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I second the motion! The threat of capture is scarier than being already inside a prison.

Someone once said, the only certainties about life are death, taxes, and mental illness. Scary shit. Did you know that it costs so little each year to...

I ENJOYED IT!!! I was shouting there, no one's here. :starstruck: You sound like a human from Earth.

, how can I listen to your audiofile? La banane.

This is where we are. We're not free to commit a crime. Did you really not read my OP where I said logical argument on this thread is irrelevant? It i...

Abject poverty no longer exists now because it is a crime. I am talking about low income, as in minimum wage. So, normally this would be single income...

What doesn't follow? Does anything at all follow from a morality by reason of majority?

Therefore, talks about objective or subjective or relative morality is moot.

Sometimes you irritate the heck out of me and I don't even know why. Where in my post does it say it's meaningless suffering? Some low income people a...

Many people can't. There's just too much worship of billionaires and multi-millionaires. Notice that you see rationale here and there defending the ac...

I looked up the definition of trailer trash. Perhaps, you are correct. My OP is directed towards those with jobs, but earning at poverty level or belo...

And society's answer to the severity of crimes is appropriate punishment. Obviously, not wearing a seat belt, you get a ticket. You get more tickets a...

Did I not repeatedly say in the beginning of this thread that the majority is what makes the decision of society? Even the supreme court decide by maj...

Am I? How so?

No. And no again. No they don't need to rethink. Contract employment/self-employment has a much different commitment to an employer than an employee. ...

Give me a sec, I'll launch my spreadsheet for the calculation per capita of the basic needs first, then entertainment second, then ability to enjoy lu...

Utopian world, I guess?

I have no contention with this. Unjust laws have existed. That's why laws are in constant review, like a trial and error, to make sure that what worke...

No. Incorrect attribution.

Tell me, @"Book273", when was the last time you spoke the truth while feeling good about the world? Oh, yeah, right. You must only be thinking of tell...

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Try harder. That's a cheap shot.

Okay, thank you for a bit of history. But yes, that's a zero sum game. Which is also true today. People argue that it's no longer true. But they fail ...

-- H.L.A. Hart I find the above quote as strongly supportive of enforcement of morality by legislation, but also a concession that not all moral belie...

Luck smiles at those who welcome both alternatives - undesirable as it is.

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Okay, this is one good way to put it. Why I missed this comment earlier is beyond me. It's one thing to voluntarily give up income and benefits to liv...

My mind is made up. And this is not a game. If this is the best of your argument you can make, please quit now.

Okay. But that doesn't negate what I said.

I think my no. 6 has a different meaning than your no. 6. There are inconveniences that build up to work-related stress.

I'm intrigued by this symbol. Could you explain what is this for?

I was going to ask that this thread be deleted. But your comment deserves a reply. Yes, this is what I'm getting at. There are jobs that sacrifice hea...

I don't know. I haven't tried it yet. Maybe some people can. So a public transport doesn't pollute the oxygen?

Can you drive oxygen to work?

Well, not having a religion is not a crime against society. But if you actively sabotage the peaceful congregation of religious people -- you know, va...

Personally I have partaken in 5 and 10.

Someone should take over this thread.

This tells me you're averse to pondering.

I will do no such thing. I know exactly what I'm doing. It's not scattered thinking. Just try to catch up with what's happening. I ask you again, why ...

Truth doesn't need a lot of effort. I mean, like, it's the truth -- why I need to exert too much effort when talking about society baffles me. And yes...

So are you saying there's no such thing as society? Yet philosophers refer to "society" all the time.

Give me something to bite on here. I can't work with these questions. I mean, where do I begin? Please rephrase your questions. Thanks. Oh no don't mi...

The United States versus John Doe. Kahler versus Kansas I wonder why titles of court cases read like that?

And that first quote, sir, is to point out to you that it required a life or safety of the person seeking abortion (I try to avoid using "woman" here ...

Okay, I'll level with you then. What is that reference that undercuts what claim?

Relinquish power over gays? Listen to yourself. Do not talk to me about ego trip while talking nonsense like this, please. Gays were not out to get po...

Mmm. Name calling. No need to lose your cool. You could file a complaint to the moderators.

I don't gain anything by pretending to be right. That's bullshit. News to me.

You go first. Read my own remarks, if you haven't.