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Well I'm blunt, and you're an idiot, so we're a match made in heaven.
September 04, 2019 at 18:32
Let's be honest, because it's fun. We're all old enough not to take it to heart, and if you do, then more fool you.
September 04, 2019 at 18:29
Except that "some" really doesn't convey that we're talking about most people on the planet, several billions of people. But good. If that is so, then...
September 04, 2019 at 18:24
Oh no, that's the answer I was expecting. I'm just testing your self-awareness.
September 04, 2019 at 18:20
That once again doesn't address the point. None of that tells me whether you think that life is worth living.
September 04, 2019 at 18:17
I'm less interested in that and more interested in your answer to my question. Do you not think that you're overcomplicating things when you go to suc...
September 04, 2019 at 18:12
Do you ever step back and think to yourself: "Perhaps I'm overcomplicating things?".
September 04, 2019 at 18:05
Riiiight... Well, I'd love to chat some more with you, but I'm busy here on the moon right now.
September 04, 2019 at 18:02
What kind of details are you after from me? We can look to real life cases for examples. I gave examples earlier. I think that it just causes more pro...
September 04, 2019 at 17:57
He said himself in the sentences before what you quoted that site management is very-good to exemplary, which he agrees with. So if it's not an issue ...
September 04, 2019 at 17:38
Thought crimes are private, not published for all to see. Anjem Choudary used to make his speeches in public. Lots and lots of people completely ignor...
September 04, 2019 at 17:25
That's a nonresponse which doesn't address what I said properly. Another illogical nonresponse. You're too much hard work, so maybe just forget it and...
September 04, 2019 at 17:16
So you've decided not to address my objection. If life is worth living, because of interests and committments and whatnot, then it is worth starting. ...
September 04, 2019 at 17:07
You too? There are 66 million people in the U.K. You don't think that a single person would be at risk of radicalisation? You do realise that this has...
September 04, 2019 at 17:04
Backtracking. You mean you accidentally slipped into being reasonable, but then I called out your inconsistency, and now you're having to explain it a...
September 04, 2019 at 16:54
You're not dealing with my objection. Are there bad experiences which count against life to the extent that life isn't worth it, or aren't there? More...
September 04, 2019 at 16:35
But you just said that someone may be inspired by the hate speech. It's possible that if they weren't inspired by it, then they would never have gone ...
September 04, 2019 at 16:29
Okay. And if someone is inspired by it, and they go on to commit a hate crime as a result, in the name of the hateful ideology, then that's something ...
September 04, 2019 at 16:16
That's a tiny part of the reasoning I put to you. What about all the rest?
September 04, 2019 at 16:09
I'm not missing it. It's a point which doesn't hold any water. The reasoning for not starting a life is based on a number of bad experiences you get i...
September 04, 2019 at 16:05
:zip:
September 04, 2019 at 15:53
It's something of a skill. I've seen more subtle attack pieces. This one from me in response to Wallows is funny to look back on: Overcoming. It was a...
September 04, 2019 at 15:33
Makes sense to me. Anyone can report anyone, of course, but making it a private affair might be the more sensible course of action to take.
September 04, 2019 at 15:27
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? They're watching, popcorn in hand.
September 04, 2019 at 15:12
So there's this thing called probability. You may have heard of it.
September 04, 2019 at 15:10
We or you?
September 04, 2019 at 15:07
I didn't do nufin', gov.
September 04, 2019 at 15:01
:up: I have, but obviously you disagree. That's an irrelevant point. This is just a really poor response. My point in full was not just about you and ...
September 04, 2019 at 14:56
:grin: :point:
September 04, 2019 at 14:22
That's a shoddy analysis. How many people out of the total population believe that they're on the moon with Chevy Chase?
September 04, 2019 at 14:19
We've been over this before. Which is an indifference. Neutral. Neither good nor bad. No, that's not an accurate description of the alternative, as yo...
September 04, 2019 at 14:02
True, but not having a child avoids the risk of having a child who lives a life that isn't worth living. Although that risk is vastly outweighed, so, ...
September 04, 2019 at 13:55
Not that this should require any further explanation, but one of the weakest types of argument is an appeal to logical possibility over an issue that'...
September 04, 2019 at 13:45
Yes, but you also say that you seriously think that I could right now believe that I'm on the moon, or an ostrich, etc., etc., so now there's little r...
September 04, 2019 at 13:30
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Bastards.
September 04, 2019 at 13:23
The bigger problem than the "problem" you were referring to, which was the "problem" of there existing a foetus without a developed nervous system, is...
September 04, 2019 at 13:14
Haha, okay, this is just too much. I'm done. Thanks for the entertainment.
September 04, 2019 at 13:00
So, without cracking any jokes, in all sincerity, you really think that I'm the kind of person who could right now believe that I'm on the moon with C...
September 04, 2019 at 12:58
No, no, I'm agreeing with you. It's all a big mystery. Even though we've spent a great deal of time communicating with each other over the years, you ...
September 04, 2019 at 12:49
Hahahahahahahaha, yes, it's so absurd that through common sense, which you act as though you lack, we can know that I don't really believe that I'm on...
September 04, 2019 at 12:44
You're still not justifying your stance, because we can do that without literally opening up someone's skull and taking a look inside their brain wher...
September 04, 2019 at 12:32
That doesn't explain why you think that it's necessary to literally observe someone's beliefs.
September 04, 2019 at 12:28
That part is silly. That we can't literally observe someone's beliefs has no bearing on anything. That's not a reasonable approach to the matter, Terr...
September 04, 2019 at 12:26
You're right, he was attacking his own straw man there, as I pointed out. And it is bad form that NOS4A2 just moves on from this sort of criticism wit...
September 04, 2019 at 12:20
Do you accept the logical consequences of that statement, as I've set out for you? Yes or no? And if no, then why not? Why is it so difficult to get a...
September 04, 2019 at 12:13
I think that the bigger problem is people who think like you, but fortunately your thinking is only representative of a tiny minority, and I can't see...
September 04, 2019 at 12:01
The point of course being that he has been known to make rash judgements and to jump to conclusions in this regard, and I'd have to agree. Not wanting...
September 04, 2019 at 11:42
Okay, so it's both true and irrelevant that a foetus can't consent to being born. It's irrelevant because they can't possibly consent. Consent is only...
September 04, 2019 at 11:19
No, nonexistent offspring don't become anything, and it doesn't matter at all how we treat them, because none of it is real. These are your peculiar b...
September 04, 2019 at 11:08
But nonexistent offspring can't be shown to experience pain. Oh boy. If that's what you've got from my reply, then Houston, we have a problem. Nonexis...
September 04, 2019 at 10:49