It's total war, or looks like it. I agree with mostly what has been said except the claims to idiocy. Not Trump or anyone. Maybe in the end we are the...
That is not what I am saying, what I am saying is that the reporting has been one sided, however, some of you have seen better reporting but I will le...
This seems to be a sad fact. I am the first to acknowledge there are 'crazies' on each side, to use the intellectual term, and it is up to each side t...
"If you are given two political choices, the natural outcome is that enough people will be disappointed in one party to give the another a chance. Hen...
I would agree. What is worrying from a philosophical point is that the media does away with any need for the courts - the media decides that the lawsu...
The Supreme Court seems to have performed as expected, although it seems to matter whether they were appointed by a Republican or Democrat. Seems to b...
We have already agreed to judge our actions, and it is evident that we accept the premise that we are responsible for our own actions (even though we ...
I see nothing unreasonable in Gregory's statement. There is a view, put forward strongly by Josh Mcdowel and others, that there is somehow 'proof' for...
In one of its forms, to prove something is to show that the conclusions follow from axioms that are already accepted by the audience, which is a fairl...
Oswaldo De Rivero - The Myth of Development "boldly states that the benefits of development, so long promised over the past sixty years, have not come...
"Everything in developed societies tends to look neatly arranged, as you say, and rather utilitarian and uniform. " Yes, and developed countries are e...
A web search netted the following image contained in the Quora answer: ( preceded by several boring maps). I think it illustrates perfectly what I was...
Of course you can define God: the God-concept exists, regardless of the actual existence of the God- Being. So we have to show that the God-concept co...
Does reason favour one side over the other? I think it comes down to the following options: a) God exists, and created the Universe b) God does not ex...
Here is a case in point: who is responsible? If it the regulators, then they should be taken to task. If it is the pilot, then the regulators should e...
I have been thinking about multi dimensionality because of what I have been reading and viewing on YouTube recently, regarding unexplained phenomena. ...
Eric I have asked the same question: the answer I think is education, people learn through example, and from their leaders. There are immumerable oppo...
We have already established that harsh criticism and personal attacks, well let me revise that: personal attacks only, are the status quo when critici...
An Omni-benevolent God as judged with our limited knowledge? Yes or no? If Yes, I accept your argument. If no, are we saying we have unlimited knowled...
OK, Agreed. I will address this below: Agreed. Agreed. Right, now to the part I have difficulty with. How do we know it is the best explanation? If Go...
From the same Wikipedia article: I simply do not understand the validity of the argument. Given the omnipotence of God, He could create a world in whi...
I remember one argument, I cannot remember the source, that although evil exists it is not necessary that God immediately put an end to it. This seems...
A little while ago I asked about Trump supporters. Let's see, he is a "clueless idiot" voted in and supported by "clueless supporters". I have an answ...
"We see evil all around us, with no apparent good coming out of it." TRUE "A committed Christian can always rationalize it in terms of God "having a p...
I suggest that a person riding a roller coaster is not truly free since he feels elation, terror and delight at points prepogrammed by the roller coas...
I believe this is the heart of the matter. Who is to say that the pain and suffering is 'needless'? Suppose it serves a greater good? Suppose when we ...
It seems to be universal. I remember a quote by former North Korean Leader Kim Jung Il that 20% of the population of North Korea were ready to take up...
Well you could argue this: slavery was OK by the Constitution when it was written. Of course there could be improvements along the way, with the inten...
If Secretary of State Clinton had won, would she have been subjected to such a volume of harsh criticism and name calling? I hope not, after all isn't...
Maybe nowhere is not the best word. I think I should say "a zig-zag course to a point somewhere in between the two destinations, a destination which n...
The Supreme Court has the authority to make a ruling on a Constitutional case. I may not be free to do so objectively because it has to be mindful of ...
I watched judge Souter's speech. What he says is clear: the constitution is to be interpreted, and 'fair reading' approach would not have served Ameri...
Being insulted, and do not mean "insulted" does interfere with free expression of opinions. You are discussing a public figure among his supporters an...
I my opinion, the words 'without interference' in article 19 in the universal declaration of human rights means without being insulted for doing so, l...
Put it down to ignorance then, The above quote, just to venture my opinion, would, I think, be most naturally be interpreted as a law permanently esta...
I think it is beyond dispute that we are comfortable with different ways of using the language to communicate, I think we can leave the lines drawn th...
I tend to agree with Scalia or at least, I assumed that Scalia's interpretation was the best one, since it relied on what the constitution meant at th...
There are two schools of thought here, the "origanlist" and "revisionist" views. Having a thought is not a crime, ie "thoughtcrime". Judge Scalia is e...
One view: not be any means the only one. I am curious how the country decides which ones to follow do you vote on it or wait for the see saw balance o...
I prefer the above wording, Niceties aside, I believe it falls into the category of 'fighting words'. In any case it is difficult not to get defensive...
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