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messybuu- I think you're misunderstanding me. I am NOT trying to say that JG is completely right because BakerStreet never proved him wrong. My point is simply that saying JG is crazy and mean doesn't show why JG is wrong and why his arguments aren't supported. If you want to point ou that he is wrong, then do it. You've both done it in some places. If you think is theory is insane, just say so. If you think something he stated is completely false, say

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You do understand that John Galt hasn't exactly been the non-offensive respectful person in his posts right? True, that doesn't justify us bashing him (and I personally wasn't bashing him, I do think he should try to get it published if he's so positive and 100% sure it's objectively true), but it's pretty hard to carry a decent

Reply to The Origins of the Universe in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Hey guys! Here's an idea! If you hate philosophy so much, stop making useless, hateful posts in the philosophy forum! See, some people actually like to discuss the different philosophies instead of attacking the people who present them. Everyone here seems intelligent, so why don't you stop calling each other stupid and ev

Reply to Jury recommends execution for Scott Peterson in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Execution of Scott Peterson. Well he did kill his wife and unborn child. Some would say an eye for an eye type of thing, and I have to agree with that myself, at least in this case. But there are other reason that will sound cruel maybe but none the less true. It cost around $26,000 per year, per inmate to house them in a prison

Reply to HERE’S WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF GAY MARRIAGE IS LEGALIZED in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Reply #70 By: Marvin Cooley - 12/12/2004 3:38:25 AM THE RECENT ELECTION SHOWS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WISELY AGREE WITH ME. WE CANNOT ALLOW HOMOS TO PUSH THEIR EVIL WAYS UPON US AND OUR CHILDREN. Right. Because once they're allowed to marry, everyone else will magically start becoming gay!

Reply to Subjectivity vs. Objectivity in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

And those choices define if you are good or evil based on the results of those actions (not the intent, the action, the intent is irrelivent to the result. It doesn't matter if you are attempting to save someone, if you kill them in the process where they might have lived, you're still guilty of murder.) <br

Reply to Christmas According to Geeks in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Lol, very funny. It's so good to be a geek. It definitely makes life more interesting!

Reply to Famous Atheist Now Believes in God in Politics JoeUser Forums

Even the singularity had to come from somewhere. It's one of those questions science can never answer unless humans become omniscient. Right, I agree that we can probably never prove a lot of scientific theories, including macroevolution, but we still don't default to creationsim to explain it. I won't

Reply to Famous Atheist Now Believes in God in Politics JoeUser Forums

I don't know. This is what I said next: Last time I checked, it meant organisms evolving, meaning they are coming from other organisms. I just learned recently that the newest studies say microbacteria are one of the oldest forms of life that we all evolved from because they could stand the harsh conditions of t

Reply to Famous Atheist Now Believes in God in Politics JoeUser Forums

It is illogical that something comes from nothing. Everything we now know had to start somewhere, and God had to start everything moving. Evolution has taken over to create the world and the planets and the universe, but all the elements had to be created first. Why? And why is it that people never seem

Reply to Subjectivity vs. Objectivity in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Technically there is no such thing as truth OR objectivity, as far as our ability to percieve and express goes. Everything filters through our senses, experiences, and ideals; even if it is our own, personal, subjective definition of objectivity. Then why is your statement true? That's the thing about m

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It is a moral obligation for yourself to act to better your life so long as you don't harm another. If you do not, then you are embracing death and are the same as a socalist or someone that believes in God (i.e. at the most, a zero). You have a choice in life. Unlike religion that says the best you can be is a zero. (I.e. not ba

Reply to Arguments Against Determinism in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

As for the apple and the banana, determinism would argue that you can't choose what your tastebuds happen to like better, and that your liking the apple better is based on past experience that you've processed. Its not about me liking one over the other...its about me choosing one and not the other. So, one doe

Reply to Defense of Marriage in Politics JoeUser Forums

I don't see that a just being could force people to stay together who no longer enjoy their company, or in extreme case are subject to abuse. I don't see that a just being could deny people rights for something they can't choose. The whole point of this art

Reply to No such thing as an anti american in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Paul- I like your article, and I agree. I don't think American citizens can ever be anti-American. The reason I think so is because the US government leaves everything open to change. So citizens can disagree with certain American policies, but that doesn't make them anti-American. It just means they want a certain part of America to change. America isn't defined by the policies it currently employs, it's defined by the fact that the

Reply to Families With Lesbian Parents: Does it matter? in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

I agree with the above- great article! I've always thought this was true, but I've never seen any evidence proving it! Well, it certainly takes out arguments against gay marriage that say that it's bad for the kids. That's important.

Reply to Medicine and Morality in Health & Medicine JoeUser Forums

Reply #11 By: Floozie - 12/8/2004 5:15:01 PM Oh my god. Now that I have actually read this article, I am outraged! It is no one's business but my own if I want, or perhaps need to be on birth control. If you sign up to be a pharmicist, then there are certain things that go with the job and you need to accept it, or choose to

Reply to Arguments Against Determinism in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Right, I completely agree. It's like I don't want it to be right, and I have a "feeling" that it's wrong, but I can't find any reason why. It's very frustrating. Just intuitively, it seems like humans have to have some sort of choice and free will, but I don't know why that's true. <

Reply to Arguments Against Determinism in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Molly, If you find fault with the concept of Determinism or one of its basic supports, no problem. Just don't turn off to it because you don't like the conclusions that it reaches. That's just lying to yourself because it's comforting and safe. Personally, I'm not completely happy with the conclusions either (no moral r

Reply to Subjectivity vs. Objectivity in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Oh, okay. That's different than what I thought you were trying to say. But now I'm not even really sure why an obligation to yourself exists. Do you think suicide is immoral? I don't. I think acting in self-interest is a choice. In addition, I don't see why that translates into a moral obligation to stop others from expressing things that aren't the truth. If you don't let it affect you and you still know the truth, does it really even harm you? \

Reply to Medicine and Morality in Health & Medicine JoeUser Forums

I think what Dabe was trying to say is that it's fine for them to advocate against the drugs, but not to force it on other people, who don't have a choice, whereas the pharmacists do have a choice. If all the pharmacists did this, there would be a problem. Oh my crap. Few times in my life have I read something so inan

Reply to Arguments Against Determinism in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Wow, this is really crazy, because I was really considering writing an article on determinism, and then I found this one! Anyway, I'm not yet sure how I feel about determinism. I find it to be scientifically very compelling, and yet I tend to lean away from it. I think that's possibly just caused by the impacts of determinism- no one is responsible for their actions because they can never choose their genetics, environments, or previous experi

Reply to Subjectivity vs. Objectivity in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

There's no reason to apologize for saying what you believe so long as you are willing to change if you're proven wrong Nice article, and I agree with most everything you wrote. I'm only picking this one part to quote because it perfectly points out what annoys me most about most people. If you start paying atte

Reply to What's the skinny with anorexic-looking chicks? in Diet JoeUser Forums

Reply #41 By: marry (Anonymous) - 12/3/2004 3:50:09 PM you, all of YOU HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH ESTING DESORDER, I HAVE BEEN WITH THIS ANOREXIA FOR THE PAST 5 MONTHS AND I SAY IS GREAT!! BECAUSE I CA BE MYSELF AND CAN CONTROLL EVERYTHING I HAVE POWER OVER MY BODY AND ME AND THAT'S SOMETHING MANNY OF YOU WILL NEVER HAVE , EVER TR

Reply to My problem with homosexuals.......... in Misc JoeUser Forums

I agree with fox in the snow. I can't even begin to tell you how offended I was after reading your article. It's fine for you to dislike these two particular homosexuals, but one of the main problems in society today is what you just did. You took a few observations and applied it to every other homosexual. That's called a stereotype. It's no different than saying all Asians are smart or all Latinos belong to gangs, and no more true ei