Care to expand on that? The Nazi regime was a massive failure, why would you want them to be the victors?Saippua said:I wish nazis had won WW2. Im not an anti-semite though.
Damn it pressed the wrong button. Anyway to the point. So all of eastern europe including my country wouldn't get fucked over by the soviets.The Unworthy Gentleman said:Care to expand on that? The Nazi regime was a massive failure, why would you want them to be the victors?Saippua said:I wish nazis had won WW2. Im not an anti-semite though.
Fair enough, I was expecting you to say that it's because they were actually fairly good. They weren't. However, they may have been fucked over just as badly by the Nazis and the continuous war from the Allies.Saippua said:Damn it pressed the wrong button. Anyway to the point. So all of eastern europe including my country wouldn't get fucked over by the soviets.The Unworthy Gentleman said:Care to expand on that? The Nazi regime was a massive failure, why would you want them to be the victors?Saippua said:I wish nazis had won WW2. Im not an anti-semite though.
i agree with almost everything you said except i'm not a christian and i've never played oblivionAstylahAthrys said:I enjoy the Star Wars prequels. I happen to like episode 3 more than episode 4, but I love 5 and 6 much more than any of the other movies. Also, I sympathize with Anakin.
Halo is a fantastic game. So are all the sequels.
I'm proud to be a Christian, but I still don't care if you aren't. That's your choice.
Fox News is just another slant in news media and is just as bad as the rest of American Cable News. I happen to switch between all of them, and they all slant to their demographic.
Oblivion was much better than Fallout 3.
I love Fable 3. It was super fun and lived up to all my expectations.
I hope I didn't anger anybody too much here, I'm well aware that the above is extremely unpopular and many of you will dislike what I have to say.
Its funny you should mention the 500 year rule over Africa.Baradiel said:So, what I could gather from that seemingly impenetrable mass of ignorance is that you think the reason that Africa (in general) is worse off than the West and has not improved is because of their skin colour...Your once and future Fanboy said:you are right, i agree, thats why i specified that the areas and countries where shit and the actions of that people in that region are whats the problem. im not saying that usa for example will become a chaotic mess if obama get a second term, or if another black person becomes president.Woodsey said:He said "controversial opinion", not your most mind-numbingly retarded one.Your once and future Fanboy said:well, im anti-religion to the point that i've argued with preist...in church! but i am against all things that hinder intelectual reason, religion just happens to be the biggest obsticle to common sense.
Im gonna get flamed for this, but i belive that everywhere the black and brown people have control over a larger populous than 50-100 people, it will most likely go to hell. Just look at South-Africa, Libya and in South-America. You have powerty, corruption, genocide, rape, child labor and a general miss-use of power. Just look at the case with Gadaffi if you don't belive me! And he isn't one in a million either.
I belive that white people have better inclanation to build and function in larger societies. Look at democracy, industry, the scientific method, philosophy, international laws of war and conflict, underground sewer systems, better adjusting to being a part of larger groups (something that wheren't normal for our early societies in Africa, we would be more likely to lash out violently when emotionaly and mentaly stressed because we wheren't designed to live like that).
It's not a coincidence!
So when it comes to that part of humanity, I belive there IS a "evolutionary" difference between the first man in Africa and the caucasian man up in the north.
Of course Im not saying that makes one supperior than the other, and I am not a rasist!
I repeat, I AM NOT A RASIST!
"It's not a coincidence!"
Maybe not, but not because of fucking skin colour. And do not assume that just because certain areas are in shit now means they always have been. Africa's problems meanwhile are caused by factors ranging from simple bad luck to the nature of the land they live on. Them being black has nothing to do with it.
im just saying that the worst places in the world are in these areas where those races are in control and in these regions, but the history and culture of those countries are the problem. and they havent improved the world or the evolution of humans as a big, societal creatures with new ways of thinking like democrasy, or build up the rights of people and the induvidial.
If you want to disagre with that, go down to any African or islamistic country and say that you are gay!
you'll be beaten to death before you can think "oh fuck".
"im just saying that the worst places in the world are in these areas where those races are in control"
Mhmm... Theres quite a bit wrong with your theory.
For starters, The West has been relatively secure in it's sovereignty. Just take a brief glance at the history of Africa; it's spent most of the last 500 years under the rule of different European powers! You know those "white people". While being stripped of their natural resources (and therefore their opportunity for wealth, and advancement) they were also kept deliberately disadvantaged. It's easier to oppress a people when they don't know how to read or write!
Then theres the scientific evidence that comes crashing down on your flimsy argument. The colour of someones skin is dependant on melanin. Countless studies have shown there is no difference in intelligence depending on skin colour. Thats just one scientific fact that overrules your flawed, opinionated theory.
And crossing into religion, you're blaming religious extremism on their race? Seriously?! People are attracted to extremism for countless reasons, specifically when they are uneducated and stricken by poverty (see the after effects of Colonialism)
You can't spout this sort of bigoted bullshit without looking like an utter tool. (And by the way, you do.) Before you come up with these sort of crackpot theories, try and learn abit about history, and people, and science, before stating your ideas in a way that would make London cabbies turn away in shame.
I don't want to break Godwin's law, and I've been given a warning for accusing someone of being a troll, so by necessity you are somewhere in between. Some sort of troll-Nazi hybrid.
Oh, and you are most certainly a racist.
Again, as I said in my original post, I can't prove that consequentialism is wrong, not off the top of my head. It's mostly a matter of faith for me, with some logic thrown in. What a situation like that comes down to is, I believe there are worse things than physical harm, or even death. "Fear not him who can harm the body, but he who can destroy both body and soul in Hell." and all that. I believe that some actions are so wrong that committing them makes the world a worse place, makes me a worse person, and ignores the human dignity of the people I've harmed. And here's the thing, I think you do too. As you say "...though of course there are things that I could simply never do." This may just be you admitting a physical revulsion to something, but I would posit that that revulsion is based on a deeper moral recognition that you shouldn't go there, for any reason.Da Orky Man said:I may well have misunderstood the position, though I thoroughly agree with your first statement.
However, if I had to commit a decidedly evil act to save that many people, then as long as I could emotionally do so at the time, I would, though of course there are things that I could simply never do.
I would consider it selfish because, rather than allow yourself to live with massive guilt and save hundreds of people, you would rather them die with yourself. Since it's your legacy lives on in the world, I would like to know that I saved lives at tremendous cost to myself rather than let myself and them die.
But surprisingly few people agree with this.
Maybe you think of problems in terms of "is this the right approach to the situation", but the vast majority do not. Almost every conservative republican I have met, or even seen give a speech or something about one of those topics seem to just go along with whatever the guidelines of the conservative political party are, regardless of whether or not it's the right way.Arsen said:We think in terms of "is this the right way to approach the solution" instead of the "wow, this works great on a surface level" approach most leftist members typically view. Even then, one has to argue that morality comes into play, and we usually view it moreso from that angle than "whatever works...works". Sometimes it may "work" in a sense, but it isn't altogether the right way to solve the problem when you look deep down into the complexity of things.Xojins said:My controversial opinions...
1. Women are not as logical as men and too often let their emotions make their decisions.
2. Conservative republicans are all scumbags who would rather let the entire country suffer than actually invoke change for the better of their people.
Like homosexuality: Yes, it looks like on the surface level we're just gay bashing, trying to preserve rights to our own, and force a religious standpoint upon others, but then again we have to bring up the relevance as to what causes homosexuality. How do we know the people in the LGBT community are truly "happy" with their choices? Do they even know they are happy? How would they know they are happy, in a non-discriminating...open-minded fashion, if in fact it is a hormonal/sociological/environmental/genetic/etc/etc/etc...problem? The reason this is never brought up is the fear that it provides more ammo to the right wing types who wish to add more "proof" to the table and destroy their basis of rights.
Now, with that being said, what can someone honestly bring forth in contempt, that we aren't approaching the problem in the correct light? How are being unfair or cruel to these people? We need more answers on these subjects, things which are honorable and in depth studies, instead of just "surface level" answers.
I hope this provides answers for you.
To be fair, the left often shows the exact same attitude. The only reason they often do make compromises is to make their public perception more appealing. Even then...everytime they do it's a lighthearted, lukewarm sort of "compromise" which is more often a political tactic instead of an outright "decision".Xojins said:Maybe you think of problems in terms of "is this the right approach to the situation", but the vast majority do not. Almost every conservative republican I have met, or even seen give a speech or something about one of those topics seem to just go along with whatever the guidelines of the conservative political party are, regardless of whether or not it's the right way.Arsen said:We think in terms of "is this the right way to approach the solution" instead of the "wow, this works great on a surface level" approach most leftist members typically view. Even then, one has to argue that morality comes into play, and we usually view it moreso from that angle than "whatever works...works". Sometimes it may "work" in a sense, but it isn't altogether the right way to solve the problem when you look deep down into the complexity of things.Xojins said:My controversial opinions...
1. Women are not as logical as men and too often let their emotions make their decisions.
2. Conservative republicans are all scumbags who would rather let the entire country suffer than actually invoke change for the better of their people.
Like homosexuality: Yes, it looks like on the surface level we're just gay bashing, trying to preserve rights to our own, and force a religious standpoint upon others, but then again we have to bring up the relevance as to what causes homosexuality. How do we know the people in the LGBT community are truly "happy" with their choices? Do they even know they are happy? How would they know they are happy, in a non-discriminating...open-minded fashion, if in fact it is a hormonal/sociological/environmental/genetic/etc/etc/etc...problem? The reason this is never brought up is the fear that it provides more ammo to the right wing types who wish to add more "proof" to the table and destroy their basis of rights.
Now, with that being said, what can someone honestly bring forth in contempt, that we aren't approaching the problem in the correct light? How are being unfair or cruel to these people? We need more answers on these subjects, things which are honorable and in depth studies, instead of just "surface level" answers.
I hope this provides answers for you.
Take Newt Gingrich for example. As soon as he disagreed with the voucher health plan, the entire right basically disowned him for not agreeing with the party's position. Then, Gingrich immediately went back on his previous statements claiming he never opposed it in any way. By the way, if you think the voucher health plan is the way to go, you don't care about your citizens (I'm assuming we're talking about American politics). I could write probably 10 pages of text about this, but I don't really have the patience.
My biggest problem with the conservative republicans though is the fact that they are completely unwilling to consider someone else's point of view. At least the left is willing to make compromises while the right refuse to even consider any other plan or opinion; "Our way or no way" pretty much sums up the right.
Also, regarding homosexuality, who the hell are you to question whether or not they are happy? If the majority say they are unhappy with the way the system is now, who the hell are you to question them? If they are happy being gay, you have no right to question it.
"Sane person"... best title EVER!Johnny Impact said:Listen to what sane person says.Blobpie said:But onto my controversial opinion:
I believe that both religion and science are both right about the creation of the universe. IE: God would use evolution in creating the universe. (This doesn't seam that bad to me, but some people get pissy about my opinion...)
Science and religion are not mutually exclusive. Each side is eminently fond of the straw man argument it uses to attack the other. Each side demonstrates poor understanding of itself and its chosen opposition.
Science is a tool for understanding the universe. One of the most basic rules of science is that of improving the tool over time: any principle, no matter how basic, can be disproven or modified any time the evidence calls for it. Take light, for instance. It was once thought to be instantaneous. Then it was proven to have a definite, measurable speed. That light behaves as both particles and waves simultaneously (don't know the science, forgive any inaccuracy) seemed impossible but it is indeed the case. A true scientist would be the first to state that while science may someday collect evidence pointing to the probability of a supreme being, no amount of science can ever disprove God. All we can say is, "We haven't found anything conclusive."
Now for the religious side. The Bible was written by man, not God. Divinely inspired, perhaps, but written by man. Man is fallible, opinionated, and very limited in his understanding of the universe. If a supreme being had told man thousands of years ago that the points of light in the night sky were balls of fusing hydrogen, billions of years old, billions of miles away, do you think primitive man could have handled that? What about dinosaurs? God didn't bother explaining that stuff because it didn't have any relevance to his message and man wouldn't have understood anyway. He communicated to man in terms that man could understand at the time: fire, blood, sacrifice, love, judgement, et cetera. This does not mean the dinosaurs never existed, nor will it ever mean that, no matter how vigorously the fundamentalists scream and wave their hands.
You've obviously never heard of the term "power vacuum". Look up the term, and then look at the history of colonial powers and Africa. If your as smart and educated as you say you are, you'll see the connection sooner or later. And it has nothing to do with race.Your once and future Fanboy said:Its funny you should mention the 500 year rule over Africa.
Because most of the area's biggest problems occured after the white collonies left.
I would love to hear the evidence for such a bold statement beyond the usual "Christianity presupposes an intelligent designer that designed biological processes in nature to operate a certain way in which to not be sinful, Christianity dictates homosexuality does not follow this design and is such sinful, so clearly homosexuals cannot be truly happy unless they are in a True Christian Heterosexual Relationship (TM). Like Christians!".Arsen said:Doesn't it intellectually strike someone as odd that these people are attracted to the similar gender when...I know how this is going to sound...they aren't supposed to feel attracted towards the same gender, regardless of what your opinion or my opinion in the matter, is.
Watch out, i hear he's a menace with the jellybeans.King Toasty said:Oh god, Tom Baker is at my window. 0.0
...I can't even believe what I'm reading. I've never actually said this before, but your point of view is wrong. Plain and simple. You can explain your point of view all you want, and you can try to justify your beliefs all you want, but it's not going to convince those of us who already know it to be wrong.Arsen said:To be fair, the left often shows the exact same attitude. The only reason they often do make compromises is to make their public perception more appealing. Even then...everytime they do it's a lighthearted, lukewarm sort of "compromise" which is more often a political tactic instead of an outright "decision".Xojins said:Maybe you think of problems in terms of "is this the right approach to the situation", but the vast majority do not. Almost every conservative republican I have met, or even seen give a speech or something about one of those topics seem to just go along with whatever the guidelines of the conservative political party are, regardless of whether or not it's the right way.Arsen said:We think in terms of "is this the right way to approach the solution" instead of the "wow, this works great on a surface level" approach most leftist members typically view. Even then, one has to argue that morality comes into play, and we usually view it moreso from that angle than "whatever works...works". Sometimes it may "work" in a sense, but it isn't altogether the right way to solve the problem when you look deep down into the complexity of things.Xojins said:My controversial opinions...
1. Women are not as logical as men and too often let their emotions make their decisions.
2. Conservative republicans are all scumbags who would rather let the entire country suffer than actually invoke change for the better of their people.
Like homosexuality: Yes, it looks like on the surface level we're just gay bashing, trying to preserve rights to our own, and force a religious standpoint upon others, but then again we have to bring up the relevance as to what causes homosexuality. How do we know the people in the LGBT community are truly "happy" with their choices? Do they even know they are happy? How would they know they are happy, in a non-discriminating...open-minded fashion, if in fact it is a hormonal/sociological/environmental/genetic/etc/etc/etc...problem? The reason this is never brought up is the fear that it provides more ammo to the right wing types who wish to add more "proof" to the table and destroy their basis of rights.
Now, with that being said, what can someone honestly bring forth in contempt, that we aren't approaching the problem in the correct light? How are being unfair or cruel to these people? We need more answers on these subjects, things which are honorable and in depth studies, instead of just "surface level" answers.
I hope this provides answers for you.
Take Newt Gingrich for example. As soon as he disagreed with the voucher health plan, the entire right basically disowned him for not agreeing with the party's position. Then, Gingrich immediately went back on his previous statements claiming he never opposed it in any way. By the way, if you think the voucher health plan is the way to go, you don't care about your citizens (I'm assuming we're talking about American politics). I could write probably 10 pages of text about this, but I don't really have the patience.
My biggest problem with the conservative republicans though is the fact that they are completely unwilling to consider someone else's point of view. At least the left is willing to make compromises while the right refuse to even consider any other plan or opinion; "Our way or no way" pretty much sums up the right.
Also, regarding homosexuality, who the hell are you to question whether or not they are happy? If the majority say they are unhappy with the way the system is now, who the hell are you to question them? If they are happy being gay, you have no right to question it.
Who the hell am I to question them? Someone who has the logical belief that there may be in fact, something going on beneath the surface level that requires in depth, scientific explanation as to "why" they feel the way they do. Doesn't it intellectually strike someone as odd that these people are attracted to the similar gender when...I know how this is going to sound...they aren't supposed to feel attracted towards the same gender, regardless of what your opinion or my opinion in the matter, is.
It's a question that requires proper explanation for the debate to bloody hell end. Sorry, but it's not MY perception that needs changing. It's the understanding the gay rights advocates needs to come to the proper conclusion of.
And there is nothing to say that they "are happy". All they know is that "they are attracted to the same gender". It would be outside their psychology and ability to understand these things.
Edit: Never mind, looks like my post did make it through, it just took way longer than I expected to show up. If my previous post seems to lack much structure, it's because I was genuinely shocked that you seriously defend that point of view.Arsen said:Snip
ShadowsofHope said:I would love to hear the evidence for such a bold statement beyond the usual "Christianity presupposes an intelligent designer that designed biological processes in nature to operate a certain way in which to not be sinful, Christianity dictates homosexuality does not follow this design and is such sinful, so clearly homosexuals cannot be truly happy unless they are in a True Christian Heterosexual Relationship (TM). Like Christians!".Arsen said:Doesn't it intellectually strike someone as odd that these people are attracted to the similar gender when...I know how this is going to sound...they aren't supposed to feel attracted towards the same gender, regardless of what your opinion or my opinion in the matter, is.
I know how your post sounds, and it still sounds like Conservative Christian drivel (ie. "moral stick up one's ass") from someone whom can't think outside of the Bible and Church when interacting with the real world, and cries "Bigotry!" every time someone calls you out on such narrowminded assertions and absolutions.
Sorry, your view is tantamount to Anarchism and anarchism is a precursor to the feudal system. The world does not to need to reverse 700 years. My controversial opinion is that I believe that Fascism didn't get a chance. It actually works. If you leader isn't Hitler that is. But even then, Germany was a world power within 6 years from when the Nazis got in power to the onset of world war.The Lesbian Flower said:I believe that every single thing in this world should be free (food, clothes, cars, medical care, houses, etc...), we should do away with money, and have all people on the planet work for no pay (well, all the free stuff would kind of be pay).
As a child I always thought that this solution would solve all issues human beings could ever face.
And hundreds of years of foreign domination isn't going to leave a mark? Make no mistake, the countries of Africa would probably be in a much better state if they hadn't been devastated by European empire-building. If you think it was a mutually beneficial agreement, why is Africa so behind the West in economics, and as such, general advancement? Because we took their stuff! (I'm assuming you're of European descent.)Your once and future Fanboy said:Its funny you should mention the 500 year rule over Africa.Baradiel said:So, what I could gather from that seemingly impenetrable mass of ignorance is that you think the reason that Africa (in general) is worse off than the West and has not improved is because of their skin colour...Your once and future Fanboy said:you are right, i agree, thats why i specified that the areas and countries where shit and the actions of that people in that region are whats the problem. im not saying that usa for example will become a chaotic mess if obama get a second term, or if another black person becomes president.Woodsey said:He said "controversial opinion", not your most mind-numbingly retarded one.Your once and future Fanboy said:well, im anti-religion to the point that i've argued with preist...in church! but i am against all things that hinder intelectual reason, religion just happens to be the biggest obsticle to common sense.
Im gonna get flamed for this, but i belive that everywhere the black and brown people have control over a larger populous than 50-100 people, it will most likely go to hell. Just look at South-Africa, Libya and in South-America. You have powerty, corruption, genocide, rape, child labor and a general miss-use of power. Just look at the case with Gadaffi if you don't belive me! And he isn't one in a million either.
I belive that white people have better inclanation to build and function in larger societies. Look at democracy, industry, the scientific method, philosophy, international laws of war and conflict, underground sewer systems, better adjusting to being a part of larger groups (something that wheren't normal for our early societies in Africa, we would be more likely to lash out violently when emotionaly and mentaly stressed because we wheren't designed to live like that).
It's not a coincidence!
So when it comes to that part of humanity, I belive there IS a "evolutionary" difference between the first man in Africa and the caucasian man up in the north.
Of course Im not saying that makes one supperior than the other, and I am not a rasist!
I repeat, I AM NOT A RASIST!
"It's not a coincidence!"
Maybe not, but not because of fucking skin colour. And do not assume that just because certain areas are in shit now means they always have been. Africa's problems meanwhile are caused by factors ranging from simple bad luck to the nature of the land they live on. Them being black has nothing to do with it.
im just saying that the worst places in the world are in these areas where those races are in control and in these regions, but the history and culture of those countries are the problem. and they havent improved the world or the evolution of humans as a big, societal creatures with new ways of thinking like democrasy, or build up the rights of people and the induvidial.
If you want to disagre with that, go down to any African or islamistic country and say that you are gay!
you'll be beaten to death before you can think "oh fuck".
"im just saying that the worst places in the world are in these areas where those races are in control"
Mhmm... Theres quite a bit wrong with your theory.
For starters, The West has been relatively secure in it's sovereignty. Just take a brief glance at the history of Africa; it's spent most of the last 500 years under the rule of different European powers! You know those "white people". While being stripped of their natural resources (and therefore their opportunity for wealth, and advancement) they were also kept deliberately disadvantaged. It's easier to oppress a people when they don't know how to read or write!
Then theres the scientific evidence that comes crashing down on your flimsy argument. The colour of someones skin is dependant on melanin. Countless studies have shown there is no difference in intelligence depending on skin colour. Thats just one scientific fact that overrules your flawed, opinionated theory.
And crossing into religion, you're blaming religious extremism on their race? Seriously?! People are attracted to extremism for countless reasons, specifically when they are uneducated and stricken by poverty (see the after effects of Colonialism)
You can't spout this sort of bigoted bullshit without looking like an utter tool. (And by the way, you do.) Before you come up with these sort of crackpot theories, try and learn abit about history, and people, and science, before stating your ideas in a way that would make London cabbies turn away in shame.
I don't want to break Godwin's law, and I've been given a warning for accusing someone of being a troll, so by necessity you are somewhere in between. Some sort of troll-Nazi hybrid.
Oh, and you are most certainly a racist.
Because most of the area's biggest problems occured after the white collonies left.
And If you read one of my other responses, I said that I could have formulated my post better. The history, culture and the way of thinking of the are the problems, not the race.