This has happened to me many times and I honestly hate this double standard. I've dated many women that outright told me they shared my phone number and picture with a trusted friend before going on a date with me. And that's cool, do what you need to do to feel safe, i have no issue whatsoever…

As many modern thinkers have pointed out: we in the West lack meaning in our lives. Depression and existential dread are on the rise, people are losing faith in traditional systems (politics, media, academia, etc.) that used to be well respected and trusted. This has come as Christianity has…

If we look at the Torah from the lens of people from thousands of years ago then the reasoning for the kosher method of killing animals becomes clearly an attempt to make the most moral method that they could come up with given their level of scientific knowledge and technology at the time. After…

LA doesn’t really even feel like a unified city - more like a jumbled clusterfuck of corporatized, commercialized Americana. It has no core, unless you consider its brutally ugly downtown a core. DTLA literally has no attractive qualities for a visitor or a resident. Its basically composed of…

If we cancel student debt it means the taxpayers pay a ton of $$$$ to colleges and universities. So what will happen in a few more years when the next round of graduates are finished? Do we just forgive student debt again? and forever? This is the equivalent of bailing water out of a boat with a…

YouTube censorship is on a slippery slope. Why on earth are certain words being bleeped out of videos. It's a weird version of censorship and I don't think it's healthy. Adults should be allowed to watch a video about a court case without every other word blanked out. And YouTubers should be able to…

I am primarily speaking about those who endured abuse and survived. Not that children currently enduring abuse do not count. We will get to them later, as they do matter. But in general, my argument is that society doesn't care about people who were abused as children, simply dismissing it as the…

I’ve seen so many people getting mad at older dudes for dating young women. Think mid 50’s dating a 20-30 year old. I don’t see the problem with this? Firstly, some of these girls are explicitly in it for the money. These girls are making a conscious decision about dating an older dude, none of them…

I had a bad experience with a dog and my baby at a public park today. The dog was let off of its leash, came charging up to me and my baby, and started very aggressively barking/snarling. When the owner was calling it to come back to her, it took a few minutes for the dog to obey. There wasn't…

So to expand on the title, conservatives tend to mistrust, fear and/or hate unfamiliar cultures and lifestyles, while liberals tend to do the same in regards to people who support traditional power structures and lifestyles, conservatives, and anyone who they have labelled a bigot in some form…

In many former British colonies that are independent democratic countries, they have this post called the Governor-General, who is technically an extension of the Queen of England. When laws are passed by parliament and signed into law, it is referred to as “given royal assent.” While the Royal…

I think that if a company is caught using child labour in 3rd world countries, it should be faced with absolutely massive fines. Something along the lines of having to pay works 2-3 times the wages they would have been owed if working in the country the company is based in. As well as having to pay…

Copyright is a brilliant thing, protecting the ideas of an artist, writer or director. With that they are encouraged to produce something and sequels to successful stuff. But no person on earth can produce new things, after they died. They don't need any encouragement or protection after their…

On May 25th, we saw a horrifying video of George Floyd being murdered after being choked for 5 minutes. It's fair to say that everyone was shocked but we all sort of anticipated that this might happen. Protest's broke out all around the world, 19 million people signed the petition to have justice…

This was a thought that just popped into my head. I'm not very committed to it, and I'm curious to explore it, so it should be relatively easy to CMV. I've been a bit hipsterish about a few things in my life. Some music genres, some game genres, some computer UI elements. Hell, I first joined…

I hold my view because I feel like news channels like CNN and Fox just create more division than unity as they seem to villainize the opposite side. Any bad piece of news that does not look good for their views, they will minimize. To me this is nothing less than unhealthy as it just creates an echo…

Now I should explain: I'm assuming most people don't want to date obese people for preference reasons, however there are actually good reasons not to, such as: Non vanity related physical issues, such as differences in lifestyle and distribution of work in the house, long term health, etc. As well…

Despite pointed warnings in editorials [https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-01-16/donald-trump-insurrection-capitol-beer-hall-putsch] about how much worse a more determined, organized attack could have been, we have seen little in the way of repercussions for anyone in higher positions…

I'm reluctant to post this view...and if I'm off base hopefully someone can explain that to me in a way I can understand in the comments. Female athletes want higher pay. Female sports in general do not have as much interest, for a variety of reasons we can discuss further if someone would…

growing up ginger hasn't been fun at all, from primary school to university and going outside I've been bullied because of my ginger hair, from name calling and being teated differently to even being beaten up all because my hair. my problem is that bullying someone due to their natural hair being…

Michael Che said: “Israel is reporting that they’ve vaccinated half of their population. I’m going to guess it’s the Jewish half.” This is a population map [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Demographic_map_of_Palestine_-_Israel_-_with_Legend.png] of the territory the Israeli…

Lately I've seen a lot of people making this argument, that not only is gender a spectrum, but sex is too. This argument goes beyond acknowledging that some people are intersex and have some difference of sexual development; it actually redefines what "sex" means altogether. It says we define sex…

My view is that considering yourself to be left-wing, right-wing, liberal, libertarian, conservative or subscribing to any political ideology is a mistake for most people. In truth, this is a very complex area and the approach to dealing with the questions around how to manage our existence is…

Yea you heard me, Dandelions [https://www.google.com/search?q=dandelions&rlz=1C1CHBF_enSE917SE917&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiBuKPn5P_uAhVskIsKHQ1oChYQ_AUoAXoECBcQAw&biw=1646&bih=1280] Are the best flowers. Most people when posed with the question, what is the best flower? would probably…

I am not a smoker but in Oregon we recently voted on upping the cigarette tax (I didn’t) and I find the whole thing rather ridiculous. Seems more political than scientific considering salt and sugar cause heart disease most of the time. Why can people over indulge in terrible food without tax…

As the title already states I believe that all drugs should be decriminalized and here's the points why: Freedom of choice no matter how bad of a decision it may be should still be considered a human right, the last word on what you choose to put in your body should still be up to you. The…

when movie directors replace white characters with black characters( like how they cast Jodie Turner-Smith for the role of Queen Anne Boleyn, a clearly white figure and historical character) white people aren't allowed to complain without being called racist or having white fragility. and when…

1. Money is NOT the issue. Only a tiny fraction of the U.S. tax goes to NASA. I'm tired of "but it's a lot of money" argument. Much more money have been spent on more unhelpful and destructive projects, maybe we should spare some of those to feed people instead. Do you want to spend…

Asian indentured servants, or “coolies” as a derogatory term, have been used as a source of cheap labor in the United States as early as the 1800s. While indentured servants are different from slaves because they have paid contracts, in the case of Asian coolies (and also many indentured…

In the last year or so, I have applied to multiple universities and jobs. On every application, I have had to fill out an equal opportunities form, stating my ethnic background, my gender and my sexuality etc. I am bisexual, and I can't help but feel like that may put me at an advantage. I see that…

"Presumption of innocence" is a fundamental concept that constitutes Westerner law systems: you're not guilty (thus accountable) until proven so. In current times, this concept has socially died. I'm going to use a controversial argument to explain it: accusations of harassment or rape on Twitter,…

Ok first things first. I'm black , let me say that out of the bat because surely some people judge others on this matter starting with the race of the person. Which is ironic to think about it but let's move ahead. My wife has encountered this argument a lot in social media , be it Twitter…

I think this belief is held in many peoples minds already. Lying to get sex is rape. Such as someone claiming to be wearing a condom during sex when not, or removing the condom during the act. Or someone claiming to be on birth control when they are not. I believe both of these to be rape. I think a…

CMV: Election Day should be a federal holiday. I don’t really see a strong argument against this. Many Americans are not able to vote because they must work on Election Day. Making voting easier and more accessible should be a priority. It is already a holiday in many other countries around the…

I live in Toronto, Ontario in Canada and recently, municipal police have been tearing down makeshift homeless shelters on the basis that they do not comply with whatever building codes are applicable. The alternatives available for people living in makeshift shelters would be to find a homeless…

As said in the title I think that some people think that some countries shouldn't be criticized because it somehow is a racist attack on a certain ethnic group. I feel like it has become more and more popular to try and prevent any discussion about these countries and I think that is wrong. China…

Honestly I haven't been excited for a hollywood movie in a very long time. They mainly fall into three categories. Comic book movies, remakes/reboots or sequels. Hollywood just keeps looking to the past. Do we really need to reboot the Matrix? Do we really need to remake the Disney movies in live…

I’m tired of seeing people getting mad/hating on people for wearing clothing of other cultures or even wearing hairstyles of other cultures like braids. All these people who claim that this is cultural appropriation are wrong. Cultural appropriation is taking a part of ones culture and either…

I really started to take diet and exercise seriously and found that to reach certain target body types, it's massively more challenging than I expected. I partly put this down to TV constantly portraying these young, attractive, fit, successful people as eating junk food all the time and never…

This is inspired from an argument over tipping on pizza takeout orders, but I feel like it applies to all restaurants offering takeout. My points are below. I tip for services that are provided where I feel the employee/worker generally has to go out of there way to complete that service. Examples…

Imagine. Freely available and vast knowledge on tap for anyone, irrespective of race, class, citizenship, sex, etc. What an incredible idea and investment. And relatively cheap to boot. Hospitals? Haha no, good luck if you have a chronic disease. Hospitals are obligated to stabilize you only. I…

I’m sorry, but I don’t see the “shut up and play ball” crowd as being very enthusiastic about MLK’s March on Washington had they been around back then. I can’t see the Tucker Carlson’s and the Tomi Lahren’s of the world being on board with the Montgomery Bus Boycott. And I can also totally see this…

I just a read a report that said higher income nations in Europe have less confidence in vaccines and it just infuriates me to think they have access to all the top medical facilities, clean water, good quality food and then come to countries like mine and spread diseases especially ones infecting…

I'm no conservative; I'm basically as leftist as they come, but cancelling all student debt seems a little bit unfair. I definitely think the government should help pay off student loan debt, especially because of predatory practices, and instate fair-priced college, but cancelling all student loan…

There is enough money in the world to easily feed and house every single person on Earth. With all of the wealth currently being hoarded, the haves could very easily provide for the have-nots. So why don't they? The most common answer I see is something along the lines of "handouts will make people…

Hey peeps. I'm a progressive voter who supported Ilhan Omar and Elizabeth Warren (I'm in MN). I have a masters degree and about $20K in student loan debt. However I don't understand why canceling student loan debt is a progressive policy that is being championed by the likes of Warren, Bernie, AOC,…

So some people would welcome the idea to sue gun manufacturers and distributors for simple normal operating procedures. Thankfully there is some protection on the books for them already. I believe gun manufacturers should not be held liable in any way if someone uses one of the products in a crime.…

They only Identify as a woman/Man/NB. Especially if they havent transitioned and expect you tk have sex with them.Even if they are fully a woman/man, they still have the structure of a man/woman, and all that they did was dress androgynous/get top and bottom surgery/take E and get surgery. What I…

EDIT 3: I'm still not convinced. But what I AM convinced of is that it only hurts the movement if we willfully choose to not use language that might appeal to people on the other side and those who are unpersuaded. I'm begging anyone who sees this—even if you disagree with me and think…

I think this is unambiguous if the person is actively making the world a worse place. In that case, their death makes the world a better place, and that's something to celebrate. I can see some argument that if they've done bad things in the past, but are now just living a private life, death…

Organized religion, specifically the main three monotheistic religions (Christianity, Islam, and Judaism) cause more harm than good to human society and individual people. Religion causes conflict between people. Almost everyone would agree that conflict is bad, since it causes physical and…

As a woman, I got really upset when my friends said that they agreed with #killallmen, and they said that since men had been oppressing women for years, revenge was justified. I called them sexist and part of the problem, and they said they don't believe you can be sexist to the group with power.…

The average news article sometimes seems to list a bunch of stats based on the writer's research and knowledge, which is great, but I feel like seeing more visual data would allow people to 1. become more data fluent (which I feel average people are lacking), 2. understand the issue at hand as…

I often see debates on YouTube where people argue about the logistics of transgenderism and the transgender community. Some people argue that it is real and others argue that trans people are mentally ill or just want attention. After thinking about this for a very long time I realized it doesn't…

I feel like there should be term limits for the Senate and House of Reps. It just feels like there are too many old, career politicians working for their own gain instead of trying to take this country to a better place. These people have no idea what the average American citizen experiences on a…

Today, once again, less than a week making a ruckus about seceding from the US, Texas has come begging for US disaster funds to save it from itself and it's independent electrical grid that fails when it snow a little. So, here is the relevant history of Texas as part of the United States. They…

In both cases someone is making a claim about what they are going to provide. I get sometimes it can’t be accomplished, but there are also other times when it is completely in a politician’s power. As an example, if someone says “I will do X in my first 100 days in office” to get votes but has no…

That’s it, that’s the post. (jk explanation below) I do understand people’s sentiments about Valentine’s Day being commercialized, because it has been. My issue is, if you’re going to bitch about the commercialization of Valentine’s Day, keep that same energy for every other holiday that has been…

I read a story today about how the army is considering making their fitness tests different depending on gender. They found that women were not passing at the same rates as men, so they are considering lowering the bar / changing the tests that women do. I feel like this is a bad thing for 2 main…

I'm not talking about merely proposing in a place that happens to be public (balconies, waterfalls) where there's just the two of you, I'm talking about proposing in front of a crowd that's paying attention. Seriously, in things like that, you'd want the one you're proposing to to provide the most…

On all the food delivery apps I use, they recommend tipping the driver on a percentage of the total bill. Why is that? I'm arguing that delivery drivers should be tipped on an algorithm based on distance they have to travel to deliver to the household, and not based on how much a person has paid…

People are saying "oh well you already got $600 (nevermind that I still have not received that) and 1400+600=2000 so the promised 2k is really 1400". But I distinctly remember people explicitly campaigning on 2k checks, not 1400, and only changing their tune after they got elected. And if "well…

Self-acceptance and self-love are important, of course, but the phrase should be something along the lines of "Love the things about yourself that you can't change!" instead. In today's internet-culture, there are countless movements for acceptance and normalization of all sorts of things, which is…

Pretty simple concept. Governments and the laws that they pass should be treated like scientific experiments and follow the scientific method: Observation - Hypothesis - Test - Refine. Observe and identify societal problems. Formulate an idea as to how to fix it. Establish objective criteria upon…

It used to be so good, I had no need for cable. Now, if it wasn't for others using my account I think I would cancel it entirely. There haven't been any decent series in a while, not much new content comes out, the original series are mostly B rate, and so many of the movies that are A quality are…

I love stories where the villain is relatable, where even if you do not agree with his/her goals or methods, you can still understand his/her motivation. Greed, envy, pride, wrath, and vengeance are all easily relatable motivations for an evil actor, but the "burn it all down" trope has never sat…

I have met P.O.C who are clearly racist and women who blindly hate men. No offense but if you think only white people can be racist and only men can be sexist, I think that is incredibly ridiculous. Look up the definitions of racism and sexism and yes its says typically racism is held against…

Yes, there are more than 2 political parties, but honestly no one votes for them. I'm talking about a dominant 3rd party that rivals the Democrats and Republicans. I've had people in real life disagree with me, but I have yet to hear a strong argument to change my opinion. Democrats and…

Two caveats: Its only really a problem to have an lgbtq+ character in a TV Show, story, or any art form if someone makes it a problem. Which most people don't. And literally everything is politicized as politics are omnirelevant to our daily lives. Politics bleed into everything. I just finished…

Context I’m in my early 20s about to graduate from university. I really hope this doesn’t come across as virtue signalling because it’s not, I just really dislike people who do this and I want to know if it’s justified and if anyone feels the same way or differently. And my take is, yeah if you’re…

CMV: The body positivity movement has convinced people that you can be obese and healthy Obviously, I don’t agree with health at every size. But any time I see a straight sized person attempt to post content about body positivity(mostly on tik tok), they are called fat phobic by obese people. It…

Many right wing Americans are currently concerned about "cancel culture", i.e. People unjustly being fired by their employers for something they said on social media, possibly even decades prior. As a leftist I actually kind of agree with that assessment. However, I find it highly hypocritical that…

For clarity, I am a moderate but left leaning, secular male. I would absolutely describe myself as pro-women’s rights and equality for all, no matter their gender, race, religion, etc as long as their views are not hurtful to others. I am not here to debate whether Islam is a more violent religion…

Have we not learnt from the lessons of the past where Germany literally did the same fucking thing to their minorities. Now at the moment from what we know China isn't straight up murdering these minorities but "educating" them. Funny thing is that Nazi Germany always claimed that these…

The vast vast majority of two story houses have living rooms (kitchens, dining, lounge) on the bottom floor of a house, and bedrooms on the too floor. I believe bedrooms should be on the bottom floor, and living rooms on the top because: 1. Temperature: people prefer warmer rooms during the day,…

It's all there in the topic. Learning to cook is useful every day, allows you to save money and improve your health through a good diet, and gives you a skill that is transferable to truly every walk of life. While there are many great hobbies out there, cooking is by far the most practical. Since…

Alcohol culture is SO much fucking cringier than Marijuana culture, society is just so engulfed in it to realize Also, just to clarify one thing - I always see people compare casual drinkers to stoners. Which is an unfair comparison. If you want to mention stoners, lets also mention the equal…

Let me preface this by obligatorily stating I'm not against LGBTQ+ rights in any form or fashion, do what you want, however you want, and be who you want, I don't care. That being said, the backbone of my argument is this: I don't care. I don't care what your pronouns are and you shouldn't expect…

Recently I’ve been seeing lots of friends of mine posting stories on social media about not being able to cook at all, not knowing how to clean their own clothes or even wash dishes. And they all seem very proud of it for that matter. When I asked them about it, most of them said that they don’t…

EDIT: Deltas given on a couple points below. And I shouldn’t have used “ridiculous” the way I did in the post title. In isolation, what she posted doesn’t meet my personal standard for antisemitism, but it may well for other people, particularly those who have survivors in their family. Please…

I've seen this come up a lot lately for some reason. It seems many people who are extremely pro sex-worker's rights are vehemently anti customer-of-sex-worker. My confusion is, how do you expect them to make any money without people on the other end of the transaction? I have seen the argument made…

While literally on the opposite ends of the spectrum the trauma it creates on the non consenting partner is pretty much the same. Feelings of being unworthy of love, loneliness, abandonment and betrayal. I’ve been in both situations and emotionally I don’t think there’s a difference. To be clear on…

Racism is defined (source is the Oxford dictionary) as: "Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism by an individual, community, or institution against a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized." So one…

That’s about all there is to say. Politically I am a left libertarian, which you might’ve guessed lol. But honestly I don’t really see a problem with prostitution. “We don’t want a spread of STDs” There are ways around this. I believe that we should have licenses for prostitution, and they should…

The number one cause of abortions is unwanted pregnancies. Unwanted pregnancies are prevented by contraception - so it makes no sense that religious groups who oppose abortion also oppose contraception coverage in employer health insurance plans (ie Hobby Lobby case). If anything, religious groups…

Let's just say for an example two people met, 1 was a post operation transexual, one was cis. In this example the transgender person has really transitioned well; they look convincingly like the gender they align with. If these two people met and had sexual intercourse, but at no point before did…

Socialism and Capitalism have different definitions depending on who you ask. A lot of capitalists say that socialism is a centrally planned economy whereas capitalism is a market economy. A lot of socialists say that socialism is a communal economy whereas capitalism is a corporate…

Most universities cost thousands, to tens of thousands of dollars to attend depending on what type of institution you are going to. Community college -> transfer to state school route tends to be less expensive compared to going full 4 years to a public or private school - but generally most would…

Extortion, racketeering, preying on the weak and vulnerable. They have leaned on politicians for years for legitimacy. The business exists only to collect protection money from our population. A terrible side effect is the strain placed on the doctors and nurses that are unable to use their…

Sadly mexico has the record for the most journalist killed and everytime one tries to uncover the dirty tricks of the government or the narcos they end up killed, as for last year in 2020 mexico had the horrible record of most journalist killed with almost 30 killed. According to article19.org…

I very bad at this there will be flaws in my view. I want to know if this is a valid view and not just some crazy thought. If a mod is reading this. I think its to short but i dont know how to explain it better. And i want feedback on it. So a Policemen is there to protect us and make sure the…

We have been preferentially breeding dog traits we like for thousands of years. One thing essentially all dog breeds have in common, because we’ve created the trait through hundreds of generations of purposeful choices, is the emotional need to be near us. It’s so pronounced in some breeds (and…

Every day, people go on those subs, often with very valid and heartfelt concerns, sharing details of their lives with complete strangers who A. Lack a ton of context by default and B. Have no qualifications at all to be giving the advice they're giving. This isn't r/askhistorians [/r/askhistorians]…

It's hypocritical to be an activist who fights back against systemic racism or someone that holds anti-racist/woke viewpoints and also think anti-semitism is no big deal and/or that Farakkahn talking about how Jewish people are fake Jews/the synagogue of satan and about how we're termites is…

If your goal is to keep workers desperate and powerless, UBI is probably not an attractive concept -- so I'm going to narrow my focus down & make this pretty clean. My premise: If we agree on a specific set of societal goals (1), then we are much better served with my outline of UBI (2) than by the…

I did my math as follows: I googled the median income a US individual, and it is apparently $31,133. The work force in this country is about 150 million people. Now, lets say the bottom 50% all make $31,133 - I know this is not how medians work, but I don't have all the data, and so by making this…

Most restaurants that offer delivery service have their employees using their own vehicles. At my job, if I were to crash while on delivery with my own car, they won't offer any financial compensation. Now I know citizens can be in dire need of a delivery, but if the driver feels it's too dangerous…

I'm not saying that old people dying isn't tragic or anything, I am just saying that it is more tragic for a young person to die who has their whole life ahead of them. Old people have mostly already lived their full lives, especially if they are over 80 years old, they got to build their own lives…

Why have “In god we trust” when that just alienates people who may not believe. The United States specifically separates church and state. Eisenhower put it there after putting “under god” in the pledge of allegiance(which should also be thrown out). Eisenhower said “In this way we are reaffirming…

I'm not sure what the origins of the term "mansplaining" are, however I can see no reason why "explaining" required a gendered term to describe men being patronising or condescending towards women. I haven't seen any evidence that patronising or condescending behaviour is particularly skewed to one…

Background: I have bipolar disorder. It is debilitating and affects me every day. My brother has schizophrenia. It is debilitating for him. Our grandmother had bipolar disorder. It caused her immense difficulty in her life. It feels so cruel to pass on a disability to your child. No one in their…

Okay so let me get this straight. She/her pronouns = the user identifies as female He/him pronouns = the user identifies as male They/them pronouns = the user identifies as non-binary How can someone not have a gender but at the same time have a gender? It makes no sense. All the people I met…

Let me start by saying that I am a black man. Also, even though I might be “entitled” as a black person to say the n-word, I would prefer to keep this post formal and professional, and I don’t think that freely throwing around the n-word promotes that tone. I should also add that I’m mostly…

*with exception to factory farming, veal, fur farming, etc, and putting a pin in environmental concerns. If animals reared for food live lives without predation, with a constant supply of food, in the open air, then they have an incredibly coddled existence compared to an overwhelming, 99%+,…

I live in Sweden and we have free healthcare for all. If I get HIV or need an ambulance I know I won't be fucked for life. It removes stress from my life and might even save it. Looking at countries like the US I don't understand why people are so up in arms about the concept. This is not a gripe…

Writing this makes me sound like an incel, but this is just genuinely something I don't understand and something that I would 100% be willing to have a discussion about and hopefully change my mind about. It's pretty often that I see people generalize about men online with comments like "All men…

Thinking about the other side gives you a better insight no matter how wrong you think the other side is. Everyone has inherent bias. This is true for all issues and sides, but playing the other side is always a good way to check for any inherent bias you may have that you might not even know you…

In 2021, it seems perplexing there is not a universal language. Clearly agreeing on one verbal language would be difficult (such as English or Mandarin). I realize there are many sign languages too, which again, is a similar problem to verbal languages in the sense of 'how do you pick one over the…

Hospitals and doctors can't/won't tell you what something costs before you get it. Pricing for numerous things from prescriptions to medical procedures and screenings are vague and and often impossible to know. Bills change once you request itemized copies. Insurance companies make it as difficult…

I think at this point in time when it comes to technology and the age of apps and services for anything you could possibly think of, how companies use the "Terms and Service or Conditions" to basically give them free reign to do anything they want even if they are unethical. This system has evolved…

A tangential post on a different sub in which a bunch of people jumped on Ted Cruz for voting against Pete Buttigieg got me thinking, why do people think Pete Buttigieg is a good pick for Secretary of Transportation? To preface, I voted Biden, I'm certainly left of the Democratic Party, and I have…

For this argument to work, omniscient minimally entails that this creator knows what will ever happen. Hence the (*). Capable means that this creator can create as it wishes. 1) Such a creator knows everything that will happen with every change it makes to its creation. Nothing happens…

Feminism in the Western world is redundant and its goals have already been achieved. I come from an African country where women have few rights. They can't rent houses on their own without a husband figure. They are actively discouraged from studying certain courses at university or at vocational…

I get frustrated, because the one message people always seem to insist on is that "you are in control" - uh, no. To get a job, I have to have humans give me the job. To buy a house, I have to work with humans to give me the house. There are things like auditions, interviews, and basic transactions…

I think it's a good idea to support businesses regardless of what race they are. I think it's a very toxic mindset to have so say, only support black owned businesses JUST because they are black. Assuming that the company is struggling just because they are black, IS RACISM. The problem I have with…

Just to clarify I am talking about fission and fusion I don’t quite understand stand how people can argue that nuclear is dangerous an inefficient when it produces so much power and causes so little waste and danger. A single handful of uranium holds enough power to support someone for there whole…

Regardless of your personal political stance, it is impossible to not acknowledge the extreme bias in the subreddit r/Politics [http://reddit.com/r/Politics]. Most subreddit titles are an accurate description of the topic that the subreddit encapsulates, so with such a vaugue title as "Politics",…

Conservative pundits like Stephen Crowder, Ben Shapiro, and Denis Prager claim that what makes America, and "the West" more broadly, great are Judeo-Christian values. However, individualism, civil liberties, democracy, science and reason... All the ideals that make America as great as it is today…

This all starts with the karma system. How much you can engage in a discussion is down to your karma and you are literally hindered from actively engaging when you have low karma in a sub. This plays directly into the cards of people downvoting others for simply having another view they don’t agree…

The following applies to creative works of any genre: music, literature, film, etc. Most of my examples will be about literature. To me, a creative work is good to the extent that it is enjoyable and/or to experience or think about. I often hear arguments of the form: "You may like it, but it is…

For example, if somebody is facing the death penalty or a life sentence, it is unfair to have someone’s life hanging in the balance of legally uneducated people. Surely legally trained professionals are far more capable of deciding wether somebody is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Letting…

Fitness is a huge part of my life. When I was a teen, I was overweight and was socially awkward. I've had girls breaking up with me for things some may consider superficial. Once i started working out, my self confidence skyrocketed. When i started dating my (ex) girlfriend, she was a…

First off, I don't outright reject the notion that impeachment was never intended to be used against someone who has already left office. I think the point is arguable. However, I completely reject the notion that our founders intended that someone could commit high crimes and misdemeanors against…

The world of influence is complicated. We have overt advertisements, which are annoying, but at least obviously advertisements. But we also have an entire industry of subtle advertisements. Politicians and companies can purchase crowds to flood protests or hearings. They can buy actors to infiltrate…

Absolute crap-shoot of a film. Pedro Pascal and Gal Gadot's acting were the only two enjoyable things this piece of trash had to offer. As a huge DC AND Marvel fan, this was on the same level as Birds of Prey and Justice League... just horrid. Failed style with no substance. Cheesy effects didn't…

When my bank, or my university, or my email forces me to have a password that's at least 10 symbols, letters and numbers and uppercase and lowercase, I respect that. Fair enough. You want to keep my money and important information safe, and I'm happy to come up with something that complies. But…

I am left-wing, I appreciate racism exists, more so in the US than here in the UK, but I see this attitude seeping over across the pond that because I’m white, I’m privileged. Fuck that. I am NOT privileged. I had nothing growing up and I have nothing now. I am NOT in support of any right-wing…