Except that 25 or 90, hitting that animal is going to have the same effect. You are going to have an accident. You are going to damage your car and possible take injury. You may even die. Anything faster than 0 mph carries that risk. Arguing that 90 is worse than 55 is ridiculous. You've already accepted the risk by getting into the car (or should have at least realized the risk).
The pedestrian has it even worse. If a kid jumps in front of my car at 25 mph, he is going to be just as dead as if I were going 55 mph. Cars aren't very cushioned on the outside. Yes, there is a small possibility that he may only be injured, but does that possibility really vary, depending on my speed?
Having the retailers tracking us, tailoring their products to our interests, it is part of our dream. We want robots to fetch us beer from the fridge and chairs that adjust to our bodies. How is retailers only showing stuff we're interested in any different? The chances of me clicking on an ad for tampons is vanishingly low, so why waste my time and their money to show me a tampon ad? Heck, I'd love for bricks-and-mortar stores to work like this. It seems like every time I go to buy new clothes, I have to walk through a mile of women's clothes. Do they really buy that much more clothing?
I admit, the tracking sometimes can be a disadvantage. I looked at some socks online, about a week ago, and that is all my ads are since. All showing different types of socks.
That is why we need virtual reality! At home, you would plug into an office simulation on a server, with your co-workers in cubes or offices around you. It would be the least fun MMORPG ever, but it would allow for interpersonal interaction while allowing team members to get some space when they need it.
So the killings were justified? We got what we deserved? Did Al-Qaeda really believed that, if they blew a couple of buildings, we'd just pack up and go home? Could they have been that blind? That line of reasoning makes no sense. When you punch a bully in the face, he doesn't back off, he doesn't get even. He makes you into an example. What happened when the buildings were blown up? Did the United States government sit back and go "Wow, people really hate us for meddling. Maybe we should back off?" No. We invaded two countries with only the slightest of pretext. And hey, you thought we were overbearing then? Come visit us now, when we treat any foreign visitor with a xenophobia that only an Alien from a Cameron movie deserves. Yep, 9/11 really put us in our place. It really made us more considerate of how other countries feel.
Don't hate on Twilight. It teaches a good lesson. You read it, toss it aside, then realize how many horrific "moral" messages the author managed to slip under your nose. Definitely a good lesson on propaganda. Remember girls, he isolates you, stalks you, and hurts you because he cares!! He is your soulmate!
Okay. You argue that this drug will make the third world our personal organ bank. After that happens, why would we send aid that might cut off our precious, precious supply of organs? The argument is silly, because organ recipients and those that do charity are not groups that overlap significantly. Why should one affect the other?
There is already an organ market. It is illegal almost everywhere, but it still exists. This has not caused us to stop sending aid to places that need it.
Talking about moral implications is boring. It is always the same. Yes, evil will do evil. Bad people will always treat the less fortunate as commodities. How is that new or different?
This isn't what you meant, but, technically, if I have more money than you, then I am worth more... Of course, I understand that "human life is precious" etc.
If someone is starving and you offer them money to do something, that's the same as pointing a gun at their head
You may not see it as a choice, but it is a choice. Would they make the right choice? Probably not. Doesn't mean that it isn't a choice.
Or maybe you are putting the cart before the horse. Perhaps people with a desire to rape children seek out child porn before escalating to worse things. Like how serial killers are supposed to start killing with animals. That is probably a bad example. I have heard the argument that porn, in general, creates rapists. Most rapists have porn, therefore porn creates a desire for rape.
Everybody keeps saying"What about satellite?" The TV is glitchy in bad weather. They don't offer Internet, except through DSL, which is much worse, speed and quality-wise than cable. Cable TV and cable internet is faster and more reliable than any other service, except FIOS. FIOS, of course, isn't available everywhere and tends to be prohibitively expensive. When people say monopoly, they mean there isn't another cable company. We like the tech, just not the provider.
They can't "educate" your type out, after all, you are still here. You think that "they" haven't tried to "educate" you already? Besides, they don't want to get rid of you. They need you to dissent. You are the distraction. Divide the will of the people.
If you want to see magnetic fields, there is already a low tech method here. You coat small rare earth magnets with silicone or titanium and implant them into your fingertips. The vibrations cause by the movement of the field allow you to "see" it.
And what was with the no backups? Oh god, our air making garden was torched, let's all suffocate because someone forgot to include an air filter. Lame movie.
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Kind of off-topic, but I agree that the kids being on the computer while on the bus could be a problem when they learn to drive. I'm a reader. I spent the time on the bus with my nose buried in a book. When I got my license, I was completely lost. My parents had to teach me how to get to school, because for the previous 10 years I had never watched the trip to there.
Ah, by the way, even considering all gay priests, the likelihood of a priest to commit an act of pedophilia is still slightly lower that the average population, and, again, around 9 times LESS than that those belonging to the gay community.
whether or not it is a good thing remains to be seen.
There are many first world countries with universal healthcare. Why are they not good examples of the effects? I am not arguing for or against. I simply stating that countries like Canada and Germany can serve as examples.
Narcissism? Me? You are the one who won't respect the wishes of others at your own inconvenience. You are too blind to even see it. You are a truer narcissist than I could ever be.
You see? You are blaming others for your problem. "people would respect others" isn't what you want, you want them to respect you. You wish them to accede to your personal preferences. Why should they?
I suppose this makes me a obviously wrong and evil person.
Yes, yes it does. Your entire post was outward focused. People buying crappy headphones! They have bad taste in music! People suck! How about coming up with solution or a compromise that doesn't involve forcing your preferences on everyone else? A good pair of noise canceling headphones would give you the quiet that you crave and music for anyone else that wanted it.
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Except that 25 or 90, hitting that animal is going to have the same effect. You are going to have an accident. You are going to damage your car and possible take injury. You may even die. Anything faster than 0 mph carries that risk. Arguing that 90 is worse than 55 is ridiculous. You've already accepted the risk by getting into the car (or should have at least realized the risk).
The pedestrian has it even worse. If a kid jumps in front of my car at 25 mph, he is going to be just as dead as if I were going 55 mph. Cars aren't very cushioned on the outside. Yes, there is a small possibility that he may only be injured, but does that possibility really vary, depending on my speed?
Having the retailers tracking us, tailoring their products to our interests, it is part of our dream. We want robots to fetch us beer from the fridge and chairs that adjust to our bodies. How is retailers only showing stuff we're interested in any different? The chances of me clicking on an ad for tampons is vanishingly low, so why waste my time and their money to show me a tampon ad? Heck, I'd love for bricks-and-mortar stores to work like this. It seems like every time I go to buy new clothes, I have to walk through a mile of women's clothes. Do they really buy that much more clothing?
I admit, the tracking sometimes can be a disadvantage. I looked at some socks online, about a week ago, and that is all my ads are since. All showing different types of socks.
That is why we need virtual reality! At home, you would plug into an office simulation on a server, with your co-workers in cubes or offices around you. It would be the least fun MMORPG ever, but it would allow for interpersonal interaction while allowing team members to get some space when they need it.
So the killings were justified? We got what we deserved? Did Al-Qaeda really believed that, if they blew a couple of buildings, we'd just pack up and go home? Could they have been that blind? That line of reasoning makes no sense. When you punch a bully in the face, he doesn't back off, he doesn't get even. He makes you into an example. What happened when the buildings were blown up? Did the United States government sit back and go "Wow, people really hate us for meddling. Maybe we should back off?" No. We invaded two countries with only the slightest of pretext. And hey, you thought we were overbearing then? Come visit us now, when we treat any foreign visitor with a xenophobia that only an Alien from a Cameron movie deserves. Yep, 9/11 really put us in our place. It really made us more considerate of how other countries feel.
Don't hate on Twilight. It teaches a good lesson. You read it, toss it aside, then realize how many horrific "moral" messages the author managed to slip under your nose. Definitely a good lesson on propaganda. Remember girls, he isolates you, stalks you, and hurts you because he cares!! He is your soulmate!
There are no shades of grey. Only slippery bastards.
A serial rapist comes for your daughter. Is killing him wrong?
Okay. You argue that this drug will make the third world our personal organ bank. After that happens, why would we send aid that might cut off our precious, precious supply of organs? The argument is silly, because organ recipients and those that do charity are not groups that overlap significantly. Why should one affect the other?
There is already an organ market. It is illegal almost everywhere, but it still exists. This has not caused us to stop sending aid to places that need it.
Talking about moral implications is boring. It is always the same. Yes, evil will do evil. Bad people will always treat the less fortunate as commodities. How is that new or different?
You may not see it as a choice, but it is a choice. Would they make the right choice? Probably not. Doesn't mean that it isn't a choice.
Wow, that totally added to the conversation.
Then where would the perverts go? Won't someone think of the perverts?
Or maybe you are putting the cart before the horse. Perhaps people with a desire to rape children seek out child porn before escalating to worse things. Like how serial killers are supposed to start killing with animals. That is probably a bad example. I have heard the argument that porn, in general, creates rapists. Most rapists have porn, therefore porn creates a desire for rape.
Everybody keeps saying"What about satellite?" The TV is glitchy in bad weather. They don't offer Internet, except through DSL, which is much worse, speed and quality-wise than cable. Cable TV and cable internet is faster and more reliable than any other service, except FIOS. FIOS, of course, isn't available everywhere and tends to be prohibitively expensive. When people say monopoly, they mean there isn't another cable company. We like the tech, just not the provider.
They can't "educate" your type out, after all, you are still here. You think that "they" haven't tried to "educate" you already? Besides, they don't want to get rid of you. They need you to dissent. You are the distraction. Divide the will of the people.
I hate Fox too, but I have a link for you. O'Reilly recently raked a Catholic Church rep over the coals. Why? Because a private Catholic school refuse to re-enroll two kids, on account that their parents were a lesbian couple. The end times are here.
If you want to see magnetic fields, there is already a low tech method here. You coat small rare earth magnets with silicone or titanium and implant them into your fingertips. The vibrations cause by the movement of the field allow you to "see" it.
And what was with the no backups? Oh god, our air making garden was torched, let's all suffocate because someone forgot to include an air filter. Lame movie.
Kind of off-topic, but I agree that the kids being on the computer while on the bus could be a problem when they learn to drive. I'm a reader. I spent the time on the bus with my nose buried in a book. When I got my license, I was completely lost. My parents had to teach me how to get to school, because for the previous 10 years I had never watched the trip to there.
Citation? I think you just made those numbers up.
There are many first world countries with universal healthcare. Why are they not good examples of the effects? I am not arguing for or against. I simply stating that countries like Canada and Germany can serve as examples.
Nice image! I like the phrasing.
Soup kitchen?
Narcissism? Me? You are the one who won't respect the wishes of others at your own inconvenience. You are too blind to even see it. You are a truer narcissist than I could ever be.
You see? You are blaming others for your problem. "people would respect others" isn't what you want, you want them to respect you. You wish them to accede to your personal preferences. Why should they?
Yes, yes it does. Your entire post was outward focused. People buying crappy headphones! They have bad taste in music! People suck! How about coming up with solution or a compromise that doesn't involve forcing your preferences on everyone else? A good pair of noise canceling headphones would give you the quiet that you crave and music for anyone else that wanted it.