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Dear Anonymous

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fenberry, Apr 2019: Dear Anonymous, thanks for commenting on my thread. I didn't expect to start a conversation so soon. <3
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Armed Militia seizes control of federal building in Oregon

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Kanzler, Jan 2016: The judge didn't think it was enough punishment because the trial judge didn't apply the mandatory minimum sentence for arson even though what the two men did was clearly arson! The trial judge needed a good reason to not apply a minimum sentence...
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Started by Livewire

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Flint water crisis

Fen-Fen, Jan 2016: Didn't they do this as a cost cutting measure? Yeah, way to go jackasses, you ended up wasting more money on the cleanup and fallout for this, not to mention the effects it has on the community of Flint than if you'd have just stuck with Detroit's...
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The result of my boredom

MiracleGhost47, Jan 2016: Well I'm no evolutionist or pseudo scientist, but thanks for sharing!
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Started by MiracleGhost47

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Darwinism: Misinterpreted?

Thepowaofhax, Jan 2016: While it holds true that it is talking about a population, the analogy he said is sound. Like it or not, Humans are just another animal. This animal, the one that regards itself as rational, is the highest animal on the food chain in most if not...
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Black History Month - Racism In General

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Thepowaofhax, Jan 2016: Ok, so what makes films different than other products being marketing for the majority who buy said product? By that line of logic, that would make just about every product racist, sexist, et cetera in one way or another. For example, the majority...
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Started by Check10

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No Such Thing As Free Will?

Darklordbambi, Jan 2016: I believe it depends on the angle you look at it from, as it's sort of a paradox. On one hand, you're always gonna have a reason to do something, because it's overall what you want to do, be it for personal pleasure or gain, curiosity, ethics, or...
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Breastfeeding

for him., Jan 2016: Babies need to breastfeed because their mother's breast milk helps strengthen their immune system. I don't understand why people have such a negative attitude towards public breast feeding because I don't personally see a problem with it. It's not...
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Started by zakisrage

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Is Love a Choice?

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JamesGoblin, Feb 2016: Passion and blind love are certainly not choices, and if we assume that there is other kind of love besides the blind one (say, Tom Waits would disagree) - that one can be cultivated and kept over decades...in my humble opinion.
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Started by Palamon

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What makes someone likeable?

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Esper, Feb 2016: Maybe someone you like is someone who engages you. They make you want to interact with them. I dunno if that's any kind of insight or just "duh, that's what likeable means". But if I think about the people I like they're people who I want to know...
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Started by Kanzler

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Women in combat

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Lipstick Vogue, Feb 2016: I believe the US army did conduct some tests where mixed gender and all male units had to complete tasks in which they were scored on a number of different attributes. Male teams blitzed them at pretty much everything and the top ranked female...
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Too many Sexual Orientations?

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Kanzler, Mar 2016: Yes, people can always be against stuff, but we can create societies that either celebrates or marginalizes those views. In each of those societies I listed, anti-homosexual views were marginal. They were not the mainstream. You can't discount an...
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Started by Adrasteia

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Makeup

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Jessie, Mar 2016: I see the use of makeup as art. Some artists use paper and pen, some artists use words, some use paint and some use makeup brushes! I personally do not wear much makeup, if any at all. Lately, my face has been breaking out pretty bad and I don't...
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Started by Pebbles

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Homelessness

Neil Peart, Mar 2016: George Carlin had a great idea to curb homelessness. AbSRCjG-VLk
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Started by Thepokefansophia

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The Lost Art of Discipline

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Started by Lunaris Adamantine

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Is God really god? (New)

gimmepie, Mar 2016: I'm going to close this since there's already a thread open with the exact same topic and nobody has really contributed much to this one so I don't see a reason to merge.
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Started by HamtaroTumin

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Political Correctness: A Blessing or A Curse?

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zakisrage, Mar 2016: I agree. This thread is too America-centric anyway. (Heck, the Round Table generally is.) Political correctness impacts other countries too. I'm all for equality, but political correctness is not equality. If there's one thing I learned from that...
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Started by Thepowaofhax

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Where do you stand on Israel?

Esper, Mar 2016: Most Israelis and Palestinians don't seem to be able to get along so the "two state solution" I hear about in the news seems the most practical solution. Like, permanent borders and no take backsies. But it seems impossible because the conflict has...
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Started by Her

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Paranormal

Her, Mar 2016: This is how I feel about the subject. It makes a lot more rational sense (to me) to place our faith in discovering new forms of life in the tangible universe we can already observe, rather than holding out hope for unequivocal proof of the...
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Started by Pebbles

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What is time?

Jessie, Mar 2016: I have no earthly idea. I can't wrap my mind around stuff like this. I probably totally misunderstood him. Haha.
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Started by ShinyUmbreon189

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Cloning extinct species

Kanzler, Mar 2016: no no no no no no The legal issues surrounding a living, breathing Neanderthal man would be exciting. But I don't think it's worth pressing on a society with other problems on its hands. I certainly wouldn't want to deal with it.
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Started by Her

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Do you have personally have the right to judge whether a law is good or bad?

Lunaris Adamantine, Mar 2016: You do have the right to judge a law. You also have the right do try and change it, but it takes more than one person alone. As for breaking laws, you can do that if you want. You might be able to get away with doing so. But if you keep doing it,...
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Started by Philosophizer

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The Perfect Relationship

Psychic, Mar 2016: While I think the two things you mentioned make for a good starting point, I don't think those two alone can ensure a relationship remains strong and healthy. I think 3) willingness to communicate openly and honestly is 100% vital to a great...
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Started by Pebbles

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African-American vs. Black

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FreakyLocz14, Mar 2016: "Black" refers to people of negroid racial background. "African-American" means an American citizen or national with African ancestry. That would include the descendants of white settlers in Africa. In the PC world, AA is used synonymous with black,...
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Started by Kanzler

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Political Apathy

Dusty, Mar 2016: Not only are terms themselves a problem, but the way that voting is cast in the US. Its not a popular vote, but each state has a certain number of delegates based mostly on population. That's where most Americans stop thinking about it. After...
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Started by Her

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Faith-based objections to birth control coverage

Dusty, Mar 2016: There is a pretty simple answer for those who have a problem with this: don't use Obamacare. If you aren't okay with it, buy something else. And if the government decides to throw your specific taxes at it anyway, its out of your hands, can't do...
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Started by Neil Peart

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Children in Divorcements

Nah, Mar 2016: I think that this is the most important bit. You hear stories about how a divorce basically scarred a child for life, and a lot of the time they seem to tend to think that "they split up because of me" or "I could've saved their marriage, but...
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Started by crimsoncero

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Death Etiquette

Lunaris Adamantine, Mar 2016: You shouldn't treat someone any differently in death than you did in life. But you also shouldn't be grateful for anyone's death unless their entire existence resulted in suffering for a lot of people. Ya know, like Hitler and such. But your...
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Started by Her

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The ambiguities of consent

Kanzler, Mar 2016: I think where the ambiguity really matters is in court. For many cases it might be difficult to gather evidence beyond testimony. In those cases, the ambiguity of whether consent was given or wasn't is ever-present and that makes it difficult to...
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Started by Her

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Happiness

aurevesque, Mar 2016: Good God, Orx, you wrote a book! It sounds lovely, but like you, I've not much academic background so I can't say for sure what it is. Happiness is fleeting though, a response to a pleasurable event. Joy is contentment, a lifelong thing inborn into...
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Started by Her

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Doing good deed, good reward in return?

Somewhere_, Mar 2016: If you are doing a good deed, it is not being good if you are doing it for a reward. If you are rewarded, bonus. If you do a good deed, I do not think that would necessarily make good things happen to you. But you would increase your good...
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Abortion

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Midnight shadow, Apr 2016: I'm coming into this conversation quite late, and honestly couldn't be bothered reading through all 5 pages, so forgive me if I'm repeating someone else here. Am I in favour of abortion? In certain situations, yes. This is not a question that can be...
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Started by ShinyUmbreon189

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How Do You See The Future?

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Started by crimsoncero

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The US Drinking Age

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Dusty, Apr 2016: I think that when it comes to alcohol, it should be eighteen. The issue however is not how a body is physically unable to deal with alcohol, but I agree with others before that it is primarily a problem with education. First, I'm not saying that...
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Started by Palamon

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Mandatory military service in the US

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Midnight shadow, Apr 2016: There's a difference between being unemployed and dropping out of school to do nothing. In this, I am purely looking at 15-16 year olds who do their GCSEs and then drop out because they don't want to study. In terms of statistics, in 2012 roughly...
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Started by Neil Peart

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Marrying someone with a different religion

xleftranx, Apr 2016: I think it depends on each individual, as some people will strongly to do the same religious practices and spiritual journeys, some people do not necessarily think that is more important than just having a good time together. It really depends on...
19   1,007
Started by deathpool

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If someone is Gay, do they deserve to be happy?

Palamon, Apr 2016: Are you psyducking kidding me? Yes, someone who is gay deserves to be happy. Always. I don't know why anyone would think otherwise.
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Started by xleftranx

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Ignorance Overarching: Knowing the Unknowable

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Orx of Twinleaf, Apr 2016: And in the end, that is in practice equivalent to there being no moral code because it hinges solely upon context. The dangerous part about that viewpoint is that context, like so many things, is unique to the individual. When passing judgement...
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Started by Orx of Twinleaf

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Can Vegetarian Meals save the world?

Esper, Apr 2016: Yes, sign me up. But seriously, any attempt to address environmental problems, especially food waste/shortage, does need more of an organized effort and not the kind of go-it-alone attitude that our capitalist system encourages. It also seems...
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Started by killer-curry

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Unpopular Opinions

Exodrake, Apr 2016: Arbitrary gender assignment of inanimate objects, and accosting people for going against this because GOD FORBID A WOMAN PREFERS A PRODUCT THAT SAYS IT'S FOR MEN, is the worst thing in the world. If the product is actually functionally...
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Started by Her

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Minimum Wage

Midnight shadow, Apr 2016: It's funny this subject is brought up, because pay is an issue I'm dealing with at work right now. I work at a sports centre where the company that runs it hasn't increased the pay of its employees in 9 years. Bare in mind that the centre have...
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Started by ShinyUmbreon189

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Do good-looking people get special treatment?

Crystal Berry, Apr 2016: Do attractive people receive better treatment? Yes and no. Yes because of the reasons many have stated. Many people will marvel at you. In some ways beautiful people get even worse treatment. You know, like getting objectified, and cat called...
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Started by dad

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Violence at Trump Rallies

Arsenic, Apr 2016: I honestly believe if this man becomes president, I can kiss my freedom goodbye. Ever watch those movies where big corporations enslave the world? Donald Trump. Hell, he'd probably cause World War 3 first actually, with that short temper and...
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Started by Neil Peart

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Democracy makes the purpose of government and authority pointless.

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Kanzler, Apr 2016: Look, it's not all about you. It's never about you, the individual. The whole point of laws is the idea that justice transcends personal opinions. Even Supreme Court judges don't just decide things out of personal opinion, they have to appeal to...
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Started by Philosophizer

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The future of the human race

Kanzler, Apr 2016: I think genetic manipulation is a dangerous path that we should definitely hesitate going down. But at the same time, I believe that it will inevitably develop. Anything that gives humanity power can never be halted indefinitely. I think it will...
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Started by Midnight shadow

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Beauty

Midnight shadow, Apr 2016: I'm not sure. Envy and Jealousy play a part in this, no matter how much we try and hide it. Humans by nature are greedy beings who want to have as much as possible, possibly as part of our survival instinct (the more you have the more likely you are...
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Started by Kanzler

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good idea for game (just battleing)

nidowalked, Apr 2016: I guess anyone could do this...I think it be fun.... If your trainer and if you beat a trainer , you can have that person join you and whoever they are....being a lass....youngster, lance , processed lady, they accompany you in your battles and...
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Started by nidowalked

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Bettering the World

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RegalSin, Apr 2016: Anti-privacy on the web needs to dominant as it was back in the mid 1990's. As Snowden said we are invading peoples privacy. This kind of bs comes from the patriot act to even an airport personal going insane and attacking his co-workers for the new...
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Started by Her

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****boy

stzy, Apr 2016: To an extent, yeah. In the same sense one might say the word "nice" has evolved through-out the ages (it used to mean stupid; "nice guys finish last", etc... ). But you're thinking in a much more general sense than what it actually is - this is...
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Started by Kanzler

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Trump

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Ivysaur, Apr 2016: I-I... Trade between Mexico and the US amounts to half of all Mexican imports AND exports. Total bilateral trade with Russia amounts to less than 1% of both Russian and Mexican GDP (and you have to divide that 1% between both sides). Russia...
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Started by PokéMew

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What internet sources do you trust?

Kanzler, Apr 2016: I try to read everything I can. You can't trust any source to be objective these days. I used to think the New York Times was the gold standard, but I've lost faith in them as well.
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