Well yeah, idiots define communism as "a tyrannical dictatorship where everyone lives in equal poverty while the fat cats at the top keep them oppressed", but that is not what communism is, no matter how hard you believe it.
What you describe is exactly what so-called "communist" states ended up being, but 1) fully realized, the communist society has no state and no government apart from the people themselves, and 2) just because a state calls itself something, doesn't make it so. Do you actually believe the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is an actual democratic republic? I know it can be hard to shake of the decades of anti-communism propaganda you've been subjected to, but please try to be somewhat objective.
Communism is simply a vision of an ideal utopia with complete equality and resources for all, a post-scarcity society if you will. It's similar to the libertarian dream of the free market utopia, in a way. Not something that is realistically attainable on any kind of reasonable timescale, but rather a worthy ideal to base real world politics on.
Actual socialism and communism would take power away from the politicians and give it to the people.
I'm sorry that you seem to be unable to comprehend a complete lack of belief.
I don't agree with being labeled an agnostic, because that carries an implicit acceptance of the existence of supernatural phenomena. As there has been absolutely no credible proof of supernatural phenomena ever in human history, giving credence to fundamentally unproven supernatural beliefs by accepting the labeling as agnostic, is absolutely pointless and idiotic.
The evidence against belief is overwhelming. There is no reason to labor under its yoke.
[...] How agnostic Differs from atheist Many people are interested in distinguishing between the words agnostic and atheist. The difference is quite simple: atheist refers to someone who believes that there is no god (or gods), and agnostic refers to someone who doesn't know whether there is a god, or even if such a thing is knowable. ".
P.S. It's a bit arrogant lecturing someone else about *their* native language. Especially when you're completely wrong.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong."
I don't have a specific belief that there is no god, neither do I have any belief that there might be a god. I don't have any beliefs at all. I am a non-believer. A non-theist. An a-theist.
However, I am an arrogant asshole. You'll just have to live with that.
There are ultimately just three answers to the question, is there a god? Yes, no, and maybe/I don't know.
There is a fourth option, "I don't give a shit/who cares?". That does not make me an agnostic, for that implies the belief that there might be something. I don't have that belief, in fact I don't have any beliefs at all.
Sorry to break it to you, but sometimes there are lose-lose situations.
Sorry to break it to YOU, but abject helplessness is an idiotic survival strategy. If you can't return fire, you're done for. If you can return fire, your chances of stopping the attack go from nil to non-nil.
-jcr
You forget to account for the added danger to innocent people from one or more "good guys" with guns, trying to hit the gunman.
Well, that's certainly a mature and measured response from a person who by his own admission owns deadly weapons, and probably carries one with him at all time.
It's a false equivalency to call atheism a belief.
I'm an atheist, as defined by "I have no belief in higher power or anything supernatural", which means I don't waste my time not-praying or not-reading religious texts or not-singing hymns. I don't sit around being specifically non-religious.
I just go about my day and do normal stuff, religion or non-religion does not factor into it in any way.
Atheism is the absence of belief in the existence of deities. Nothing more, nothing less.
Believers seem to have such a hard time coming to terms with the fact that some people simply do not have a belief in a higher power whatsoever. No, that does not make me agnostic, because that implies some belief that a higher power is possible, which has yet to be proven, through millennia of science and thought. It's a weak middle-of-the-road type position.
As an atheist, I am fully willing to accept the existence of a higher power, provided enough factual proof. It's exceedingly unlikely that that will ever happen, though.
No, you're completely misunderstanding the whole thing.
Atheism means no belief either way, it is the absence of belief. It means no belief in a higher power, not a belief that there is no higher power. The difference may seem trivial, but it is in fact very crucial to what atheism means.
I am an atheist. That means I do not believe in a higher power, in fact I don't have a belief in anything at all.
Actually having a belief that there is no higher power, in a way validates the belief in a higher power, which is completely contrary to what atheism/non-belief is.
The USSR etc. were communist in name only. In reality, they were tyrannical dictatorship, with no shared ownership of the means of production etc. that are cornerstones of an actual communist society.
It doesn't matter who does it or why they do it, this is a private website, and you have absolutely no cause to complain. If you're annoyed that people don't want to read your spamming bullshit posts here, find somewhere else to post them.
The definition of "normal" is not for this company, or my landlord, to decide.
Yeah, this is extremely chilling.
There are plenty of pictures of me shared all around from various concerts where I've stumbled around in drunken stupors generally being a filthy animal, wearing my finest heavy metal studded/patched denim vest getup. In fact that's probably 90% of what's on my Facebook account, I mostly use it to keep track of who's going to which events.
But I don't bring any of that shit home with me, that's absolutely none of my landlord's business. As far as he's concerned, I have a normal 9-5 job in IT, I'm a member of the board at my apartment complex and I participate in all the social and DIY activities that go on. And that's all he should be concerned about.
Now, luckily I own my apartment instead of renting it, so that simplifies things a lot. But I would honestly rather live in a damn cardboard box than put myself through the complete invasion of privacy that Score Assured provides.
For bus-friendly bumps, we generally use a design that's slim enough to let busses and other wide vehicles ride over them, but vehicles that are smaller will hit the bump.
I like those because I can go by them without slowing down on my motorcycle (not that you really have to slow for bumps on a supermoto, but you understand), and in my car I can drive over them at the speed limit comfortably, by only hitting it with the wheels on the right side. It does make them kinda pointless, though.
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Well yeah, idiots define communism as "a tyrannical dictatorship where everyone lives in equal poverty while the fat cats at the top keep them oppressed", but that is not what communism is, no matter how hard you believe it.
What you describe is exactly what so-called "communist" states ended up being, but 1) fully realized, the communist society has no state and no government apart from the people themselves, and 2) just because a state calls itself something, doesn't make it so. Do you actually believe the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is an actual democratic republic? I know it can be hard to shake of the decades of anti-communism propaganda you've been subjected to, but please try to be somewhat objective.
Communism is simply a vision of an ideal utopia with complete equality and resources for all, a post-scarcity society if you will. It's similar to the libertarian dream of the free market utopia, in a way. Not something that is realistically attainable on any kind of reasonable timescale, but rather a worthy ideal to base real world politics on.
Actual socialism and communism would take power away from the politicians and give it to the people.
I'm sorry that you seem to be unable to comprehend a complete lack of belief.
I don't agree with being labeled an agnostic, because that carries an implicit acceptance of the existence of supernatural phenomena. As there has been absolutely no credible proof of supernatural phenomena ever in human history, giving credence to fundamentally unproven supernatural beliefs by accepting the labeling as agnostic, is absolutely pointless and idiotic.
The evidence against belief is overwhelming. There is no reason to labor under its yoke.
In that case, I'm a dictionary.
http://www.merriam-webster.com...
"one who believes that there is no deity
[...]
How agnostic Differs from atheist
Many people are interested in distinguishing between the words agnostic and atheist. The difference is quite simple: atheist refers to someone who believes that there is no god (or gods), and agnostic refers to someone who doesn't know whether there is a god, or even if such a thing is knowable. ".
P.S. It's a bit arrogant lecturing someone else about *their* native language. Especially when you're completely wrong.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong."
I don't have a specific belief that there is no god, neither do I have any belief that there might be a god. I don't have any beliefs at all. I am a non-believer. A non-theist. An a-theist.
However, I am an arrogant asshole. You'll just have to live with that.
There are ultimately just three answers to the question, is there a god? Yes, no, and maybe/I don't know.
There is a fourth option, "I don't give a shit/who cares?". That does not make me an agnostic, for that implies the belief that there might be something. I don't have that belief, in fact I don't have any beliefs at all.
They're armed as part of proper military training and discipline, not because any old Jim-Bob can go out and buy a gun willy-nilly.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
And the sales of ammunition are tightly controlled.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
It's completely and radically different to the US.
Sorry to break it to you, but sometimes there are lose-lose situations.
Sorry to break it to YOU, but abject helplessness is an idiotic survival strategy. If you can't return fire, you're done for. If you can return fire, your chances of stopping the attack go from nil to non-nil.
-jcr
You forget to account for the added danger to innocent people from one or more "good guys" with guns, trying to hit the gunman.
You ever hear of friendly fire?
Well, that's certainly a mature and measured response from a person who by his own admission owns deadly weapons, and probably carries one with him at all time.
Every single human being has a basic right to life = a right to not be murdered.
So you're advocating that all of the drunk people in the nightclub should have had guns?
Because alcohol+firearms is such a wonderful combination.
Most people are agnostic no matter how much say they are atheistic and will readily prey when faced with imminent death.
Bull. Shit.
No, disbelief implies a belief that can be opposed.
Non-belief != disbelief.
I consider myself atheistic.
I just go about my day and do normal stuff, religion or non-religion does not factor into it in any way.
It's a false equivalency to call atheism a belief.
I'm an atheist, as defined by "I have no belief in higher power or anything supernatural", which means I don't waste my time not-praying or not-reading religious texts or not-singing hymns. I don't sit around being specifically non-religious.
I just go about my day and do normal stuff, religion or non-religion does not factor into it in any way.
That's your own made-up definition.
Atheism is the absence of belief in the existence of deities. Nothing more, nothing less.
Believers seem to have such a hard time coming to terms with the fact that some people simply do not have a belief in a higher power whatsoever. No, that does not make me agnostic, because that implies some belief that a higher power is possible, which has yet to be proven, through millennia of science and thought. It's a weak middle-of-the-road type position.
As an atheist, I am fully willing to accept the existence of a higher power, provided enough factual proof. It's exceedingly unlikely that that will ever happen, though.
No, you're completely misunderstanding the whole thing.
Atheism means no belief either way, it is the absence of belief. It means no belief in a higher power, not a belief that there is no higher power. The difference may seem trivial, but it is in fact very crucial to what atheism means.
I am an atheist. That means I do not believe in a higher power, in fact I don't have a belief in anything at all.
Actually having a belief that there is no higher power, in a way validates the belief in a higher power, which is completely contrary to what atheism/non-belief is.
The USSR etc. were communist in name only. In reality, they were tyrannical dictatorship, with no shared ownership of the means of production etc. that are cornerstones of an actual communist society.
Atheism can be a religion too.
Nope.
That's like saying "not collecting stamps" is a hobby.
Boo hoo, you got downmodded.
It doesn't matter who does it or why they do it, this is a private website, and you have absolutely no cause to complain. If you're annoyed that people don't want to read your spamming bullshit posts here, find somewhere else to post them.
The definition of "normal" is not for this company, or my landlord, to decide.
Yeah, this is extremely chilling.
There are plenty of pictures of me shared all around from various concerts where I've stumbled around in drunken stupors generally being a filthy animal, wearing my finest heavy metal studded/patched denim vest getup. In fact that's probably 90% of what's on my Facebook account, I mostly use it to keep track of who's going to which events.
But I don't bring any of that shit home with me, that's absolutely none of my landlord's business. As far as he's concerned, I have a normal 9-5 job in IT, I'm a member of the board at my apartment complex and I participate in all the social and DIY activities that go on. And that's all he should be concerned about.
Now, luckily I own my apartment instead of renting it, so that simplifies things a lot. But I would honestly rather live in a damn cardboard box than put myself through the complete invasion of privacy that Score Assured provides.
Nevertheless, aluminium is the most widely-accepted spelling.
Aluminium.
Because that has literally nothing to do with this proposal.
EVERYONE is already tracking EVERYTHING. This proposal does not change any of that.
No. No. No.
Just fucking NO, goddammit.
I can imagine they are affected if the paramedics are trying to intubate or inject someone. Or if the patient has a back injury :-O
For bus-friendly bumps, we generally use a design that's slim enough to let busses and other wide vehicles ride over them, but vehicles that are smaller will hit the bump.
I like those because I can go by them without slowing down on my motorcycle (not that you really have to slow for bumps on a supermoto, but you understand), and in my car I can drive over them at the speed limit comfortably, by only hitting it with the wheels on the right side. It does make them kinda pointless, though.