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    0x0=1, Redux.

    Can something come out of nothing? Does ordered existence emerge from a completely disordered nonexistence of rules? Is nonexistence a non-concept? Is "nothingess" just a vacuum, as we like to think of it, and nothing ever comes of it? We don't know, we're monkeys! We're dealing with concepts...
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    Can one still be save and learn the right teachings of God without being a church mem

    If someone was stranded on a desert island, would they then be condemned to hell? I don't know of any Christians who would affirm that.
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    Premarital sex.. How do I tell my girlfirend no?

    MaxP, I don't know if anybody has said this already, but I feel obliged to point it out. Women who want to refrain from sex before marriage are a bit more common than men who feel the same way. If you want to refrain from sex before marriage, it's not very hard for you to find someone like that...
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    Ethics of who gets to vote

    If most people are idiots, your goose is cooked. Most people are idiots. QED.
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    What use would an objective morality have?

    You have set as a premise that the moral system is objectively good. The moral system is authoritative because you've defined it as such within the confines of this thought experiment. :P
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    moral tyranny

    Here's how I like to put this: If nobody's being forced to participate in an activity, it should be legal. For me it boils down to both ethics and pragmatism. Ethically, I believe it's wrong to tell other people what to do with themselves if they aren't participating with anyone who doesn't want...
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    Would You Witness A Murder, Given A Choice?

    I don't think seeing a murder would be good for my well-being. People usually react badly to a murder, it's traumatic or worse yet it cheapens the value of life. Now if I had the opportunity to identify and remove the killer from society, that would be a completely different situation. Like you...
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    Obama pro/con (6)

    Careful, anecdotal evidence is POWERFUL; use it in moderation. I have been following the primaries very carefully. Obama has changed a couple positions as has McCain. What is more important is what they claim to stand for. It's my belief that neoconservative quasi-fascists are traitors who...
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    Obama pro/con (6)

    Constructive political discourse? ROFL
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    This case should be interesting to follow.

    Someone who disagrees with you said something easily interpreted as hypocritical; therefore, _____________. Please fill in the blank.
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    North American Union...Whiskey Tango?

    Guys, um, the idea that a hypothetical North American Union is getting attention from important leaders is a myth. Almost nobody in the mainstream wants to do this.
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    Supreme Court Ruling Opens Door for States to Resume Executions by Lethal Injection

    I have some pretty unconventional views on this, especially when considering my other views. My first thought is that it's more humane to kill someone than to force them to rot in prison for life. People don't want to acknowledge this only because it would force often small minds to accept the...
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    Obama is going to save the world

    Who are our leaders? They're a bunch of guys who are generally rich, white, and completely out of touch with the black community. Ask yourself: is this racism, or is this just a fact? Is it so wrong then for a group to want a leader that understands them more than a leader who ignores them?
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    Visual Sexual Aggression

    READ THE BILL AND THE ARTICLE. BILL It criminalizes "An adult exposing his or her genitals to a child, and enticing the child to expose himself or herself to the adult, for purposes of shocking someone or causing sexual arousal." It's RIGHT THERE IN THE ARTICLE. You guys should be ashamed of...
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    The SHIFTY EYES of Hillary Clinton.

    When sizing up a political candidate? Surely their words, and far more so, their actions.
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    Liberals: Post Bible Verses of Jesus' word promoting liberalism.

    This is not a liberal, the definition is all wrong. A liberal is someone who advocates political change under a free government; under another definition, someone who, "typically defends a democratic constitution (as opposed to monarchic or aristocratic) that guarantees civil rights." OK, now...
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    They already know who will win ..THEM

    edit: joke removed, since Grizzly apparently beat me to the extremely wide-open punch. By the way Grizzly, how have you been doing? Still in the unholy symbol manufacturing business, I see, good, good. Kind of a shameless advert for your work, though. What about kidnapping and brainwashing...
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    The Breast Example of a Double Standard

    I'd like to think the underlying value which our law exists to uphold is personal freedom, that is to say that ultimately, the law protects your personal rights. In legal philosophy, for every right of this kind, there's a corollary duty; e.g., you have a right not to be punched, and I have a...
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    Obama's Church: Gospel of Hate

    Propaganda like this foments an ignorance about black culture -- by mischaracterizing how black people actually tend to feel -- that matures into pseudo-racism. The key is that it's not acceptable to say blacks are inferior anymore, so that claim is replaced by the very institutions that...
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    The Cult of Obamaism...

    Some people do find the level of enthusiasm creepy, and it's OK for them to feel that way. I just say judge him by his character and his positions. I'm curious to see what Joe thinks of their contrasting senatorial records. That's also why I think he's different, that his promises of change are...