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Yeah, sure, there is no logical necessity that someone who has the support of the people has divine right to rule, BUT it's a very good indicator. I d...
August 24, 2017 at 10:48
A dictator would be an illegitimate ruler. The point is precisely that such a ruler would be legitimate until he lost that legitimacy.
August 24, 2017 at 10:46
That's not true. In a democracy someone can stand up, claim divine right, and if the people support him, that would be evidence that he has divine rig...
August 24, 2017 at 10:43
What about people like me then? I barely watch TV at all.
August 24, 2017 at 10:42
It's ludicrous to think 1,500 gives only 2.58% margin of error (within 95% CI). To get these margins of error and the confidence intervals we make a t...
August 24, 2017 at 10:40
It is a recognised factor through history though. In China, for example, they called it divine mandate. Whoever held the divine mandate was simply uns...
August 24, 2017 at 08:45
People don't get it. When you try to predict elections, you don't look at the polls. You try instead to perceive in which direction the energy is shif...
August 24, 2017 at 08:14
Doesn't matter. Bus or no bus, if you can gather such crowds you're winning. All politicians try to bus people in, but it's hard or very expensive to ...
August 24, 2017 at 08:02
Yeah, you're very nice chaps >:O
August 23, 2017 at 21:52
Namasteeee
August 23, 2017 at 21:35
Mark my words - when Trump loses the crowds, he will either lose the Presidency, or be out of politics all together. But if Trump can keep pulling out...
August 23, 2017 at 21:34
Cavacava made an assertion. He based that assertion on the polls. The polls aren't accurate to judge the people's sentiments about Trump (we saw that ...
August 23, 2017 at 21:33
No it totally isn't. I can see you know little about politics, but there's no better suggestion of a leader's effectiveness than his ability to genera...
August 23, 2017 at 21:30
Do all Trump supporters go to Trump rallies? I wouldn't go, but I'm a Trump supporter (for the most part) for example.
August 23, 2017 at 21:23
Well I spoke with a few people from India while in UK, and the consensus was, quite surprisingly to me, that the British Empire actually helped India ...
August 23, 2017 at 21:22
Because they would not confer me American citizenship that easily. Unless I marry an American woman quite fast LOL :P
August 23, 2017 at 21:21
No they don't sound like lies to most people at all (have you seen Trump's crowds?!). This is again a big big mistake. Once again, you believe the fak...
August 23, 2017 at 21:02
The comments of this Crooked News Network bought & brainwashed reporter, whoever he is, are stupid. Total lack of respect for decency and truth. And I...
August 23, 2017 at 19:28
Well this would be for the generals to have their say in, I'd be in no measure to estimate it. But it's definitely one of those things that we must in...
August 23, 2017 at 18:02
:-} Because their purpose is to harm you, so they're not stupid to let the opportunity to do it go away.
August 23, 2017 at 10:50
That's a cucktastrophy! >:) >:O >:O
August 23, 2017 at 10:19
Okay, I was just asking since I never saw the topic so I cannot make my judgement with regards to it without seeing the topic, but I understand your p...
August 23, 2017 at 10:16
Not even for moderators/admins? :s I remember for some reason that one time Baden quoted me out of my own deleted posts, so is this certain? Maybe he ...
August 23, 2017 at 10:10
The cycle of civilizations involves birth, maturity, decay, and senescence. We're now in that last stage. Yes, I know you think that, and there's noth...
August 23, 2017 at 09:19
Yes, of course, I have heard about it - that was quite common with the Theosophical Society and also Steiner's movement if I'm not mistaken. There's a...
August 23, 2017 at 09:15
This was funny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiYZNexs4hA
August 23, 2017 at 09:06
Would it be possible to see the contents of the post that was removed here please?
August 23, 2017 at 09:05
Please move this into feedback, otherwise it's visible even by people who aren't logged in.
August 23, 2017 at 09:04
:s why not? I think "buddhists" in the West definitely walk into bars quite frequently.
August 23, 2017 at 09:01
Someone is in love? (L) >:)
August 23, 2017 at 09:00
The so called times are nothing but a fashion, which is temporary. History is cyclical, and it will continue to be cyclical. We're at the end of Weste...
August 23, 2017 at 08:54
Well, I don't think it's possible for them to disbelieve that and still be Christians. That's the core of Christianity almost.
August 23, 2017 at 08:45
That would depend on how they define "win". We will never win in making Afghanistan a democracy, American style. But that's not the only way to win. W...
August 23, 2017 at 08:42
See, that's what I like about Trump. He has a tendency, not always, but definitely sometimes, to stick up for what is unpopular but right.
August 22, 2017 at 21:30
I'm not sure about that. A real leader is one who honours his traditions and ancestors, not one who bows down to what is in vogue and popular while ab...
August 22, 2017 at 21:29
Disrespectful communist who doesn't honour his nation's traditions in order to peddle to 25% non-religiously affiliated Americans :P
August 22, 2017 at 21:28
Throw them in hell. But even more important than this is that fact that evil on that scale should not be trifled with nor tolerated because it can spr...
August 22, 2017 at 20:22
Then what should we do with terrorists? Hug them? :s
August 22, 2017 at 20:04
And notice how Trump doesn't avoid saying "One Nation under God". Obama loved doing that... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bF7cvC_SJTI https://www.yo...
August 22, 2017 at 19:59
I don't know, why don't you watch his speech? It was quite honest, he actually did say that he changed his mind and he explained why. It's a great spe...
August 22, 2017 at 19:52
I think it would be much more surprising if they said it ain't what it is >:O
August 22, 2017 at 19:22
Well by deciding on whether the action or behaviour is moral or immoral, we are also deciding with regards to the person no? Or do you reckon that the...
August 22, 2017 at 19:18
To decide whether the action/behaviour is moral or immoral.
August 22, 2017 at 18:51
Oh, that is indeed one thing we have in common ;)
August 22, 2017 at 11:21
August 22, 2017 at 11:09
This presupposes once again that philosophy ought to teach us some new knowledge, and we both agreed that there is no such knowledge to be gained out ...
August 22, 2017 at 11:03
Now you're changing your tune though. Previously you only claimed that philosophy doesn't produce any knowledge (or almost no knowledge). Now it seems...
August 22, 2017 at 10:57
What about Schopenhauer? I remember you found WWR to be quite interesting, at least at some point. But yes, philosophy cannot, by its very nature, con...
August 22, 2017 at 10:51
But philosophy is responsible for taking the results of chemistry and linguistics and forming a coherent puzzle out of them no? It is responsible for ...
August 22, 2017 at 10:46
How else could you solve the problems of philosophy except by talking about them though? I'd go as far as saying that philosophy doesn't have problems...
August 22, 2017 at 10:42