There is one principle of politics that apply to every debates and arguments : Whoever leaves the negociation table first is always wrong. Anyways, wh...
Then you are blind and cannot be made to see. The proliferation of weapons in the States is the only variable that explains why you suffer so many mor...
Thank you for the well thought out reply. I could go through each propositions of part 2 and 3, but honestly, I think P2.1 leaves enough of an opening...
I fell on this looking up the legality of conceiled knives under Canadian law. I think the reasoning might help see how a judge could consider both th...
Because the corollary to allowing guns to spread in the manner they have in the USA is the epidemic of gun rampages that plagues you, and might I add,...
Except that they do. I don't get how you don't get this. Replace all guns in the States by blades, leaving everything else the same, and there will be...
Except that's a provable claim. Hostpital admittance for stab wounds show that you are about 60-80% likely to survive a stab wound, depending where yo...
No, this is entirely serious. Phosphorus burns are absolutely monstrous, and it's almost impossible to stop white phosphor from spreading, so you'll l...
That's what you think. I can assure you that a phosphorus grenade will be a shitload more effective in deterring anyone who knows what it can do than ...
You have to be willing to kill. Otherwise you just bought a gun that someone might steal and use against you. A gun is useless if it's not backed by t...
No, you do not have a natural right to defend your property. Or at least, that natural right is not recognized in the vast majority of modern legislat...
Yeah, but what if the Brits decide to invade? You clearly won't be able to defend yourself with anything short of heavy artillery. Therefore, it is an...
This is entirely wrong and ignorant of the science at hand. And while I'm not a computer engineer, I do some pentesting in my free time, and know enou...
Where, in that argument, do you see mention of materiality? There's none. What you have done is distinguished between two things, saying they aren't t...
Yeah. Ok. I was reading your post with a bit of a raised eyebrow, but this is the part where I know you are just pulling this crap out of your ass. Ne...
Why would an AI dedicate resources to a question which is not relevant to it's operation? And the creator's existence could not become a relevant fact...
Our gray one took 5 pounds in the last 3 months. She used to be all fur and bones, and now she looks like a tiny bear cub. The only thing that changed...
Only because we live in times of plenty. If you push the conditions, almost everything we tolerate could become of such importance that we would consi...
Well, that's not really the point I'm making, but I think this could be a great initial path of inquiry if you start again the interrogation taking fo...
Yup. Prelude was published in 1988. His earliest Foundation stuff dates back to 1951. And Banno could have read it in the correct order if only he was...
Well, that's your fault for not starting with Prelude to Foundation. Asimov hooked him up with a girl directly in the 1st book. And the last two books...
Which is scientific, don't worry. We just don't know why or how. If the boogeyman that lives under your bed and threatens to skin you alive every nigh...
Funnily enough, "Intellectual" was originally a term of derision with some not-so-subtil anti-semitic overtones. "In the late 19th century, amidst the...
We literally know only what Tiff told us about that story. Perhaps the worker got a chance to apologize and instead decided to be a douche. We don't k...
You'd perhaps have to provide examples, because I cannot properly recollect of a single revolution in which we can clearly and simply say that the rev...
Some debts. I'd be hard to get to 33 in this day and age without some. But the 3 years of full-time work means that even now that I'm doing less hours...
What about cases where the information is non-factual? There's information in a song or in a melody, but the song doesn't refer to a factual state of ...
Yes. As exposed in the On drugs thread, I am "sadly" forced to be self-reliant when it comes to paying for my education. So I had to take a pause and ...
Who said anything about it being easy? I mean, it's not war, but 37.5 hours of drudge works + 3 or 4 courses a session + study time does mount up to p...
Well, given that a good private school was about 2k a year back then, I mean, if your parents are doing relatively well and decide to dedicate ressour...
You assume a lot. I have the distinct advantage to live in a country where a law degree from a prestigious university costs less than 4k a year. I wor...
You say 'obsessed', I say 'dedicated' If you want. Could the book be about sex? I'm doing my Analytical Philosophy course right now and wondering how ...
People bum out for a lot of reason. Mine was that my dad had just decided to make a hole in the wall with me, and I had had enough of semi-abusive hel...
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