Yes, and it seems like it's almost patriotic to drink it in the U.S. That's how deep the rot is. Whereas makers of this kind of semi-toxic crap actual...
Anyway, this all started with the indecency argument. And you said of @"Michael" So what is it according to you? I may have missed where you defined i...
And I'm saying that even if they were authentically religious (as if you could know that for sure) that crediting religion for their scientific accomp...
Almost everyone was religious at that time. That doesn't credit religion for their accomplishments (genetic fallacy). OK, then you would claim that li...
I feel like you may be being overly conservative with regards to your predictive ability based on knowledge of past and present trends, but I won't ba...
In practical terms I hope not, but I'm just asking you to look out your hypothetical window and at least imagine the ride there. Do you like what you ...
Re your edit: OK, but I did specify (because I realized this did not amount to 1% / 99%) that it was the OP hypothetical I was attacking not so much t...
Yes, I’m right with you on this, we’ve got to extrapolate not only from present material circumstances but also political and social dynamics in order...
They were both employing reason. But it's as I was saying: The church employed their version of reason to protect tradition. When reason contradicted ...
You're dancing around the issue a bit. What do you think a 1% / 99% society would actually look like and would you be happy to live in it? But @"fdrak...
Your statement was obviously false. Priests did not "start" reason and science. And you know that presumably, so it's a very odd claim. As for who was...
Don't quote deleted stuff. You're smart enough to know why. And I don't exactly know what you mean by "mentioning" them or what you're referring to re...
Enlightenment values, the foundation of what we know as the West today, are as much anti-Christian as Christian, which is why we thankfully have the s...
No, not necessarily. It's not even remotely that simple. There's more to quality of life than the gross amount of money we have at our disposal even i...
There's already a discussion or three around about Borat and his evil deeds if anyone wants to revive one. Might be best to stick to intros here. EDIT...
@"Agustino" Do not repost edited or deleted posts. The point of posters having the ability to edit or delete their posts is obvious + mods may do it f...
Practically what defines the West is its progressiveness and diversity in terms of values. That's exceptional and on the whole a good thing. So, the t...
The hottest place I've ever been is the inside of an oven. A witch put me there because I ate her candy house, or because I was a people pleaser. One ...
Yes, one time someone at work told me I didn't do my job properly. Much anger ensued. (I can't remember if I did do my job properly or not. But as far...
Yes, I think not mentioning that word is a good start. In Thailand, one of the rules is "Don't show up in shorts". One of my dates once told me she ra...
Timeline refuses your not-so-subtle invitation to a coffee date. At least that's what Hanover told me. (Actually he said "bhubbbbvvv..uhhhhh" but that...
You're right actually. I remember I said that in front of a woman once and felt bad about it and apologized. Although I wasn't on a date and it was ab...
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