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So while many of you are thinking how much death is caused by firearms, perhaps we should look at the latest Pugh research pole: "Gun Homicide Rate Down 49% Since 1993 Peak; Public Unaware " http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/05/07/gun-homicide-rate-down-49-since-1993-peak-public-unaware...

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... when you claim that protecting the child's rights to health and wellbeing is oppressing the right of the parent to live as they choose. Actually I was only really dealing with part of your argument. I never claimed that. I claimed that the state cannot have authority over a man or woman's right...

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If it doesn't affect anyone, by all means, be as idiotic as you like. But dear god, don't do it at the expense of your children's safety and well-being. Individual sovereignty includes children as well as adults, man. They are individuals. See, there it is again--America is about not needing anyone...

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Look, MD, I think if we stepped back from your communist ideas we would find agreement on parent/children issues in our society (I disagree that a parent should be charge with murder if a child murders--that's getting absurd), but you clearly are not appreciating just what is given up in the step f...

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You didn't answer my question "How far do you take it?" As far as as is legally appropriate. If the child speeds, fine the parent. If the child kills, charge the parent with murder/manslaughter/whatever. If the child lies, do nothing unless it is an instance where an adult would legally b...

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And how far do you take that? do you prosecute the parents for every thing the child does, shop lift? Use drugs? Kill or injure some one with a car? Get a speeding ticket? And until what age. That is the ultimate nanny state. You think reproductive rights is an issue? try passing what you just sugg...

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I think AP needs to consider that children and young adults will continue to own firearms despite his 18-25 sensitivities, and it will almost never be for self-defense. You might also consider that it was not a self-defense weapon which was used here, which to me means it's silly to even pretend li...

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"But Suffolk Public Schools spokeswoman Bethanne Bradshaw says a pencil is considered a weapon when it's pointed at someone in a threatening way and gun noises are made . SO using that same logic. as long as I don't point a gun at someone it shouldn't be considered a weapon. But it isn't a wea...

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"But Suffolk Public Schools spokeswoman Bethanne Bradshaw says a pencil is considered a weapon when it's pointed at someone in a threatening way and gun noises are made . SO using that same logic. as long as I don't point a gun at someone it shouldn't be considered a weapon. But it isn't a wea...

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Do I believe that BOTH parties are bad? Yes. They both lie and they both spend money they don't have but I see Democrats being progressive and always changing their values and social attitudes to meet changing times. Their "arrow of time" is forward. Republicans (American conservatives) a...

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Jeff250 wrote:
grizz wrote:I grow a beard..... it's a man thing, ya know ?
2x... historically, a smooth face has been a sign of effeminacy and subordinance.

3x... only I grow mine out because I like it and can't be bothered to spend 123956259862306421976292367359 hours shaving/trimming it to perfection every day.

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Why, thank you, Foil. I've been brushing up somewhat on my set theory as well. I'm subjectively glad to see someone bothered to read this topic, much less reply (and in such a sly, offhand fashion at that!). While it is (again, subjectively) true that I am now a nihilist, and therefore a bit further...

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... that's right. I've progressed (or should I say digressed?) from existential solipsism to metaphysical nihilism. Behold, in all its inglorious convolution: the end of the philosophical road . The usage of this turn of phrase is objectively subjective, as the nonexistence of anything , including e...

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Octopus wrote:What's the systemic solution for a corrupt system? It's hard for me to believe everyone participating really wants to be corrupt. Don't you think they're sick of it?

Are you talking about Mexico or the US?

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...While there are instances where it would seem that enforcing some values upon others for the sake of all society is a good idea, let me remind you that that is the exact line of thought that resulted in WWII.... Yes, but living with our ears covered, our mouths closed, and our eyes shut, gave st...

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a warning to the faint of heart, if you don't know who I am refering to [Mengele], don't wiki him. Josef Mengele was a prime example of someone who forced their values on others, as were Hitler, Mussolini and Dr. Kevorkian. While there are instances where it would seem that enforcing some values up...

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tunnelcat wrote:I wonder what we would have got for 'mementos' if McCain/Palin had won? The same type of crap probably. Especially sexy images of Palin on all sorts of trashy junk, knowing men! Marketing knows no bounds.

At least I would have had a reason to buy the Palin commemorative coins.

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My phone is a banana.

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I don't remember the Bering Strait being that wide.

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MD-1118. Why should Obama scare you. President Bush and the rest of the republican administration have done nothing in eight years True, but then they aren't getting the accolades that Obama has been receiving. Try to keep that in mind. LOL, Spidey. How about trying to discredit solar cells.... Bee...

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Where's my gun... I'm goin' out in a hail o' bullets, and leavin' my epitaph on Myspace! (Edited for taste and application) :wink: Libertarianism is a dying creed, sadly. Regardless of who Hal Turner may be or what he may believe, there was some truth to what he said. People need to quit treating s...

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We have an energetic and awesome new president who is on the same wavelength as Al Gore there are two things that scare me about that comment. one is the pure worship that you have for a man that has done nothing . and two is same wave length as Al Gore?!?!?! that should scare the hell out of every...

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George Washington got his face plastered on the one dollar bill. Of course, it was quite some time after he was president before that happened. For some reason, that was also the largest division of currency he graces, the only other example that leaps readily to mind for most being the quarter. Now...

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Neo wrote:I believe I speak for all humanity when I say... heh

Pandora wrote:No, you're not.

That depends on the context of "heh".

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It's a great story though, isn't it? Nice to know there is at least a hint of truth behind it. Back in the days of the dinosaurs, there was this mythical document called "The Constitution of the United States of America," which - get this - purported to limit governmental powers to some s...

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Spidey, another casualty of American 'cheapness' is the lessening ability to repair things. When I buy something, I'd like to be able to fix it myself when it breaks/wears out or get it repaired by someone else to keep my original investment. A lot of stuff is made now that you couldn't even get re...

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Well, we are in a bind.

I guess maybe Atlas has decided to shrug after all.

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel wrote:We learn from history that we do not learn from history.

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Googl'd:

A snippet from someone inquiring as to the validity of said story, and

what appears to be official documentation of at least the historical accuracy of the basis for the story.

I'll try to find more.

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After a few much-needed hours of sleep, I think I can better understand the problem. Foil, what you were actually describing was Cantor's diagonal argument for the existence of uncountable sets. While this does mean that in mathematics, applied or otherwise, certain subsets cannot logically exist wi...

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All I'm saying is that nothing is knowable for certain, and if nothing is known for certain then how can one prove anything? Facts require data, and if the data is flawed, unascertainable or unknowable, facts cannot be known. Depends what you mean by facts. Foil showed that your own claim is incons...

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Wait a minute. You're saying your flawed logic is okay... because there are other contradictions out there, and knowledge is subjective? All I'm saying is that nothing is knowable for certain, and if nothing is known for certain then how can one prove anything? Facts require data, and if the data i...

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MD, as entertaining as your "essaying" has been, I have to take issue with this one: A compelling thought: infinite possibilities dictate that at some point, not only will I experience the exact same thing as any given person at any given time or place (say for example, Spidey during lunc...

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Foil wrote:Ah, an idea for a light-hearted new thread topic: "Post your 'residual self-image'" Maybe these first few could be split out by a moderator?

(I think you guys could guess mine.)

You'll never guess mine in a thousand years.

I think it's an interesting idea, though.

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The key, Thorne, is to realise that you have to have the bad with the good, since they make each other possible. If a person can accept the bad things, they'll still suck but as long as you appreciate the necessity of the negative, the outcome will still be positive. Maybe that's what you were tryin...

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That's true to a degree, Thorne... but you can only have so much sway in any given situation. No one is omnipotent.

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The beauty of it all, Thorne, is that you have the prerogative to do so. If you wish to be presumptuous, why then, that's your business. After all, if you really don't exist, then it doesn't matter what you think. :P Still, I don't see anything wrong with entertaining ideas. That's what postulating ...

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We've only been to a food bank once, and that was years ago. We're just really good at making money stretch.

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Duper wrote:
Dedman wrote:
Spidey wrote:oi vey
gazuntite!
isn't that "guzunheit".

Actually, it's "Gesuendheit".

... and Alphadog, I noticed. I just chose to ignore it because it was a trivial matter. People's names are misspelled every day. It's no big deal.

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Here's how these days do hurt us all: Food prices are going up. (Okay, food isn't that much of people's budgets, but it's a valid point.) Food isn't that much of a budget? I used to spend abotu $400 a month on food with my ex. We were only 2 people. Imagine a family of 4 or more? Our family of five...

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Of course, you know that you only exist if someone else can actually observe you, not counting your own eyes. You already see and think that you may exist, but that's not reliable proof is it? The Schrodinger's Cat Paradox. 8) You're exactly right, Tunnelcat. That's why I don't claim to exist. :wink:

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