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That's the most sensible approach. You trusted your teachers and parents to learn to read. Or did you go about challenging them "that's not really the...

Yeah, because reinventing the wheel is such a great idea. Critical thinking doesn't entail being skeptical about everything and everyone.

You'll need to live with them all the same and after you telling them to fuck them(selves) that will be harder. If you don't like how people think or ...

All talk is small talk. Philosophers talking more so than others. Subjects aren't inherently deep but are considered as such by those participating in...

What is your idea of indulging? I've looked up some data for the Netherlands where there's an increase of deaths compared to the regular population, m...

We have a saying in the Netherlands: "As the innkeeper is, does he trust his guests". Meaning people who expect the worst from others usually aren't v...

Not the type of "problem" the OP was referring to now was it? Also, what percentage of attempted suicide is a consequence of the intolerance shown tow...

If a tree falls in a forest.... nobody cares. Unless your house was directly beneath the tree. Of course, there's no way of knowing that a giant didn'...

Because this one is likely to kill you whereas a sex change operation won't. Always fun to have people who aren't psychologists try to dumb it down to...

As opposed to Leavers and Remainers sticking to the facts? It's "Some people say ...." and that's that. Nobody gives two shites about the facts. Not e...

I'm not sure I agree with that. There's something about their identity that is stronger than their biological build, from which a dissonance arises th...

Do you hold it against a person he has cancer then? Is he wrong to have it?

don't by a couch without testing it first...

To answer the question: nothing. In evolutionary terms, gay animals are quite common. I suppose if they could cross dress, some of them would. If they...

Yeah, because of course Saudi Arabia is culturally the same as Molenbeek or Rotherham. There's no such thing as a monolithic Islamic culture or societ...

So, you lived in the Bible belt and haven't read the Quran. What's your point again? Unless you're going to offer me an extensive bibliography, from p...

So basically it's an ad hominim because it doesn't really address whatever virtue a person is extolling? If the above weren't (substantive arguments) ...

Are you an alcoholic? I mean, what time is it over there? :-O

But how can anyone tell the difference? Let's say I support black lives matter because of the sanctity of life. How can you, or anyone, tell whether I...

Shame on you. I'm partial to Knockando myself.

What is virtue signalling?

True. Although it's notoriously difficult to differentiate between possession and distribution. If it's anything like the Netherlands that's somewhere...

All those people are in the Netherlands anyway. You ain't much if you ain't Dutch!

Sure, I'm just not clear why they must be able to do this? Are we just trying to fit the bill for them being aliens that can visit earth from outer sp...

Why must they?

Fair enough. What constitutes as proof? If seems that some believe only actual racist remarks count as proof for racism. When is somebody an anti-Semi...

Do you have dyslexia?

Plants already communicate, reacting to their environment. That is a certain level of intelligence already.

It's only natural that a Westerner will claim Western culture is superior because the values by which this is measured are Western. Since we're not sh...

Yes, I will be patronising because for some reason old people like you think they don't need to pay attention. I've never said he was a racist (I said...

But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 2...

Try again and first read what I wrote. Also, you're confused as to what guilt by association entails or at least applying it incorrectly if I had said...

You're describing a plant.

That's assuming his summary was a fair assessment. Alt-right is a movement not a set of principles. It's made up of racists, xenophobes, mysogynists e...

My point was you were talking bullshit but I'm sure you are aware of that and are just being facetious. Since this is the second thread in a month whe...

Bullshit. Jesus mentions the "golden rule" ending his point that we shouldn't retaliate against others. If someone steals, don't steal back. If someon...

Why don't you give the context of what he said? Because then it obviously means something else than you think it means.

About 50% is pretty harmless and agreeable.

We'll be having our elections in 4 months or so and it's likely to be a farce too. I hope you'll be enjoying it as much as I will.

Not sure what that has to do with me enjoying myself at your expense. X-)

I considered her a marginally better option than Trump but effectively it's the same difference.

Yes, as I said in another thread, it doesn't matter which monkey pushes the button and when Baden was trying to call it I again I stated I don't care ...

Of course you know better how I feel. How stupid can your comments get? >:O And it's not the preservation of legacy I'm concerned with but tearing dow...

Fat chance. Trump won, not backing the winner will be political suicide.

What a bullshit reply to my observation that it's sad somebody can be this happy about the schism existing in the USA. Yes, it's a winner-takes-all sy...

I can't believe you're this happy when your country is basically a divided, polarized mess. :-|

It's a complex world where people wish to believe in simple solutions. Trump gives them that and with only two parties, there are only two narratives ...

Build a wall, over turn Roe v. Wade, tariffs on Chinese imports, repeal Obama are, tax breaks for the rich, increase debt, insult some women, gays, Mu...

>:O ha ha.

see for example: http://www.sanderveldscholten.nl/ Something like that is what I'm looking for. It's in Dutch but it gets the idea across. I meant tha...