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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Transgenderism

« on: May 27, 2014, 01:46:12 PM »

Apples and oranges. If people are asking to be called 'your royal highness' that's very different to 'sir' or 'madam' or 'him' and 'her.'

Major devil's advocate warning, but: What if I wanted to be referred to as something that's not human? Like a wolf, or some disembodied abstract concept?

You say (or at least imply) that titles of dominance wouldn't be ok, so it seems to me like there's a line to be drawn. Where would you draw the line?

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Another mass shooting

« on: May 26, 2014, 08:08:27 PM »

From what I've gathered from several news articles, he was already under care of therapists for some other conditions (some specify Asperger's Syndrome, but many seem to omit this for some reason). His parents then became aware of the fact that he's been posting videos that most people would find at least alarming, e.g.:



So they notified both his therapists and the authorities, but after a chat with him they figured out everything is A-OK.

I mean, fine, he doesn't sound like he's about to go on a killing spree, but it sure as hell looks like he needed an intervention. It's probably not as clear-cut as "lol they didn't give him enough attention", but it really does seem like it could be prevented.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Another mass shooting

« on: May 26, 2014, 05:00:47 PM »

That is unfortunate. But you can't force an adult to get help until it's too late. Maybe it was more obvious to the parents because the people who came to check on him said he seemed fine. They could have spent more time looking into it but then you'd have a tough time convincing people to spend the resources.

Yeah, it's not an easy situation. It just sucks that this all could have probably been prevented. Especially given that his parents are loaded.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Another mass shooting

« on: May 26, 2014, 04:19:44 PM »

How can you get someone help when they're not unstable?

Everyone knew he was unstable. His parents saw the videos he's been uploading and sought help, but the issue was quickly dismissed.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Another mass shooting

« on: May 26, 2014, 02:18:17 PM »

No true scotsman. If you kill lots of people then you're mentally ill. The act of killing lots of people makes you so.

Yeah, it was in response to hordes of people saying that he wasn't mentally ill. I don't think he was trying to make a breakthrough of any sort (he's fucking Maddox), he was just stating the obvious.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: European polls

« on: May 26, 2014, 07:49:25 AM »

If they don't accomplish anything isn't that technically mission success?

From my point of view, yes. Probably not from theirs.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Another mass shooting

« on: May 26, 2014, 07:48:45 AM »

100% of gun massacres occur by people with mental illness. If you disagree with that statement, be prepared to make the case that there are some rational, cool-headed people who, after thinking clearly and weighing the pros and cons, decide to commit mass killings. There aren't. Rather than focusing our efforts on demonizing society, guns, gender or family, we should focus our efforts on getting people with mental illness the help they need. The fact that there's stigma associated with receiving mental health care is a problem. If you know someone in need, reach out and try to get them help. Trying to rationalize an irrational act is futile. Rational people don't go on shooting rampages.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10152444077178291&id=17359118290

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: European polls

« on: May 26, 2014, 01:27:04 AM »

It's okay, guys. The European Parliament cannot actually accomplish anything UKIP wants to accomplish, and now that they have seats there, they're likely to take a 180-degree turn on their "we'll take power away from EP ourselves" policy. And then the Thorks will get angry and vote Labour like they always should have.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: European polls

« on: May 25, 2014, 11:09:31 PM »

Does all of Europe vote at the same time? To me the EU is starting to look more and more like the US. With a Federal government overseeing many smaller state governments.

Yes, that's the general aim. Unfortunately, some backwards tardlets are preventing the rise of the glorious United States of Europe.

I hope PP has gone quiet because he is gathering his piss stained mattress and his pet lice.

No, I'm trying to figure out how to carpetbomb the UK so that the debris makes a perfect depiction of Ed Miliband's face in stratellite photos.

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Flat Earth Community / Re: Astronomers found a star colder than ice

« on: May 25, 2014, 10:50:00 PM »

Pardon my dullness, but the above three posts are satire, correct?

It is fair to assume that whenever fappenhosen is involved.

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Arts & Entertainment / Re: Watch_Dogs

« on: May 25, 2014, 10:49:16 PM »

You can torrent the game now. People are giving the writing pretty high praise.

I've paid for the game already. I wonder how that  would work in court, though. If you paid for the game, then downloaded it, is it still piracy? I suppose it would be because I bought it specifically from Steam.

I dunno about American law, but in many countries this would be a no-no because torrenting has an upload component to it. Distribution of pirated software is usually more srs than downloading it anyway.

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Flat Earth Community / Re: Dealing with Conspiracy Theories

« on: May 25, 2014, 10:40:46 PM »

The REer need only point to one counter-example, such as the use of FligthAware (See http://flightaware.com/ .) [...]

Why do you start new threads about things you've already been shown to be wrong about? I second jroa's proposal. Please explain the purpose of this thread, other than it being your personal blog.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: European polls

« on: May 25, 2014, 10:39:20 PM »

So, should I get popcorn and watch BBC or something?

Spam F5 here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/events/vote2014/eu-uk-results

It's the Brits' idea of a good time.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Transgenderism

« on: May 25, 2014, 10:38:30 PM »

Sitting down while having a wee?

That's just convenience, isn't it?

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Transgenderism

« on: May 25, 2014, 10:28:23 PM »

Umm kind of. Just because I want to know what things are percieved as feminine. 

Don't worry, you'll find out when you're older. Suffice to say that I have occasionally been "misgendered", albeit admittedly too rarely for it to mean anything.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: European polls

« on: May 25, 2014, 10:27:24 PM »

I can confirm that Thork is being fairly serious.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: European polls

« on: May 25, 2014, 10:04:30 PM »

I thought pizaaplanet was african-american!!?? 

This doesn't stop me from being Polish.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: European polls

« on: May 25, 2014, 09:39:48 PM »

Go back to Poland, pizaaplanet.

Never! If the immigrants are going, you're all going down with us!

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: European polls

« on: May 25, 2014, 09:34:40 PM »

Not before I blow up a few buildings!

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: European polls

« on: May 25, 2014, 09:29:59 PM »

Boo! Electoral fraud! Marxism!