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Are you afraid of the Zika virus? by DaFekzz

Mar 4, 2016

I live in South America, and as you all know (or don't, whatevz), it is becoming an serious case, even more with the polution of one of my city's main river's,water is becoming suc...

Dota 2 or LoL, Which is the better MOBA to play? by ~Nick

Mar 3, 2016

Where are the HoTS ans SMITE options ;-; Just kidding I like League better mostly because farm denying (amonst other things) is a really silly mechanic

Would you kill baby Adolf Hitler? by ~Chris

Mar 1, 2016

I'd let the guy who denied his art studies disappear...

If someone sexually abused and murdered your child, what penalty would you want them to receive? by ~Chris

Mar 1, 2016

Since every living thing that has ever lived or will, died, dies or will die, imho 'death' is no punishment and killing is quite quickly done. Work is punishment. Pain is punishmen...

If you were a Muslim, would you be ashamed to belong to the same religion as Muslim terrorists? by ~Chris

Mar 1, 2016

A 'terrorist' may share my religion but not my belief.

Should education be free? by ~Puchong

Feb 28, 2016

Education must be free, It is crucial to the future development of a country. Educated human resource is an asset to the country, Some countries are poor in natural resources but t...

What should be done with ivory stockpiles? by Richard Wee

Feb 27, 2016

And yet you can buy conflict diamonds with little or no problem. See that's the problem is diamonds don't come out of the ground marked, someone marks them, so move the diamond to...

What should be done with ivory stockpiles? by Fred BC

Feb 27, 2016

Use markers as is done with conflict diamonds. People are not robots who want more of something after they buy it because a demand is out there. This is silly. Allowing ivory to be...

What should be done with ivory stockpiles? by Richard Wee

Feb 27, 2016

But selling ivory creates a demand for it, and how do you differentiate legal ivory from illegal ivory? And even if you manage to create a system that would allow you to track lega...

Who should win the 2016 Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role? by ~Alreon

Feb 25, 2016

Let him win guys for this time.

ISIS or Global warming - which is our bigger problem? by Fred BC

Feb 25, 2016

Global warming. ISIS represents about the highest estimates 50,000 fighters, and likely nowhere near that. [link: They've had about as many casualties throughout rounds of bombing...

Is it worth spending hundreds of billions of dollars to fight global warming? by Fred BC

Feb 25, 2016

The jobs in the industries that cause global warming aren't efficient. More jobs in the petrochemical sector, the automotive sector, etc. are not worth the social costs versus the...

What should be done with ivory stockpiles? by Fred BC

Feb 25, 2016

Some should be sold to fund poaching prevention. Others should given to artists and civil society advocates who would be given it under the condition that it should be used to crea...

What should be done with ivory stockpiles? by Richard Wee

Feb 24, 2016

Selling, ivory just make a market for ivory. And how do you then tell legal ivory from illegal ivory? Destroy it.

If someone sexually abused and murdered your child, what penalty would you want them to receive? by Richard Wee

Feb 24, 2016

If I knew that person did it for sure, they would never make it to trial.

What are the advantages of reading books over watching films? by Richard Wee

Feb 24, 2016

I'm assuming you mean that the book came first and the film second. If that's the case you get much more detail from a book that can't be seen on a film. For example, "He stood sil...

Would you recommend reading the Bible to an atheist? by Richard Wee

Feb 24, 2016

Yes I would it's would it's how I became and atheist. Really religion isn't a place to get your morality from. Most religions are full of KILL, ENSLAVE, etc., yes that not only inc...

Does the theory of evolution deny the Bible? by Foxyjosh

Feb 24, 2016

Divine evolution: God didn't make man perfect on his first try. He made a functional being and then after many tweaks over a few thousand years, here we are! The same could be said...

Was the world and life designed perfectly? by Foxyjosh

Feb 23, 2016

If something is perfect then there is no room for improvements or incentive to make improvements.

Study: 1 in 25 death cases likely innocent – Do you still support the death penalty? by Foxyjosh

Feb 23, 2016

I support the death penalty as long as it is only used on people that have committed mass murder or if the criminal has a lengthy criminal history.

If someone sexually abused and murdered your child, what penalty would you want them to receive? by Foxyjosh

Feb 23, 2016

I'd vote for a "do unto others" exemption to the ban on cruel and unusual punishment because if the perpetrator had no qualms about committing the act then it's not cruel. It would...

What would be the optimal human life span? by Richard Wee

Feb 22, 2016

I sure the government would say 65.5 years, that way the get to keep all the SSI money. Personally I'd say around 80, which is much longer than males in my family live. The oldest...

Over all of human history, is the Catholic Church an example of a positive aspect of humanity? by Richard Wee

Feb 22, 2016

No religion has been a positive aspect of humanity, ever. From caste systems, to KILL or ENSLAVE everyone who isn't of your religion. Religion has brought much suffering to humanit...

Do you think there's something after death? by Manfromstars

Feb 22, 2016

Sooner when i am been young i don´t know. How i grown and raising my knowledge I´m still not sure. But there are big questions: As i know about balance and electricity that help me...

Do you respect Muslims? by Manfromstars

Feb 22, 2016

It is hard to say or explain it. I respect all good people. If i take look on religious people, then i have problem only with Muslims. It is for me only one religion where i feel t...

Should the minimum wage be raised in the U.S.? by Richard Wee

Feb 21, 2016

Let's say we raise the min wage to an hour, what will happen. Well, assuming the business don't automate their job, (fast food is already looking at burger making machines and...

American Conservative Party as a political party by daerice

Feb 20, 2016

As a disclaimer, let me begin by stating that I am generally ‘leftist’ in my political philosophy, so you can expect that I will be in disagreement with the overarching paradigm ou...

Is homophobia a big problem in the United States? by EdGoodger

Feb 19, 2016

In a relative sense homophobia in the US is a small problem. In parts of Central Africa there are countries where gay people are lynched in front of their families. That is a big p...

Blue pill or Red pill? by ~Nick

Feb 19, 2016

Red pill, dang it, It will be more INTERESTING. I'd rather die defending my home Zion and my loved ones instead of die like a pusillanimous in a boring tube.

Is the Universe a result of an accident? by ~Alexander

Feb 19, 2016

I'd say a coincidence more than an accident, but it works too. You should ask yourself too... "What if?"

Is homophobia a big problem in the United States? by ~Pugsley

Feb 18, 2016

Homosexuality is not a virtue - it is an affliction. It should not be glorified.

Is homophobia a big problem in the United States? by daerice

Feb 18, 2016

Well, a judgment call like this is very relative. We are better than South Africa....but there is still some degree of homophobia here that hurts people. How much is a "big problem...

Is homophobia a big problem in the United States? by Richard Wee

Feb 18, 2016

No it's not a big problem. Yes I know there are people how don't like gay people, and there are people who don't like people because they are black, white, Japanese, etc. Generally...

Is homophobia a big problem in the United States? by Johnny

Feb 18, 2016

Homophobia is a huge problem. Kids are being kicked out of their families, employees can be fired for who they are and gay people do not have equal rights.

If it is proven in a court of law, should Planned Parenthood be defunded by the federal government for illegally selling aborted fetuses' organs and tissue? by Richard Wee

Feb 17, 2016

Abortion, is a very small part of Planned Parenthood, but even if it was proven that Planned Parenthood illegally sold organs and tissues, don't forget that Planned Parenthood is a...

Should cigarettes be made illegal? by Richard Wee

Feb 17, 2016

"cigarettes do not offer anything besides death" Hate to say you're wrong but smoking may offer a limited degree of protection in some individuals against the development of a smal...

Do you agree with the quote "I think, therefore I am"? by Richard Wee

Feb 17, 2016

The quote should be dubito, ergo cogito, ergo sum "Since I doubt, I think; since I think I exist”, or "I doubt, therefore I think, therefore I am" to get the true meaning. That is...

Is there an intelligent form of life in the Universe? (beyond Earth) by ~ThePsychopath

Feb 15, 2016

Using the Drake Equation {Albiet extremely varied, inaccurate and potentially unreliable} there are roughly 300 other civillizations in this galaxy alone with similar technology to...

Should cigarettes be made illegal? by X Abrupto

Feb 15, 2016

The difference is that cigarettes do not offer anything besides death. Cars, barbecues, campfires, fireplaces and furnaces all have a purpose. They bring you from one place to anot...

Book or film? by Richard Wee

Feb 15, 2016

Kind of a vague question, do I prefer books over film, do I both read and go to films, or are books better than film, etc.

Do you consider iPhone to be a great invention? by Richard Wee

Feb 15, 2016

The design for the Iphone was stolen, but why take my word for it “Good artists copy, great artists steal” Steve Jobs continues, “We have always been shameless about stealing great...

Should cigarettes be made illegal? by Richard Wee

Feb 14, 2016

The problem with your argument is that almost anything you do affects others. Driving a car, the exhaust can cause cardiovascular disease, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary dis...

Should cigarettes be made illegal? by X Abrupto

Feb 13, 2016

The problem is that not only the smoker is affected by the cigarette's effects. Passive smoking has been proven to be harmful as well. Children, pregnant women and of course people...

Should the regulation of Internet pornography be changed (for minors)? by ~George

Feb 12, 2016

Even if it gets stricter we cant control it... actually we need it to be more free and people should learn how to use it.

Should cigarettes be made illegal? by ~George

Feb 12, 2016

Nothing at all should be left illegal, its our basic right to control our bodies an do whatever with them. We just need education for what to use and when - if you gonna use.

Do you like your country? by ~Nicolas

Feb 11, 2016

I like my country, specially my city. I live in Santiago, Chile. I like my country because of how nice people are, specially in small cities. Santiago is nice because we have every...

What are the differences between OpiWiki and reddit? by ps

Feb 11, 2016

OpiWiki is a [link: voting platform], [link: discussion platform], [link: ranking platform], and [link: items database]. We also provide lists and soon we'll have another key tool(...

Should the death penalty be allowed? by farrahy

Feb 10, 2016

Affectively, one might ask, should murder be allowed? The only difference between the state/country committing murder and an individual is motivation and methods. The states motiva...

How do you feel about police arresting people over jaywalking? by shroud90

Feb 10, 2016

It is a minor crime at best. And before they actively go after J-walkers they should be working on the more important ones like drug dealers, murderers, speeder, and drunk drivers.

How do you feel about police arresting people over jaywalking? by JohnQ

Feb 10, 2016

J-walking is an act in which people put themselves in danger, a topic which a lot of people think the government should not interfere with. But when they endanger themselves in tra...

How do you feel about police arresting people over jaywalking? by nosson77

Feb 10, 2016

I think its very bad. These things shouldn't be a legal issue. Picking your nose is not nice. But we don't want to see police arresting people for picking their nose. You get the i...

Star Wars: The Force Awakens as a movie by ~Porto Alegre

Feb 9, 2016

Terrible plot, same ideas of the other movies recycled, plot holes. Still, great CG and a nice sound.

Do you believe there is a bias in the U.S. media? by Fred BC

Feb 7, 2016

The poll answers discuss a simple partisan affiliation, and that's the problem. The issue isn't simple partisanship: it's a worldview that goes beyond Democrat-Republican to includ...

Do you believe there is a bias in the U.S. media? by Tim J

Feb 7, 2016

Not sure why you feel the question is "badly asked". Seems pretty simple to me, either you believe there is a bias, which you evidently do, or you don't. Your belief on which way t...

Should illegal drugs become decriminalized and controlled? by Philip

Feb 7, 2016

No. We should devote more resources to drug rehabilitation and drug abuse prevention education, and less to hunting down dealers/users. If we give poor kids a shot at a decent educ...

Would ban on guns reduce homicide attempt rate? by Philip

Feb 7, 2016

"Additionally the government can now take control of every aspect of our lives with militarized police forces without threat of any rebellion because the public is disarmed." Our m...

Study: More guns equal more deaths by Philip

Feb 7, 2016

More guns = more gun-related deaths, but are there less deaths over all? In other words, in countries where gun ownership is severely restricted, are there actually less murders pe...

Donald Trump as a politician by ~Gary

Feb 6, 2016

Trump is a strong personality and someone America needs to be great again. He has his antics, but he's a good man inside. I don't agree with all his views, but I think he would be...

Would you kill baby Adolf Hitler? by Jerry

Feb 6, 2016

The question hasn't been changed. A single sentence has been added to the description to define the topic better. Your original answer was out of the voting options' scope in the f...

Would you kill baby Adolf Hitler? by Philip

Feb 6, 2016

So people can change the question after it has been answered? How unusual. Why not just start a new post with the question rephrased? If I change my answer and the people who up-vo...

Do you think the Universe has a purpose? by ~andrew

Feb 5, 2016

I believe that the pure existence of anything creates a purpose for the universe.

Do you believe there is a bias in the U.S. media? by Fred BC

Feb 5, 2016

Which is what I said to begin with, all media is biased, every paper, every news show, etc. Which way the bias goes depends on what side you happen to be on. The issue is that bias...

Do you believe there is a bias in the U.S. media? by Richard Wee

Feb 5, 2016

"Because the media is biased." Which is what I said to begin with, all media is biased, every paper, every news show, etc. Which way the bias goes depends on what side you happen t...

Do you trust the police? by Richard Wee

Feb 5, 2016

"Instead, the idea is that the police are serving EVERYONE." But by law and supreme court rulings they don't server anyone. The have no legal duty to enforce any law, the police ca...

Do you believe there is a bias in the U.S. media? by Fred BC

Feb 5, 2016

Ferguson started on August 9, 2014 the report was released 7 month later, so yes old news as basically everyone already knew what the report would say.. Except the report was relea...

Do you believe there is a bias in the U.S. media? by Richard Wee

Feb 5, 2016

Ferguson started on August 9, 2014 the report was released 7 month later, so yes old news as basically everyone already knew what the report would say.. Without the government’s ho...

Should companies be required to disclose the contents of fluids used in fracking? by Fred BC

Feb 5, 2016

Of course. Not only should companies be telling us what is being pumped into the ground, but they should be doing so loudly. These chemicals should be available on their website. T...

Should companies be required to disclose the contents of fluids used in fracking? by Fred BC

Feb 5, 2016

[link: Too bad they won't disclose that same data to the EPA.] And that [link: court cases have had to be won to make it so their chemicals aren't trade secrets.] State and federal...

Do you trust the police? by Fred BC

Feb 5, 2016

But those are exactly the cases at hand, Richard. For example: If I called 911 and I could sue the cops because they didn't get there within 15 minutes, because they were serving s...

Does religion have too much influence on political decisions in the U.S.? by Fred BC

Feb 5, 2016

Yes, but there is a very strong proviso to this. [link: As Reza Aslan points out], religion isn't just one's sect or one's church or whether or not a person reads their holy book....

Do you believe there is a bias in the U.S. media? by Fred BC

Feb 5, 2016

"Ferguson was old news"? Not to people in Ferguson. Not to BlackLivesMatter. Not to people like me. Heck, not even to FOX, which would constantly bring up Ferguson in a litany of c...

Does religion have too much influence on political decisions in the U.S.? by Richard Wee

Feb 5, 2016

Yes, I hate it when the bible thumper get up on their high horse and say the bible says this, (of course they ignore all the parts of the bible that they don't want to follow). It...

Do you believe there is a bias in the U.S. media? by Richard Wee

Feb 5, 2016

By the time the Justice report came out Ferguson was old news, the press had already moved on, and it wasn't only blacks that were directed to sub-prime loans, although the governm...

Do you trust the police? by Richard Wee

Feb 5, 2016

There is a difference between a call for help 911, or the police driving by a crime clearly in progress, and someone screaming from a private apartment. In the case of 911 you know...

Who should be the Democratic candidate? (H. Clinton, M. O'Malley, B. Sanders) by EdGoodger

Feb 5, 2016

Sanders is down by 30 points in South Carolina, 20 points in Nevada, down 30 in North Carolina, and is down by the same number in even Massachusetts. In a 2 person race that's pret...

Who should be the Democratic candidate? (H. Clinton, M. O'Malley, B. Sanders) by Fred BC

Feb 5, 2016

Polls consistently show he can beat most of the Republicans including Trump, and with Trump it's by huge margins. He has huge approval ratings, and in the South he will have the be...

Who should be the Democratic candidate? (H. Clinton, M. O'Malley, B. Sanders) by EdGoodger

Feb 5, 2016

Bernie Sanders will win in New Hampshire, and probably a few other states in the North, but he's hideously unpopular outside of those areas (particularly in the South). Without a b...

Would you kill baby Adolf Hitler? by Jerry

Feb 5, 2016

That's a nice opinion, but the topic has been updated (see the description) – feel free to update your op. or post another one.

Who should win the 2016 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor? by ~Marc

Feb 5, 2016

Mark Rylance gave a superb performance as he always does in different roles. This shows his ability to portray different characters which is what actors should be able to do especi...

The ethics of profit - what boundaries should exist? by Fred BC

Feb 5, 2016

Corporations should not exist, at the bare minimum. In my opinion, neither should markets. No one should make more money than their effort and sacrifice would justify. Productivity...

Star Wars: Prequel Trilogy as a movie series by Fred BC

Feb 5, 2016

The Star Wars prequels are tripe. They are cold, clinical, boring, poorly paced messes. They have none of the spirituality or humanity of the original films, despite Lucas' effort...

Do you believe there is a bias in the U.S. media? by Fred BC

Feb 5, 2016

The "ignorant masses" could very well hear about labor issues instead of more about the Dow Jones. The bias is not toward the "ignorant masses" because the "ignorant masses" don't...

Do you believe there is a bias in the U.S. media? by Fred BC

Feb 5, 2016

Aside from Breitbart, FrontPage Mag, right-leaning news, right-wing talk radio...' FOX is the most dishonest news network. Their viewers are routinely the least informed. In fact,...

Do you believe there is a bias in the U.S. media? by Fred BC

Feb 5, 2016

They could easily get ratings by reporting on labor issues, and all sorts of exciting things happening in the Third World. It is not ratings per se, but the interests of affluent c...

Do you believe there is a bias in the U.S. media? by Fred BC

Feb 5, 2016

Your definition of "liberal" and "conservative" only shows that these ideas are totally bankrupt. Worse, you ignore that the media love to report on things to reduce the power of g...

Do you believe there is a bias in the U.S. media? by Fred BC

Feb 5, 2016

I made the same argument. However, the counter-argument would be that that would basically be a claim that the media is not leftist in its orientation, which would be a conservativ...

Do you believe there is a bias in the U.S. media? by Fred BC

Feb 5, 2016

Funny, because the media barely reported the Justice Department report on Ferguson, or the illegal way that blacks were directed toward sub-prime loans in the 2008 recession, or in...

Do you believe there is a bias in the U.S. media? by Fred BC

Feb 5, 2016

Yes, but this question is fundamentally badly asked. The media probably leans more conservative these days, but in fact the "liberal" media are a crucial part of the system of cont...

Do you think genius is linked with mental instability? by Fred BC

Feb 5, 2016

No. Empirically, there is no consistent connection that really holds up that well between IQ and much else as far as mental health goes. IQ isn't a perfect metric at all, and in fa...

Would you prefer powerful government or individual freedom? by Fred BC

Feb 5, 2016

Government often stops private citizens from doing all these things.

Would you prefer powerful government or individual freedom? by Fred BC

Feb 5, 2016

Individual freedom. Powerful government at present is needed to preserve individual freedoms. But that is only a result of a destructive economic system. A just society will be dem...

Can teaching kids to shoot prevent gun accidents in any scale that matters? by Fred BC

Feb 5, 2016

No. Even well-trained children and adolescents have gun accidents all the time. That's because gun accidents aren't just about knowing how to shoot (and basic gun safety), but also...

Is the Universe a result of an accident? by Philip

Feb 5, 2016

I believe God created the universe. On purpose. If you want scientific proof, I can't give it to you. I wasn't there to observe, and neither (as far as I know) were any of the scie...

Do you trust the police? by Fred BC

Feb 5, 2016

Ask yourself what the alternative would be. If a police officer who chose to serve the community could be sued if he didn't hear someone being abused in a private apartment, who wo...

Do you trust the police? by Richard Wee

Feb 5, 2016

Hartzler v. City of San Jose for one, I can find others if you wish, but you've already pointed out that the worst that can happen is they lose their job, and generally that doesn'...