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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Slander... |
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Posted: 06 Feb 2018, 6:36 pm
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| I had intended to make a dedicated thread about "strawmen", but the intellectual/contextual soil here is very fertile... I am appalled at the degree of usage of the "strawman" in a contentious thread I inadvertently create, in which I refuse to post due to ethical and credibility... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Neuro Linguistic Programming |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2018, 6:13 pm
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| NLP? Isn't that a pseudoscience? sort of. eventually, it's the idea that through rhetoric, you can make people believe things. only weaponized by new agers and self-help-addicts. When did bizzaroland manifest itself in this forum? :mrgreen: Damn, I need a lot of catching up... Using the above, how ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Slander... |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2018, 4:44 pm
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| So where is the line drawn between making a derogatory remark, an irreverent comment and slander?... noun: slander 1. the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation. "he is suing the TV company for slander" a false and malicious spoken statement. p... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: I am Conflicted! |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2018, 3:32 pm
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| It's worth pointing out that dropping A-Bomb number one wasn't enough to make Japan submit. That alone tells you all you need to know about whether it was the right decision. William D. Leahy: "Once it had been tested, President Truman faced the decision as to whether to use it. He did not lik... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Christian anti-Semitism |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2018, 1:36 pm
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Esmerelda Weatherwax wrote:
Stop with the hate-bait. Enough already.
Could you explain what you mean by this? |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: I am Conflicted! |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2018, 8:40 am
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| Though I am no fan of the Nazis myself, I do not think that the Allies were really all that much better. After all, look at the Soviet Union for example. Now, the Soviet Union, especially under Joseph Stalin, carried out many of the very same types of military atrocities and crimes against Humanity... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Christian anti-Semitism |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2018, 8:22 am
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| Christianity is inherently anti-Semitic. Of course, the Televangelists and their followers pretend not to be. But, don't be fooled! Could you clear something up for me? Does being an anti-semite mean you have to be against every Jewish individual in the universe? Do all Jews have the same philosoph... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Jordan Peterson / Cathy Newman debate |
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Posted: 04 Feb 2018, 10:23 pm
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| A really good Atlantic-style article on him from The Chronicle of Higher Education: https://www.chronicle.com/article/What-s-So-Dangerous-About/242256 Thx 4 that... Some snippets from the article... "Why do I have the authority to determine what I say?" Peterson replies, his voice brimmin... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Gender equality |
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Posted: 04 Feb 2018, 8:31 pm
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Replies: 158
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| People might be interested in this audio interview. https://www.thisamericanlife.org/220/testosterone/act-two-0 It's about a woman who started taking testosterone in order to transition and subsequently gave up on ideas of feminism and gender equality. Lots of discussion about male libido etc, but ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The First World War! |
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Posted: 04 Feb 2018, 3:44 pm
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| It was an indirect cause of the Second World War. A more direct cause was allowing the Germans to militarize, and attempting to appease the Nazis. But had there not been the need to take back an extremely important economic region in the first place, the loss of which greatly crippled the economic ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Gender equality |
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Posted: 04 Feb 2018, 3:32 pm
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| What an unpleasant comment. If you cannot emotionally deal with people holding different views to you then maybe Internet forums are not for you. Au contrare, monsieur... Forums are precisely the place to be if one wishes to engage in verbal fisticuffs... Far, far less likely to end up being skewer... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Gender equality |
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Posted: 04 Feb 2018, 3:19 pm
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| I work for the NYC courts and I talk with judges and lawyers—many of them female. I never had one of these women get mad if I open a door for them. I even blow kisses at a judge—and she winks at me. M8, if you blew kisses at me I would wink at you too... You are adorable... :heart: :mrgreen: You ar... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Are leftists too harsh towards the average American? |
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Posted: 04 Feb 2018, 3:16 pm
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DarthMetaKnight wrote:
No. It isn't odd. This sort of s**t exists in every county.
It's a shame we can't harness your youthful passion to the energy grid...  |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Gender equality |
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Posted: 04 Feb 2018, 3:02 pm
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kraftiekortie wrote: I feel Lost Dragon gave an excellent account of the pitfalls of bitterness.
Amazing for such a young person.
Yes, it was an exceedingly well thought out post...
We need more Lost Dragons in the world... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Freedom of speech...freedom of thought... |
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Posted: 04 Feb 2018, 2:42 pm
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| If you are afraid of "overlords"- the British government, the Spanish Inquisition, or the Boogey Man, coming after you for you expressing any unpopular opinions that you might have-while here on WP then you have no need to worry. Those Boogey Men are not going to get you on WP. But if its... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: #120db German women speak out against rape and murder |
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Posted: 04 Feb 2018, 3:06 am
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Replies: 10
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