MeFi comment:
"I've been outside. It's overrrated.
Traditionally Outside receives extremely high ratings by those who like to see others play it, and these people are in many cases comfortably ensconced Inside themselves. Outside was released many years ago, it..." [
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MeFi comment:
"konolia For the record I can believe in MICRO evolution, just not macro evolution
That's like believing in rain, but not in rivers." [
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Ask comment:
"I have hundreds of boxes filled with things that are important to me that I need to go through. How do I decide what to throw out?
Pastabagel wrote one of the best comments ever on this subject, which I will quote here:
Coveting possessions is..." [
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MeFi comment:
"Do these people just sit there, scouring the web for "evolution" keywords to put their propaganda into?
Apparently.
The forums to which anti-evolutionists post can be seen as a sort of ecosystem, in which the spurious arguments they..." [
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MeFi comment:
"'oh this is a terrible thing to happen on christmas!' - when would you like it to happen? If it is a sad occurrence today, then it should be a sad occurrence on any day. The level of sorrow you feel, if genuine, should not be scaled according to..." [
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MeFi comment:
"This is nothing more than a typical example of the conservative's confusion of custom for morality. No doubt, given the option, we would all prefer not to eat on the run or at our desk; but if asked to actually support that kind of lifestyle, say by..." [
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MeFi comment:
"Jesse: Goodman! Thy skin is writ upon with ink!
Chester: Lo, and thine as well, goodman! Pray, read mine aloud!
Jesse: "Forsooth!" And what of mine?
Chester: "Goodman!" What sayeth mine?
Jesse: "Forsooth!" What of..." [
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MeFi comment:
"I agree with creasy boy. The thing that bothers me with moral dilemma scenarios as commonly presented is that we are given yes/no options without room for variations or alternative possibilities. These questions are meant to stimulate discussion, not..." [
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MeTa comment:
"The most irritating thing about this discussion, to me, is the fact that all the damn data seems to have disappeared from Carnegie Mellon's site into 404-land. >:( Otherwise, they're entitled to talk about us, and we're entitled to talk about them...." [
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MeFi comment:
"There isn't anyone better placed, and better motivated, to help defend the UK from Islamic terrorists, than an English Muslim who is committed to the safety of the people of his adopted country. He understands the grievances of Islamic terrorists,..." [
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MeFi comment:
"vorfeed The application of force is the world's oldest equalizer
And shortly after that, a mechanism for a physically weak leader to distance himself from the equalizing effect of force application was invented. It's called "thugs". The..." [
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MeFi comment:
"The Devil making them do this for Aunt May is what makes this story lame. I'd be OK with Peter and MJ getting divorced. People do that from time to time with no Devil needed at all. When I last read Ultimate Spider-Man, Peter and MJ (in high school,..." [
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MeFi comment:
"What is "fair" about making me pay for other people's kids?
"Other people's." Cross that bit out and the answer becomes clear.
Kids are not personal stuff, like your underpants, or your TV set, or your Cheetos. Kids are people,..." [
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MeFi comment:
"This is interesting:
ALINSKY's RULES FOR RADICALS
"Personalize it"
Saul Alinsky's rules of power tactics, excerpted from his 1971 book "Rules for Radicals: A Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals"
1. Power is not only..." [
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MeFi comment:
"The murderers stand and gather up their cloaks and swords.
SWEET EDWARD: A copper from thy kip, for our serving girl.
-All root within their pouches and toss a copper to the table, save White.
SWEET EDWARD: A copper, if’t pleaseth.
WHITE: Nay...." [
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MeFi comment:
"tkolar Really, an English newspaper is going to criticize people for plundering Africa?
Would you prefer they not criticize the Chinese for plundering Africa?..." [
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MeFi comment:
"Well, whoever would have though that there were sins other than homosexuality and abortion?
On the one hand I welcome as good news this newfound discovery of the concepts of critical thinking and cynical examination of the motives of preachers and..." [
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MeFi comment:
"You're best of all off with good savings habits and living well within your means so you can just up and have a month off if you need it. But temporary disability insurance is worth having. Superannuation schemes usually offer it as a bonus, although..." [
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