Fiery_penguin_of_doom Posts

I like the idea of the old system under these new rules though I frown on the 100 rep from the start idea.

Keep trying. I have faith that you'll find it eventually.

Let me know when the actual "joke" finally hits you. A little hint, look deeper than the surface level.

Most of the Founders were Deists, although some were Christian. Some were opposed to organized religion. If you read Article 6 ("...no religious test for any office..."), it's clear they were designing a secular society.

Random info in the spoiler.



If all religious people got up and said "We believe in a God and that God expects us to do good in the world". I'm pretty sure we can all find a few things that even Atheist's and Theists can come to an agreement on that would count as "good behavior". Then Atheists and Theists could live in general harmony but, that isn't going to happen.

Lol nice.. let me +re...

I would like to add that the argument of "for the children" is negated by the access to things such as the v-chip and "net nanny". With things like this children can be prevented from seeing themes that their parents would find objectionable.

Preventing the masses from seeing something because of a certain group is asinine. If you don't want to see something then look away but, just because it upsets you doesn't mean that you have the right to stop other people from seeing it.

"Just because your offended doesn't give you the right to violate the rights of others."

Now, go out there and offend somebody damn it!

Censorship harms a community more than helps it. For example, lets take a world where people claim "You can't say that" to everything that is objectionable. You eventually get to a point where nothing can be said without offending somebody. It's similar to the phrase "an eye for and eye leaves the whole world blind". In such a world books would be banned, people would be shouted down for having an opposing point of view,etc.

I would go on a whole first amendment tirade but, I'll just leave it at this. Anything that could count as a way of expression is protected except libel or violence (against a person or property).

Being offensive for the sake of it just means your an attention whore or if your an actor, musician,etc then your just trying to cover up for being a talentless hack.

Edit: This is a rather small post of mine. I'll come back later and try to fatten it up.

(Just a general example of what it would look like)

Venezuela. Hugo Chavez was elected president democratically but, in reality he's a dictator as he has had the ability to rule by decree at multiple points in time. Once in 2000 and again in 2007. Another aspect that is dictator...ish is the aspect that he has shut down opposition news stations in the past not to mention throwing political opposition members/ supporters in jail.

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Even with these actions he's still popular and is essentially a popular, democratically elected dictator.

Now, hypothetically a country can be a democracy/republic and still be a dictatorship. How? A country has a two party system, the parties brass agree to just work together secretly as just have a revolving system where they take turns getting elected. Each "president" is built up to look like a savior and by the time he leaves office he's demonized for some great failure, only to be replaced by the next "savior". This would require the entire political system to be corrupt and the general populous to be a little on the blind side.

Slow and gradual process. I had disagreements about how women were portrayed in the bible along with other "plot holes" in the religion that pastors tend to just skim over. That, combined with my own natural desire to be logical, analytical and all around desire to learn conflicted with the notion of faith. I was never one to just "accept" something even in my Christian days. I always wanted to know the who, what, when, why and how of everything and everything beyond that,etc,etc,etc

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What will be the subject(s) of the debate(s)? I would like more information before I make a decision.

It is fun and as long as you continue to bring opinions supported by facts then you and I will get along just fine despite political differences. A undervalued forum member by the name of Whitelion is like a brother to me despite having nearly polar opposite political opinions.

Edit: I also want to add a comment about how unreliable police are.





I could dig up 1,000's of cases like there where the police have outright failed. That combined with the courts ruling that police don't actually have to protect individuals. Makes me sick to see "rely" on people who have no concern of your well being.

Wouldn't be fun if everybody was a yes man. I think nobody can really argue with my principles. People just disagree on the methods/path I choose to take to make those principles a reality.



Ungodly slow edit: I'm really a nice guy despite what people may think on the forums.

Send my political enemies to have sex with Rosie O'Donnell,Roseanne Barr and Kathy Bates...

We're talking strictly property loss here. Not life loss. Life loss prevention requires a panic room or a gun bigger than the one the intruder has.

They still have those? The area I moved from was next to a town where the meth labs were "rolling" as in cars that were converted and driven from place to place so the smell wouldn't give them away like traditional ones. The only problem is, hit a bump on the road and you might end up in three different counties.

As for the topic on insurance in the debate. Insurance covers more than just one event. They cover, fire, theft,etc with things such as flood being extra plans you must purchase. Simple home owners insurance will cover any item stolen (after a claim is filed). So you are really paying to make sure you get compensated for your loss if something bad happens to your possessions. It's an illogical decision to forgo insurance unless you can't afford it to begin with. Though, I find that hard to believe as I personally pay insurance at a rate of 11 dollars a month and I know that I can find lower.

Why do I get the feeling that your place is booby trapped? Open a door and end up with a scrotum full of shrapnel.

Dood.... Please tell us you brought Rukia back with you?

We really need to stop using fire against him and start using acid.

I had one word and I was in Random squad of all places... On the bright side at least I was in it.