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MINK
Why do I have to make a point to have a discussion? Can't I ask a simple question without pissing people off around here?
I have never failed to speak up in a Mormon thread that I came across, but I don't go around looking for them. I don't spend enough time on the Sift to do that. Which threads are you talking about and why are they tricky?
I don't see how this was evangelizing at all. That really was not my intention. Even when I am honestly trying to have a nice quiet philosophical discussion and promote some thought and improve my own mind, you get all uppity about it.
Could you just leave me alone? Become a silent downvoter like UsesProzac if you don't like something that I say instead of clouding up my discussion thread with insults.
In reply to this comment by MINK:
thepinky, if you want a discussion you actually have to make a point.
you would be surprised how "discussy" i can be if you actually said something and backed it up.
my problem with you is that you never turn up in the mormon threads that are a little bit tricky, and you hide behind "discussion" when really you want to evangelise.
that's cool, gradually you are learning that you don't know anything. that's the first step on the path to wisdom.
The sanctity of life? (Philosophy Talk Post)
To all:
Sometimes I really enjoy discussions that we have on the Sift because people here are very opinionated and have a liberality of ideas. I honestly appreciate it. MINK and campionidelmondo: Please try not to ruin it and remain silent if you don't want to contribute. I know you have a personal problem with me and I blame myself for that, but just cool it with the insults.
Thanks to those of you who actually want to have a discussion. Cool sifters are cool.
Dog Cheats at the Track
He seemed to be doing pretty well before his spill, too.
"Forget that! SUCKAS!"
Strange Little Worm
Definitely a vampire. In fact, I think I will send this video to some vampire theorists I know.
(Is it just the light from the camera or something?)
Marijuana: It’s Time for a Conversation
"...it relieved pain. It lowered the likelihood of nausea and vomiting...it relieved muscle cramps...it increased appetite...the most dangerous thing about marijuana is to be arrested for its possession or use. That's more harmful than any pharmacological or toxicological or other harm (are there any physical harms? What are they and why don't they matter?)...marijuana is one of the most safe psychoactive compounds that people have ever ingested (???)...the data and the discussion indicates that marijuana is largely safe."
Largely safe. Does that mean that it sometimes unsafe? The argument would have been much stronger if they had discussed some actual facts. We know that marijuana is largely safe, but let's not be vague about this thing. Why didn't they actually produce some evidence (it isn't as if it is hard to find) that it is largely safe?
Any truth in this video was smothered by the utter banality and weakness of most of the information.
A well-presented case against marijuana prohibition would be cool and interesting to watch. This is not it.
I ranted a little bit. Forgive.
The sanctity of life? (Philosophy Talk Post)
For example, I think that if Terri Shiavo wished to be allowed to die, that wish should have trumped the fact that she was still alive without discussion.
I do not put the life of a fetus on the same level as an adult life. I still think it is worth preserving, but not at all costs. If the quality of life of a pregnant woman is in danger of being destroyed because of a pregnancy, the choice should be hers. Still, the decision to abort should be made very carefully. I don't really want to go into that now.
Another example for the crazy people who get mad about abortion examples:
A suicidal person who has deemed her life unworthy of living. Is it our place to decide whether her life is worth protecting? What are we protecting? Life? The quality of life?
The death penalty is a tricky subject. Some think it is unethical because it is not a perfect system. If even one innocent life is destroyed, the death penalty is wrong. But the EDIT: innocent person might have rotted in jail for the rest of her life, anyway, and that is unethical as well. We would not abolish prisons because sometimes an inmate is innocent. The death penalty has been proved to improve the quality of life for the friends and family of the victim. So what is the right thing to do? Is it about life of quality of life?
>> ^gwiz665:
Life does not trump every other concern.
If that were the case we would be killers every time we swatted a fly. A young fetus is even less thinking and complex than a housefly, so I don't see much of a difference. To consider something holy, such that it commands total respect is an error, because you must be able to question everything.
If we talk about an adult developed mind then the value of its life is greater than that of an unthinking being. This is why there must be some limit as to when an abortion - or rather the destruction of life - should be allowed. I also think that a person can forfeit their life, if they commit a heinous crime. There is no reason for such a criminal to live, because they cannot contribute to society, so they should be put down like a rabid dog.
Trying to catch up. Rottenseed, you're next. I am moving back to school tomorrow but I will try. Don't know why I started a silly discussion when I'm so busy.
The sanctity of life? (Philosophy Talk Post)
You are absolutely right about that. I should have used a better word because sanctity is not what I was getting at. I'm not asking about whether life is holy or not. I'm thinking along more ethical lines here.
^campionidelmondo
That was unkind and uncalled-for. I think abortion was a relevent example. Sorry I didn't give a wider variety of examples.
^KOMMIE's comment is a little bit uncouth, but it is relevent. I had many opinions about Terri Shiavo when that was all going on and I still do. In my view that case should have been less about respect for human life and more about Terri's wishes and the law.
The sanctity of life? (Philosophy Talk Post)
It's a Wonderful Life Lost Ending - SNL
Dana Carvey's impression of James Stewart is SO GOOD.
Hunter and Camera man have a unique hunting experience
And when I say I expected carnage, I thought the hunters were gonna get it.
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Smooman, this is hilarious.
>> ^smooman:
It really is refreshing though, for an atheist to actually ask if I believe in a 6000 year old earth instead of presuming I do because I'm a Christian and I'm obviously a giant dumbass
thanks mate =)
dannym3141
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I dig your style pinkster
Hunter and Camera man have a unique hunting experience
Balloon (and people's ears) go boom