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3871
« on: March 07, 2015, 10:18:42 PM »
I don't know what I'm doing, but I signed up.
Everyone pls do the same
3872
« on: March 07, 2015, 12:21:57 PM »
thought about reading all that but then I remembered I don't want cancer
3873
« on: March 07, 2015, 12:09:50 PM »
Two guys did that. Two. You don't think that this could be indicative of a larger number, just without solid evidence, such as, for example, Jihadi John?
>larger number
>mentions one dude everybody's obsessed with because he televised shit thousands other of Muslims have done
Can we not give these losers nicknames and mystify them? He's just some fucking serial killer. And no, the Quran does say this shit and these people obey that book. It's a violent religion.
you right I just said Jihadi John because I couldn't remember his real name.
3874
« on: March 05, 2015, 10:31:50 AM »
Two guys did that. Two. You don't think that this could be indicative of a larger number, just without solid evidence, such as, for example, Muhammad Jassim Abdulkarim Olayan al-Dhafiri? Theological values motivate behaviour just as much as secular values.
More so, in my opinion. That doesn't mean the religion is solely responsible.
3875
« on: March 04, 2015, 09:49:39 PM »
This one is my favorite. (skip to 8:52 if my link didn't work)
3876
« on: March 04, 2015, 04:11:20 PM »
This is insanity. How do people watch this?
3877
« on: March 04, 2015, 03:51:39 PM »
MAD CUZ REKT
A U E
D Z K
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3878
« on: March 04, 2015, 03:46:55 PM »
I came here for dank ass memes.
3879
« on: March 04, 2015, 03:43:45 PM »
Blomkamp does nothing for me and I think he's extremely overrated. The fact that they're making a new Alien movie where everything after Aliens isn't cannon should be a dream come true for me but after I found out he was directing, I lost all interest.
3880
« on: March 04, 2015, 03:37:28 PM »
He's a strong case for conservatism as a mental illness.
Carson or PSU?
3881
« on: March 04, 2015, 03:36:42 PM »
Nowadays extremism is pretty much exclusively referring to hardline/salafist/wahabbi muslims, as a mark of distinction between them and say Shias or Kurds who (as far as I understand it) don't advocate the wholesale slaughter of anyone who sneezes whilst looking eastward.
I'm not sure how it would be akin to racism though, it's just a way of clarifying what it is you have an issue with. If you have a problem with all muslims/islam as a whole then that's one thing, if you have a problem with ISIS tier psychotics and the branches of islam that breed and ferment these people then that's another.
That being said, it's entirely possible for extremist vegetarians/vegans to apply their views selectively and advocate stuff like killing humans who eat meat.
My problem is that when anyone commits a heinous act in the name of an ideology, it always gets written off as "extremism" as if that's the answer to why they did what they did without factoring in any kind of extraneous variables involved, or the ideology that they based it off of. These people intentionally divert discourse and criticism just to maintain the status quo of being politically correct. Hence my "omg das racis" analogy.
http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2014/08/what-jihadists-who-bought-islam-dummies-amazon-tell-us-about-radicalisation
Some evidence suggests that the influence of Islamic ideology may have little to do with why some become extremists though.
From the article:
"In 2008, a classified briefing note on radicalisation, prepared by MI5’s behavioural science unit, was leaked to the Guardian."
HMMMMM
I don't deny that there are retards out there who do it just to have some sort of belonging somewhere. However, when you examine the mindset of these people through various interviews and documentaries, they genuinely believe they're doing the will of "Allah" and they will for all intents and purposes, enter paradise after death.
The Nazi campaign, for the most part, wasn't lead by mentally ill psychopaths with a thirst for cooking some Jews. They were lead by completely sane, normal individuals who totally and fervently believed in the toxic ideology they espoused. Ideas are the biggest impetus for human behaviour.
you right
3882
« on: March 04, 2015, 01:49:14 PM »
Who's down on Xbox 360?
3883
« on: March 04, 2015, 01:27:22 PM »
OP, convince me that the core of Germanic paganism isn't right and that there aren't 9 known multiverses tied together by what the unknowing ancient Europeans called the world tree or Yggdrasil.
This
3884
« on: March 04, 2015, 01:18:17 PM »
Nowadays extremism is pretty much exclusively referring to hardline/salafist/wahabbi muslims, as a mark of distinction between them and say Shias or Kurds who (as far as I understand it) don't advocate the wholesale slaughter of anyone who sneezes whilst looking eastward.
I'm not sure how it would be akin to racism though, it's just a way of clarifying what it is you have an issue with. If you have a problem with all muslims/islam as a whole then that's one thing, if you have a problem with ISIS tier psychotics and the branches of islam that breed and ferment these people then that's another.
That being said, it's entirely possible for extremist vegetarians/vegans to apply their views selectively and advocate stuff like killing humans who eat meat.
My problem is that when anyone commits a heinous act in the name of an ideology, it always gets written off as "extremism" as if that's the answer to why they did what they did without factoring in any kind of extraneous variables involved, or the ideology that they based it off of. These people intentionally divert discourse and criticism just to maintain the status quo of being politically correct. Hence my "omg das racis" analogy.
http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2014/08/what-jihadists-who-bought-islam-dummies-amazon-tell-us-about-radicalisationSome evidence suggests that the influence of Islamic ideology may have little to do with why some become extremists though.
3885
« on: March 04, 2015, 12:39:07 AM »
3886
« on: March 03, 2015, 11:38:02 PM »
What if I considered myself a theist but did not follow any religion?
I would ask you why you were a theist.
Probably mostly because I was raised to believe in a deity, so it was hard for me to abandon my beliefs. While over the years I've come to the conclusion that organized religion is ridiculous, I've never seen much compelling evidence against the possibility of a deity/deities existing. I suppose I would more accurately be described as an agnostic.
In any case, hypothetically, I think that a deity would be very different than how most people see their God.
Sorry, I thought I would have something more thought-provoking to say but I'm drawing blanks.
You bringing up your childhood clears a lot of things up. I still have to remind myself that there is no evidence for god from time to time because it was programmed into me as a kid.
I don't really think you can identify just as agnostic. You're either a thiestic-agnostic (IE, I don't know whether god exists or not but I'm pretty sure he does because Pascal's wager [and even this is a bit of a stretch. belief isn't a choice, contrary to popular belief]) and atheistic-agnostism (me), that believes that there is no evidence for god, but we can't know for sure.
Well I think I should clarify that I don't believe in hell and I don't think that an omnipotent god would care whether or not their creations believed in them so therefore I live a completely secular lifestyle...but I don't know if that should classify me as an atheist.
It's simple. If you believe in a god/creator/entity that sparked existence, you're a theist. If you don't, you're an atheist.
Either way, I just want people to be able to backup their beliefs. You can be an advocate for child rape in my books if you can justify it efficiently.
I could not pick either with any certainty.
3887
« on: March 03, 2015, 11:30:45 PM »
What if I considered myself a theist but did not follow any religion?
I would ask you why you were a theist.
Probably mostly because I was raised to believe in a deity, so it was hard for me to abandon my beliefs. While over the years I've come to the conclusion that organized religion is ridiculous, I've never seen much compelling evidence against the possibility of a deity/deities existing. I suppose I would more accurately be described as an agnostic.
In any case, hypothetically, I think that a deity would be very different than how most people see their God.
Sorry, I thought I would have something more thought-provoking to say but I'm drawing blanks.
You bringing up your childhood clears a lot of things up. I still have to remind myself that there is no evidence for god from time to time because it was programmed into me as a kid.
I don't really think you can identify just as agnostic. You're either a thiestic-agnostic (IE, I don't know whether god exists or not but I'm pretty sure he does because Pascal's wager [and even this is a bit of a stretch. belief isn't a choice, contrary to popular belief]) and atheistic-agnostism (me), that believes that there is no evidence for god, but we can't know for sure.
Well I think I should clarify that I don't believe in hell and I don't think that an omnipotent god would care whether or not their creations believed in them so therefore I live a completely secular lifestyle...but I don't know if that should classify me as an atheist.
3888
« on: March 03, 2015, 11:12:04 PM »
What if I considered myself a theist but did not follow any religion?
I would ask you why you were a theist.
Probably mostly because I was raised to believe in a deity, so it was hard for me to abandon my beliefs. While over the years I've come to the conclusion that organized religion is ridiculous, I've never seen much compelling evidence against the possibility of a deity/deities existing. I suppose I would more accurately be described as an agnostic. In any case, hypothetically, I think that a deity would be very different than how most people see their God. Sorry, I thought I would have something more thought-provoking to say but I'm drawing blanks.
3889
« on: March 03, 2015, 10:34:08 PM »
What if I considered myself a theist but did not follow any religion?
3890
« on: March 03, 2015, 07:46:04 PM »
In.
I always do really well the first round...
Not really fair for you to have two brackets.
3891
« on: March 03, 2015, 06:44:06 PM »
TMZ
3892
« on: March 03, 2015, 05:07:02 PM »
Hostile Sexism Score: 2.91
Benevolent Sexism Score: 1.55
hehehehe
3893
« on: March 02, 2015, 09:06:43 PM »
I barely like to order books online. Why the fuck did you get something as fragile as a tv?
3894
« on: March 02, 2015, 08:53:24 PM »
the result of women trying to be clever and make up words
3895
« on: March 02, 2015, 03:55:42 PM »
Would you have sex with me?
no homo
3896
« on: March 02, 2015, 03:09:16 PM »
This STEM circlejerk is going to kill the demand for STEM majors in a decade or two, you know.
I think it's mostly an internet thing. Kind of like the fedora atheists.
3897
« on: March 01, 2015, 09:49:11 PM »
I used to be a really into collecting figures when I was a kid but I don't think I've bought anything since middle school. Mostly just Star Wars, the Lord of the Rings, X-Men, and some other random figures. I think my mom got rid of all of them tho.
3898
« on: March 01, 2015, 07:41:21 PM »
downward
3899
« on: March 01, 2015, 06:52:25 PM »
Really though, what are his notable fighting feats besides BTFOing Rhaegar at the Trident? He's a fantastic battle commander sure, but it's not really relevant considering this is a 1v1 fight.
not a whole lot, to my knowledge. all we really know is that he lost to barristan selmy in the jousting tournament at storm's end.
he was among the top fighters in the kingdoms at that time, but possibly not the best. i dont know how he compared to ned, who needed 6 homies to beat dayne, whent, and hightower at the tower of joy.
big bobby b is a good option for fighters from ASOIAF, but i think we can find one even better... perhaps oberyn?
Arthur Dayne is considered the best fighter in recent history of the story. I think he could take Aragorn.
He better have Dawn, then. Because apparently without Dawn, Arthur Dayne was just a good swordsman.
Everyone in the books says that he was the greatest fighter, but someone just said that with Dawn, he's even better.
3900
« on: March 01, 2015, 06:47:07 PM »
Really though, what are his notable fighting feats besides BTFOing Rhaegar at the Trident? He's a fantastic battle commander sure, but it's not really relevant considering this is a 1v1 fight.
not a whole lot, to my knowledge. all we really know is that he lost to barristan selmy in the jousting tournament at storm's end.
he was among the top fighters in the kingdoms at that time, but possibly not the best. i dont know how he compared to ned, who needed 6 homies to beat dayne, whent, and hightower at the tower of joy.
big bobby b is a good option for fighters from ASOIAF, but i think we can find one even better... perhaps oberyn?
Arthur Dayne is considered the best fighter in recent history of the story. I think he could take Aragorn.
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