The people still vote for their representatives though. I am basically asking if such votes should be allowed to EVERYONE given that whoever they choo...
Yes, you were clear. My argument against this is that if half the people voting are doing so under false pretenses (due to lack of knowledge) then the...
You’ve told me nothing about your health and if you are suffering from something don’t expect people to know. It’s a free forum. If you’ve got health ...
It’s not the topic people are bothered by. It’s the mindless stupidity of the remarks. What you’ve said is almost equivalent to saying tigers are bett...
You asked me politely to not talk to you. I’m asking you politely not to write utter gibberish like this and expect no critique. This is not the same ...
Oh? Yet you continue to talk rubbish. I never said anything about who you were (don’t care). Judging by your words (and someone else pointed this put ...
I don’t see how that follows? The public had their say and that is why citizens in the UK voted to leave. If you think it’s a bad idea then you’re aga...
I understand people don’t like being told they’re being pretty stupid. You can probably still do something about it. Until that day comes I’ll leave y...
People assumed you were trolling rather than intellectually shallow. There is nothing “uncomfortable” about the topic it’s just that there’s nothing o...
A fair point. The only counter I could offer to that is that root cause would be due to fear passed on to them and/or fear of knowledge. It is quite r...
I found your response a little confusing in places. “Phobia” does mean, psychologically speaking, “irrational fear”. Anyway, I think there is somethin...
Er ... I meant ALL prejudices are basically just types of phobia underneath - be due to fear of change or of non-change. I didn’t mean “fear of societ...
The basic principle of anarchism seems to be a value worth holding to - that is to challange authority rather than follow out of duty. That said, I gu...
I guess I was teetering on the Heideggerian take of the “I am,” but I’d certainly not pretend I can go much further - and Heidegger’s fault imo was th...
You seem to have a problem with how to use words. To be “better” is synonymous to “superior”. And again, “dangerous” behaviour is not necessarily “bad...
I replied to BC you commented. Now you’re saying I’m talking about “foreign aid” because I’m talking about global wealth - a comment I made in passing...
Are you one of those people who tries to prove a point by interpreting what others say to suit your mistake assumptions? I didn’t read past this parag...
Well, actually, no. This isn’t an apparent trend however we shuffle the data. Of course I am talking on a longterm scale here not merely from year to ...
I don’t think you understood what I meant - my fault, wasn’t very clear. I meant that the MOST powerful nation has historically had a higher level of ...
I’ll say this and no more ... if a man happens to be intelligent, rational, artistic, morally astute, strong and aggressive it doesn’t, as far as I ca...
For starters I don’t believe I mentioned “foreign aid” and over all I have REPEATEDLY put my position across as being concerned with the topic on a gl...
You said bad things are bad. Do I need to “counter” that? Of course I cannot help you if you assume “aggression” and “physical strength” are universal...
That is what I am asking too. I was not saying there IS a disparity between how you treat them only asking if it is possible you might’ve made a false...
Personally I find it useful to frame it as a “Concept”. This can work as a useful bridge between atheistic thought and theistic thought. If you look a...
If you could explain this more fully I’d appreciate it. I don’t get what is being said at all (esp. part in bold). I do understand that art does serve...
I cannot answer your questions directly I’m afraid. Not because I don’t WISH to, but because if I was to attempt to I’d make a mess of it. As a very v...
I was just pointing out a possible disparity in how you view “race” and “nationality”. I say this because they are both essentially part of cultural i...
The idea of “nation” is a relatively new one. If you go back to the Napoleonic era (not that long ago) the main distinctions between people was “langu...
Don’t view them as “conclusions”. Generally speaking they are “perspectives” and they are useful in their own way. Often when someone is insistent abo...
They are broad categories. You may as well say “numbers” and “animals” are “completely different”. Sounds require pitch, volume, tone, etc.,. Smells r...
Some do, some don’t. Doesn’t change anything much. If someone comes to me calling themselves an “eco-warrior” or some such gibberish I won’t pay much ...
I would also suggest something a littler “lighter” too that covers some interesting aspects, Damasio’s “Decartes Error” (very well written pop-science...
It’s more simply put like this ... “free will” exists AND “free will” doesn’t exist. The difference is generally down to how you are approaching the s...
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