Tzeentch

Then you may as well classify any societal human endeavor as "lions hunting antelope".

Well, no one is perfect, and neither are religions. I'm just wondering what behavior particularly by Christians should put into question the idea that...

What conduct? As far as human misconduct goes, I'm not certain that Christians were responsible for the worst of it - far from.

Christianity laid forth rules of life that were wise and effective.

:lol: I don't know a single statement that could more blatantly reveal one's complete geopolitical ignorance.

I would be more open to it if it didn't so obviously undermine European interests. Sure, I agree. So why should European "leaders" insist on making th...

European "leaders" take another step in their determined bid for Europe's self-destruction. This time tanking their international credibility through ...

Just like with Ukraine, time will tell who is right. Our views are too far apart to have this broad of a discussion, but I've got the following offer:...

The Trans-Atlantic partnership and NATO should have died in 1991, and replaced with something that did not give Washington the amount of leverage over...

For me, these things are not part of the consideration. Sure, there will be rumblings, but who is going to stick their neck out when the world is head...

I don't think sex is dirty, but instead is (or ought to be) an intimate act - just like taking a dump, or sobbing hysterically, etc. - it doesn't belo...

This is mostly tying back to subjects of "limited war vs. full-scale war" which I think enough has been said about. I instead wish to focus my reply o...

I was going to type a more lengthy reply in response to some of your points, but I think in the 'limited war vs. full-scale conflict' you're defending...

I think yours is a perfectly valid view to have. In spirit we agree: the Americans are playing a hidden hand using Europe and Ukraine as pawns. To avo...

I think the US is operating under the assumption that Europe is already at risk of leaving the US orbit, because US power is waning and Europe is in p...

Why wouldn't they have the capacity? Eastern Europe is one false flag away from all-out war, and the US + Allies (Anglosphere, Japan, South Korea, etc...

If Washington really wanted to push for peace they could, since Ukraine is running entirely on US support. But peace is not what Washington has been a...

Accusing me of getting personal when you interpret being called wrong as a rejection of all that was and ever will be of your person - is a bit rich. ...

No doubt, but then you added: Which is completely nonsensical. It's a nice bit of theatre, though. I can almost hear the sad violins playing in the ba...

Complete nonsense. I'm doing nothing of the sort.

Calling people naive isn't demonizing them. Depends on the person, I suppose. Career criminals will see a lenient justice system as an invitation to c...

If you want to be dismissive about it, no one on this forum is dealing in anything other than opinion and preference. It leaves the question of who ju...

It has not. The main character of Breaking Bad is obviously a "hardcore criminal", and this was the subject from the very beginning. Again, I'm not in...

Showing understanding and leniency towards hardcore criminals on account of them being "large, violent, dangerous children" is the sympathy route. Why...

When dealing with ordinary people it works fine. When dealing with criminals or politicians, it does not. I'm not sure what you're saying, exactly. Ar...

I doubt it. Real death and violence is not fun to watch (for mentally healthy people, at least). Sports have a tendency of getting safer, with more em...

It's not a sign of intellectual rigor, broad-mindedness or virtuous humanity to empathize with career criminals; it's cowardice masquerading as such. ...

I doubt we have the same idea of what immorality entails, but even so it doesn't follow that judging the actions of others is somehow inherently hypoc...

Speak for yourself. I bear responsibility for my own actions, and not for those of others. Sob stories about how drug dealers/traffickers came to be, ...

Oh, one might very well apply nuance, but at that point I would start doubting their capacity for sound judgement.

That's the crazy part. He is freed, and with this freedom he chooses to turn himself into an even more pathetic man. But it tells us something about t...

Eh, I'm just riffing, really. I don't know if it's there, though it wouldn't surprise me. Walter as a stand-in for "dissatisfied middle-aged white man...

A man voluntarily chooses to spend his final days on earth destroying the lives of as many people as possible by getting them hooked on meth - what ro...

Pretentious nonsense.

I'm giving the "short story" obviously, but what I suggested was that people read his biography for themselves. If it's true, it's a good argument. It...

Fair. I don't care what Marx did outside of being a bum either.

A fair question, to which I would answer "no" - the man and the message are both important, especially when it comes to philosophy. People may say and...

Well, it is attested to by Marx himself in writing, and you seem to ascribe some special value to his written words. If his were my legacy, I'd rather...

Thanks for the invitation, but there are no good conversations about Marx or Marxism to be had. I don't hate anyone, by the way. I'm just not one for ...

In fact, Marx affirmed his own state of weakness for his entire life. Before you read his philosophy, I suggest reading his biography and then ask you...

No one who is accused of harboring Nietzschean ressentiment believes of themselves that they are 'affirming their own state of weakness'. However, Nie...

Why was the Israel-Palestine thread closed?

Marx called religion the "opium of the people," though ironically his philosophy is entirely ressentiment-based, and it is ressentiment that functions...

UK, Australia and Canada recognise Palestinian state, Israel condemns decision An important development. The Anglosphere is the part of the world the ...

You haven't experienced unsafety, so you fence with paper realities that describe a society that once was. Good for you. I wouldn't wish such a thing ...

Just for the record, I would take my chances even running away from a gun wielder at 20 yards+ - they're not that likely to hit you lethally. A knife ...

You don't get to choose from those options. The other guy has a knife, and you have nothing. Or maybe you started to feel the gravity of unsafety, and...

Of course it is - and it would be the first option I'd consider. Unfortunately, if someone is out to seriously hurt you, they will have considered it ...

I'm talking about fending off a knife fighter and you only have your bare fists. Also, I agree that wars would be less deadly without guns - they woul...

You know what, maybe they are not effective, but they're a hell of a lot more effective than your bare fists I'll tell you that much. But if you have ...