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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Federalist versus unitary |
enrico_dandolo |
Posted: 20 Oct 2012, 11:01 pm
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I live in the USA. I listen to people arguing about state's governments (ie Federation) versus unitary governments. Now, I am asking if you can give me a compelling reason why the unitary or semi-unitary (i don't know if there's such a thing) model is less 'outdated' than the USA and whether it's a... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: "Intellectuals" |
enrico_dandolo |
Posted: 20 Oct 2012, 10:53 pm
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"Intellectuals", as a group, are generally more opposed to "manual worker" than to "emotional people". A poet is an intellectual. An "intellectual" is a theorist as opposed to a pragmatist. The two groups tend to have mutual contempt for each other. The former are called useless while the latter ar... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: America: My response to Love it or Leave it |
enrico_dandolo |
Posted: 20 Oct 2012, 3:58 pm
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There are moral facts. There are moral truth. Or at least, if one admits a very few ontological axioms as a basis for practical life (i.e. "there is an outside world"; "this outside world can be observed by human means"; "senses allow for observation of the outside world", etc.), one can easily adm... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Do you think the end of the Cold War increased narcissism? |
enrico_dandolo |
Posted: 20 Oct 2012, 3:57 pm
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Might I humbly point out that the cold war nearly resulted in the complete destruction of mankind? There were a few tense moments, yes, but mankind was safe. 1- If ever there had been a nuclear war, only NATO or Warsaw Pact countries would have been in danger. Mankind it ain't. 2- There would never... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: "Intellectuals" |
enrico_dandolo |
Posted: 20 Oct 2012, 3:31 pm
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"Intellectuals", as a group, are generally more opposed to "manual worker" than to "emotional people".
A poet is an intellectual. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: What Is Religion? |
enrico_dandolo |
Posted: 20 Oct 2012, 3:29 pm
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Religion is a flawed concept. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: America: My response to Love it or Leave it |
enrico_dandolo |
Posted: 20 Oct 2012, 9:25 am
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Murder is objectively immoral. Please define "objectively immoral". The phrase does not make sense to me. Nor to me, either. There are no Moral Facts. There are only Moral Opinions and Judgements. ruveyn I have said it multiple times on this board; most of the time, to you. I hope it will be, one d... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: "Intellectuals" |
enrico_dandolo |
Posted: 20 Oct 2012, 8:59 am
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Well, a lower level degree in political science can be used for... a higher level degree in political science. In my native country of Denmark, there are numerous public top executives (and quite a few private executives) and succesfull McKinsey/Boston Consulting Group consultants (the latter being... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Do you think the end of the Cold War increased narcissism? |
enrico_dandolo |
Posted: 20 Oct 2012, 8:39 am
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Might I humbly point out that the cold war nearly resulted in the complete destruction of mankind? There were a few tense moments, yes, but mankind was safe. 1- If ever there had been a nuclear war, only NATO or Warsaw Pact countries would have been in danger. Mankind it ain't. 2- There would never... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: America: My response to Love it or Leave it |
enrico_dandolo |
Posted: 20 Oct 2012, 8:09 am
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MarketAndChurch wrote: It'll all just be opinion, mine versus yours, but you cannot say that it is objectively immoral to murder.
You can.
Murder is objectively immoral. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Poll about Legalized Prostitution |
enrico_dandolo |
Posted: 19 Oct 2012, 2:39 pm
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Replies: 367 Views: 34,107
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I still don't think prostitution is about demand for sex per se, but demand for paid-for sex. I think there's an attraction to some people in being able to pay someone to do something they wouldn't do for free. I perceive a contradiction. If men have to pay women for something that women wouldn't d... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: China the next super power? |
enrico_dandolo |
Posted: 19 Oct 2012, 2:23 pm
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I never said China bullies anyone. I said "If they START ". Granted. I misread. This whole thread seems to be based on a paranoid idea that China can take control of other countries with it's power. If China starts to bully us, we can pull the plug on their food supply and we have the military to k... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: America: My response to Love it or Leave it |
enrico_dandolo |
Posted: 18 Oct 2012, 9:34 pm
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Raptor wrote: Quote: 12-Have lots of babies Think of them as future soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines to keep the military machine staffed in the future….
Quite right. The sole object of human life is to be wasted it in geopolitical adventures. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: China the next super power? |
enrico_dandolo |
Posted: 18 Oct 2012, 9:27 pm
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No. They began losing control of their colonies in the late 1700s - early 1800s. ... what? They had barely started to have them in the first place. They lost (most of) their American colonies, but acquired others elsewhere. The British Empire last expansions of the Empire took place in the early 20... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The Pirate Bay and Megaupload scandals: Never forget. |
enrico_dandolo |
Posted: 18 Oct 2012, 6:27 pm
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I deeply apologize for my stubbornness, but I simply do not accept that a person's right to property should be violated simply because that person has a lot of property. That would be a serious disincentive to being successful in any business endeavour. I prefer musicians that aren't disguised corp... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Poll about Legalized Prostitution |
enrico_dandolo |
Posted: 18 Oct 2012, 1:59 pm
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Replies: 367 Views: 34,107
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Mere legalization would not keep the prostitutes clean, healthy, and free from victimization. The whole industry would have to be regulated, from recruiting to training, licensing, hiring, fair and equitable pay, work conditions, medical benefits, time off, and retirement benefits. Merely making it... |
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