"the sub base in the middle of nowhere was pretty neat..." The Germans had a bunch of secret sub bases (e.g. in Finland, Svalbard, the Cola Peninsula, Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya) before and during the WW2 so the movie's secret base in the Mediterranean wasn't that far off.
What are you talking about? "Losing" servers, "a reboot (at the most)", "a set of speakers attached to" a server, "a sonicboom at the logon screen"... Are you an idiot?
"The Federal Government is requiring many Catholic organizations..." Catholic-affiliated. Not churches, but hospitals, etc. A person who works at a Catholic church has to be Catholic. A person who works for a Catholic-affiliated hospital - doesn't have to, and has the right for such a policy.
"I don't think the argument that religion is a prime cause of war is at all compelling." Actually neither do I. I just objected to considering just the last century when discussing this.
I would mostly agree. I think that wars are fought b/c of/for ideas (of which religion is a part) and/or resources (tangible/intangible; one could even say that ideas are resources too). Basically those are the causes of pretty much everything happening in the world.
But I don't agree with: "Korean and Vietnam wars - Communism. This was fought about ideals, not religions." What is religion if not a set of ideas? Most people's opinions regarding communism/capitalism/etc aren't very different from religion. I'd say that the same applies to the WW2. Resources? Yes. But mostly - Imperialism/Nazism.
I called him a troll b/c he basically equated the Western and the Muslim countries just b/c there's some laws in some European countries that curb the freedom of speech. Nobody gets stoned or beaten to death. Nobody gets extradited to the countries which have capital punishment for such actions. But hey, who cares? I knew a guy who knew a guy who heard of a guy punished for saying something bad about the gay people. Damn, what a backwards country we live in. There's no difference so I'll just move to Saudi Arabia. Right?
Nice. A liberal and an asshole:) You are a liberal, aren't you? I have no doubts regarding the second part:)
"it's not really repression of speech unless the death penalty involved?" Yes, it is, but I was pointing at the difference between the Western law/culture and the Muslim law/culture. The former has a lot of flaws, but it's the best there is at the moment. So saying "But but but your hair is kind of thin too!" in response to them telling you you're bald as a doorknob is silly.
What was the guy's name? The case against Gregorius Nekschot was dismissed. Can you elaborate on Levant? A number of European countries rejected the holocaust denial laws and there's a lot of criticism and opposition against such laws. Can you elaborate on Varela?
"I suggest you go to Sweden and preach how you find homosexuality to be abhorrent and against "God's" will. Or maybe go to Germany and say really love Hitler. Or that you think Arabs in poor neighborhoods are dangerous thieves." Will I be jailed/executed/fined if I do that? Was anyone jailed/executed/fined because they did that?
"it's a fundamental right to be an idiot and to express that idiocy as you will." Oddly enough I absolutely agree with that.
I couldn't find any Swedish law statutes that described punishment for saying "I find homosexuality to be abhorrent and against God's will" or German statutes that punished expressing "affection for Hitler". Even if there are such statutes, they don't stipulate anything even close to capital punishment for any of those actions. If you can't tell a difference between the Western law and the Saudi Arabia law, you _are_ a doody head. I don't mean it as an insult, just an incentive to think better before posting:)
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"the sub base in the middle of nowhere was pretty neat..."
The Germans had a bunch of secret sub bases (e.g. in Finland, Svalbard, the Cola Peninsula, Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya) before and during the WW2 so the movie's secret base in the Mediterranean wasn't that far off.
What are you talking about? "Losing" servers, "a reboot (at the most)", "a set of speakers attached to" a server, "a sonicboom at the logon screen"... Are you an idiot?
"The Federal Government is requiring many Catholic organizations..."
Catholic-affiliated. Not churches, but hospitals, etc. A person who works at a Catholic church has to be Catholic. A person who works for a Catholic-affiliated hospital - doesn't have to, and has the right for such a policy.
Riiiight... So let's just all agree that humans are on the same level with cats and should be judged the same. Do you lick your balls in public?
"I don't think the argument that religion is a prime cause of war is at all compelling."
Actually neither do I. I just objected to considering just the last century when discussing this.
I would mostly agree. I think that wars are fought b/c of/for ideas (of which religion is a part) and/or resources (tangible/intangible; one could even say that ideas are resources too). Basically those are the causes of pretty much everything happening in the world.
But I don't agree with:
"Korean and Vietnam wars - Communism. This was fought about ideals, not religions."
What is religion if not a set of ideas? Most people's opinions regarding communism/capitalism/etc aren't very different from religion. I'd say that the same applies to the WW2. Resources? Yes. But mostly - Imperialism/Nazism.
"Target has been installing license plate scanners in all their parking lots"
Any sources?
Yikes, man.
I hope I'm wrong, but it seems to me every time I see you post, it's something about how bad men are. Have you tried seeking professional help?
"they can use it to make billions in investment, trading, or gambling"
Can you name anyone who's done that?
Why take just the last 100 years? Here you go: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_war
"athiests"
I'm confused. It's consistent, so it's not a typo. No other errors as far as I can tell though. Is that misspelling purposeful?
"I'd like to see Randi..."
I'd like to see anybody do any of that.
+1 "So true it's funny".
"When I _did time_ in China, nothing happened." :)
What _exactly_ did you expect to happen?
Mr. Gates, was that "first generation Chinese-American" bald and wearing a turtle-neck?
No, no insult. Just a false unjustified comparison. But OK.
Then you really need to express better what you mean :) I got your point now.
I called him a troll b/c he basically equated the Western and the Muslim countries just b/c there's some laws in some European countries that curb the freedom of speech. Nobody gets stoned or beaten to death. Nobody gets extradited to the countries which have capital punishment for such actions. But hey, who cares? I knew a guy who knew a guy who heard of a guy punished for saying something bad about the gay people. Damn, what a backwards country we live in. There's no difference so I'll just move to Saudi Arabia. Right?
Nice. A liberal and an asshole :) You are a liberal, aren't you? I have no doubts regarding the second part :)
"it's not really repression of speech unless the death penalty involved?"
Yes, it is, but I was pointing at the difference between the Western law/culture and the Muslim law/culture. The former has a lot of flaws, but it's the best there is at the moment. So saying "But but but your hair is kind of thin too!" in response to them telling you you're bald as a doorknob is silly.
What was the guy's name?
The case against Gregorius Nekschot was dismissed.
Can you elaborate on Levant?
A number of European countries rejected the holocaust denial laws and there's a lot of criticism and opposition against such laws.
Can you elaborate on Varela?
"I suggest you go to Sweden and preach how you find homosexuality to be abhorrent and against "God's" will. Or maybe go to Germany and say really love Hitler. Or that you think Arabs in poor neighborhoods are dangerous thieves."
Will I be jailed/executed/fined if I do that? Was anyone jailed/executed/fined because they did that?
"it's a fundamental right to be an idiot and to express that idiocy as you will."
Oddly enough I absolutely agree with that.
Wait, what does retirement have to do with what you were talking about?
Before reaching the retirement age you have to live on something. You can't postpone using that something till you're 65 and call it wealth.
Also, do you think the people living at the edge of the poverty line can save a lot for their 401k?
Feel free to provide any cases of people executed for their "transgressions" against the European political correctness.
I couldn't find any Swedish law statutes that described punishment for saying "I find homosexuality to be abhorrent and against God's will" or German statutes that punished expressing "affection for Hitler". Even if there are such statutes, they don't stipulate anything even close to capital punishment for any of those actions. If you can't tell a difference between the Western law and the Saudi Arabia law, you _are_ a doody head. I don't mean it as an insult, just an incentive to think better before posting :)
I can't decide whether you're trolling or just plain stupid. I'll go with trolling. Good job!