I'm not entirely opposed to the Court having some authority to evaluate the Constitutionality of legislation, but in doing so, there has to be some se...
Evolution offers a triumph over teleology by providing a causal explanation for teleology, thus clarifying the primacy of causality over teleology. If...
So we need 112,200 square kilometers to power the planet for a year. The Netherlands comes in at 25,814 square kilometers, which means after it's pave...
Fascinating factoid: In a single hour, the amount of power from the sun that strikes the Earth is more than the entire world consumes in an year. http...
[ What it really does is make clear what bullshit that 60-80% figure really is. We can communicate sometimes more fully and clearly in writing. That's...
Your comment that I need to be avoided is belied (a word that must be used in this thread as much as possible) by your speaking to me and falling vict...
Your OP asks what do I tell the misanthrope. Why would I be kind to a hater of people? You suggest I ought to be kind because your hate is beyond your...
God can do anything, including lifting the rock he can't lift. Let's also not forget that God could conspire with the son and holy spirit, thereby sel...
My only motivation was to say what is true. This is a philosophy forum afterall. Posty acknowledged his motivation was only to find kindred spirits wh...
No question that the OP was slop, but generously interpreting it, there was some truth to it. His initial point did make the point that the Constituti...
And I do respect that, which brings up my callous but true conclusion, which is that if you are disabled to the point where nothing can be done about ...
Your consistent attempt to instigate intimate social interaction here by openly revealing and discussing the personal details of your life belies your...
Your hypocrisy objection is a tiresome ad hom. Assuming I rushed to judgment with Weinstein but not with Kavanaugh, that'd make me wrong with Weinstei...
Everyone here is acting like rights afforded criminals in criminal court are just some strange oddity inserted in antiquity for some purpose now lost ...
What questions do you propose be on the local Sunday school teacher's application? Should it ask detailed questions about juvenile acts 35 years prior...
I don't think he did it, if by "think" you mean there's sufficient proof he did it. The age of the accusations make the memories impossible to trust a...
And why this double standard? We should assume that the purpose of a criminal investigation, trial, and sentence is the betterment of society. If we'v...
My post didn't actually say that. I said I'd allow him to be a schoolteacher even if he did it. But others here opposed to him have said they'd have a...
I'd have no problem trusting my kids when young with him. Regardless, the guilty "if I would harbor concerns with them tending my daughter" standard i...
Do you think it'll be harder for you guys to say Justice Kavanaugh than it was for you to say President Trump? Sometimes it's better just to have a re...
I never understood this question. If the only thing that counts as evidence is something physical (i.e. something you see, hear, touch, smell, or tast...
It takes 2/3 of the Senate to impeach. I'd think they'd go after Trump first. Maybe if one party gets 2/3 majority one day, they'll impeach every oppo...
And who finds his comments inappropriate other than those who were already his opponents? He has the right to defend himself. You don't get to lob wha...
No, they wanted to know if he tried to rape Ford back in high school. The goal post shift is now, "even if" his behavior was far less than attempted r...
If I were passed up on a promotion based upon false allegations of sexual impropriety in the workplace, for example, that would be an HR issue that I ...
This is the "even if" argument now being proposed. That is, even if the Ford allegations were bullshit, Kavanaugh is disqualified because he denied it...
If they can delay and eventually deny his confirmation, they'll hope to either receive a less conservative option in the second round or they'll hope ...
I found his defense powerful and effective and the responses of his opponents more whining about the unfairness of not being able to pick the candidat...
This is a bit absurd isn't it? If you are accused and you cannot convince others of the falsity of the accusation, you should accept punishment under ...
Yeah, well regardless of how the Finns might evaluate it, if someone accused me of a rape I didn't commit and it was damaging to my reputation and fam...
In Georgia and I believe a majority of the states, all judges are directly elected by the people. That includes both trial courts and appellate courts...
But this misses the point. Even if I have no faith at all in the eternal and ubiquitous existence of the Great Goat, my question of his origin still r...
The process was not designed to be just, nor was it designed to discover the truth. The process was designed to allow Senators, by whatever method the...
Not to get into your personal bidness, but I'm getting a hint that you might live in a more traditional culture than me where male/female roles and mu...
Why do you say such crazy things? I mean, I'll accept that you and your friends tend not to have female friends, but why would it arouse suspicion in ...
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