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Serious / Is transgenderism a mental disorder?
« on: September 14, 2014, 05:01:01 PM »
Let the games begin!
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Serious / Is transgenderism a mental disorder?« on: September 14, 2014, 05:01:01 PM »
Let the games begin!
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The Flood / Kanye West halts concert when two fans don't stand up - they're disabled« on: September 14, 2014, 03:05:03 PM »
uberqeq
Quote Kanye West has never been one to engage his brain before speaking and the rapper was at it again when he halted a performance and demanded everyone in the audience stand up and dance – even though two fans were in wheelchairs. 1773
Serious / If the government made it a fine-able offence to not wear a powdered wig. . .« on: September 14, 2014, 02:28:45 PM »
Like the one on dear old Adam Smith in my avatar, would you wear it?
How about if they made it a capital offence? 1774
The Flood / Meta for Mod 2014!« on: September 14, 2014, 02:21:44 PM »
If Kiyo can do it, how hard can it be?
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Serious / "Moral Considerations" test - really fucking short.« on: September 14, 2014, 01:51:07 PM »
I'll put the results in spoilers. This is based on the work of Jonathan Haidt, who's extensively studied political implications of morality.
You must rate them from 0 to 4.5, in intervals of 0.5 in how important they are in moral considerations, and I will post the average results in spoilers. Then, you'll tell us which group you're closest to in moral considerations. Being a "moral conservative" doesn't necessarily infer you must be politically conservative. Spoiler So rate them as 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4 or 4.5. Care/Harm Foundation: Protecting others from harm and being empathetic towards fellow humans. Usually follows with protecting them from abstract oppression like poverty or hunger. Justice/Fairness Foundation: Treating people in proportion to their actions. Can be associated with things like advocacy for a living wage or, on the flip side, capital punishment. Such results are usually contingent on your score for the care foundation. Loyalty/Ingroup Foundation: Devotion to an associated group, such as family, nation, community. Authority/Respect: Taking things like tradition and certain authorities - like parents, the State, the law, a police officer - seriously and paying them due respect; in other words, how disturbed you are by people who act in an apparently flagrant or disrespectful manner to objects or agents of authority. Sanctity/Purity: Avoidance of degrading things like actions - such as promiscuous behaviour - or foods - like GMOs. Also, making certain things sacred (such as the Constitution, for a civil example) or the Bible, or the Flag et cetera and whether or not somebody disgraces "sacred" objects. Liberal Results Care - 3.7 Fairness - 3.8 Loyalty - 2 Authority - 1.8 Sanctity - 1.3 Conservative Results Care - 2.9 Fairness - 3.2 Loyalty - 2.8 Authority - 3.1 Sanctity - 2.4 Libertarian Care - 2.6 Fairness - 3.2 Loyalty - 2.1 Authority - 1.7 Sanctity - 1 I came out as closer to Conservatives. 1776
The Flood / I got my cloak and dagger in a barroom brawl« on: September 14, 2014, 01:19:08 PM »YouTube KILL ME, IF YOU DARE HOLD MY HEAD UP EVERYWHERE KEEP MYSELF RIGHT ON THIS TRAIN I'M THE UNDERDOG LIVE MY LIFE ON A LULLABY KEEP MYSELF RIGHT ON THIS TRAIN 1777
Serious / European Parliament buys 106 iPad minis for workers« on: September 14, 2014, 01:09:39 PM »
Fuck me.
Quote Hundreds of empty iPad Mini boxes were discarded at the European Parliament, prompting fears that bureaucrats are frittering thousands of pounds worth of taxpayers' money. 1778
The Flood / Prehistoric men didn't know what they looked like« on: September 14, 2014, 01:03:55 PM »
ming=blown
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The Flood / Why do people get massive hard-ons for George Carlin« on: September 14, 2014, 11:58:57 AM »
Yeah, I'll grant the guy was really, really fucking funny.
But he was no philosopher. Just a cynical, bitter cunt. 1780
The Flood / I need to do history work but I really don't have the motivation today« on: September 14, 2014, 11:21:10 AM »
What do?
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The Flood / "White people are going to be in the minority! We're being oppressed!"« on: September 14, 2014, 09:06:45 AM »1782
The Flood / DigitalZesty is a rare user« on: September 14, 2014, 08:48:14 AM »
He's the only one of us who hasn't made an overall net contribution to the forum.
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The Flood / iPad survives 1,300 foot drop onto concrete in G-form case« on: September 14, 2014, 08:42:20 AM »YouTube Lol, that's nothing. A nokia doesn't even need a case. Fuck, the last time somebody dropped a nokia from 1,300 foot all the dinosaurs died. 1784
The Flood / Can someone #swage up my avatar?« on: September 13, 2014, 09:14:24 PM »
Preferably add some sunglasses, with [liberal intensifies] and some funky gif shit.
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Serious / Germany officially bans ISIS« on: September 13, 2014, 08:55:22 PM »
Go Germany.
Quote Germany has announced an immediate ban on all activity which promotes Isis, as the group maintains its control over swathes of Syria and Iraq. 1786
Serious / Parents release picture of baby born at 24-week abortion limit« on: September 13, 2014, 08:38:25 PM »
And call for a change in abortion law.
Quote A grieving mum has released this heartbreaking photograph of her premature daughter who was delivered at the 24-week abortion limit. 1787
The Flood / Somebody managed to catch a cat and dog fighting. . . ON A VOLCANO« on: September 13, 2014, 08:02:07 PM »Just brilliant. 1789
Serious / Your favourite thinkers, and how you disagree with them« on: September 13, 2014, 02:52:00 PM »
So, basically, who are some of your favourite thinkers, philosophers, politicians, economists et cetera, and then what are some views of theirs with which you disagree.
I disagree with David Hume's compatibilist account of free will, I'm a determinist. I disagree with Milton Friedman on the idea of increasing the money supply constantly by 3-5pc. I disagree with Richard Dawkins on a gene-centred view of evolution. I disagree with Christopher Hitchens on materialism. I disagree with George Osborne on the Help to Buy scheme. Those are the ones which immediately come to mind. 1790
The Flood / Should Britbong abolish the monarchy?« on: September 13, 2014, 02:22:57 PM »
I was going to put this in Serious, but I'm not really looking for a super-serious discussion about this.
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The Flood / Mister Math is transgender« on: September 13, 2014, 02:13:47 PM »
Just take a minute to think about that.
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The Flood / AMA, because there's genuinely nothing better on the front page« on: September 13, 2014, 12:54:39 PM »
This place feels dead.
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The Flood / There are bitter weeds in England« on: September 13, 2014, 11:29:40 AM »
I have, myself, full confidence that if all do their duty, if nothing is neglected, and if the best arrangements are made, as they are being made, we shall prove ourselves once more able to defend our island home, to ride out the storm of war, and to outlive the menace of tyranny, if necessary for years, if necessary alone. At any rate, that is what we are going to try to do.
That is the resolve of His Majesty's Government – every man of them. That is the will of Parliament and the nation. The British Empire and the French Republic, linked together in their cause and in their need, will defend to the death their native soil, aiding each other like good comrades to the utmost of their strength. Even though large tracts of Europe and many old and famous States have fallen or may fall into the grip of the Gestapo and all the odious apparatus of Nazi rule, we shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender, and if, which I do not for a moment believe, this island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in God's good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old. 1794
Serious / The logic behind a carbon tax should apply to minimum wage, also« on: September 13, 2014, 08:30:21 AM »1795
Serious / Why don't we let private companies make tax-deductible investments?« on: September 13, 2014, 08:15:20 AM »
Into public infrastructure.
For instance, there's a proposal in Britbong at the moment to roll back the green belt around certain cities which aren't London. On top of this, apparently each city would need a subsidy of around £50m to cover infrastructure costs of growing development. Why not just allow companies to make tax-deductible investments in such infrastructure? 1797
Serious / The moral differences between Liberals and Conservatives (TED talk)« on: September 12, 2014, 04:35:55 PM »1798
Serious / Conservative or Liberal?« on: September 12, 2014, 01:47:45 PM »
Now, obviously, such a dichotomy is always undesirable. However, I'm not referring to respective ideologies. I'm not asking if you're pro-gun control or pro-life or for a flat tax.
Spoiler I make this distinction mainly for the Yanks, the Conservatives of Britain have, historically, been the welfarists. No, I'm talking about attitude. It isn't uncommon for people to experience times of radicalisation in their lives, usually under the influence of either adolescence or oppression. Some of you may consider yourselves radicals, which is fine. However, in the dichotomy I'm asking about the attitude of giving due respect to historical institutions like (for us Britbongs) the Monarchy, and taking things like tradition into account vs the attitude of "out with the old and in with the new", being hostile to traditions or such institutions. I'm sure you can all differentiate between whether or not you fit into a more conservative or a more liberal attitude, but if you need further explanation, F.A. Hayek made a decent typology that can be applied to the dichotomy. Quote the "British tradition" (conservative) and the "French tradition" (liberal). Hayek saw the [British tradition] as representative of a tradition that articulated beliefs in empiricism, the common law, and in traditions and institutions which had spontaneously evolved but were imperfectly understood. The French tradition [...] believed in rationalism and sometimes showed hostility to tradition and religion. I'd put myself in the British tradition. 1799
The Flood / Listen to this while shitting for maximum effect« on: September 12, 2014, 12:42:11 PM »YouTube . 1800
Serious / Ask a psychopath anything« on: September 11, 2014, 06:31:01 PM »
Verbatim got his focused AMA to work, so I figured I'd go ahead and do mine. I do expect to take some flak for this, though.
Quote Antisocial (or dissocial) personality disorder is characterized by a lack of empathy or remorse and a pervasive pattern of disregard for, or violation of, the rights of others. There may be an impoverished moral sense or conscience and a history of crime, legal problems, and impulsive and aggressive behavior. Quote Psychopathy is traditionally defined as a personality disorder characterized by enduring antisocial behavior, diminished empathy and remorse, and disinhibited or bold behavior. And yes I put this in Serious because I'm actually interested in what a (marginally) serious discussion about this will look like. Spoiler Disclaimer: I haven't been officially diagnosed with ASPD (psychopathy itself isn't even a diagnosis), because I am underage. This "assumption", if you like, is based on the general consensus of the professionals I have seen, and the fact that my current counselor is pushing really hard for me to see a psychologist >.> If you don't believe me regardless, that's absolutely fine and is to be expected. |