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Does the theory of evolution deny the Bible? by Fred BC
Sep 15, 2016
No holy book is just a list of scientific precepts. They're also laws, and almanacs, and medical texts, and...
Does the theory of evolution deny the Bible? by Fred BC
Sep 15, 2016
Says who, Steel? Those ancient wonders are not well-documented. There are only a few, like the Damascus steel and so forth. I'll take cell phones, cars and chemotherapy over a cool...
Does the theory of evolution deny the Bible? by Fred BC
Sep 15, 2016
No it is not, Chuckles. [link: The original Hebrew was very consistent:] a day is a day is a day.
Does the theory of evolution deny the Bible? by Fred BC
Sep 15, 2016
That whole "It's not literal" thing doesn't just contradict those who insist otherwise but the very clear anthropology and religion work that shows that, yes, the Jews really did b...
Should we recognize more than two genders? by Fred BC
Sep 15, 2016
There were leper colonies typically even in the worst scenarios, often with provision of care. The issue is that it's not our choice as to who wants to be called X or Y gender. It'...
Did Jesus exist? by Fred BC
Sep 15, 2016
I might need to edit my response to add Aron Ra's point, which I think is implicit in mine but really should be tracked out. Aron Ra points out that, even if there was one guy that...
Is restricting gun access a part of the solution to mass shooting incidents in the U.S.? by YUNo
Sep 15, 2016
I don't think the war on drugs and the war on unregistered, illegally owned, and unsafely owned firearms exclude eachother. In many[source] shootings, drugs played a part by either...
Is restricting gun access a part of the solution to mass shooting incidents in the U.S.? by alex117
Sep 15, 2016
I don't think they'll ever take them all away, at least in our lifetime. I still think that this "war on drugs" should be put on pause and a "war on unregistered, illegally owned,...
Should illegal aliens receive welfare, free medical care, subsidized housing, etc.? by alex117
Sep 15, 2016
They should be given the same opportunity as those who already live in the country they moved to-- once they become citizens.
Should any vaccinations be mandatory? by alex117
Sep 15, 2016
I agree. Freedom of choice is great, but a society with the freedom from crippling diseases is better. Herd immunity is the single best thing humans have achieved in medicine, and...
Do you think genius is linked with mental instability? by alex117
Sep 15, 2016
Of course it isn't, I would know because I'm a genius! (and totally not a narcissist.)
What would you do if an extra terrestrial army visited Earth? by alex117
Sep 15, 2016
If they were bent on destroying us they would, without a doubt. If they could break the speed of light and create enough energy to power a ship that was capable of this or travel t...
Why do you believe suicide rates have increased over the generations? by alex117
Sep 15, 2016
Heightened social distress, increased workload and less real social interaction.
Should we recognize more than two genders? by alex117
Sep 15, 2016
If I'm not mistaken, Lepers were historically ostracized from society for hundreds of years before they were accepted as "people". Humans treat different things differently--usuall...
Would a world without religion be a better or worse place? by alex117
Sep 15, 2016
Yes, because the one god that created hell is the only real one, unlike the 2000 gods humans created before that one...
Women or men – who have easier life in today's Western world? by alex117
Sep 15, 2016
I have NO idea. Both sexes have it rough. Women have periods, sexual objectification, and lower pay, and men have a higher suicide rate.
Do you think the Universe has a purpose? by alex117
Sep 15, 2016
I said I'd rather it be yes. The reason for this is because I have a rather romantic idea for the universe. its not grounded in any specific religion that I know of, though some of...
Did the Universe begin to exist, or has it been existing forever? by alex117
Sep 15, 2016
Humans cannot fathom infinity. Go ahead, try it. Imagine a hallway forever long or count to infinity. We can qualitatively analyze it, we can even use it for advanced mathematics,...
Is it possible to disprove that the world was created 1 second ago? by alex117
Sep 15, 2016
I may be mistaken, but I think he's talking about the universe. If that were the case then there wouldn't be a way to do so. If I made a perfect simulation program of the universe...
Was the world and life designed perfectly? by alex117
Sep 15, 2016
If I had the power to design the Laws of Physics, I'd have done everything so much differently. If I had the chance to redesign humans, I'd scrap the entire thing and just populate...
Was the world and life designed perfectly? by alex117
Sep 15, 2016
Even if it was designed, I don't think it's perfect at all. If I were God, i'd make a universe where Log and Ln functions weren't an inherent part of the universe. In my personal o...
Would a world without religion be a better or worse place? by alex117
Sep 15, 2016
I partly agree with you, but I don't think this is a false dilemma, nor do I think the real question is what you said it is. The problem isn't religion, its conflicting religions....
Do you respect Christians? by alex117
Sep 15, 2016
As long as they don't try to use those views to undermine someone else's rights, justify unjust actions, or push their beliefs upon others, I'm cool with them. This goes for all be...
Did Jesus exist? by alex117
Sep 15, 2016
I believe Obama exists because of strong supporting evidence. The one thing people truly have that makes them believe in God is faith in a ~1900 year old book that has been heavily...
If someone could be attracted to same-sex person, but he/she prefers opposite-sex people, is he/she hetero- or bisexual? by alex117
Sep 15, 2016
Bisexual. It simply means you're attracted to both sexes. There isn't a requirement in the definition that you have had to be in a relationship with a same-sex person.
How important is sex in a committed relationship to you? (1-6 scale) by alex117
Sep 15, 2016
I agree with Mouradiff. Sexual attraction is a very strong emotion, and if its not fulfilled by a relationship to a certain degree (which varies for each person) then they are like...
Could you love an obese woman if she had a great personality? by alex117
Sep 15, 2016
It depends on how obese we're talking. If we're talking the BMI's version of "obese" then yes, but if you're talking grossly overweight then probably not.
Can someone love multiple person romantically? by alex117
Sep 15, 2016
I chose Yes/No because I'm not quite sure since I have never loved two people romantically at the same time. Infatuated, maybe, but I find it difficult to believe that one would be...
Can anarchy work? by alex117
Sep 15, 2016
This works great for small-scale things, such traffic laws or even small communities. On a large scale though, foreign policy, military, social programs, etc. would go to hell in a...
Should gay marriage be legal? by alex117
Sep 15, 2016
The one thing that is harder than passing a controversial law is removing a law imbedded in tradition. I have no wish to get married and would like it if we did away with marriage...
Should gay marriage be legal? by alex117
Sep 15, 2016
Arizhel, it is still 0.16% of the population. The UCLA estimates 9 million gay people are in the US, 18x as many as those in polygamous relationships. While their rights are import...
Do you trust the police? by alex117
Sep 15, 2016
That's an interesting way of putting it, but don't you also think that the lack of regulation could be the cause of some accidental shootings? Many cops/court workers I have known...
Do you trust the police? by alex117
Sep 15, 2016
Well that's an interesting way to put it. I never thought of it that way,
Do violent games cause behavior problems in teens? by ~Alex 117
Sep 15, 2016
No, slow internet does. But in all honesty I don't think they are inherently bad for /teens/, as they should know by then what is socially acceptable. Children might be a totally d...
Can anarchy work? by YUNo
Sep 14, 2016
I upvoted your comment because it exposes a flaw within the ideology of anarchy: namely that the end of anarchy is created when authority is reclaimed by force. So it might be a ma...
Is YouTube dying? by Richard Wee
Sep 13, 2016
Youtube as it used to be is dying, it is changing and become more "main stream". It's becoming basically a network, will it be better or worst, time will tell, but it is changing f...
Can anarchy work? by Richard Wee
Sep 13, 2016
No, true anarchy can't work. With no-one in authority, you can't have laws. After all what good is a law if there is no-one to enforce it? If you don't have laws, then the stronges...
Is there an intelligent form of life in the Universe? (beyond Earth) by ~Jan Hadacek
Sep 13, 2016
Depends how you define "life" and "intelligent". There might be extra-terrestrial intelligent life forms that we've already met and yet did not recognize them as life...
Can anarchy work? by YUNo
Sep 11, 2016
Sometimes, a situation happens when traffic lights are out of order. What happens then, seems to be contrary to situations depicted in for example action movies, where a dependency...
Has time always existed, or was it created at a certain point? by Mr Cerebrum
Sep 6, 2016
We don't even know if our universe is the only one, nor if it has such a great significance as we like to think it is. Maybe we're nothing but a mere particle in the great spectacl...
Did man really walk on the Moon? by Zarakai
Sep 6, 2016
Why don't go back there? Because there's nothing there, it's simple as that. The composition of the Moon is 50% oxygen (I'm talking about the atom, not the molecule O2), 20% silico...
Are you concerned about Google gathering your data? by Zarakai
Sep 5, 2016
No, because Google doesn't (and won't ever) care about the actual fact I go to Belly's Store, or that I'm a geek and not a girly pink person. The data they gather is too big to get...
If you were a Jedi and they invited you, would you choose the light or the dark side of the Force? by Zarakai
Sep 5, 2016
Don't make me wrong but I believe the author posted wrong the question. I think he meant: If you could controle the Force as in SW, would you become a Jedi or a Sith? Because you d...
Is a war between man and machines a realistic possibility? by Zarakai
Sep 5, 2016
I think it's not possible, even with artificial intelligence. Or at least very very very unlikely to happen. Why? Only 1 reason: when someone makes a coding, he makes backups, code...
Is basic income the first step to a post scarcity society? by Richard Wee
Aug 30, 2016
Let's assume the basic income will do just that cover your and your families needs. And given the technology, you could print most items you needed, with a few exceptions. Would we...
How should a society primarily take care of its poor? by luqq
Aug 30, 2016
We are paying a lot of money to the government, they should fix this. [link: Basic income] would prevent poverty.
Is basic income the first step to a post scarcity society? by luqq
Aug 30, 2016
The thing is, you are already giving good points about how basic income will make a better society. With basic income people will be able to do what they love, without worries abou...
Does the federal minimum wage impact the cost of living in any way? by Richard Wee
Aug 29, 2016
Yes, and it's not hard to prove. Let's do a thought experiment, say we make min wage an hour, and let's assume no jobs get automated or eliminated. Now for this example and to...
Is basic income the first step to a post scarcity society? by Richard Wee
Aug 29, 2016
Let’s assume that it would only take 1% of the population to meet all the physical needs of the world, why should they GIVE anything to the other 99%? Which is what a basic income...
José Mourinho as a football coach by Kundalini
Aug 26, 2016
I don't know any manager better than Jose Mourinho. He always gets the result he needed at the end of the season. [link] That's why he is "The Special One".
Would you consider hiring a woman who wears a hijab? by Richard Wee
Aug 23, 2016
I would depend on the job, there are many jobs in which I wouldn't hire someone who insisted on wearing a Hijab, or any other clothing that could put her or others in danger. I wou...
When someone stops eating meat, do they become a better person in your eyes? by Richard Wee
Aug 23, 2016
Why would it make them a better person? You do know that everything you touch, walk on, drive on, live in, has a dead animal behind right right? You can't live in a modern country...
Do corporations have more power than government? by Fred BC
Aug 22, 2016
I took the same tack, but remember: Thanks to free trade deals like GATT's later rounds, corporations now have effectively their own government with their own judicial system that...
Do corporations have more power than government? by Fred BC
Aug 22, 2016
It depends on what you mean by "corporations", "government" and "power". I live in the United States. The US government budget is 3.8 trillion, or about 21% of the GDP. Is any one...
Did man really walk on the Moon? by Fred BC
Aug 22, 2016
It wasn't easy. NASA would love to do more manned missions to the Moon, to speak nothing of eventual larger-scale-unmanned and manned missions to Mars and Venus with the hope of la...
Are modern Feminists the High point of Equality? by Fred BC
Aug 22, 2016
No. I am a feminist. I am proud to be a feminist and always have been. But what we today imagine as equality, liberty, and justice is almost certainly going to look barbaric to peo...
If there's a choice between freedom/liberty and equality/justice, what should be chosen? by Fred BC
Aug 22, 2016
You can't make a maxim as to in which situation you pick each. It's like asking "What do you choose if you can only have one: food/shelter or water/sleep?" Have too little of eithe...
Would you consider hiring a woman who wears a hijab? by Fred BC
Aug 22, 2016
Yes. A person's faith is immaterial to their ability to do the job. It's not only illegal (at least in the United States and many other jurisdictions) to refuse to hire someone for...
Is Cards Against Humanity a good form of entertainment? by Fred BC
Aug 22, 2016
Yes. Cards Against Humanity lets people explore controversial and dark humor in a safe environment. There's nothing especially offensive, racist, sexist, or unpleasant about any of...
Vladimir Putin as a politician by Kundalini
Aug 18, 2016
He raised the quality of living in Russia, but at the moment they have really BIG problems in country.
Would you consider hiring a woman who wears a hijab? by YUNo
Aug 17, 2016
For the one(s) voting "no"; you wouldn't even consider it? Regardless of how capable they would be? So if the name on the resumé didn't tick you off yet, the physical appearance wi...
Will women ever be as good as men at mind sports? by Kundalini
Aug 17, 2016
For me, chess and poker are suitable only for men. My answer for your question - maybe, one day. But do not forget, if women develope their abilities, men won't sleep. Thanks for r...
Should we recognize more than two genders? by Fred BC
Aug 17, 2016
There are also genes that influence how people relate to their own body. Would you say that people who are diabetic shouldn't be accommodated because the genes of most individuals...
Should we recognize more than two genders? by Fred BC
Aug 17, 2016
Yes. The very point of gender is that it is socially constructed. It's a social agreement, not a biological fact. (Yes, gender is related to an underlying biological fact; no, that...
Did the Cincinnati Zoo officials have the moral right to kill Harambe the gorilla? by Fred BC
Aug 17, 2016
Hypothetically? Yes. Just like you hypothetically have the moral and legal right to kill a human being that a reasonable person would assume posed an imminent danger, one can do th...
Do you support strict punishment for animal abuse? by Fred BC
Aug 17, 2016
How is strictly punishing animal abuse putting the issue on the same level as humans? Murder is typically met with 25 to life or the death penalty. Wouldn't time in a federal priso...
Do you support strict punishment for animal abuse? by Fred BC
Aug 17, 2016
No reasonable person would call a well-fed horse pulling a plow animal abuse. By that logic, it's not possible to have strict laws against murder because some individuals view abor...
Do you support strict punishment for animal abuse? by Fred BC
Aug 17, 2016
Yes. One of the core duties of any government is to protect those who can't protect themselves. Animals certainly qualify. Moreover, animal abuse is strongly correlative of other k...
Would you sell one year of your life for million dollars? by Kundalini
Aug 16, 2016
Maybe, yes. But, life is priceless. Nothing can be as expensive as our life, happiness and freedom!
Arnold Schwarzenegger as an action actor by Kundalini
Aug 16, 2016
I'll always remember Arnold Schwarzenegger as Terminator and Mr. Olympia!
Is YouTube dying? by max davids
Aug 15, 2016
dying?, absolutely not!!!! 300hrs of video are added every minute to you youtube.and although adverts can be annoying :( (i now have Adblocker) it has tones of informative,entertai...
Should the Internet be regulated by the government? by ~max swollen
Aug 15, 2016
only for important things like tracking criminals activity but i do not like the idea of the government spying on our private life all the time i think this this would give us all...
Do you think legalization of marijuana will increase crime? by Kundalini
Aug 15, 2016
Legalization of marijuana in general should not be allowed, so you will not think about the consequences. It will be very wrong.
Do you prefer movies in which leading role is played by a man or woman? by Kundalini
Aug 15, 2016
You know , i've never thought about this thing. So, i just thought a little - and i prefer a man leading role in movies.
Rafael Nadal as a tennis player by Kundalini
Aug 11, 2016
He is of the special tennis player with unique technique to strike the ball and Wimbledon's winner. We can say that his way to play is right for only Roland Garros, but he is one o...
José Mourinho as a football manager by Kundalini
Aug 11, 2016
"The Special One" just having the great coach career. Hope he will be able to revive Manchester United gameplay. I see something the same in Mourinho and Sir Alex Ferguson. For me,...
Are MMA fights too brutal to you? by Kundalini
Aug 11, 2016
I like the MMA fights only for 1 thing. They are not like Wrestling shows...
Michael Jordan as a basketball player by Kundalini
Aug 11, 2016
One of the best? The GREATNESS. He is the man who raised basketball level to unreal. Only Kobe Bryant did the same. Number 23 and 24..
Does Quran encourage violence against "unfaithful" people? by Kundalini
Aug 11, 2016
Yes. As i know (for Quran and muslim religion), for example, the thief's hand will be cut off for theft.
Would crime rate decrease if the media decreased reporting bad news? by Fred BC
Aug 10, 2016
No. On the one hand, it is true that those who seek out attention might stop committing crime to get that attention. Then again, maybe they would escalate their behavior in order t...
Is it worth upgrading to Windows 10? by Kundalini
Aug 10, 2016
For fun i upgrated it to 10. And i didn't like. For me the 7 is much more comfortable to use.
Is YouTube dying? by Kundalini
Aug 8, 2016
Dying? It is too much. But using Youtube is not so comfortable like it was before. But i'm sure there will be some decision for it.
YouTube as a website by Kundalini
Aug 8, 2016
Many of us see YouTube the great place to make some money.
Google+ as a website by Kundalini
Aug 8, 2016
Yes. It's working very quick and comfortable to use. But using the social sites will be more and more harder than now.
Would you kill baby Adolf Hitler? by Kundalini
Aug 8, 2016
It is very hard to accept, but i would have killed him. We better lost one human life , not million's..
If there's a choice between freedom and security, what should be chosen? by Kundalini
Aug 8, 2016
There is no security in freedom and there is no freedom in security. i'll choose freedom. For me it is the most desired thing.
Do you choose "No"? by CakeJarred
Aug 8, 2016
That means that you choose no for choosing. That means that you choose the answer no, which means that you are subconsciously choosing yes. I hope that didn't hurt your brain too h...
If there's a choice between freedom/liberty and equality/justice, what should be chosen? by CakeJarred
Aug 8, 2016
Freedom and liberty without equality is what America is going through right now. Justice and equality without freedom is the basic definition of socialism.
Did you consider income inequality to be a problem prior to the Occupy Wall Street movement of 2011? by Richard Wee
Aug 8, 2016
And for many, many people it worked. Tuition rates rose because the government gave out a ton of money, grants, guaranteed loans, so the price didn’t seem to matter much, but in 19...
Did you consider income inequality to be a problem prior to the Occupy Wall Street movement of 2011? by YUNo
Aug 8, 2016
"thanks to everything from credentialism to a low-growth equilibrium" <- I don't understand what this means; could you please explain these terms in this context?
Do you think legalization of marijuana will increase crime? by Richard Wee
Aug 7, 2016
We've seen an increase in crime in Colorado, and in Seattle, but we don't know if it was the result of marijuana or not, we don't have enough data or had enough time to tell for su...
Do you think legalization of marijuana will increase crime? by Fred BC
Aug 7, 2016
Legalization of marijuana will clearly decrease crime. First and foremost, criminalization of marijuana use in specific and drug use in general is a failed strategy. It's attemptin...
Do you think legalization of marijuana will increase crime? by Fred BC
Aug 7, 2016
You're assuming that legalization will not only meaningfully increase use, as if it's really that hard for most people who want to get weed to get it, but also will prevent rehabil...
Should the U.S. Constitution be updated, and if so, what changes would you apply? by ~Blake N
Aug 7, 2016
Yes; this is why we have the Amendment Process, it allows us to adapt the Constitution to withstand the Test of Time.
Is NATO obsolete? by Fred BC
Aug 7, 2016
Yes, NATO needs some reforms. No, it's not obsolete at all. I'm a peace activist. I believe that the United States should cut military budgets massively and should be far less inte...
Should the Internet be regulated by the government? by Fred BC
Aug 6, 2016
Yes. The Internet is not free speech. It's not the 1990s anymore. It is not a series of cute websites about people's cats or art projects. It is now a massive utility that coordina...
Should the Internet be regulated by the government? by Fred BC
Aug 6, 2016
Even if the Internet were free speech, which it is not, commercial speech, libel, obscenity, fraudulent statements, and dozens of other categories of speech are not protected.
Should corporations like Google be legally allowed to force their users to use their other services? by Fred BC
Aug 6, 2016
No. For one thing, it's the very definition of anti-competitive behavior. It's bundling of services in a way that allows them to leverage their market advantage. Even in theory, ma...