What's your controversial opinion?

[ramboondiea]

Ah, almost forgot.

[...]laws are absolute,[...]

This statement is on the verge of fascism, we could have so much fun together.

Although I call troll on this one.

excuse me, what have I said to make you think that? and it is hardly fascism, i think laws are there for a reason, and just because you dont agree with them is no excuse to ignore them

Let's look at a hypothetical situation with a totally fictional ruler of a totally fictional regime called Democratic Kampuchea, formerly known as Cambodia. The fictional ruler was called Pol Pot.
He passed on many "absolute" laws, like banning religion; spiritual leaders (priests, imams and such) were captured and tortured then later killed, educated people like lawyers and doctors were also hunted down, undesirables (read: anyone he saw fit) were relocated to the countryside which were basically massive graveyards and starved to death.

Oh, and this is not fiction. It's true.

Some dickhead passes a law and you will gladly follow it blindly although it makes no sense and is possibly hurting people.

Good for you, but I would rather keep my sanity then turn a blind eye to a tyrant, racist judge, hypocritical congressman, opportunistic police officer or any other incompetent power hungry authority figure who's more worried about his own fat arse then the people who voted for him because he promised them he'd be good to them.

Empty promises and shallow lies, laws, rules, regulations. All manifestation of control to keep the status quo, them in power, us not. Always them and us, never just us.
Do not rock the boat, do not question authority. Go back to sleep people, the authorities are handling everything. Don't worry and don't think. Go back to sleep.

Rant over.

once again another person has jump to conclusions.
i never suggested a tyranicle rule, i never suggest fascism, i never suggested the inability to protest a law, i merely started that when a law is passed, you should follow it, if you are opposed to it then you oppose it with the means the system provides.

laws are at their core, there to protect people, your example is not that of law, yours is an example of power, they are two very different things, law is a system that governs, it belongs to no one man and must always be there for the greater good, if you choose to ignore a law, then you should be punished as far as is possible, but pay attention to that last bit, "as far as possible" thats the important bit. people shouldn't be given preferential treatment, nor should they be unfairly represented, everyone should be susceptible to the same except for circumstances the law recognise.

you also draw a distinction between "them" and "us" im assuming what you mean by that is them in power, us not? if so then your right, "us" will never be in power as if we are we will become "them", there is no difference between them in power and those not, each effect the other and the line it self is not that clear

 

[Kachiporra]

Oh, I have one:

I think that the U.S.A. should change their name, so that every person borned in the American continent can call themself "american", same as europeans, asian, ect.

 

[shadow741]

Morals are just something that us humans made up. Also that religion shouldn't even exist, it causes more harm than good like the Crusades, Salem witch trials, and several things going on right now in the middle east and not in the past. Another fact is that look at how much religion has proved and how much science has. Science has proved, among other things, that dinosaurs have walked the earth whilst the Bible or any other religious text doesn't mention them at all.

 

[Greni]

once again another person has jump to conclusions.
i never suggested a tyranicle rule, i never suggest fascism, i never suggested the inability to protest a law, i merely started that when a law is passed, you should follow it, if you are opposed to it then you oppose it with the means the system provides.

laws are at their core, there to protect people, your example is not that of law, yours is an example of power, they are two very different things, law is a system that governs, it belongs to no one man and must always be there for the greater good, if you choose to ignore a law, then you should be punished as far as is possible, but pay attention to that last bit, "as far as possible" thats the important bit. people shouldn't be given preferential treatment, nor should they be unfairly represented, everyone should be susceptible to the same except for circumstances the law recognise.

you also draw a distinction between "them" and "us" im assuming what you mean by that is them in power, us not? if so then your right, "us" will never be in power as if we are we will become "them", there is no difference between them in power and those not, each effect the other and the line it self is not that clear

1. For the greater good? Mate, if you can provide me with any evidence or logical explanation that there is such a thing then I would welcome it. So far I have seen nothing of that sort.

2. If laws are to protect people from themselves then we should just give up and shoot ourselves right now. People pass laws to protect people from people and hire people to punish the people who broke the laws that protect people. You might be able to see where I'm going with this.
If we can't take care of ourselves no one else can.

3. The "them" and "us" bit was to emphasize how political powers have been cut from the rest of society. You never see a regular Joe driving around with five security cars surrounding him to make sure he's ok. Same goes for celebrities, and to my eyes it's no longer cute, just mad, makes no sense.

 

[Mr.PlanetEater]

Creativity is a lie, and Free Will can never truly exist in any pure form.

 

[peanut0070]

In the beginning, Man created God.

 

[Geeky Anomaly]

I have the opinion that people should take and pass IQ tests to be allowed to procreate, vote, drive cars and use computers.

Needless to say...I don't get a lot of love for that one.

 

[Mid-Boss]

I think the best thing you could ever possibly do for the environment is to not have children.

I have the opinion that people should take and pass IQ tests to be allowed to procreate, vote, drive cars and use computers.

Needless to say...I don't get a lot of love for that one.

Also that.

Furthermore I think religion haters don't understand that in every group of people, no matter who they are, there are the raging douche bags that make everyone look bad. It's not just religion. If I said all african american's are criminals then I'd be racist. But then ya'll claim all people with religion are douche bags and some how that's fine.

 

[TheGreatCoolEnergy]

3) Free speech needs relooked. I understand the importance of the law, don't get me wrong. But when you have Faux Noise brainwashing a good chunk of the country like it does and hiding from any and all punishment behind the First Amendment, or Westboro Baptist being completely immune from punishment for the harm they cause people...No. There needs to be a way for other citizens to hold these people, and any others who would abuse the power, accountable.

The problem with free speech is that you can either give it to everybody, or give it to nobody. If you burn one book, you might as well burn them all, because everything from Mien Kampf to On The Origin of Species could offend somebody, and it is difficult to justify destroying Mien Kampf because it does not sit well with you while simultaneously declaring On the Origin of Species to be protected from this persecution. In the end, both would be burned, and I would prefer to take the good with the bad rather than lose both.

and besides, freedom of speech works both ways. Just like Westboro has a right to be a bunch of ignorant fucks, you have a right to tell them they are ignorant fucks and/or organize counter protests. Use their weapons against them

 

[AMMO Kid]

My controversial opinion is that the escapist users hate on Christians to much. Christianity wouldn't even be around if there was a big piece of evidence proving it wrong. People have misunderstood religion in the past and have used it for their own personal gain, but in my personal life in the places I have lived I have only ever seen religion used to help people. Just get over it people. People will believe what they believe, so just learn to live with it and quit bitching about it every five seconds.

 

[TheGreatCoolEnergy]

If every human being died, it would only be a good thing. I include myself in that.

Please contest this opinion, as I would love to change it.

If everyone died there would be nobody to contest this opinion, and you would die with an opinion you do not want. That sounds like hell to me

 

[AlexNora]

Spoiler

There's just as much truth in the Bible as there is in the theory of evolution.

How anyone chooses to interprate this is up to them.

That's actually a pretty good view to take. I fucking despise the devout atheists who'll happily make fun of religious beliefs (or religions themselves) when their own beliefs are just as far fetched and without any kind of factual backing; it's all just "theories".

"According to the United States National Academy of Sciences,

The formal scientific definition of theory is quite different from the everyday meaning of the word. It refers to a comprehensive explanation of some aspect of nature that is supported by a vast body of evidence. Many scientific theories are so well established that no new evidence is likely to alter them substantially. For example, no new evidence will demonstrate that the Earth does not orbit around the sun (heliocentric theory), or that living things are not made of cells (cell theory), that matter is not composed of atoms, or that the surface of the Earth is not divided into solid plates that have moved over geological timescales (the theory of plate tectonics). One of the most useful properties of scientific theories is that they can be used to make predictions about natural events or phenomena that have not yet been observed."

It's still unproven though; the theories only exist because they agree with one another, and they're still just as far fetched as a man coming from nowhere and creating life and a sustainable environment in just 7 days.

You didn't read the definition.

A scientific theory is an explanation of some aspect of nature that is supported by a vast body of evidence. Religion has no evidence. Therefore, the theory of evolution is vastly less far fetched than a man in the sky creating the world in seven days.

my controversial opinions

1.scientist lie to use an awful lot

2.there's been a safe cure for cancer for years (baking soda)
note: it still is a surgery though so a well qualified doctor is needed

3. animals should be killed to make room for more people

4.people are awesome!

5. its a fact the earth will come to an end

6.absolute truth is absolute

(pretty much anything is less far fetched then coming from nowhere)

 

[Gustof26]

That Guild Wars 2 will unseat World of Warcraft, by doing what World of Warcraft did in the first place. By taking told ideas and Improving on them.

 

[Darknacht]

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 what do you do when nobody works?

OT:
Anti-religious extremists are just as destructive as religious ones.
Lenin
Stalin
Mao
Pol Pot
Kim Il-sung
Mengistu Haile Mariam

 

[Snowy Rainbow]

I beleve that rape can result in love. Not near usual, but some of the time. Like in Watchmen.

You're suggesting the forceful act of degrading another human being to the level of object to be used for self-gratification against all their will and right, disregarding all the causal immediate pain and intense suffering to follow, can result in love because you read it in a comic?

I hope to god you never have to learn how wrong you are.

Not because of, thats just an example. Another would be Luke and Laura Spencer from General Hospital.

Because day time soap drama on television is more reliable a source of reality than comics?

Seriously, if you consider the greatest possible harm one can do to another to be capable of producing love in some instances... well, we're done here. For good.

Stockholm syndrome?

Its not natural or right at all, but he'd be right.

Stockholm syndrome is not only extremely rare, it certainly does not qualify as love. It is a condition.

 

[Vangaurd227]

I follow a religion that involves the enemy of the christian god...i hope that isn't too controversial for this forum

 

[BehattedWanderer]

Freedom and equality are two separate ideas. To be free is not to be equal. Also, while the instruction of most religions are based on the symbologies created and applied after the fact, or mix time periods and apply laws from foreign nations to people they would not have punished, a religion is not necessarily worth ignoring. There are those who seek truth, and who are unhappy. Then there are those who seek peace, and don't mind the truth not being what they want. It is not worth ignoring the other just because you incline towards one.

 

[akkronym]

I believe in a God but I believe the Bible and largely each set of religious texts ought to be looked at from a general, inference based perspective that takes into consideration what things were said for what reasons. IE eating non-kosher is bad because it makes you sick, not because God finds it sinful whereas killing another human being is bad because it causes physical measurable harm to life.

I get a lot of glares when I explain my religious view basically lets me pick and choose which parts of which books sound like good ideas and cross my fingers I'm not wrong.


For a slightly more outlandish belief, I believe the American government as set up by the original Constitution and Bill of Rights, and explained by the Federalist papers was a superior government to what we have now (including social ignorance redaction Amendments and loophole fillers; 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27). I believe the question of State's Rights ought to be revisited on the grounds that the slavery debate and the Civil War as justification for opposition seems rather blatant Ad Hominem. And I believe the power of the federal government ought to be severely restrained, even to the point of possible detriment to our international standing. The governments job is to remove threats from citizens lives, liberty, and their pursuit of happiness or prosperity. It is not to ensure that their life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness is fully achieved.

 

[Filiecs]

Well, I AM a hardcore individualist. I believe that the good of the community should never be put above the rights of the individual without a mass vote.

Although, I do believe that a persons rights are directly proportional to their ability to make a moral, ethical, and logical decision. (Aka, the development of the frontal lobe of the brain.)
I believe that with the first heart beat a child gains the right to life, when they are 13 they gain the complete right to liberty, and at 18 they gain the complete right to property.

 

[Ogargd]

I believe that religion should be banned from any form of education and kept only to it's temples and what not. That those places of worship should be taxed and that the government should be completely secular.

EDIT: Also all drugs should be made illegal including tobacco and alcohol.