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That's funny. An objective standard isn't necessary. Even if one were discovered, it wouldn't suddenly cause everyone to abandon their moral judgement...

Yes, of course I do. That's essential in my assessment.

Let's say you ask me a question that makes sense in relation to my position.

Well, since you initially asked me about insects, if you really want to know, I generally don't give a flying fuck. I've had a bit of a fly problem at...

Are you trolling? I haven't denied that. What's your point, please?

What are you talking about? I don't understand these questions or why you're asking me them. Are you mistaking me for someone who has asserted that it...

But that doesn't follow. We are indeed animals, and we are indeed at the top of the food chain, but we are also unique among animals, so it's irration...

What do you expect to achieve from this? The first scenario isn't representative of the context of this discussion, where eating meat isn't a simple n...

Your argument relies on the assumption that your premise positing a necessity is true. However, it isn't a simple necessity for us to eat 300gm of mea...

The truth of your first statement hinges on your definition of "proper" survival. And your following question appeals to a highly controversial notion...

Can a pterodactyl do the twist?

But the two products don't have exactly the same taste. Some come closer than others, or taste good enough for me. But I found at least one such produ...

https://youtu.be/0YuaZcylk_o

:rofl:

Hold your horses, not so fast... And that's just from little more than a cursory glance.

I meant that I don't think that he'll go as far as to start bombing North Korea! That's still a massive step to take, in spite of any preparations or ...

That Trump has pushed boundaries should come as no surprise. I just don't think that he'll go that far.

Of course it's possible to stop nuclear war before the end of 2020. I think you mean to ask whether it's likely that it will be stopped before 2020. M...

No, that's what altruism is about. Morality is much broader than altruism.

Whether or not the status quo on any topic is justified is conditional on other premises, like your example of collectivism vs. individualism, and com...

So, agree to disagree, and you shouldn't really have anymore questions that haven't been answered. Although I predict that you'll be going back over t...

You're reading way too much into what I said, and that's just another unhelpful comment from you. Goodbye.

Your advice is unsolicited. If I feel I need to consult with anyone here about donating to charity, and which charities they would recommend, then I w...

Do you have anything intelligent to add? Are you done sticking your oar in with unhelpful and naive comments?

You aren't helping. She thinks that resources to provide healthcare have reached capacity, and that therefore the current rate of immigration is a pro...

It's not an odd question at all, and your point is completely irrelevant. If you retrace the exchange, you can see that it leads back to, "Illegal or ...

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So you're suggesting that fewer nurses makes for a better healthcare system? :roll: From an article titled 'Immigrant Nurses: Filling the Next U.S. Sh...

Yeah, you are. Believe or not, even bad people can have good ideas. (Cf. ad hominem).

I'm not sure, but that seems like a more distant concern. Right now, we could do with more nurses, wherever they happen to come from and a better econ...

In the wise words of Kelly Osbourne, if you kick out all of the Latinos, then who is going to be cleaning your toilets, Donald Trump? :lol: https://m....

That's the spirit! Now, on to the next task: start wars with other countries? I feel there aren't enough wars right now. I love a good war.

Put an international cap on crazy excess of wealth, then redistribute anything over the cap to society in a more fair and proportionate manner, beginn...

Well, if you actually ask society - and you can pick any society because you'll get the same result - most people say they value nurses more. There is...

That kind of thinking is very much inside of the box. It doesn't have to be theirs. In practical terms, it doesn't do enough to address the problem of...

You mean, a bunch of people within the community cannot handle it psychologically, or...? Over here at least, the stats show that immigration results ...

Very good point. :ok:

Your main focus here doesn't significantly differ from any of your other numerous discussions on the topic, yet the back and forth continues, albeit w...

You're doing it wrong, and I suspect that you're doing it wrong on purpose to try to make the situation look worse than it is, and I'm going to keep e...

Maybe doesn't count. In fact, the maybes are precisely what I mean by saying that we don't know or that current science can't tell us.

Whoosh. I've already answered. :brow:

Then nothing. The answer would be the same. Current science can't tell us about an alleged start to time.

You're right, it's not really about God at all, it's about everything that can be said about the world or everything that is the case, and if we can c...

Thanks. It's an irrational emotional attachment. They want something which they can relate to.

Well, there is some ambiguity here to deal with about subjecthood, but, on second thought, it seems logic alone is sufficent to answer the question: I...

It might help to define your terms. What is it exactly that you're asking?

An incorrupt state under socialism and its supporters would speak for the poor. The state would be in control of the surplus to distribute fairly to s...

Nanny state to the rescue!

If you think so, then please explain how that is so in light of Walter's above reply, which is what I was getting at with my questions. (And besides, ...

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