Other Unpopular Opinions

[Neon Valkyrie]

The fact that Facebook sold people's data doesn't bother me. If you think about it, there are so many account and people are looking at general data so I really don't think it's "creepy"

it's not like they are personally going through your info its small things

Actually, companies use data aggregation to build a complete psychological profile of you based on your activity and interactions. It's the leading development platform for AI.

 

[Waraeru]

complaining about technology / social media whilst using technology / social media to write your complaint just makes you look ridiculous

 

[lilah]

I don't know how unpopular this is, but I think James Franco is literally one of the worst human beings

 

[MechanicalHeart]

There's a big difference between "there's no concrete evidence to base a case on, but it seems like this could have legitimately happened" and "we have no way of knowing if this happened or not, and there is cause to believe the victim may be faking".

The fact is that A LOT of criminal cases get tossed for lack of evidence, even when it's very clear from circumstantial evidence that the crime did indeed take place. It still means that you can't press charges, but I don't necessarily think that everything has to be 100% proven before a person can seek help, because then you would be denying services to a very large percentage of potential victims. Victims who could still be in a dangerous situation (children, people assaulted by spouses or family members, etc.). Children and disabled people especially may not be in a position to present the case effectively, but may very well still be in need of help. Assuming every case you can't prove is deliberate faking is callous.

And what criteria would you base this on? Circumstancial evidence is considered weak for a reason. Do they have to be physically harmed? Where is the abseline to assume something may have happened?

And what will you treat them for? Trauma? PTSD? How can you be in any way somewhat sure that you're actually helping if you don't know what actually happened?

 

[mysteryofacadaver]

Sorry if this breaks up the really serious discussion, but I wanted to add my own two cents.
Fortnite is an alright game, just too overrated for what it is. It isn't good enough for the publicity it's getting, imo. (probably biased because I don't even like battle royale-style games to begin with).

 

[Chimney Swift]

And what criteria would you base this on? Circumstancial evidence is considered weak for a reason. Do they have to be physically harmed? Where is the abseline to assume something may have happened?

And what will you treat them for? Trauma? PTSD? How can you be in any way somewhat sure that you're actually helping if you don't know what actually happened?

Dude... you literally missed my point about circumstantial evidence.
I know that it's too weak to build a case off of. But if someone came to you with a giant burn on their arm and told you their sibling spilled hot coffee on them, would you assume they were lying just because no one saw it happen? Either way, they still have an injury that needs treating.

Even in the scenario where a person craves attention enough to fake being assaulted, that kind of deep mental disturbance needs serious counseling. No one cries abuse for shits and giggles.

 

[The Witch Son]

There's an overgrowing sentiment that dogs are perfect animals, and if you don't like them they're you're a horrible human being. I don't hate dogs by any chance, they just make me incredibly uncomfortable. They smell, and they don't leave me alone. They're also loud, sometimes. I just don't find that attractive in a pet. Now dogs are definitely cute, and I admire them from afar (I don't pet them because I'm partially germaphobic). But in the end? No. I prefer cats anyway~

not that you aren't allowed your opinion by any means, and the fact that you're a germaphobe makes the issue understandable certainly - i just find it ironic that you're a cat lover because when it comes to bites techs experience during work at the hospital it's cat bites and scratches that we worry about the most because their claws and mouths are actually THE MOST dirty things fucking ever

cat scratch/bite fever is a super real thing cats have sooooooo much bacteria

 

[The Witch Son]

unpopular opinion #1: i am highkey using this thread to take note of which players on this site are superrrrrr like yikes

Spoiler: #2:

gun owners don't have any reasons to own guns beyond it's fun and looks cool and think that's more important than any lives lost due to guns - i mean that's fine bro you do you just... let's not pretend here

 

[Daisie]

gun owners don't have any reasons to own guns beyond it's fun and looks cool and think that's more important than any lives lost due to guns - i mean that's fine bro you do you just... let's not pretend here

My brother is a gun owner. c: he owns it mainly for the safety of our family. If anyone threatens our lives, we're more likely to survive if we have proper weapons to protect ourselves. I hope you understand!

 

[The Witch Son]

My brother is a gun owner. c: he owns it mainly for the safety of our family. If anyone threatens our lives, we're more likely to survive if we have proper weapons to protect ourselves. I hope you understand!

but there's proof via statistics out there that show that gun owners are actually more likely to die by a gun than save themselves with one. this idea of a heroic save using a gun that's stashed away somewhere in the closet like it's supposed to be is entirely unrealistic. also unnecessary if the "bad guy" doesn't have a gun either? I mean you don't need to seek my approval by any means I'm nobody on the internet~ it's just that the proof and reasoning is not there

 

[Daisie]

but there's proof via statistics out there that show that gun owners are actually more likely to die by a gun than save themselves with one. this idea of a heroic save using a gun that's stashed away somewhere in the closet like it's supposed to be is entirely unrealistic. also unnecessary if the "bad guy" doesn't have a gun either? I mean you don't need to seek my approval by any means I'm nobody on the internet~ it's just that the proof and reasoning is not there

I don't know where you're getting these statistics from, but I suppose we'll just agree to disagree. c:
I just hope you understand that people who own guns are most likely not going to use them maliciously. Most people who own guns are, in fact, good people who want to protect themselves, and not JUST showoffs.

 

[Bone2pick]

The Iron Warriors could never best the Imperial Fists in terms of siege warfare.

Don't be silly, of course they could.

 

[M O N K E Y]

I have two unpopular opinions which has gotten me into trouble more times than I count, but hey, you asked for it.

Opinion 1
I'm an atheist. Which means that I do not believe in a God, but I might be wrong, I'm willing to admit that. I don't know if there's a God or not, but I do not believe there is. Just like every religious person in the world, I do not know. It's all built on belief, right?
If I remember correctly, there's approximately 3000 different Gods that people believe in. (It's really hard to count Gods, I'm sure you understand why.) I deny every one of their existence. Let's say you're a Christian, then you deny the existence of 2999 Gods, I just deny one more than you. Religion is an easy way to line up people and control them, which is exactly what it's doing.
If you pray to your God, how often does your prayers actually happen? Let's say you pray for peace on Earth, your mother to beat her cancer, a rise in salary, etc. It's very rare that these "wishes", or prayers as you say, work. When I ask religious people about this, the answer i get is always the same. "Well, if God doesn't answer my prayer, that's God's will and that I can accept." Why do you even pray if it's all up to God in the end? Based on your answer, he can do whatever the fuck, pardon my French, he wants to! The whole idea of praying falls on itself.
This is just my opinion, I do not deny your right to religion in any way. I can actually find it quiet beautiful in many ways.

Opinion 2
Society, I hate it. If you really think about it, we are all slaves. We live in a free country, a free world, freedom of speech, bla bla bla. No, we do not live in a free country, none of us. As soon as we're born we "sign a contract" that we're now part of this society. You shall go to school and work, pay taxes and obey all of the laws. Free? If you, as an individual person decides that you no longer wish to be a part of this you're fucked. We're the only ones on planet Earth that actually has to pay to live here. I'm born and all of the sudden I'm forced in to this system that I do not believe in. if I try to leave society, the fascist police force can lock me up. They can literally rob me of my freedom. I live in Sweden, a country where the fasces is a part of the Swedish Police crest. What is the fasces you ask. Well, it's the symbol that Benito Mussolini used for his fascist party during the Second World War. The police walks around with fascist symbols, guns, robbing me of my freedom, locking me up for possession of cannabis. What the fuck are they talking about? It's a plant, it grows naturally on Earth. As soon as you make nature against the law you break the two most basic human rights we have. The right to use nature, and the right to our own bodies. I'm a fairly heavy cannabis user, I take shrooms wich helped me connect with nature, I smoked DMT which made me get closer to myself, and ayahuasca helped me get rid of my depression. All of it against the law, all of it part of nature. Instead they try to force pharmaceutical narcotics on me which has done nothing but destroy me.

These opinions has costed med partners, friends and it has gotten me locked up.

 

[The Witch Son]

I don't know where you're getting these statistics from, but I suppose we'll just agree to disagree. c:
I just hope you understand that people who own guns are most likely not going to use them maliciously. Most people who own guns are, in fact, good people who want to protect themselves, and not JUST showoffs.

Oh I apologize, I tend to assume people have done a bunch of research. But people generally operate by listening to word of mouth, a thing which the NRA takes advantage of a great deal. Here's some good to know stuff!

Here's where the statistic that lists the direct line to the study that showed that gun owners are 22 times more likely to die by a gun.

And here's the wiki on gun violence, if anyone is interested in a good starting platform

Gun's don't make you safe they just make it easier to hurt someone, that's a fact not an "unpopular opinion". What is an opinion is - most people who buy a gun do know that. Otherwise they wouldn't use the gun show loophole.

 

[Daisie]

If you pray to your God, how often does your prayers actually happen? Let's say you pray for peace on Earth, your mother to beat her cancer, a rise in salary, etc. It's very rare that these "wishes", or prayers as you say, work. When I ask religious people about this, the answer i get is always the same. "Well, if God doesn't answer my prayer, that's God's will and that I can accept." Why do you even pray if it's all up to God in the end?

I obviously can't speak for all religions, but I think you're approaching the idea of praying wrong. Allow me to shed a bit of light on this. c:

Praying is not about wanting something from God. Not always. It's about maintaining a relationship with Him. You're not trying to order God around when you pray. When you ask God to fix mom's cancer, it's a humble question and a quiet hope.

And I don't only pray for material things. Sometimes I pray just to recieve comfort. I know that the trial He's given me is hard to overcome, so I often ask Him for comfort. And most of the time, it works.

Oftentimes when I pray, I also thank Him for the things he's given me. Even at rock bottom, Earth is a wonderful place to be, in my eyes. I love simple things like looking up at the clouds and admiring them. And those come from God, so I thank Him for everything when I pray.

I can also recieve guidance in difficult situations if I pray. If I have choice A and choice B in which I can't decide on, God can give me a little nudge in the right direction. If I have the courage to pray, ask, and listen closely. It's happened before.

Praying isn't about getting what you want. It's not about statistics, and how often you "win" something from doing it. It's a dialogue with God. One that He is grateful for because it shows that you really do care.

God is not a wishing well, unfortunately. If he answered every prayer with "Yes", that would be the equivalent of parents saying yes to their child when they ask for candy every dinner night. Parents have a much wider view of every situation than their children. And OUR heavenly father has a view that we can't even comprehend. It all comes down to having faith in Him, and trusting that he knows what's best for us.

I hope this sheds some light on this subject. I can't stand to see someone misinforned. c:

 

[Bone2pick]

Gun's don't make you safe they just make it easier to hurt someone...

Hurting and/or threatening someone is often required in securing you or your family's safety.

 

[Daisie]

Oh I apologize, I tend to assume people have done a bunch of research. But people generally operate by listening to word of mouth, a thing which the NRA takes advantage of a great deal. Here's some good to know stuff!

Here's where the statistic that lists the direct line to the study that showed that gun owners are 22 times more likely to die by a gun.

And here's the wiki on gun violence, if anyone is interested in a good starting platform

Gun's don't make you safe they just make it easier to hurt someone, that's a fact not an "unpopular opinion". What is an opinion is - most people who buy a gun do know that. Otherwise they wouldn't use the gun show loophole.

Normally I would jump into a big debate like this, but I just got back from the hospital and then wrote a lotta stuff. ^^" I'm really tired at the moment.

All I can say at the current time is that I don't really agree. But I do respect what you say. Everyone's got their own views, ours just don't match up.

Thanks for talking. c:

 

[The Witch Son]

Hurting and/or threatening someone is often required in securing you or your family's safety.

should I link the 22 times more likely to die by a gun statistic again or you good??

 

[M O N K E Y]

I obviously can't speak for all religions, but I think you're approaching the idea of praying wrong. Allow me to shed a bit of light on this. c:

Praying is not about wanting something from God. Not always. It's about maintaining a relationship with Him. You're not trying to order God around when you pray. When you ask God to fix mom's cancer, it's a humble question and a quiet hope.

And I don't only pray for material things. Sometimes I pray just to recieve comfort. I know that the trial He's given me is hard to overcome, so I often ask Him for comfort. And most of the time, it works.

Oftentimes when I pray, I also thank Him for the things he's given me. Even at rock bottom, Earth is a wonderful place to be, in my eyes. I love simple things like looking up at the clouds and admiring them. And those come from God, so I thank Him for everything when I pray.

I can also recieve guidance in difficult situations if I pray. If I have choice A and choice B in which I can't decide on, God can give me a little nudge in the right direction. If I have the courage to pray, ask, and listen closely. It's happened before.

Praying isn't about getting what you want. It's not about statistics, and how often you "win" something from doing it. It's a dialogue with God. One that He is grateful for because it shows that you really do care.

God is not a wishing well, unfortunately. If he answered every prayer with "Yes", that would be the equivalent of parents saying yes to their child when they ask for candy every dinner night. Parents have a much wider view of every situation than their children. And OUR heavenly father has a view that we can't even comprehend. It all comes down to having faith in Him, and trusting that he knows what's best for us.

I hope this sheds some light on this subject. I can't stand to see someone misinforned. c:

Now this is how you get someone to listen! Really, thank you! I did not think about it that way! I've got a new understanding of what praying means for people. I'm sure you understand what I mean, and just like much in life, it's all a matter of interpretation.
Even though I, unlike you, do not believe that our beautiful planet was created by a God I still lay down on the grass and just stare in to the sky, much like you. So similar, yet so different. I believe in nature, that how I've chosen to live my life.
It's always nice when someone "fights back" in a relaxed way.
However, you still deny the existence of 2999 other Gods. I'm just joking around, no offense intended!

 

[Bone2pick]

should I link the 22 times more likely to die by a gun statistic again or you good??

How would that refute my statement?

 

[Daisie]

should I link the 22 times more likely to die by a gun statistic again or you good??

Haha, no need to be pushy. I believe differently than you, that's it. c:

 

[The Witch Son]

i wasn't replying to you?

And also that statement wasn't a matter of belief either I mean for instance you can try to claim climate change isn't real but like the numbers say differently that's the thing about numbers - they don't lie and they aren't up for debate

 

[M O N K E Y]

Another thing about religion that bothers me is the talk about God's "unconditional" love. It's not unconditional, it's not. You have to follow the Bible and you shall not break any of commandments. So it's a conditional love, not unconditional. If God gets it his way, I'm going straight to hell.

 

[Daisie]

Now this is how you get someone to listen! Really, thank you! I did not think about it that way! I've got a new understanding of what praying means for people. I'm sure you understand what I mean, and just like much in life, it's all a matter of interpretation.
Even though I, unlike you, do not believe that our beautiful planet was created by a God I still lay down on the grass and just stare in to the sky, much like you. So similar, yet so different. I believe in nature, that how I've chosen to live my life.
It's always nice when someone "fights back" in a relaxed way.
However, you still deny the existence of 2999 other Gods. I'm just joking around, no offense intended!

Ee! No problem, I'm giddy now! It's super super nice to see someone polite like this. It's somewhat of a rarity nowadays! Thanks for replying, y'all made my long, long day.

 

[The Witch Son]

I obviously can't speak for all religions, but I think you're approaching the idea of praying wrong. Allow me to shed a bit of light on this. c:

Praying is not about wanting something from God. Not always. It's about maintaining a relationship with Him. You're not trying to order God around when you pray. When you ask God to fix mom's cancer, it's a humble question and a quiet hope.

And I don't only pray for material things. Sometimes I pray just to recieve comfort. I know that the trial He's given me is hard to overcome, so I often ask Him for comfort. And most of the time, it works.

Oftentimes when I pray, I also thank Him for the things he's given me. Even at rock bottom, Earth is a wonderful place to be, in my eyes. I love simple things like looking up at the clouds and admiring them. And those come from God, so I thank Him for everything when I pray.

I can also recieve guidance in difficult situations if I pray. If I have choice A and choice B in which I can't decide on, God can give me a little nudge in the right direction. If I have the courage to pray, ask, and listen closely. It's happened before.

Praying isn't about getting what you want. It's not about statistics, and how often you "win" something from doing it. It's a dialogue with God. One that He is grateful for because it shows that you really do care.

God is not a wishing well, unfortunately. If he answered every prayer with "Yes", that would be the equivalent of parents saying yes to their child when they ask for candy every dinner night. Parents have a much wider view of every situation than their children. And OUR heavenly father has a view that we can't even comprehend. It all comes down to having faith in Him, and trusting that he knows what's best for us.

I hope this sheds some light on this subject. I can't stand to see someone misinforned. c:

I just wanted to quote this because the above is something atheists totally miss when they try to understand why people are into religion and what it does for them. Like, it's a source of strength for a lot of people and I don't think a lot of atheists really understand how deep that runs or what that all entails. It's why these anti-religion arguments tend to fall flat or fall on deaf ears. You're asking people to abandon the source of their strength and that's never going to go over very well so like... *shrug* probably not gonna happen boo.

Really good reply though.