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Political centrism is guilty of perpetuating societal ills. Capitalism is anti-meritocratic.

Unpopular opinion in America: Expert testimony is important.

Jumping to Hitler-baiting didn’t take long at all.

I’ll simply be addressing the American case because I don’t consider myself familiar enough with Canadian law to make a reasoned, semi- scholarly contribution in that area. Your “right to free speech” is only a protection from the government, not your fellow citizens, from a simple legal...

I'd address everything but frankly >Cant understand concept of being legally able to hold an incorrect opinion >Thinks is qualified to participate in logical discussion

Guys, proposing an alternate hypothesis. Sano Sauro doesn't actually believe any of this and is just jerking us around.

Gonna go ahead and say almost certainly not.

And you're free to hold that opinion (because of secularism), but a cursory review of history says its factually wrong. Two things occurring in tandem doesn't mean what happens next is inexplicable - it means you have to think about it. Free speech, freedom of conscience, civil liberties, and...

Much more like "Benefits of living in a more reasonable, secular society." The decision not to burn people at the stake for having a different opinion didn't exactly stem from biblical literalism, nor did the idea that maybe holy war isn't great. We've also had the KKK (fundamentalist...

Can confirm Ironrot's thing about literalism being a recent phenomenon as mainstream. Fundamentalism arose in the 1800s as a "Rational" response to secular skepticism. If you look at just about any of the foundational philosophers of Christian ethics, they were all under the impression that much...

GUESS WHO'S BACK What does a Mandelbrot set have to do with God? Having spent the last twenty minutes researching that connection, no one has been able to say anything that logically amounts to more than "Well, infinity is like, y'know, cool man." Its a simple mathematical concept that just...

Only by why I joined this thread in the first place, considering there's nothing else to be confused about. You can look away from the problems all you want, but it doesn't make them go away.

K, so. 1. Slavery is slavery, no matter how you spin it. The commodification of living human beings is utterly repulsive and god gave it a thumbs up. Historical interpretations of the text for over 1000 years justified what we think of as slavery. 2. Its a nice attempt at explanation, but...

Those things are all well and good. 1. But a large portion of the African slave trade was ethically justified using the Bible. 2. Jesus has a couple racist episodes where he has to be convinced to help out people who aren't "the lost sheep of Israel." (Matthew 15:21-27) 3. Can't seem to make...

Here's science talking about it. I haven't read the actual study, but here is science taking a shot at explaining it. http://commons.pacificu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1036&context=ijurca Further, psychologists have already figured out specifically where in the brain and what chemical...

It can, with remarkable ease. Love isn't based purely on appearances. And there IS a reason you fall in love with people. Ask anyone why they love the person they do and not their neighbor. 100% guarantee they'll be able to explain.

Not sure love is the best example. Might be difficult to explain, though I'd argue its a case of linguistic insufficiency. Scientific studies of love both on the biological and anthropological levels have set up a number of ways to understand it both chemically and culturally. Its not exactly...

Atheist because I don't see any compelling reason to believe in a God, and also because most of the arguments made in favor of a Christian god letting shitty things happen are worn out and clearly not grounded in reality given things like suicide and whatnot. "Oh, yeah, you can handle it." says...

Would recommend you shift this thread to the Fandom Partner search or group interest threads. More likely to find what you're looking for there.

Also, I give them an mp3 file of "Bring Me to Life" by Evanescence as a parting gift and tell them its a key part of our musical culture as a species.