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The burden of proof lies with those making the claim. Please (however redundant it may seem to you) point out the relevancy of a logical fallacy, instead of invoking it ...

I'd like to first say: keep it respectful. It appears a moderator has already taken notice, but just to emphasize, stroking your egos isn't constructive. And if a mod has ...

I recall quite coldly writing something along the lines of "Assisted suicide would lower healthcare costs" on a school paper once and my teacher noted "YES!!!" next to it. :p

Philosophy is a tedious concept to grasp. I don't know the depths of it, really. I know existentialism is a vague term because it basically is philosophy as a whole. ...

I understand the caution towards usury, but this propaganda cartoon, while being clever and insightful at times, is pretty naive and loony in the Ron Paul sort of fashion. Not ...

My apologies. I mean to say that I would go for nihilism more than existentialism, because I do not believe there is any meaning to create. Oh come on you ...

Welcome if you're new, I like your avatar. :) Three hour long zeitgeist crap? Please write to us something substantial and we can talk I don't have time for this. ...

Well until eating fast food impairs your driving or adds pounds to the people next to you, I wouldn't compare them. That said, public health is a dire/expensive situation for ...

Classic scenario. Pretty much sets up the big questions in ethics. The two quotes you compared are important to contrast because while it's not easy to say why, one seems ...

Interesting (and harmless) reaction to election: 20 States have petitioned to secede... I also find it incredible that so much of the election focused on Benghazi, where 4 Americans were ...

Dude, your posts are awesome. Very well thought out and even handed. I'll try to do it justice but bear with me. Budget: Obama promised to cut the deficit in ...

The dust has settled after an exciting day. Marriage equality, "legalization" of marijuana, Akin and Mourdock are gone, Warren and Baldwin are in, Romney hasn't been elected... I'm calling this ...

I agree that it should be legalized. I'll be honest though, the true reason I want it legalized is just so that I can smoke it without having to worry ...