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In: Is dictatorship ever the best option?  — view comment
I don't think he's self flagellating. He's not Syrian. You're right, though. It's really ruthlessness I was asking about.. not so much dictatorship. I...
March 26, 2017 at 00:04
In: Can humans get outside their conceptual schemas?  — view comment
There's a problem of induction. There's apriori knowledge. Whatever's being learned as one grows up, it's not space and time. It's not how to apply lo...
March 25, 2017 at 23:54
In: The ethics of argumentative scepticism  — view comment
This may be true. I don't know. The laws of nature require that joke. I'm not responsible for it.
March 24, 2017 at 13:41
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
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March 24, 2017 at 13:37
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Pick a native moth and do a wall mural with the pattern on its wings.
March 24, 2017 at 13:32
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
There's no sane person down there waiting to be revealed. There's just the person shaped by and adapted to disorder.
March 23, 2017 at 15:22
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Condolences UK. (L)
March 23, 2017 at 13:34
In: What do you care about?  — view comment
More intelligence among the population wouldn't make rationality more potent. In the face of war, famine, earthquakes, or just simple cholera, faith m...
March 23, 2017 at 12:25
In: What do you care about?  — view comment
The point where he starts talking to Lloyd used to be the point where I had to stop watching the movie. My greatest fear was insanity.
March 22, 2017 at 19:40
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Tiananmen square ducks http://i.imgur.com/MQAGLP5.jpg
March 22, 2017 at 19:38
In: Proofs of God's existence - what are they?  — view comment
They usually explain why X is necessary and identify X as God.
March 22, 2017 at 14:23
In: What do you care about?  — view comment
That guy died in a maze.
March 22, 2017 at 01:31
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
It's not a football game. Real life cartoon, maybe.
March 21, 2017 at 21:48
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Gorsuch is cool. Sen Graham threatens Trump impeachment during Gorsuch's hearing. LOL.
March 21, 2017 at 16:17
In: What do you care about?  — view comment
Used to be free will and the nature of morality. Whatever it is, you're just trying to understand yourself. Some things have to remain undisclosed. Th...
March 21, 2017 at 13:59
In: Corporate Democracy  — view comment
Interesting viewpoint.
March 20, 2017 at 17:50
In: Corporate Democracy  — view comment
Nature has no regard for moral principles. Is it immoral?
March 20, 2017 at 15:13
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
According to the Guardian, it's about to get real between Russia and Israel. Real as in lots of glaring and asking questions they already know the ans...
March 20, 2017 at 15:12
In: Corporate Democracy  — view comment
Mongrel sometimes wonders if the Crankster, seated at the right hand of God, might spare a cup of water for her parched tongue. Meanwhile she's readin...
March 20, 2017 at 01:09
In: Corporate Democracy  — view comment
I agree that corporate law is basically amoral. It's aim is to create a stable environment for business, right?
March 20, 2017 at 00:17
In: Corporate Democracy  — view comment
I'm not a lawyer. I just know some historians say the root of the concept is exactly that: a corporation is a group that is treated as an individual u...
March 20, 2017 at 00:15
In: Corporate Democracy  — view comment
Are you saying that corporate law is immoral? I mentioned earlier that the concept was a significant factor in the emergence of European nation states...
March 19, 2017 at 19:56
In: Corporate Democracy  — view comment
If India Inc. doesn't know how to take care of itself, it should hire a lawyer. Of course that kind of conflict can drive potential employers elsewher...
March 19, 2017 at 16:13
In: Corporate Democracy  — view comment
Interesting. Has it been exercised? Do you know of a case of it?
March 19, 2017 at 13:24
In: Corporate Democracy  — view comment
A corporation is a group which is treated as an individual in the eyes of the law. A corporation can be sued. Whether morality is involved is debatabl...
March 19, 2017 at 10:38
In: Corporate Democracy  — view comment
Sure. It's actually a pretty fascinating story. Northern Europe began to recede into itself, losing the skills to build cities much less run them. If ...
March 18, 2017 at 09:47
In: Corporate Democracy  — view comment
The concept of a corporation was a feature of Roman law. With the revival of cities in medieval Europe, the concept was rediscovered and put to use to...
March 17, 2017 at 23:50
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Practically sexist?
March 17, 2017 at 23:34
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Oooh! Right in the shiny part!
March 17, 2017 at 23:32
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Female superhero attire: is it sexist? practical? Both?
March 17, 2017 at 23:21
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Trippy.
March 16, 2017 at 18:47
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
I think you're overlooking the trombone section.
March 16, 2017 at 18:01
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Fried clover tops are also good. Tastes like okra.
March 16, 2017 at 17:45
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Yea. The original has no batter coating. You could put the wings in a frier, but baking gives almost exactly the same results.
March 16, 2017 at 17:36
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Maybe if you ask them to. The traditional Buffalo wing is not fried.
March 16, 2017 at 17:27
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Buffalo wings are similar to that, but not fried. Virgin optional.
March 16, 2017 at 17:18
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
It's not a great time to come to the US. Kentucky has lost about 12,000 steel jobs (per a Kentuckian who moved to my state to find work). Professions ...
March 16, 2017 at 17:14
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
You might like feedspot. It's fairly thought provoking.
March 16, 2017 at 16:41
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Really? I wonder where the Mississippi delta ranks.
March 16, 2017 at 13:32
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Where does it rank in feet above sea level?
March 16, 2017 at 13:18
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
All the orchards are connected...for the time being. Political boundaries are a long standing delusion.
March 16, 2017 at 13:09
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Can't really afford fairness. $20 trillion debt.
March 16, 2017 at 12:53
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Correct, but the justices aren't beholden to anyone. If Americans elect the same kind of president several elections in a row, the Court will begin to...
March 15, 2017 at 17:09
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
No. Just another random reflection on death. It's been happening to me spontaneously lately and it's even more odd that it's happening against the bac...
March 15, 2017 at 12:36
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Anyway, the point of bringing up David Brooks' musings about resignation or impeachment wasn't to suggest that T wasn't elected. Obviously Brooks is j...
March 15, 2017 at 12:34
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Death by COPD is particularly fearsome.
March 14, 2017 at 21:42
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Why are you so fixated on whether T was elected or not? Is it talk radio?
March 14, 2017 at 21:18
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
I just recently encountered a parade of people who could find no meaning at all in the term. So finding someone who understands is a little startling.
March 14, 2017 at 19:29
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Michael understands the concept of legitimacy. That's amazing.
March 14, 2017 at 19:22
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Rosehip tea is really good. I think it has vitamin C in it.
March 14, 2017 at 18:25
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