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Not sure that’s the greatest analogy. They would know whether cars and Main Street exist, whether it was possible they parked there or not.

Then he must hold on to the possibility of the possibility of a god existing. It’s an infinite regression.

I just want to ask an agnostic if he believes it is possible for a god to exist or not.

How can one remain agnostic if he doesn’t believe in the possibility of a god existing? That’s what I’m having trouble with. It seems to me that in or...

I’m sorry, maybe I misinterpreted your argument. Could you reformulate it without false analogies and quibbling?

Not even analogically. Hate speech is legal in some jurisdictions.

This point? I’d rather not. It has nothing to do with the topic.

Are you an agnostic?

The topic is about whether hate speech should be allowed and I’m arguing that it should be. Your quibbling is a red herring.

Does an agnostic believe it is possible a god might exist? A simple yes or no will suffice.

Can’t answer the question?

Quibbling. It’s also a discussion relating to hate speech.

So an agnostic doesn’t think it is possible a god might exist?

I am fully on topic.

Because there is a fundamental difference between words and deeds.

I’m not talking about laws.

To say they don’t know whether god exists is to cling to the possibility that god exists. It’s not possible for god to exist, therefor I know god does...

It is certainly relevant if the speech causes the opposite reaction as people claim.

I’ll let you know when I respect your opinion.

It was a response to media reports, not to Trump. No discussion occurred, so it’s absurd to say it is “an absurd discussion”. No conversation occurred...

Perhaps, but publicly criticizing the president before he even arrives is far more ridiculous.

Hate speech is legal where I’m from. So by not legislating it would remain legal. Well, actions are different than speech. Yes, there should be laws a...

They mock and and chide Trump based on media reports before even meeting with him, but it is Trump who is unaware of the basic rules of diplomacy. It ...

It isn’t, actually, because she was overreacting to media reports, not the president’s proposition. She preemptively and publicly made comments, expre...

It would be better if you didn’t legislate. Can you think of a single person, past or present, that has the moral capacity to tell you what you can an...

It was over the comments, not the refusal to sell. The Danish PM never even heard his proposition.

For a couple reasons. Censorship tends to push hatred into the underground where it festers and grows without any dissent or opposition. With censorsh...

People thought the purchase of Alaska was stupid, too.

Does Hitler’s speeches incite you to hatred or violence? Hitler’s speeches incite me to the opposite, actually, to the hatred of Hitler. Nazi censorsh...

Well, the types of jobs matter as well. Under Obama, most new jobs were service jobs, like consulting or toiling in restaurants. https://money.cnn.com...

Yes, the economy is doing great. At least Trump didn’t require an $800 billion tax-payer funded stimulus bill to get it all going. Deregulation and ta...

So good? Bad?

Is the economy doing good or not?

Well you are criticizing his promise and not the economy, which is doing great. So you’re still concerned with words and not actual states of affairs....

It is, yes. See? Anyone can do it.

What do you want to know, beyond what you’ve already assumed?

I am, actually. Born and raised. I just don’t currently live in the US.

Not to mention the added bonus of freeing the residents from the yoke of socialism. I’d love to be specially advisor. Given global warming, it should ...

Have you seen this glorious tweet by the president? https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1163603361423351808?s=21

Much has been said over the last couple of years about the extent of fake news and its threat to democracy. Even though fake news has existed for quit...

Both agnosticisms cling to the possibility of God existing, which seems to me something the agnostic should remain agnostic about.

I think we have pretty good arguments as to why they were wrong, and pretty bad arguments as to why they were right. Societies set their own laws, but...

So no examples of narrative you claimed, without evidence, that I was regurgitating?

I like it, but I’ve never expressed any such sentiment. Any examples of the supposed narrative i’ve been regurgitating?

That’s unjust, but what I’m speaking about is the notion of “Russian influence” on social media, as if meddling on Twitter is akin to meddling in an e...

The Robert E Lee statue is listed on the National Register of Historic sites. Doesn’t matter what it was built for unless you submit to presentism.

If you have to say you are, you probably ain’t.

ISIS has destroyed mosques. The confederate statues have been a part of civic life for a long time, long after any need for “de-confederation” was nec...

ISIS also.

The Nazis loved destroying statues.