Fraudsters should fry, civilly and criminally for their deceptive conduct. Corporate execs who blow money without due diligence should be out of a job.
The big movie studios file their abusive lawsuits in order to intimidate people into behaving legally. A lot of people here don't like that. I get it.
These porn creatures are different. They like people downloading their stuff illegally. Then they can sue them and actually take their stuff. It is a business model for them. They are very bad people.
I think Dawkins has a sweet gig attacking religion for fun and profit. His arguments are very strong and the arguments opposing him are very weak.
Were Dawkins to destroy religion, what would he accomplish? He'd dissolve a social glue that helps keep everything together, and he'd replace that glue with . . . nothing.
What would Dawkins replace religion with? Fascistic moral codes that must be adhered to? Anarchy? Isn't it good when a bunch of people adhere to a moral code that basically says "treat your neighbor decently?
What is really important in this crowded world is everybody's own individual moral code. That code isn't what you think, or believe--it's what you DO. Who cares whether or not that personal code is founded upon monkey worship, your personal salvation in Jesus, or alien intervention?
Life is not a quest for the realization of a universal ideal. That's a stupid religious idea. Life is a contest of social forces. When the religious dominate the political world, then everything becomes awful. But when the religious are suppressed, then everything becomes even more awful.
You are never going to have fascism or authoritarian government in a country that has a wide diversity of religious thought. That's because religious people will never be able to agree on anything. That's why you want to protect all varieties of religious thought.
On the other hand, religion can turn into a rapacious and violent animal if it is not limited. That's the other side of the balance.
But, meanwhile, most religious people really believe in treating their neighbor decently on a much more than superficial level. That belief derives, at least in part, from their religion. That is wonderful and valuable and worthy of respect. That's what Dawkins misses.
Iran is a real paradox. It is fundamentally hostile to free thought and free expression, yet is utterly dependent on the fruits of free thought and free expression.
If Monsanto's seeds are patented (and I think it would be a cruel injustice if they are), then somebody ought to sue the ass off of that company for purposely littering neighbor's croplands with patented seeds that cause economic damage to neighboring farmers.
This is a clear case of right and wrong and Monsanto is wrong.
I'd love to work on a manual for something I'm really interested in, like Blender, but I doubt that any developer would have the patience to teach me what he knows--all the while trusting that I am going to complete what I set out to do.
Possession of child porn is not as "strict" a liability as the pirate suggests. Note that the pirate presents no egregious examples of strict liability causing any unjust results. If he has specific reforms to protect the innocent, bring them on and let's discuss them!
I'd rather defend the First Amendment at the gates of filthy adult porn. I see no need to defend the First Amendment at the gates of filthy (child) porn. Kids are just too vulnerable, and we want to minimize the market for it.
If we did what the pirate wants and legalized possession of child porn, you can be sure that the next thing the pirate would want would be the legalization of snuff films.
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How your American tax dollars are spent by Israel.
Nice to know that Assange is so well informed, as he has been bundled up tight in the Ecuadorian embassy for quite some time.
That suspected sex offender/attention whore ought to realize that he ought to shut up because he is hurting his cause.
Oh, but he can't shut up . . . because he's an attention whore.
$700K in fraudulent credit card purchases. Hammond is now a big-time thief with significant prior criminal history.
It's a "two-fer."
Fraudsters should fry, civilly and criminally for their deceptive conduct.
Corporate execs who blow money without due diligence should be out of a job.
In China gathering immense amounts of intrusive personal data about people is a governmental monopoly.
Syria is in the middle of a bloody civil war. Both sides are committing atrocities. One side has much more killing power than the other.
We know Assad is a "bad guy," but Assad remains in power for a reason. He has the support of a lot of people. He is maintaining that support, too.
How do we know that the rebels are not also "bad guys?" If they prevail, will they not butcher their erstwhile opponents?
We should stay out of Syria's civil war.
Unions are archaic because workers can trust employers to treat them decently.
The video game industry is a perfect example.
ORGANIZE!
The big movie studios file their abusive lawsuits in order to intimidate people into behaving legally. A lot of people here don't like that. I get it.
These porn creatures are different. They like people downloading their stuff illegally. Then they can sue them and actually take their stuff. It is a business model for them. They are very bad people.
Beware!
I think Dawkins has a sweet gig attacking religion for fun and profit. His arguments are very strong and the arguments opposing him are very weak.
Were Dawkins to destroy religion, what would he accomplish? He'd dissolve a social glue that helps keep everything together, and he'd replace that glue with . . . nothing.
What would Dawkins replace religion with? Fascistic moral codes that must be adhered to? Anarchy? Isn't it good when a bunch of people adhere to a moral code that basically says "treat your neighbor decently?
What is really important in this crowded world is everybody's own individual moral code. That code isn't what you think, or believe--it's what you DO. Who cares whether or not that personal code is founded upon monkey worship, your personal salvation in Jesus, or alien intervention?
Life is not a quest for the realization of a universal ideal. That's a stupid religious idea. Life is a contest of social forces. When the religious dominate the political world, then everything becomes awful. But when the religious are suppressed, then everything becomes even more awful.
You are never going to have fascism or authoritarian government in a country that has a wide diversity of religious thought. That's because religious people will never be able to agree on anything. That's why you want to protect all varieties of religious thought.
On the other hand, religion can turn into a rapacious and violent animal if it is not limited. That's the other side of the balance.
But, meanwhile, most religious people really believe in treating their neighbor decently on a much more than superficial level. That belief derives, at least in part, from their religion. That is wonderful and valuable and worthy of respect. That's what Dawkins misses.
Iran is a real paradox. It is fundamentally hostile to free thought and free expression, yet is utterly dependent on the fruits of free thought and free expression.
If you think the LBJ books are great, you'll have to find a greater praise-word for 'The Power Broker.'
Tom Jones by Henry Fielding
The Mediterranean in the Age of Philip II, by Fernand Braudel.
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Post anything negative about Assange and get modded way down.
Assange should not be Wikileaks. Wikileaks should abandon him. The fugitive sex offender suspect should be cut loose.
If Monsanto's seeds are patented (and I think it would be a cruel injustice if they are), then somebody ought to sue the ass off of that company for purposely littering neighbor's croplands with patented seeds that cause economic damage to neighboring farmers.
This is a clear case of right and wrong and Monsanto is wrong.
Assange will do anything to gather publicity for himself.
It's never about Wikileaks. It's always about Julian Assange. Blah. Blah. Blah.
I don't care about the fugitive suspected sex offender. I care about Wikileaks.
Assange, surrender yourself and do us all a favor.
Your railgun may only go to Mach 10, but mine goes to eleven.
I'd love to work on a manual for something I'm really interested in, like Blender, but I doubt that any developer would have the patience to teach me what he knows--all the while trusting that I am going to complete what I set out to do.
It's a problem.
How is this any different from attempts to license printing presses?
Sons of bitches.
This is a line that the bastards should never cross.
It's really easy to urge another person to risk personal danger when you're sitting safely behind a computer screen in your mother's basement.
Look up the phrase "inheres in the verdict."
When I can design and build a durable and functional garlic press with a 3d printer, I'm buying one.
Until then, I'm just an interested spectator.
Encryption that will hold out longer than the statute of limitations.
People really jumping to the HiWatt amps . . .
Again!!!
Libertarians are just anarchists who shelter behind a government that protects them.
Possession of child porn is not as "strict" a liability as the pirate suggests. Note that the pirate presents no egregious examples of strict liability causing any unjust results. If he has specific reforms to protect the innocent, bring them on and let's discuss them!
I'd rather defend the First Amendment at the gates of filthy adult porn. I see no need to defend the First Amendment at the gates of filthy (child) porn. Kids are just too vulnerable, and we want to minimize the market for it.
If we did what the pirate wants and legalized possession of child porn, you can be sure that the next thing the pirate would want would be the legalization of snuff films.
The pirate is a jerk