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Recent content by Mr. Pedantic

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    US No Longer Most Obese Country In The World

    1. BMI is a population measure of obesity, just as GDP is a population measure of wealth. Nobody would argue that a high-BMI person is necessarily obese, just as nobody in their right mind would argue that a person living in a high-GDP country is necessarily wealthy. Straw man. 2. How many...
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    Supermen and Nannys

    At this time you have not written anything that convinces me that superheroes are "bad" for human civilisation. All you've done is written a whole bunch of conclusions with no real supporting premises whatsoever. No, of course not. I could be cheap and similarly ask whether or not God exists...
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    Supermen and Nannys

    Our entire concept of reality is artificial and constructed. Our depth perception is a construct from two separate, 2-dimensional images. Our perception of time is a construct, as is our perception of touch, smell, taste, hearing, etc. I'm unsure when this artificiality suddenly became...
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    Pedophilia and Consent

    True, but it's not illegal to get into a relationship with someone with whom you're badly suited. Just like how it might be frowned upon, but not illegal, for a 20 year old woman to have a relationship with a man in his 40s or 50s (or vice versa).
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    Supermen and Nannys

    So it's now a religious issue? Because from the tone of your first post I gathered that your opinion was we should endeavour to emulate the vigilante-style behaviour of these superheroes and "man up" as it were. What "healthy visions" do you...envisage? People have always been...
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    Pedophilia and Consent

    Why not?
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    Pedophilia and Consent

    I disagree with a "legal age" of any kind. It's puerile, naive, and slightly obsessive compulsive. I can understand the logistical reasoning behind a "legal age", but I would much prefer it to be similar to our current implementations of medical ethics and driving laws - i.e. recognise that...
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    Supermen and Nannys

    Well, first, why is this a bad thing? The entire point of fiction is that it's not real. Would you feel safe if world security were managed and effected by a group of people with almost unlimited destructive potential but whose motives are uncertain/unclear and who cannot be controlled if the...
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    Violence against women

    Which is why I said, "I don't think you could call it violence". See how it all fits together?
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    Violence against women

    I don't think you could call it violence, but it is a bit strange how men could think someone that thin could be attractive. Well, actors (and actresses, by extension) sometimes have to make sacrifices to play certain roles. I don't think it was that she had to take on this role, but that...
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    Freeware horror stories

    The problem is that if you download a package or image from somewhere on the internet, the original producer of the file may not be malicious, but the file you download may end up being malicious. A hacker could use a vulnerability to change the file or replace it with something that installs...
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    So ... who wants Obamacare to work like NHS in Britain?

    In New Zealand, as in many other countries across the world, there is almost no such thing as medical bankruptcy. I did not even know such a thing existed until I started posting regularly on internet forums and found out what a huge FUBAR'd mess the US system was.
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    For gentlemen: Would you...

    Except, it does. Both IQ and education (the latter of which is probably more important) are correlated with wealth.
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    For gentlemen: Would you...

    I don't see what this proves.