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as a card carrying theist, I agree with just about all of that. And to go a step further, many theologians would emphasize it is the decision by faith...

my paradox has absolutely nothing at all to do with the position of either issue - the paradox remains on both sides of the issues. The paradox is abs...

not my point - my point is one individual - can value science very highly in the case of global warming and not very much at all in the case of aborti...

again - kind of making my point - to some what constitutes individual human life is not metaphysical at all - it is completely biological. and to some...

MMT , and all other economic theories are academic explanations of what is going on. They are not a political platform or some blueprint to economic b...

it has no obligation to do so - it is a political decision - And again MMT is not a framework that is being implemented - it is an explanation of what...

because it can

also - in almost all economic models full employment is a goal. The reason is labor is a factor of production, all factors of production should be use...

- just what MMT says - the proponents basis is that government spending creates an increase need for good and services, increased need for good and se...

there is a link above that does a good job of explaining it - but the basics - According to MMT governments spend money into existence, and tax it out...

MMT is not a plan that you implement - it is an explanation of what is happening.

agree - thanks

this is a very good example of what I mean - Bitter is way way too smart not to see the difference in using science as a tool to identify when a fetus...

agree - however using viability as a criteria for person hood is outside science. Again - not interested in an argument on the morality of abortion. I...

Respectfully disagree. Both climate change and abortion are about value of future lives. And many are for future lives on one issue and against on the...

Which is not the case because. . .

I think that could be it. Certainly people can prioritize their values differently depending on the issue. It could also be an after the fact justific...

What I find interesting is in many cases an individual would make an argument based on science for climate change against a social, financial argument...

I see both about a tension between human life, and some other thing of value.

that is in your head, not mine. I would prefer this not be about abortion per se, but about what I see as the similarities in the issues and way indiv...

This is my point on the tension between science and non science on these two issues and how many individuals will value science on one and social on a...

are they more or less human beings than the future human beings that climate change is concerned about? Are fertilized eggs today, less valuable than ...

It would serve no economic purpose, but the government could pay the entire debt with a keystroke if it chose to.

Because it makes great politics, and very bad economics.

Here is a very good article on MMT. Worth a read for those interested http://neweconomicperspectives.org/2014/06/modern-money-theory-basics.html It is...

National debt, in a country with a fiat currency, that has lender confidence, has absolutely nothing at all I in common with personal, or local govern...

As an example - does the constitution ( 14th amendment ) provide for same sex marriage ? Or should individual states, and there citizens, decide if th...

That is a very important point in constitutional discussions. On your point above - that does not mean the founders thought one way or the other it - ...

There is a natural tension between "originalist" and " living constitution" proponents on interpretations of the Constitution. This is IMO a good thin...

you forgot to add " and fart in their general direction "

I vote for Aquinas's argument against Anselm - that we do not posses the ability or the tools to, in anyway, accurately imagine the nature of God. asi...

yes In general, and historically I have been impressed with how the court has decided many - most issues. Even rulings that I disagreed with. It is a ...

other than the rant by our idiot in chief - she seems to have been treated with the highest respect by just about everyone - but I don't get the point...

completely agree completely agree it is about the votes about abortion - not the issue, the votes. It is, and has been, about how 3 Republicans can vo...

Not being a Republican or a Democrat, but an independent who thinks the system is broken - here is what I think would be a great ending. The Senate ap...

Admittedly not reading through most of this - but I don't think mathematically it matters much what probability you put on God is or God is not. It is...

from what I have been reading - it looks like the Republicans have the numbers now - look for a vote on Saturday to confirm. But a lot can happen betw...

very much agree - we have been in a "legislature from the bench" for some time, and combine this with executive orders and the process is getting corr...

This all about Abortion and the votes it gets for and against and math, and has been from the start. 2 months ago: 48 democratic senators were a no vo...

just a quick aside - I don't really have a dog in this race. i think Pres Trump is by far the worst human being to ever hold the office. My only real ...

Both Democrats and Republicans are allowed to be members of the SCOTUS. And as amazing as that is, generally Republican Presidents nominate Republican...

he was all of those things you wanted him to be until give or take 60 days ago when a women sent a letter to the committee saying he molested her as a...

I agree with absolutely everything you said after : This is simply not true. The point I am making and you are missing, is the reality of the situatio...

really interesting - I am not sure if treating a machine as a moral actor is an elevation of the machine, or a demotion of the human.

maybe a fair point if you put more weight on the last few days, than the prior 20 years. My point was, IMO, however he responded it would have been in...

can we put it in jail if it kills someone with the switch on? with the switch off? Can we put the switch thrower in jail if the switch was on? Can we ...

I think it is equally likely if he was calm and cool the narrative would be " see he did it, no one could take an allegation like that so calmly if he...

Not as much as stake - conservative seat for conservative seat - and as you say he was a good choice. (probably means Trump had nothing to do with it ...

This in going to have nothing to do with the FBI, or Dr. Ford or Judge Kavanaugh - this will come down to the Republican leadership and the POTUS pres...

Opinion not philosophy - but pretty sure Kavanaugh is toast. Mukowski and collins do not want a SCOTUS that will endanger Roe - or support state drive...