You should totally lock yourself in your room and never talk to her again!
How dare she not do things exact for you!
The nerve!

If I did that, though, I wouldn't be able to remind her how disappointing she is.

Oh my gawwwddd mommy got you the wrong edition of a book D:

I know, right!

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Max.
Slash.
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All cunts.

THIS THREAD

THIS FUCKING THREAD

IM GONNA DIE

This is probably more properly aimed at people who don't support secularism and think (some) Western nations should be Christian (or otherwise religious), or humanism*. It just so coincides that such people are likely to be religious or of a very conservative persuasion (please don't think I'm trying to single out people for mockery).

Name me a society that has based its values on the likes of Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, David Hume, Bertrand Russell, et cetera, that is even vaguely comparable to the shortcomings and atrocities of religious or worshipful states.

And, name me a moral act which can be committed by a believer which can't be committed by a non-believer (prayer doesn't count).

*

Ugh, right?
God, I remember last year when daddy bought me a white IPhone when I asked for a pink one.
I hate my parents so much for that. They're so stupid.

I feel you. I don't understand why most people lack the capacity to follow really simple instructions. Unless, of course, the pink one was considerably more expensive than the white one.

okay verby

you got me

im really bervatim

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Why does he need to pray with the students? Praying literally does nothing, you are sitting there talking to yourself.

Are you just baiting or does it honestly not occur to you that religious people think prayer works?

How can prayer work if people pray for opposing things?

If Team A prays to win, but Team B also prays to win, whose prayer does God respond to?

Not sure how many sports you've played/coached.

When I pray with my team (I coach right now), I pray for safety and guidance. Not wins.

Wouldn't you rather put such successes down to your own efficacy as a coach? You could be a very good coach, but the delegation of your potential to God could hurt your ability.

What about when there are injuries? Or bad events? Do you blame God as equally as you praise him for the good?

What the fuck is happening in this thread?

First of all, let's clear this bollocks up: religion is, absolutely in no way, a source of morality. It contributes very, very little to ethics and what it does contribute is so banal and potentially harmful as to be discarded in favour of human intuition - which is the source of morality.

That's not to say religious teaching are metaphysically incorrect, there could well be a God. But it doesn't fall to the State to encourage this in any capacity, that is to the parents. Name me a society that has based its teachings on Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, David Hume, Bertrand Russell, and the like, which is even remotely comparable to worshipful states and their shortcomings and perhaps we can have a discussion about it.

Does anyone else agree with that sentiment? It's obvious that ideologues who strongly subscribe to an ideology are usually more intelligent than your guy of the street, but if you pursue it further than self-justification and learn about differing approaches or the nature of politics itself, then it becomes harder and harder to "pick a side".

In a sense, it leaves you in a state of paralysis and perpetual self-doubt.

D.C. should never be a State for any reason whatsoever.

Molag Bal is my only God.

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Amendment VI:-
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confonted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favour, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defence.

I need to write an essay on: "To what extent is the constitutional system of checks and balances an obstacle to effective government?"

I just finished about 10 pages of notes on the reign of Nicholas II, so I can't be fucked.

I have:

No they aren't an obstacle;
- They stop the government growing too large, all tyrannies throughout history have seen the erosion of checks and balances.
- They allow the government to punish bad conduct in any other branch of government.

Yes they are an obstacle:
- The polarisation of American politics means the checks and balances system can be exploited for partisan gain.
- They can be cumbersome and result in gridlock.

If anyone wants to offer a revision or call me out on any of those, feel free. Some examples for each would be swell too.

I feel a few people in this thread don't properly understand the difference between a robot and a true artificial intelligence

If by that you mean artificial general intelligences - they don't exist yet.

If by that you mean what engineers actually call AI - they do exist and are quite able things.