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What a brilliant idea Athena .. maybe soon we'll be able to make bombs that can blow up entire continents instead of just regional areas. I mean, acco...
October 26, 2020 at 20:13
To be fair I can't think of a single religion that doesn't cast non-believers as something less than positive or equal. Otherwise, there's no reason t...
October 26, 2020 at 18:42
Right. And all things being equal. Well, yeah. Must be doing something right, eh?
October 26, 2020 at 01:01
Well I mean... that's not as you wish it to be perceived I'm afraid. Musical artists are one out of not only thousands but millions even. Some succeed...
October 26, 2020 at 00:50
So, long story short the odds of rolling a single number 50 times in a row is less than not. We're hardly at odds here it would seem. What's your deal...
October 25, 2020 at 22:45
Anything could happen. You insist that out of 3 dice rolls, rolling the exact same number all three times is just as likely as any other scenario? So,...
October 25, 2020 at 20:44
I see... It just seems curious to me, and I'm sure to some others. By the nature of randomness and chance, in an equal and balanced scenario ie. a six...
October 25, 2020 at 18:06
"In a competitive workforce, when men go from striving to be the best versions of themselves they can be to being the worst and sabotaging his fellow ...
October 25, 2020 at 17:50
Well now that that's cleared up... :grin: Whatever number you roll is now less likely to be rolled again right after. Or is it? Say after a dozen or s...
October 24, 2020 at 21:13
That's what's attempted to be found out in an open and public court of law with evidence, details about the persons life, character testimony, witness...
October 24, 2020 at 18:40
Sure, and pleasure or satisfaction from a dream is still as it seems. But it wasn't real. Was it?
October 23, 2020 at 23:16
But is it? You've never had a dream where you felt extreme shock or pain essentially? Being asleep, how could you know there was a real physical pain ...
October 23, 2020 at 22:53
I would have to say that his point is best captured by his first sentence. That the other person is wrong. Lol. Now to examine both statements and pro...
October 23, 2020 at 21:11
Anything can happen in life, that's why it's not Hell. Remember this and you'll be fine. Or as some would say, do with this as you please.
October 23, 2020 at 19:38
In a word, yes. Very well written. Can honestly say I feel I've gained 10 IQ points just reading it. Bearing in mind I had to Google at least 2 words ...
October 23, 2020 at 01:09
Not at all. Did I say that? I must've implied it. My mistake. We all have our triggers. Though I believe I pretty much if not explicitly said it's sma...
October 22, 2020 at 22:17
Edit: Nevermind. My hobbies include perusing the internet and on occasion having a few beers. Seriously though someone can prove something along the l...
October 22, 2020 at 22:00
In that sense? No. I cannot recall- nor would I like to- a time where humans preyed on each other regularly for direct sustenance- in terms of literal...
October 22, 2020 at 19:22
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You bring up a good point. Sort of. The reason why conspiracies against groups of people, especially smaller groups who by comparison have less defens...
October 21, 2020 at 22:16
Anything is whatever anyone wants it to be. Especially if money and power are involved or rather can be.
October 20, 2020 at 23:37
What are your suggestions? There's hardly any event, scenario, or circumstance happening now that hasn't occurred before. Especially severity. We're j...
October 20, 2020 at 22:30
You can have a principle defined on whatever you wish. But it's up to you to stick to it, you follow it because you allege it to be important, but wit...
October 18, 2020 at 19:25
Another way to phrase it is, people believe you need justice and/or law and order ie. belief in very real consequences for one's harmful actions to av...
October 18, 2020 at 18:54
Why do lesser people have such an effect on something as personal as your own self worth or composure? To put it another way, how can you declare some...
October 13, 2020 at 05:09
You can't strictly follow nothing without following something, even if that something is to strictly follow nothing. Interesting I suppose. Religion =...
October 12, 2020 at 08:58
About? Not necessarily About defining limits or extremes both desired and undesired? Precisely.
October 11, 2020 at 08:41
If I, as someone smaller than you, approached you with a knife and said I was going to slash your throat and tried to. Would you stop me? Why or why n...
October 11, 2020 at 06:54
Honestly I'd consider a bet where if anyone who reads this or ever will who has actually met/known/or seen a conjoined twin in person wins/loses $100....
October 09, 2020 at 09:39
Snowball effect. They can be tiny yet turn into something huge. Say they play a game or challenge where there are two choices, say right or left. One ...
October 09, 2020 at 06:28
If there was a first only, and five others for goodness sake, and life not only went on but continued (and even if you say we weren't here, that's eve...
October 09, 2020 at 06:16
Not really. Some favor the left side of their body, others favor the right side of their body. Also, perhaps one has a tiny defect or something. The r...
October 09, 2020 at 05:53
That. Or just don't be a needy, arrogant, money grubbing arse. And, when you can, do what's right even when it's not "cool" or beneficial to you. Not ...
October 09, 2020 at 04:59
You contradict yourself. First you say "with a notion of certainty", as opposed to just a plausible theory, like alternate universes. Now, suddenly an...
October 08, 2020 at 09:30
Internally? As citizens of whatever nation, assuming it still stands and isn't under some state of emergency or martial law, wherever they damn well p...
October 08, 2020 at 07:36
If one is psychological, are they mentally sound and responsible for their actions? If one creates a world for themselves, assumingly of their own fre...
October 08, 2020 at 07:08
Selfishness is the common element present in the course of every evil act ever perpetrated against mankind. Essentially, no. Not simultaneously at lea...
October 08, 2020 at 00:47
Someone bluffs you and tries to make your citizens scared you have little choice but to do the same. It's an unfortunate level we've reached in histor...
October 04, 2020 at 22:36
Definitely should have an admin shorten his username to the first word. Just looks spammy. Could easily post excerpts for discussion without leading t...
October 04, 2020 at 22:05
How would you classify the idea that Earth has gravity and we're all bound by it? It's a fact we can observe it- however this fact is due to more comp...
October 04, 2020 at 20:10
That's just because they killed Jesus. And they deserved every bloodcurdling scream that happened as a result of it damn it. But let's hope they learn...
October 04, 2020 at 05:42
Oh man am I torn. Based on the premise of said question there are two schools of thought equally and oppositely opposed.
October 04, 2020 at 05:37
Oh, see. There you go. All you needed to say. I mean, for debate sake I will point out it's unlikely you're a virologist with access to an advanced la...
October 03, 2020 at 22:04
You have relatively influential people saying, repeating, and so instilling this idea. Do you really think he knew in all absolute terms he was repeat...
October 03, 2020 at 21:25
So essentially, to say something that isn't a complete waste of the other person's time. Makes sense. Not everyone is selfish. Most are, of course. So...
October 03, 2020 at 21:09
"It" as in the sentient-esque elements you refer to is only a computer chip programmed to perform certain functions. Remove the cover, and you just ha...
September 29, 2020 at 23:26
Seriously? Lol. Wake me when people figure out how to get from one place to the other without trampling each other to death. https://en.wikipedia.org/...
September 28, 2020 at 02:29
Are we still acting like this is anything other than a religion-in-general thread that would apply equally to all religions across the board? Haven't ...
September 28, 2020 at 00:30
Some say fear is all in the mind. In a way that old adage rings true. Of course, fear and shock can induce a physiological reaction as well ie. anxiet...
September 27, 2020 at 06:31
What's the point? Is it like a polite bodybuilder that will avoid you if start getting nervous when he gets closer? lol. I'd fear a life without death...
September 26, 2020 at 22:44
Not sure. However, the amount of comments shown on the left hand side of the page alongside mentions and discussions is not always 100% accurate- it t...
September 26, 2020 at 21:13