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Amille

  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: The Trump Administration

    I did commit to not visiting Russia until Putin was out, given their human rights abuses and war-mongering. Sadly, since Trump's election, I've had to commit to doing the same ...

    Wed Aug 09, 2017 7:06 pm
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Are internet writing forums dying? If so, why?

    (First of all, sorry if SD&D is the wrong place. I hope it's okay. I posted it here instead of Lounge because I was interested in serious thoughtful discussion instead ...

    Tue Jul 18, 2017 3:08 pm
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Why do we try to stop suicide?

    Why do we treat cancer and heart attacks? Suicide and self harm in an estimated 50-90% cases are symptoms of mental illness. We treat illnesses before they take lives. Simple. ...

    Tue Jun 16, 2015 4:04 pm
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Termination of Pregnancy due to foetal abnormalities

    It's tiny micro-aggressions like this that make life a living hell for lgbt+ people, especially trans people. Your life was made a living hell because someone said "women" instead of ...

    Mon Sep 15, 2014 6:18 pm
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: The Gattaca argument

    Kyllorac: I'm not sure why you are so insistent on spreading anti-medicine propaganda, but your designation of psychiatry is not only wrong; it's insulting. A psychiatrist must go through years ...

    Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:57 pm
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Gay rights? (cont)

    @Spotswood: Could be wrong but I think Karzin is a man. Specifically, a white knight. @Snoink: So, basically, if someone doesn't care about something related to human rights at all, ...

    Mon May 19, 2014 9:55 pm
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: How important are looks?

    Physical presentation is very important. Dozens and dozens of studies have confirmed that people, in general, treat you a lot better if they sense that you take care of your ...

    Sun Apr 27, 2014 5:37 pm
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Abortion: Good or Bad

    What a fetus (aborted or otherwise) looks like is completely beside the point. Posting gruesome pictures to try to shock people into agreeing with you is bad form, and an ...

    Sun Apr 27, 2014 5:32 pm
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Abortion: Good or Bad

    @Audy, I have a limited time to answer at the moment, so forgive me for not responding to the entirety of your post. Hey @Amille Let's not pretend or fall ...

    Sun Apr 20, 2014 7:07 pm
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Abortion: Good or Bad

    Hey @Audy, you seem to be extremely ignorant of the pro-life position, so let me break it down for you. It's not just a belief system. Society's morals are always ...

    Sat Apr 19, 2014 5:39 pm
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Your view on religion?

    @Karzkin : First of all, I am not a Christian. I think Christianity has done great harm to the world; this, however, should not even be relevant to the debate. ...

    Sun Jan 12, 2014 5:59 am
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Your view on religion?

    @Cole Are you able to actually present this evidence? In particular, I'm interested in the historic evidence in favour of Jesus. I am genuinely interested, so please don't think it'd ...

    Sun Jan 12, 2014 4:32 am
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Abortion: should the father have a say?

    Karzin and niteowl: So now it is an imperative for a man to stay by a woman even if she makes a decision that he sees as fundamentally unforgivable? You ...

    Sun Jan 12, 2014 4:29 am
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Abortion: should the father have a say?

    @CowLogic : Well, with the violinist analogy, you are missing an important step, which would be the authority in question physically hooking you up to this violinist. Another difference is ...

    Mon Dec 23, 2013 10:38 pm
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Abortion: should the father have a say?

    Cowlogic, have you heard of the Violinist analogy? If not, you should look it up and tell me what you think. Essentially, it is an argument that abortion is indeed ...

    Sun Dec 22, 2013 5:17 am


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