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Re: *Should Guns Be Outlawed in America?*
Some factors that might be related to high incidences of gun crime in the US as opposed to other MEDCs [More Economically Developed Countries]: -- Economic factors such as high ...
Apr 5, 2013 -
Re: Is it irresponsible to have more than two children?
Education, not only about population growth, but also about practical matters, such as how to make the most of stuff on a day-to-day basis, would be good - as Targuini ...
Apr 5, 2013 -
Re: Spanking children. Discipline or abuse?
Trust me, if I were going off on a rant, you'd know it ;) Have you got any citations for the things you're saying here? For the record, if you're ...
Apr 4, 2013 -
Re: Spanking children. Discipline or abuse?
No. No, no, no. Mental illness does not mean someone must have been abused. Also, you've completely ignored any 'nurture' factors, by saying everything is predetermined by our biological parents ...
Apr 4, 2013 -
Re: Clothing
^Someone who has two X chromosomes I'm guessing. (Not saying that is necessarily correct.) For anyone about to query the 'not necessarily correct' part of that, have some links. Piece ...
Apr 3, 2013 -
Re: Spanking children. Discipline or abuse?
Because when you get these teens who shout at their parents, they're not under control-- they're throwing a temper tantrum (and wouldn't be, if they'd been disciplined). However, it's perfectly ...
Apr 3, 2013 -
Re: Adoption Not Abortion!
The fact that cigarettes and alcohol (combined?) cause more deaths than pregnancy doesn't mean pregnancy isn't dangerous. Have some maternal mortality rates from 2010. EDIT: Also, I missed this gem: ...
Apr 2, 2013 -
Re: *Should Guns Be Outlawed in America?*
[...] alcohol [is] for loosers! People who can't handle life as humans! Who can't handle it at all! Wow okay. I'll put that drink away and go think about how ...
Apr 2, 2013 -
Re: *Should Guns Be Outlawed in America?*
Hmm. I'm aware that semi-autos at least are used in competition. (Links are to posts on the tumblr of a competetive shooter in the UK.) In hunting down those posts, ...
Apr 2, 2013 -
Re: *Should Guns Be Outlawed in America?*
If you're pro-guns, I can only assume that it is for one of these two reasons, as that was the entire purpose of the Amendment. I'm largely indifferent or undecided ...
Apr 2, 2013 -
Re: Is homeopathy more than the placebo effect?
Wikipedia article. Debate, go.
Mar 31, 2013 -
Re: 1 Timothy 2:11-15 and 1 Corinthians 14:34-35
Okay, I've now actually had a look at the atheist census thing. I know you said it's the best you could find, but we should probably be wary of the ...
Mar 29, 2013 -
Re: 1 Timothy 2:11-15 and 1 Corinthians 14:34-35
Remember that debate we had about atheists and sexism? I bet that plays in, at least a bit.
Mar 29, 2013 -
Re: Clothing
Because you live in a really hot country, perhaps, and want as little icky sticky clothing clinging to you as possible? I could probably think of other reasons.
Mar 28, 2013 -
Re: Clothing
Straw feminism isn't a literary idea, it's a fallacy used in political debating. I didn't intend to spark such drama o_O Effectively what I said up there was "I've only ...
Mar 28, 2013
