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  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Who would you save?

    Draknghar "A human baby has the chance of becoming better than the cat, but there is an equal chance of the baby becoming a worthless drug addict" There is a ...

    Apr 12, 2012
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Who would you save?

    The main conceptual difficulty for me is that this baby just seems to have popped into existence. But yeah for me it's a no brainer, save the kid. I love ...

    Apr 12, 2012
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Abortions

    "I find it odd people want to perform a reproductive act while not wanting to actually reproduce." I'm pretty suspicious of this remark as it's almost certainly bait for a ...

    Apr 12, 2012
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Abortion

    "The law is reason free from passion" Aristotle probably wouldn't pass a modern day bar exam. Just because he said it doesn't make it true. If you ever attend court ...

    Mar 20, 2012
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Abortion

    "But morality and legality should not be synonymous. Religion and philosophy are things I believe should stay separate from the law, in any ideal modern civilization." Morality is not neccessarily ...

    Mar 19, 2012
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: I don't understand christianity

    Yes. A good portion of the Christian Old Testament are the books of the prophets. Moses, Isaiah, Jeremiah and such. Keep in mind that Jesus isn't really identified as a ...

    Mar 18, 2012
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Global Warming

    1. Climate change exists. 2. Climate change is a natural occurence. 3. Climate change is exaccerbated by human industry (such as industrial farming and an overreliance on certain kinds of ...

    Mar 16, 2012
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: The Bible

    "Many historians believe, for instance, that the people who built the pyramids were devout religious followers and not Jewish slaves." Be careful not to convince the historical claims of the ...

    Mar 9, 2012
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Jessica Alqhuist

    Surely it's more of a case of the graduating class vocalising religious views, and the school affirming their right to do so. Surely to remove the banner would be an ...

    Mar 3, 2012
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: The totalitarian nature of religion

    re·li·gion    [ri-lij-uhn] noun 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, ...

    Mar 1, 2012
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: The actual Jesus probably didn't exist

    How convenient for you tr3x that when confronted with a well-reasoned detractor you can refuse to respond and yet still claim victory. I disagree with Hayden on a great many ...

    Feb 19, 2012
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Your Views on Homosexuality

    "But with that said the same rule of the bible doesn't apply to homosexuality because it's not just in there it's taught (at least for me) so I know it's ...

    Feb 16, 2012
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Your Views on Homosexuality

    If you seriously believe homosexual marriage could damage your heterosexual marriage then you probably should not be getting married until you're more sure of your relationship (directed at no-one). A

    Feb 16, 2012
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Syria

    1) If Turkey received any support in invading Syria (as you suggest) it WOULD BE a western-backed invasion. Arab nations, China and Russia would respond and we'd have at best ...

    Feb 14, 2012
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Should parents smack their children?

    Should childen be allowed to smack their parents when they misbehave?

    Jan 29, 2012


Every time I’ve gotten feedback that was hard to take it was usually hard to take because there was truth in it and I didn’t like that (or didn’t want to receive it). That’s not to say all harsh feedback is good or that we should be harsh for harshness’ sake, but learning to absorb truth without letting it break your inner core/break you is a lifelong skill that keeps your mind elastic and open to learning.
— soundofmind