confusion. What distinction are you making?

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If You Have a Random Thought, Post it Here.
When it comes to prequels and sequels as in movie series etc, people tend not to use them in the same sense. For example when a first movie is produced in a series, most people don’t consider it a sequel if a prequel is made afterwards.  

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What Are Your Thoughts on Havana Syndrome?



Believe me or not, I’ve experienced it a couple of times in the past couple of years.
It’s like opening up a warm oven with the air pressure hitting your face & head while simultaneously getting tinnitus (a constant ringing in the ear.)


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Why Are Scientists Overwhelmingly on The Left?
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@Double_R
Everyone here takes their intelligence for too seriously. 
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@Greyparrot
The studies are either repeatable or they are not repeatable. More or less correct does not apply to science. It either is or it is not.
You do know this is about statistics right? I would like to look at the averages while you guys would rather play what-ifs.
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@Athias
You cannot get me to agree with a proposition that I can't verify; that is "so what?"
Yet you state… “If you however ask me to presume that doctors have accumulated a sufficient amount medical expertise which is consistent with standards of licensed practicing physicians, then yes I can make that presumption, but nothing more.”

Define strawmen. I don't think you know what it means.
You’re contrasting the same argument. You’re steelmanning one side while strawmanning the other. You’re a bad faith actor.  A strawman is when you weaken your opponents argument by exaggeration or other means.

I'm not being petty. You do know that when I refer to "residents" I'm not speaking of particular individuals who live somewhere, right?  I'm speaking of medical "residency" which all licensed physicians must do. And "residents" most certainly qualify as doctors. 
You’re right. It’s not that hard to admit when you’re wrong. You should try it.

If you can't tell fact from opinion many a time with respect to medical diagnoses, then how do nine "opinions" become more "reasonable" than one? 
The original argument is that it would be more likely that 9/10 doctors would be correct apposed to the one. 
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@Athias
And this agreement would be based on nothing verifiable. Hence, I did not. That is not an attempt to make "straw men."
It’s not based on a lot of things. So what? It’s not based on chocolate cake, it’s not based on dolphins, it’s not based on verifiability. I didn’t allude to any of them. 

That presumption is made by virtue of the standards which informs their license, not that they "know what they're talking about" at any given moment or situation.
There goes the strawmen again. 

It's not a what-if game. You never specified the experience of the doctors. So if your rationale is to hold, the prescription of nine third year residents would be more "reasonable" than a single attending physician who has been practicing for 30 years merely by virtue of there being nine third year residents. It's your fallacious reasoning, not mine.
*sigh* I’ll ignore how petty you’re being.  They wouldn’t qualify to be considered doctors and practice. 

You're qualifying it as an opinion. Are you too ignorant to know the difference?
For many medical diagnoses I wouldn’t know fact from opinion. I’m not afraid to admit that.

You're backpedaling and purposefully obfuscating the point. In your original argument you claimed nine doctors deemed it necessary (i.e. "need") for one with chest pains to undergo surgery. You then suggested that "quantity in professional opinion is quality." If surgery needs to be done, then how is that an opinion? (Note that the proverbial patient's being too ignorant to understand the difference has nothing to do with your qualifying a doctor's prescription of necessary surgery as "opinion.")
What does it have to do with?
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@Athias
I cannot agree to something which I can't verify. I don't know what most doctors know, which would be necessary for me to determine that they know that about which they're talking. Wasn't that one of your points?
All I said is we’ll have to agree that they do. Presumption is built in. Stop trying to make strawmen, seriously.

If you however ask me to presume that doctors have accumulated a sufficient amount medical expertise which is consistent with standards of licensed practicing physicians, then yes I can make that presumption, but nothing more.
There’s the steelman. 

But something just occurred to me which I think may qualify this debate. Let me ask you: would you take the recommendation of nine third year residents, or a single attending physician who has been practicing medicine for 30 years? 
Here’s the ‘what if’ game again. Are you actually going to argue against the original argument or what? 

You still haven't answered the question. If surgery is necessary, why is it being qualified as "opinion"?
Because the person qualifying it is too ignorant to know the difference. What don’t you understand? 
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@Athias
Explain to me the reason quantity of professional medical counsel is quality. Make sure to also explain how each marginal increase in medical counsel informs the quality. 
First we’ll have to agree that most doctors will somewhat know what they’re talking about. Do you agree? If not, then this is a lost cause. 

We're not talking about "my ignorance." You qualified the doctors' prescription as "opinion." Why?
I wasn’t referring to you specifically.

My original statement: “In general, quantity of professional opinion is quality.”

Do you know the old saying, if in doubt, get a second opinion? It’s a saying for those too ignorant to know otherwise. 

I’m not using ignorant as an adjective. 


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@Athias
And how does the number of doctors qualify this interpretation? 
At this stage it’s about understanding literature/research in the medical community, which the average person clearly doesn’t.
Hence quantity of professional medical counsel, is quality. 

That does not answer the question. If one needed surgery, why would that be an opinion? By what metric was it determined that one needs surgery, and why would this metric allow for opinion? 
Due to your ignorance. 
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@Athias
Evidentiary rigor.

"Chances"? This is not a game of craps. It meets this standard of evidentiary rigor, or it doesn't. 
Which you’ll be able to know how to fully interpret and understand, or will you still need doctors counsel?

If one needs surgery, why would that be an opinion
Well it’s up to you if you want to go through with it.
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@Greyparrot
Me personally, I’d do a deep dive if there’s 3/10 doctors referring the same course of action for a complicated issue. 
But I don’t see how any of this has to do with likelihood.

What’s my original axiom? 


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@Greyparrot
Let's put it this way. Pretend you are a robot that follows consensus 100% of the time.

So say 6 doctors have one position and 4 have another position. As a robot, you agree with the 6 doctors without hesitation or thought, basically believing without any critical thought process that they are more intelligent than the other 4 doctors, and as an extension, You are smarter than the other 4 doctors. 
You can’t directly argue against the original argument, so you have to make your own odds which aren’t as black and white. This is called a motte-and-bailey fallacy.

Outrageous.
If you want to express yourself in that light.


To think a person is more intelligent than some doctors that don't follow the popular crowd. Never looking at one iota of science or data. Just declaring by fiat and mob rule.
If there’s 9/10 doctors agreeing with a course of action, chances are the alt-doctor is wrong. But go ahead, do your own research. 

So much for the enlightenment era, we can go back to chanting  accepting mantras to the majority authority like the middle ages. Who needs science anyway when we have google?
It’s called division of labour. It’s when people are specialised in certain fields. 
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@Greyparrot
I think a robotic person follows consensus in every case with no skepticism.  

Blissful ignorance is a thing.
We’re still specifically talking about professional medical advice, correct? Or do you have really bad ADHD?
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@Greyparrot
Let’s just get straight to the point. You think you’re more intelligent than most doctors, correct?

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@ILikePie5
Oh yeah, we’re all Copernicus aren’t we.
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@ILikePie5
I’m not playing the ‘what if’ game.

Read what I said to Athias. In general, quantity of professional opinion is quality. 
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