Rubric

Pluralism is not, does not require, and does not necessitate, relativism. That a denomination teaches a doctrine does not make it sound. That there is disagreement on an issue of ...

I am anti-killing for killing's sake. How can you not be? Because we have yet to discuss in detail the case of someone who kill's for killing's sake. Is not ...

Right. Properly. I am anti-unecessary killing What is necessity? Do you eat more meat than is strictly necessary for dietary requirements (in the understanding that an adequate vegan diet should ...

So your argument is that whether or not your diet results in the death of living things is irrelevant to your position on activities that result in the death of ...

Nether, you policing other christians is exactly the same as you policing everyone else. Christians have the right to their own choice too. Except that Nether isn't threatening violence for ...

Are you a vegan? Do you have white blood cells and a functioning immune system? necessarily be proud of mastering We are not talking about justifying pride, we are talking ...

So I think it's fine for your uncle to hunt for food, but wrong for your uncle to derive pleasure from hunting for food. Is it wrong to derive satisfaction ...

EDIT: For the sake of clarity. You seemed to skip the double standard you're imposing. If your concession is only of points you can no longer defend, then it isn't ...

"I will concede the debate if you concede on all points I have not been demonstrated to be misinformed on, or wrong in regards to." I feel like someone found ...

I liked the bit where you shifted the conversation from the interpretation of the second amendment to the validity of the second amendment without acknowledging your misstatement of legal principle.

That interpretation of the second amendment to the US constitution is not relevant in the 21st century. This isn't how law works. This is the version of the amendment ratified ...

Also, why do we keep talking about military things? What applies to civilians (which is what we're talking about) doesn't apply to the military. I probably won't be engaging in ...

Actually, the US also has 5 times as many homicides as Ireland from any method. Maybe Americans are just violent? Or maybe Guns aren't the only significant variable. Just saying. ...

So if you think your sword is adequate for home defence, why would anyone need a gun for that? I don't recall saying it was adequate, or expressing a desire ...

Just a quick aside: Rubric, what do you do for personal/home defence? What would you do in the (exceedingly unlikely) event that the Australian government overstepped its democratic mandate? Toward ...