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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: ISIS and the Middle East

« on: August 31, 2014, 06:43:58 PM »

ISIS is a direct result of intervention in the middle east. I'm not so sure even more intervention is going to resolve the situation.

ISIS is a direct result of exiting Iraq and leaving a weak, distrusted sectarian government behind.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: UK terror threat level raised to "Severe"

« on: August 31, 2014, 06:38:38 PM »

I was going to terrorist action but now I can't until they lower the terrorist level.

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Technology & Information / Re: Ask Rushy about Bitcoins.

« on: August 31, 2014, 06:34:28 PM »

I can't wait to see what 2015 will bring.

A long slow decline back to $100?

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Ask a Jew anything.

« on: August 31, 2014, 06:20:28 PM »

My level of observance is my own. ... A Jew's observance is always his own.

First: How can you claim any moral authority if each person gets to follow the religion however they like? Eg I'm a Christian but I still enjoy murdering.

Second: This is bullshit and you're living in a make believe world. The more religious the community the more that community, and not just its leaders, will judge its members.



NB it's pretty hard to google anything negative about judaism without links being returned that baww about WWII. Just sayin'.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Ask a Jew anything.

« on: August 31, 2014, 06:01:25 PM »

Well, very simply, because permanent residence in a place, particularly with the control of a nation in that territory through history, is widely deemed by international legal theorists to give one claims on said land. And the Jewish claim on that land is definitely superior to the Arab claim to it.

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Arts & Entertainment / Re: Robin Williams Suicide

« on: August 16, 2014, 02:36:52 AM »

Robin Williams decided that he would rather hang himself with a belt than make Mrs. Doubtfire 2.

You should write that into your next routine while its still hot. Maybe they won't put you on first.

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Arts & Entertainment / Re: Robin Williams Suicide

« on: August 12, 2014, 10:41:58 PM »

Today is a sad day. Apparently Robin Williams had been undergoing depression and has committed suicide this morning via asphyxiation. It is unclear how or why.

Incorrect.

asphyxiation

depression

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Arts & Entertainment / Re: Murder in sprint car?

« on: August 10, 2014, 10:46:20 PM »

The internet: Where people watch videos of others being killed; debate at length.

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Flat Earth Theory / Re: What doe FEers mean by "theory"

« on: August 10, 2014, 10:43:36 PM »

Gravity is just a theory. You can't point at some gravity.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Scottish Independence

« on: August 09, 2014, 12:38:48 AM »

That kind of defeats the point.

The point of what?

you're not very good at this

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Nuclear power

« on: August 09, 2014, 12:36:06 AM »

You really aren't very good at this.

Incorrect.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Nuclear power

« on: August 02, 2014, 06:53:23 PM »

Sorry I can only "wut?" at one dumb statement at a time.

What makes you think nuclear departments at universities are unusual?

Fact.

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Flat Earth Community / Re: John Hampden, and how well his rudeness worked out for him

« on: July 30, 2014, 11:52:46 PM »

Hampden got sued multiple times for his libel. Generally not the best way to go about things.

Incorrect. Getting sued is the cheapest form of publicity. All you have to do is challenge the plaintiff to prove the earth is round otherwise they are infernal liars!

The public gallery will love it.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Scottish Independence

« on: July 30, 2014, 11:49:07 PM »

I'd guess that there would probably be a lot of immigration into Scotland from other parts of the UK or Ireland

Unlikely. I can't see a sudden economic boom springing out of nowhere. They probably have all the people they need to maintain north sea oil production, which, lets face it, is the countries one cash cow.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Nuclear power

« on: July 30, 2014, 11:39:31 PM »

Sorry I can only "wut?" at one dumb statement at a time.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Drugs should be legal.

« on: July 29, 2014, 08:05:20 PM »

I just took some drugs. I will be posting my experiences in this thread.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Nuclear power

« on: July 29, 2014, 07:55:31 PM »

Wut.

Yawn.

Nearly every engineering and science college/university on Earth does not have a "nuclear department". Yawn.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Greenpeace asks Lego to stop partnership with Shell

« on: July 29, 2014, 07:46:16 PM »

Aparently it's been going on for years: http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/Shell

...And apparently, it's not going on right now. The Ferrari sets from 2012 were also only released in a few countries.

I guess Greenpeace expects Lego to remove the Shell logo from sets released in the 80s?

According to Lego they have a long term contract. So it won't be the last.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: The shoot down of MH17

« on: July 29, 2014, 07:40:17 PM »

Russia has the black box apparently. That was quick.

it's not like they don't know where it was, and it went down in an area which is, to put it mildly, sympathetic to Russian interests. It would surprise me if the Russians didn't get there first.

Strange though that on its way to the air crash investigators it had to go via Moscow.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Nuclear power

« on: July 28, 2014, 09:11:37 PM »

I don't know if you've noticed, but nearly every engineering and science college/university on Earth has a nuclear department.

Wut.