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1,576 | 0 | Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless: | Having a lousy father does not just leaves bumps, scrapes and scars externally. The damage goes much deeper. During those vital years of childhood having a bad dad isn't something that one forgets easily. Not only does it alter self confidence and self worth, it can covertly brand those bad habits in the mind of the child. The characteristics of an unfit parent are poisonous. I believe that it is better to be fatherless, rather than have a lousy father. Yes, it will take much effort to fill the shoes of the missing party, but it can and should be done. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,577 | 0 | Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless: | I rather be fatherless then having a lousy father because of this is that I wouldn't want to know how lousy he is and how bad he is of being a father. Being alone with just a mother is fine with me. It's just how I am. I wouldn't want to have a alcohlic father who drinks on the couch all day and curses my mother. It's just plain and simple, I have a good father or don't have a father at all even though he his still in the house, I wouldn't call him my father at all. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,579 | 0 | William farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore: | Before leaving Singapore, Raffles did leave some plans and policies that were important for the development of the settlement. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,580 | 0 | William farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore: | well the definition of founder discussed in class that day that founder was not the person who discovers the place but he is the key in the development of the place and raffles came to singapore and established it on a global level...although it may have been farquhar who suggest this to raffles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,581 | 0 | Is porn wrong: | porn is wrong.....
it's wrong 'cause it's not any good.
if it were REALLY good, then it would REALLY be wrong. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,582 | 0 | Is porn wrong: | Biblically, yes it is wrong. But aside from that, it can become an addiction that destroys lives just like drugs and alcohol. There is a reason why God tells us what to and what not to do. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,583 | 0 | Is porn wrong: | hells yeah porn is wrong. i mean wtf. film naked girls to publicly distribute it on the internet so jerk off's can jack off to them. porn is only here because it makes so much money and stupid people are buying into it. if it's not wrong then try watching it in front of your family, friends or the younger youth. yeah you would feel uncomfortable and you know why? because of common f**king sense and our conscience deep inside we know it's wrong. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,584 | 0 | Is porn wrong: | What do you see in porn?
-> sex
What is sex for?
-> baby making
why should you watch others make baby?
-> pleasure
what causes pleasure?
-> temptation
what do you do to control temptation?
-> then do it...
conclusion: Porn is in a situation where there is temptation to increase the population of the next generation... wow. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,585 | 0 | Evolution vs creation: | you cannot argue with the theory of creatoinism without getting into an extreamly dumb argument because anybody who beleives in creatoinism who is arguing with anyone who doesn't can say that god makes them think what they think
TAKE A HINT EVERYBODY THIS ARGUMENT IS MORONIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,588 | 0 | William farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore: | Raffles came and left Singapore, returning after a long period of time. Farquar stayed here all the time, and solved many problems. Raffles did not do much at all compared to Farquar. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,589 | 0 | William farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore: | Faruhar carried out the 'grand plan' of Raffles'. Raffles practically just sat there and watched it all go, not even lifting a finger to help. It doesn't matter if Raffles was the head of the so-called operation, Farquhar was the one to DEVELOP Singapore to what it is today. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,590 | 0 | William farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore: | William made the initiative to understand the locals and to communicate with them. He even learnt Malay just so to make conversation easier. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,591 | 0 | Pro choice vs pro life: | Yeah, try to enforce that! It is actually not illegal to commit suicide everywhere (ever been to Oregon?).
Being pro-choice and keeping abortion legal leaves the decision with the woman and her God instead of with the government. The government has enough power without forcing the views of one religion on others. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,593 | 0 | Evolution vs creation: | Peppered moths is the ULTIMATE straw man.
The peppered moths experiment was a bad experiment and did not show evolution. That how ever doesn't mean that other experiments/observations don't show evolution.
There is loads of evidence to support evolution.
Genes
Fossil record
Carbon dating
Geological data
VIRUS studies
Ohh yeah, viruses.
Do you know how strains of viruses become immune to anti biotic? They evolve, and because viruses reproduce very quickly they evolve over a shorter time period and can be observed by humans.
Your flu injections are made using evolution science. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,594 | 0 | Evolution vs creation: | Radiometric dating can be done in many ways. Today there are over 40 different techniques to do it. It is the fact they are independent, observable, and falsifiable that makes it scientific rigor. I would recommend going tohttp://www.asa3.org/aSA/resources/Wiens.html for more information on radiometric dating. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,595 | 0 | Is porn wrong: | Porn kills nobody. It's a profitable source of entertainment for some.
Can somebody really tell me what's wrong with it without injecting their moral standards into the argument? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,596 | 0 | Is porn wrong: | I don't feel degraded by porn. You don't like it? Don't watch it. There are more importhant jobs in life than to be my personal morality police. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,597 | 0 | Which type of endeavor is better a personal pursuit or advancing the common good: | Benefiting yourself is always an assessable task but having a chance to better the common good only comes around once in a life time. You have to take into consideration that you can improve the lives or situations of the masses or just yourself. I believe that by advancing the common good you spread the wealth of nobility to others as well as yourself and that is the greatest benefit of all. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,598 | 0 | Is the school uniform a good or bad idea: | i think it's a good idea. so the student don't have to worry about what would they wear. they'll become more concentrate with their study so it's more efficient. if other says they can't express them self, oh please, there's so many things you can do to express yourself. and i think, uniform indirectly give thought how to dress correctly. if we let them dress theirself, they could wear Inappropriate clothes such as hot pants, rebel jeans or sexy clothes. that's not good for their mind. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,599 | 0 | Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless: | It is better to have a lousy father because; when it comes to a father he is not only a provider but also a protector.
Almost every father is lousy, because they go out and work without giving much time to their children. Some children grow up without a father thinking that they had a father, in any shape or form. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,600 | 0 | Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless: | I say lousy, if by lousy you mean unemployed, distant, detached, overworked, unavailable, lazy, unintelligent, boring, uneducated, and other non-criminal versions of a bad dad.
However, if pops is a drug dealer, murderer, rapist, etc... Be satisfied with being alive and not knowing the sperm donor. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,602 | 0 | Tv is better than books: | tv is far superior due to its wider variety of thing to do and some people say that tv is incontinent but now you can watch tv on a smart phone witch is very convenient | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,603 | 0 | Tv is better than books: | A picture is worth a thousand words. TV lets you see and hear a story, or information. Imagine just reading about the recent disasters in Japan, Alabama and Missouri vs. seeing them and seeing interviews with survivors. Much more powerful and immediate on TV.
Books take too much time. TV gives the info much faster. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,604 | 0 | Tv is better than books: | Without TV actors/actresses wouldn't have jobs.
Without TV you wouldn't know what's happening around the world. I mean the newspapers can't fit all that in.
Books and newspapers can't give you emergency warnings or updates or new flashes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,605 | 0 | Ban plastic water bottles: | Western Europe consumes almost 50% of the world's bottled water. Many claim that this is due to European culture, since the continent has had very polluted waters due to agriculture and industry dating back to the Industrial Revolution. The water bottles they buy help us. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,606 | 0 | Ban plastic water bottles: | craig is a hypocryte with bottled water and should not be taken seriously | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,607 | 0 | Ban plastic water bottles: | bottled water is not bad for the world because after youre done drinking your bottle of water you can re-use it several times to have serval bottles of water using less plastic. plastic is also recyclable and can make new objects such as more plastic bottles so technically you can re-use and re-use the same plastic bottle over and over again. it will not be bad for the economy if we figure out how to reuse properly. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,608 | 0 | Ban plastic water bottles: | In 2006, the Alliance for a Healthier Generation and the American Beverage Association worked together to develop a set of National School Beverage Guidelines. This was prepared to reduce the calories delivered to schools by beverage companies and in return promote healthier school choices for children. The articles illustrate the program and significant results thus far. Since its inception there has been a 58% cut in total calories contained in all beverages shipped to schools. Further, a survey was taken of parents, pediatricians and family physicians. The highest supported choice for each group was bottled water. (http://www.nikawater.org/bottled-water/ ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,613 | 0 | India has the potential to lead the world: | ooooooooh really David then why people from your country knock their doors in India for gaining peace and get rid of depression,why does most of the named firms of the world have highest no. of Indian employees cuz we are genius,and we are actually intellectually superior.in past we have lead the world and we'll surely lead the world again in near future wait and watch | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,614 | 0 | India has the potential to lead the world: | INDIA has the potential to lead the world.
Full of natural resources, filled with highly spiritual people and country with diverse tounges and races. India has th potential to flourish.
Well, I cannot ignore the fact that Indian government seems pretty corrupt and poverty still exists.
But hey, China is communist, poverty is also seen in China..
So why not INDIA?
INDIA DOES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO LEAD THE WORLD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,616 | 0 | Christianity or atheism: | INTELLIGENT DESIGN THEORY IS MERELY CHRISTIANITY MASQUERADING AS SCIENCE, BUT THERE IS NO REAL SCIENCE BEHIND INTELLIGENT DESIGN. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,617 | 0 | Christianity or atheism: | Religion in the past has caused many wars. It encourages racism , sexism and homophobia. It is something that gives us prejudice. It makes us hate one another. the time has come to put a stop to it. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,620 | 0 | Human growth and development should parents use spanking as an option to discipline: | Yes, because then they wont do what they did in fear of getting spanked again. Since they will know the consequence. Although, there is also a line a parent shouldn't cross such as the appropriate spanking and abuse line. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,622 | 0 | Christianity or atheism: | Atheists rely on proof even though they have none... So if my religion has no proof so that gives your religion proof atheists? Makes no sense. Where atheists have nothing to back themselves up with, when Christians do. And the thing they have to back themselves up with is the Bible, what do the atheists have? Evolution? Everyone knows evolution is a load of crap. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,625 | 0 | If your spouse committed murder and he or she confided in you would you turn them in: | I say yes i would because no matter what nothing should make you kill any one, How are you going to kill someone and say it was a mistake.thats not right I dont care what nobody say if it was a mistake or what. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,628 | 0 | If your spouse committed murder and he or she confided in you would you turn them in: | I would turn my husband in because that's just plain wrong. I would explain "How would you feel if somebody killed a family member or a close friend? Would you want them to be punished?" So for doing a wrong and to become better you have to take your consequence's. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,629 | 0 | If your spouse committed murder and he or she confided in you would you turn them in: | Killing someone is wrong no matter what. If you kill someone then i think you should do the right thing and turn yourself in, instead of waiting and wondering if someone else would turn you in. I know it would be difficult for me to turn in my wife, but they commited a horrible crime and they should pay for it. No one is above the law basicly. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,630 | 0 | Pro choice vs pro life: | If someone is raped and ends up pregnant, they should have the choice to get an abortion or not. If people are being irresponsible and have unprotected sex, they should be held accountable for their actions. Have the baby and put them up for adoption. Otherwise people are going to abuse their power to chose and will be killing babies because they are too lazy or ignorant to use protection. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,631 | 0 | Pro choice vs pro life: | One word: Adoption
There is absolutley no reason to receive an abortion when you could continue through to birth and then put the child up for adoption.
This is a commonly ignored fact in the abortion debate. But I think it is by far the best choice. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,634 | 0 | Should physical education be mandatory in schools: | Core classes are more important. Kids should be more focused on learning, and the competitiveness can cause bullying. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,635 | 0 | Should physical education be mandatory in schools: | phy. ed is just another class. students should start to be responsible for their actions by the time they are in highschool. if they are responsible with a car, then they should be responsible with their health. the tax payers also dont realize that they are paying for students to go swimming or play the whole hour. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,636 | 0 | Should physical education be mandatory in schools: | if students so not have a physical education class then the obesity rate will go even higher than what it is now. that onw of the reason why also physical education reduce heart failure, improved physical fitness, weight reduction, self dicipline, and also stress reduction. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,637 | 0 | Gay marriage right or wrong: | Why does it matter? If two people regardless of gender love each other to the point of which the two marry, shouldn't that follow what the bible really teaches us.
All you bible nutjobes by the way are making me sick. The bible teaches love and forgiveness, and lets not forget dont judge others before you judge yourself. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,638 | 0 | Gay marriage right or wrong: | Just beacuse there gay does not mean that they dont have a right to be happy! how would u feel if you were denied! we live in the 21st centry! everyone else is allowed to get married so why should not they! | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,640 | 0 | Which type of endeavor is better a personal pursuit or advancing the common good: | I believe personal pursuit its better, because its your job to decide what you want to do with your life. Your not always going to have someone by your side telling you whats right or wrong. Its all on you of reaching their goals. Its also a good thing to help other reach their succeed their goals. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,641 | 0 | Which type of endeavor is better a personal pursuit or advancing the common good: | I feel like it is better to do both, but in order to help others you need to help yourself. It all starts with your personal goals before you can help others. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,642 | 1 | Should there be laws governing racist comments made at rallies that incite violance?: | Although we have free speech in America if our speech incites a riot or if it is reasonable to assume that what you say could incite others to do harm or break the law then there can be legal repercussions. The reason this so seldom happens though is because it has to be proved that the actions of others were the direct and sole result of the words or actions of another and this can be hard to do. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,644 | 1 | What do you people feel about prostitution?share your views here!?: | Prostitutes have been abused growing up at home. It seems like they already don't like themselves very much. They know they can be murdered any time and they seem to still do it. It's an issue of being stuck in a rotten life for them. The money they make pays for the drugs they use to blank out their minds as to what they are doing to themselves. There are some who get out of it. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,646 | 1 | Do you think people who make bad decisions and get into trouble can turn their life around or are they labeled: | I think by your name you may be a Marine. Crimes are crimes, and some, can be forgiven with hard work and a real change. I am an NCO and I have seen troops grow up and take their duty and the rules seriously. You can change, even if you get discharged. You can ALWAYS choose the right path, just hope it is not to late, like for Tookie Williams. Chose to change too late. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,647 | 1 | Can i sue a car lot for not diclosing damage i think they new about?: | Since it has been 8months I doubt you will get anywhere with it. Not only that you have to prove that they knew about the damage....the court doest side on just assumptions. If I would you next time you buy a used car take it some place and get it looked over if the dealer ship wont allow it have the look it over and sign off that there is no damage. If you dont like this answer I would seek legal help! | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,648 | 1 | What kinds of post conviction relief are available to federal prisoners?: | What you describe is sad, and the system we have devised. The courts are the best that human beings have come up with so far in the history of the planet. But they are far from perfect and mistakes happen all the time. As you rightly point out, public "pretenders" are anything but helpful.
What is important is to not quit, ever. Even while imprisoned, a person can use his or her wits, and study the law and work actively on the appeal. Deadlines are critical.
Bad things happen to good people. And life is anything but fair. Instead of focusing on what happened, sometimes all a person can do is look to the future and make the best of every day. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,649 | 1 | Should the new bill on illegal imigration pass?: | The bill should pass, this is a country of law which is be ruled by law. There should be no way for anybody to break those laws because you want to survive? The law is not prohibiting migration to America, but those who want to come in illegally. If you want to come to America, do the right thing, ask for permission from the US consular and get here legally. The argument of, immigrant doing the job nobody want to do is not correct and should not be entertain. If they want to survive they focus their energies in developing their countries and enjoy the fruit of their labor for their mother land. Or should come in legally and be documented, pay their taxes so that I will not end up paying for their education and health care needs. This is is a sovereign country of Law and these Laws must be respected and by all. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,650 | 1 | Explain how the common law can violate the principle of legality?: | It really can't in a common law jurisdiction.
The concept of common law is that valid decisions/interpretations by courts are binding authority on lower courts. So, it can't be illegal for courts to do what they are designed to do.
Civil law systems (such as France, or Lousisana) work differently, and there the court holdinds are not binding in the same way as under common law. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,651 | 1 | Bounced check?: | I always make sure my checks are not printed on rubber. they are just too expensive and not worth it. We all make a mistake from time to time, and usually it is no big deal except for the extreme annoyance and all the bounced check fees. But if you are worried about an arrest warrant then I am sure you are doing this deliberately and trying to defraud the company. You have probably sent them a couple of bad checks already in an attempt to string them along so your guilt is probably pretty well established.
You can hope that you do not have to share a jail cell with a gross deviate of some sort. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,652 | 1 | Salary employees question. is it legal?: | It is legal, since there is no overtime for salaried employees.
There is one caveat however, Minimum wage law still applies even to salaried employees, So calculate how many hours you work each year then divide your salary by that number -- if the result is less then federal minimum wage(5.15) or your states minimum wage(7.63 being the maximum in Washington) or even your local minimum wage(9.50 in Santa Fe) then your employer is in violation of the law. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,653 | 1 | Do you think the bush administration should be able to spy on millions unfettered?: | Web Master has a point. Not only is it unethical, it resembles the workings of Stalin during the Cold War. But this isnt too unusual. HE seems to make bad and at that HORRIBLE descisions in the oval office, starting with rigging the election. This is a catastrophe, and it doesnt suprise me that his idea of public safety is ruining, ending, and controlling the lives of his citizens, letting the REAL bad guys reign havoc, and be done in time to kill some more of his own people and innocent civilians elsewhere. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,654 | 1 | Why police brutality in the us, is it a very developed country or no?: | Police brutality exists in the U.S. for the simple fact that, they do not give proper screening of individules
before they give them a badge and gun. They give these
gung-ho I-can-do-whatever guys who think they can get away with it cause Im a cop people a job. Also, factor in the race card, because most of the cases are white on Black crimes. they fear the black man so they automatically resort to violence to solve the issue. It sickens me that
they allow them to get away with it. This country prides itself on freedom, what about the freedom to walk or drive
and not have to worry about the people who are supposed to be protecting you. Stop Racism, stop police brutallity.
And this is being written by a white man, so dont think im a complaining Black man. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,658 | 1 | Can the personal representative of an estate charge a "finder fee" on the sale of estate property?: | Absolutely not, unless (A) you are a licensed real estate broker and (B) you have a pre-existing written agreement to do so signed by every estate beneficiary from whose interest the commission would be paid. As a P.R. you CAN seek additional P.R. fees for extra services to the estate involving sale of real estate that either the beneficiaries expressly consent to in writing or that a court allows on application after notice to the beneficiaries. Such additional fees must be based on such factors as additional time and liability over & above the routine duties of a P.R., not on a percentage of the sale price -- which would constitute a commission. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,659 | 1 | Can anybody explain this hypocrisy to me?: | That bunch of cells could instrumental in saving millions of lives,stem cell research.
What about my right to live?.The best medicine should be available to every body, but perhaps procedures/treatments that arise from stem cell research could be optional.
i.e.'Miss smith you have cancer we can cure it, but the treatment comes from stem cell research.Would you like the treatment or would you prefer to die painfully?,and would you like frys with that?. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,660 | 1 | If you're kicked out of rehab what are the chances of jail time?: | Get a new boyfriend. He seems to not be able to change or want to change. Driving on a suspended driver's license is a serious misdemeanor. He can't seem to follow the simple rules to get him out of trouble. He was sent to rehab to give him another chance and he messes it up. Simultaneously he gets caught driving on a suspended license. If they find out about the driving violation and being kicked out of rehab, he may face some jail time.
I highly suggest you separate from him, it is going downhill fast. I know you are dedicated to him, but give that dedication to someone who has a chance at doing something instead of doing time. Just get out of his way or you will be joining him. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,662 | 1 | Why do they allow us to use limewire when every download you make is copyright infringement?: | Not every download is copyright infringment.
If someone has legal ownership of a work (as its creator/author), then they are perfectly entitled to grant permission for anyone else to make copies and distribute them.
Also, many works are either public domain or allowed by their copyright holder to be distributed under a specific license agreement (such as non-commercial use only). These are again not in volation of copyright laws.
So, there are plenty of legal ways that software like limewire can be used. And as long as there are legal uses, and as long as the software maker doesn't intend or support illegal use to occur -- the software itself is not illegal.
But using it to make unlawful copies is still illegal. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,663 | 1 | Interesting question catch22 how fair and sane is this?: | The stupid idea of "You can't get an ID without an ID". Try to explain this to them and ask THEM for their opinion on your situation. Most of the time they are helpful and will point you to the right direction.
I had a similar situation with my husband. He had an old expired ID from another country and that country's consulate wouldn't give him an ID, the DMV wouldn't give him an ID. SO, we just asked the DMV what we should do? They suggested official school records, you request them and keep them sealed and let the DMV open them. They just want to make sure it's you. Hope that helps! | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,665 | 1 | Since liberalism=liberty and a liberal must be for freedom,what does a conservative or moderate person equal?: | Liberals (Democrats) as they're called in the States are actually not followers of traditional liberalism. Classical liberalism is more closely followed by Libertarians and some factions of the Republican party. Extreme liberalism can be seen in some forms of anarcho-capitalism or anarchy. Just so you know.
Anyway, conservatives are for the protection of a traditional way of life, of the status quo, of stability. Conservatives are therefore against any social upheaval or change. Conservatives feel that too much change is dangerous, destabilizing, and ultimately the death of a society, and that a strong government is needed to protect the people, even if it means restricting freedom somewhat.
Moderates see the value in both. They agree that change is necessary and that freedom is important and that both can be beneficial, but that full-blown anarchy is not desirable and that the government can actually help the protection of freedom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,668 | 1 | Should captured terrorists be given the rights like that of a u.s. citizen?: | I do not believe that terrorists should be given equal rights. I do believe that they shold be treated as humans though. If they can't be peaceful, then they should't be allowed to walk the streets. If terrorist can not be reformed, and they continue to even be disrectful, NO government should allow that! Terrorism is costing lives and well as tax dollars. I wouldn't think it was a bad thing if they were executed for their crimes! They might sound harsh, but think of how many lives it would potentially save! | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,669 | 1 | I got a ticket for underage consumption of alcohol what am i gonna get when i go to court?: | i'm not sure, but ask if there's a youth court or teen court system you can go through. those are systems where teenagers learn about the judicial system by serving as jurors, lawyers, bailiffs, and sometimes even judges. typically if you go through teen court yo end up doing community service and the offense doesn't stay on your record...
my one preachy moment: drink if ya wanna drink, but don't ever ever EVER drink and drive. it's moronic and inexcusable. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,671 | 1 | How come a woman can take a man's child from him any time she chooses?: | not only that .. she can pretty much just decide shes bored with the marriage and take off with the kid .. force u to sell ur house .. and move in with joe-shmoe whos ten times richer than you while forcing you to pay her ... the laws need to be changed ... no way should a parent be able to just throw in the towel on a whim and leave with the kids ... if they want to leave without a judgement that the spouse their leaving is dangerous, an adulterer, or mental ... then they should leave empty handed period ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,672 | 1 | Is it patriotic to make bed sheets out of your flag?: | No it is definately not. There are several rules governing what you can and cannot do to the flag (assuming you are talking about the greatest and prettiest flag in the world - Old Glory). Check the site below to see them.
FYI - Bushy Bush desecrated an American flag by signing his name to it for a "fan" (I call fans of Bush "traitors"). He is thereby a traitor to this country, and should be tried and condemned as such. Just my thoughts on the subject. Can you tell I didn't vote for him? | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,673 | 1 | In love but shouldn't be?: | I really feel for you, thats a tough situation.
Are you sure that you are really in love with him, as you only said that you believe you are in love with him. Be careful not to confuse other feelings for love.
Did you know he was your uncle before you got involved?
I know you fall in love with who you fall in love with but there is a brief window in which you can apply the breaks.
What about the other woman he is with? Has he spoken to her yet?
If I were you, I would try to steer clear and if he manages to end the relationship with the other lady and keep his relationship with the kids maybe you could think about him again.
I don't know about the law and deformities. I would say no to both questions, but just think of the people involved in this tangled web and how your decisions will effect them
Its tough I know.
Good luck. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,674 | 1 | Regarding growing marijuana plants what if you don't recognize them?: | well i think you know what it is and are probably trying to grow it from the way you are talking. marijuana seeds dont fly out of birds. any dumbass knows what mj looks like just from the leaf, yeah you can get in trouble for cultivation, not that much if you only have one plant and claim you dont know what it is. they wont believe you anyway. you wont get caught, if the cops find out then your friends really arent your friends. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,675 | 1 | What do you think against to criminalize the using illegal drug during pregnancy?: | Using illegal drugs regardless of your condition or sex is criminal. However, a more severe punishment should be imposed on a woman who would subject her baby to illegal drugs or alchohol.
Sure, I would entertain the idea of institutionalizing the mother until the birth if she is using illegal drugs....after that, she should go to prison. The problem is, who is going to pay for that? That's right, the taxpayer. Again, the taxpayer has to take responsibility for the stupid things people do.
Accountability is the number one lacking quality amoung many Americans today. The fact that we as a society tolerate stupidity and irresponsibilty, is enabling these morons to continue making poor desisions, having children, doing drugs...etc.
Until we hold people accountable and responsible for their actions, there is no real solution.
Good luck and take care. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,676 | 1 | Will roe versus wade be overturned?: | Sadly, not likely. Even with the new Chief Justice and Associate Justice, it is not likely that the court will mess with existing precident.
Hopefully, though, the court will see fit to uphold such things as bans on late-term, will require parental notification for teenagers, and will require these "doctors" to become required reporters of abuse like all other medical professionals. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,678 | 2 | Cmv: adhd and autism isn't a disease but the next step or human evolution.: | I think ADHD and perhaps some forms of autism aren't a bad thing, but the next level of human evolution. ADHD yes makes you not focus easily but when you do, you hyper focus grasping everything. I have multiple friends who have ADHD and when they force themselves to focus, they do great things, get the highest grades and retain more knowledge. And some people with autism can be servants, which means they are highly proficient in something, generally math science or music, which is fantastic. I think we should let those kids blossom and be there own unique awesome person, advancing human towards the next step in our history. Please cmv! | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,679 | 2 | Cmv:i believe saying you're a libertarian,liberal, or conservative is as dogmatic as saying you're muslim, christian, or buddhist: | Saying you belong to a political ideology makes you dogmatic. Society is dynamic and can't go by the principles of one political ideology. Political ideologies are secular religions in this regard. Many self described liberals, libertarians, and conservatives rarely listen to each other on how to better society. Liberals see government as the only solution to all of society's ills. Conservatives and Libertarians find government as the mere deterrent to social ills and adhere to free market fundamentalism as holy. It's as if the free market makes everything a Utopia. These differences in dogma often resorts to divisive politics. How is that any different to religious differences? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,680 | 2 | Cmv: if women have the right to abortion under the banner of "the right to bodily autonomy" i should be allowed to sell my organs.: | I'm in my 20's, healthy, and I get mail all the time telling me I should donate bone marrow (which costs between a third of a million dollars to $800,000 just to transplant my marrow that I'm giving away for free) and, while I'm on the list, I'd jump at the chance to sell it.
I'm positive I could sell my liver for at LEAST 100k to a rich alcoholic who couldn't get on the transplant list, and if I'm not allowed to, it shouldn't be allowed to use that as a defense of abortion.
The medical industry is making money hand over fist and I want a piece of it. If women have the "right" to abortion because of their "right" to bodily autonomy, I should have the "right" to sell my marrow and organs because of my "right" to bodily autonomy.
Note: I am not pro or anti abortion. I'm just saying that the right to bodily autonomy shouldn't have double standards. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,681 | 2 | Cmv: i think that, no matter the quality of journalism, those who only know about a story through the news are too ignorant to have a valuable opinion.: | I think the proof is in the pudding: take something you consider yourself truly knowledgable about and look at the news coverage. You'll find it partial at best. You'll encounter people who "read an article" related your field and understand how naive they sound. Journalists can only provide so much context and it's usually never enough to give a layman a foothold in the subject matter.
This is not to say that news isn't valuable. But it does mean that if you read the paper every day and gravitate toward the Ukraine stories while having virtually no historical background, having never been to the Ukraine or Russia, never done any research or met people from the cultures involved, you should speak, think and feel with in an extremely humble tone about the subject. In fact it would be more wise to ask questions than to profess any opinion at all.
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1,682 | 2 | Cmv: i think vehicles that stop at every train crossing put themselves at greater risk than not stopping at all.: | Of course, stop if a train is there.
I think of this every time I see a truck/bus with "This vehicle stops at all railroad crossings" written across the back... I feel that stopping, listening for a train, and going again is much riskier than not stopping at train crossings. I feel this way for 3 reasons:
1. If your engine stalls or you have some other kind of problem as you are are crossing the tracks, you no longer have momentum to carry you to safety.
2. The act of stopping could cause another vehicle to crash into you because they are not expecting it.
3. If for some reason you stop but don't actually hear/see a train coming for any reason (unlikely, but still a possibility), you are now on the tracks for a much longer period of time, increasing your risk.
I think that the safest option just approach level crossings like every other vehicle on the road.
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1,683 | 2 | Cmv: i believe the following changes would be good for us politics.: | - Lobbying is prohibited.
No one is allowed to influence US politics other than by voting for their preferred candidates. Many countries do not support lobbying, and are absolutely fine.
- Presidential candidates may not, under any circumstances, publicize themselves through monetary means.
The White House will host debates online, and the presidential candidates (all of them, not just the two big ones) will receive an equal amount of publicity through those debates. This way, the smaller candidates aren't automatically out of the question.
This also means that outsiders can't influence who gets voted by donating toward a certain candidate.
I haven't given this a whole lot of thought, this actually occurred to me only 5 minutes ago. This is too simple to be without flaws, so I'm looking for counterarguments. I am also not
American, so I do not fully understand how your political system works. I hope this doesn't sound too stupid. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,684 | 2 | Cmv: i feel that i'm destined to remain a virgin forever and am not meant for a intimate relationship: | So, little about me is I'm currently a 19 year old male enrolled in college. I plan on majoring in Computer Science and minoring in Mathematics.
In terms of intimate relationships, they are non-existent. I have never kissed a girl, nor asked one out. Part of it is that I know they will say no. I'm not an attractive person by any means, I'm very fat and have very poor hygiene. And even, if by some miracle they said yes, the relationship would not last longer than a day at most. I consider myself to be a weird dude. I have weird songs on my iPod and I watch weird videos and have no hobbies other than playing video games, browsing the internet, and watching movies/TV.
I feel that a person like me isn't really meant for a healthy, sexual, mature relationship with a woman of any sorts. I feel that I have to find some other meaning in my life than passing on my genes. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,685 | 2 | Cmv the lion king is hugely overrated: | There was a golden age of sorts for Disney where they moved on from the fairly dull and flat movies of the past that started with The Little Mermaid and extended through Beauty and the Beast and Alladin. But then there was lion king.
Even if you hadn't seen or heard of Kimba the White Lion, the Lion King was so predictable as to be cliche. The characters and songs weren't anything more special than any other Disney movie either.
I believe that the people who prosthelytize about the movie are mostly the ones who watched is as kids or young adults looking through nostalgia colored glasses. People who's first exposure to a real and dramatic story was Lion King so they came to believe that Lion King did something unique or special (when it really, really didn't). | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,686 | 2 | Cmv: lottery winners should be allowed to remain anonymous.: | A pretty simple google search will result in many horror stories surrounding lottery winners. Many are forced to move from their home towns, face lawsuits from people looking for a quick buck from a deep pocket, and even have a much higher chance of being murdered.
I feel that it should be a person's right to choose whether they want the public to know about their winnings.
I understand that the main dissenting opinion is the idea that this could lead to people believing the whole thing is rigged, and that nobody actually wins the big jackpots. However, it's kind of ridiculous to think that hundreds of millions of dollars in jackpot money just magically disappear without any Lottery employees coming forward. Furthermore, why do we not doubt the legitimacy of other large jackpots? For a long time people have been buying scratch-off tickets without the ridiculous self-identification laws. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,689 | 2 | Cmv: destiny doesn't look like the revolutionary title it's made out to be: | Bungies next game looks like a solid shooter with a nice setting, but I don't see how it's going to be such a revolutionary game. Frankly, it looks like Borderlands with a different setting and tone. But otherwise it's a solid looking FPS that focused on classes, co-op, and loot across a variety of small open world areas. How is this so revolutionary?
I mean the setting looks good, and I like the idea of an epic quest across the solar system in my trusty spaceship, but the revelation of the ships not being flyable and there being no space combat -they're just cut scene machines- was a big disappointment for me.
Please, I want to be more excited for this game than I am. But it's being hailed as the next big new thing in gaming and I just don't see it. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,690 | 2 | Cmv: nationalism causes hate and bigotry: | I am Canadian by birth but my parents are from Serbia and Croatia. I find everyone in Canada tries to hold onto their culture and wave a flag signifying their bloodline and heritage. I thought this was a good thing and clung onto it myself for a time but discovered I don’t need to define myself by a single (or two or three) nationality/nationalities.
From what I have seen, particularly with people who have moved from their mother country and settled permanently elsewhere, it only seems to lead to bigotry and a stagnation of one's own cultural and personal development. To be Serbian or Croatian or Indian or Saudi Arabian or whatever seems to be interpreted as boldly representing the country’s main religion, beliefs, traditions, etc. at the time that the person left that country.
Why can’t we accept our differences and that we as people have a developing cultural identity, and not see this as “losing” our identity? The fear of losing this causes people to ignorant and bigoted. CMV
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1,691 | 2 | Cmv: i think kids owe their parents everything because the parents brought them into this world and gave them life and kept them fed and sheltered and relatively healthy during their childhood.: | I think kids owe their parents everything because the parents brought them into this world and gave them life and kept them fed and sheltered and relatively healthy during their childhood. Kids should stay at home (or as close to home as possible) for their entire lives, so that in case a parent has any need at all, the kids can drop what they're doing and help the parents, because they owe them their lives. I believe that kids don't know what they're doing, ever, and that parents always know better than their kids. CMV | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,692 | 2 | Cmv: the feminist movement is detrimental to men with low self esteem and recent trend of #yesallwomen only further hampers it.: | Men such as I, don't have half the balls to make a pass at a woman, let alone the balls to ask a woman on a date. All the things SJWs and /r/twoxchrmosomes talk about is something that most men don't do. It's massively a stereotype. Anecdotal evidence is not a clear indicator of "oppression" that's blown out of proportion. In many cases, men don't even get half a chance. For example, Women claim equal rights, but don't even pursue a man because social norms claim they are to be pursued.
#YesAllWomen only rides on the coattails of the Santa Barbara shooting,and has zero to do with feminism. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,693 | 2 | Cmv: i believe japan should be arming itself against a future war with china: | I think the japanese need to protect themselves a lot better against China.
The chinese are becoming stronger both in their economy and military, and i'm sure they have plenty of generals just aching for payback from all the atrocities commited by the japanese in ww2.
And the japanese won't even acknoledge the genocide in the same way germany does with the Holocaust, that's just rubbing salt in the wound.
On the other side, i know Japan is being protected by american forces, but how much can they trust on the US?
Would the US go to war with China over Japan? (Or South Korea for that matter) I think it won't happen, and in a tight spot, they would just choose to abandon those allies. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,694 | 2 | Cmv: affirmative action policies encourage the prejudice they seek to prevent.: | Affirmative Action's purpose is to level the playing field and give each student a chance at college, no matter the student's background. Basing this giving on skin color, while providing a change to a perhaps disadvantaged historical stereotype, does not accomplish Affirmative Action's purpose.
Skin color is a gift, not earned or chosen by a person, but given at birth by parents. Why should this unearned, pre-decided trait determine the scholarship a student receives?
I believe that all scholarships should be merit-based, and while many are, some schools that have to fill "race quotas" to "diversify the campus" in the process, ignore more qualified students in favor of the correctly colored one.
The intent behind the Affirmative Action is certainly well-meaning, aimed at helping needy students. However, the blanket label of race as a signal of need harms all students, regardless of color. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,696 | 2 | Cmv: it doesn't matter what the founding fathers of the united states would have done in any given issue.: | I'm not sure what the popular view on reddit is about this, but in the real world, I hear arguments from both sides of the political spectrum regarding what the founding fathers would have thought. I don't really think it matters because the founding fathers were not gods who could prepare for any problem or know everything, they were just people. We live in a different time than the founding fathers, and even if we didn't, it isn't like the founding fathers were infallible. I'm not saying the founding fathers were always wrong, but I don't think a view deserves any more merit just for being the view of one of the founding fathers. I believe political scientists should focus on what would be the best solution to an issue instead of interpreting what the founding fathers would have done.
Edit: Someone pointed out that the title is a bit different from my actual opinion. I believe it is ok to respect the founding fathers as experts, but not to elevate their opinions above that. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,697 | 2 | Cmv: i believe a fetus has rights worth protecting.: | I've long struggled with this and I'd like to here some strong arguments from the other side. I know the benefits of abortion to society, but I can't justify them simply because the net gain is positive - that's opening Pandora's box to me.
For me, just because a human cannot survive on it's own, doesn't mean we shouldn't protect them. Granted, I have absolutely no problem with suicide, so this isn't a religious "sanctity of life" issue. I simply believe that since there can be no informed decision made by the fetus, we have an obligation to protect it.
It's an odd issue for me, I want to make abortion legal and easily accessible from a society standpoint, but I can't reach that position due to moral complications. So change my view. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,698 | 2 | Cmv: curvy does not mean fat.: | In my opinion, curvy denotes an hourglass figure with with hips, boobs, and butt that stick out. Curvy is healthy body type that people have naturally. Fat isn't healthy. Curvy women don't fit into the "skinny" category because of their assets, but also aren't an unhealthy weight. I feel that it is inappropriate to call women curvy as a nicer alternative to fat because fat and curvy aren't the same thing. I feel that it is unfair and misleading to actual curvy women for fat women to use the descriptor curvy. That being said I have nothing against someone for being overweight.
EDIT: I want to thank all the people who replied. I do realize that I may not hold the majority view. I should have used the word overweight rather than fat. Humans do require a percentage of body fat to be healthy. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,699 | 2 | For our creationists how did a giant land sloth outlive a ocean clam during the global flood? stance: it didn't flood never happened: | So creationists like to argue that evolution is wrong and creationism is correct.
Yet the fossil record shows that ancient clams are in layers below giant land sloths. If all organisms lived at the same time, how did a giant land sloth which moves at 1 mph or less manage to outright and outlive an organism that thrives in water during a global water flood?
It seems to me that such a question is preposterous and that the flood never occurred. That evolution's time line is correct. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,701 | 2 | Will the one laptop per child initiative work? stance: yes: | I'm embarassingly ignorant on the status of this project so perhaps some of you kind souls can fill me in.
I'm wholly convinced that a useful stipped-down laptop can be manufactured for less than $100. When travelling, I was always issued this super-handy Asus EEE which cost about $300 USD.
I'm also wholly convinced that access to information infrastructure is an essential part of nation-building, but Microsoft Powerpoint is not. (In fact, that inspires a new debate topic!) Perhaps somebody can clarify for me, will these laptops have access to the internet? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,703 | 2 | Are the people of london just stupid? stance: well of course they are!: | I'm not entirely sure if the creator of this debate had a specific event in mind when they posted it but I'm willing to take part regardless.
I don't feel I can vote for the "well of course" option but, I can say that at least 5.3% is bloody stupid for voting for the BNP.
Speaking of stupid, there is a capital 'L' in London! | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,705 | 2 | Ft. hood: terrorist attack? or something else? stance: terrorist attack: | Well let's take a look at the facts, shall we?
Known for holding extremist Islamic views? Check.
Shouted Allahu Akbar during his attack? Check.
Ties to extreme Islamic terrorist? Check.
Expressed hatred of infidels? Check.
Frequently went to Jihadi web sites? Check.
The man was clearly an Islamic Extremist and this was clearly a terrorist attack. The better question would be: Why can't we admit it? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,706 | 2 | Death: a time for mourning or celebration stance: death is a natural part of life, a time to celebrate what the individual was and their life. mournin: | Death should be celebrated as a part of life. The empty vassal you see is a reminder of what the person was, not what they are or even what the deceased was to everyone around them. Funerals just remind everyone that the dead will no longer be what they were to their survivors. its selfish, celebrate the dead, everything about them, remember and be happy. Dont mourn over your loss, celebrate their life. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,707 | 2 | Do we have the right to put down ill animals but not humans? stance: animals cant speak, they cant decide if they want to stay alive.: | we r not talking about killing for fun rather about putting the animal out of its misery so ur argumnt isnt relevant. what we are saying is wirh animals it isnot worth much to put a sick animal through an ordeal just so its mate wont pine for it . with humans the case is different. besides the emotional trauma which is much more complex in a human than in an animal seeing as we r much more complex beings , humans bear a responsibility to those around them their wives n especially kids who depend on parents not only for food but for education among other numerous things. reptiles on the other hand desert their offspring as soon as the eggs hatch. a snake will eat its own eggs if it cant find the food. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,708 | 2 | Can you truly kill a zombie, since its already dead? stance: no, zombies are already dead.: | I'm actually not sure you can. You see, since video games and movies are all we really have to go on, is it truly possible to kill that which is already dead? we don't really know. I think that if something possessed the undead to come back to the land of the living, I don't think we will truly be able to kill them off, since they are dead to begin with, and not be able to be killed by our normal means. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,709 | 2 | Should graffitti be cleaned away? stance: yes: | Yes and no. Art is art, and that is true. If in the correct area i.e. one's nieghborhood, night club etc. It's part of the culture and a good thing.
No because if it is defacing public buildings, historical sites, bridges in public areas and otherwise beautiful landmarks of the city, it is wrong. Those things are intended to look professional. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,710 | 2 | Best form of early writing stance: cunieform: | Runes were discovered magicaly after Odin hung from Ygdrassil the world tree for 9 days, in his agony and delirium he saw visions of runes on the ground below him him. Runes were originally symbols with magical properties and later they evolved into a kind of writing system
The Iranian writing system of today(not sure what its actual name is), the characters look incredible and I think that that writing system is the most beautiful modern writing system to look at | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,712 | 2 | Is "you lack morality" a viable argument? stance: no. it's a guilt trick.: | Absolutely not because everyone's sense of morality is different. Thus, for example, if a pro-choicer was engaged in an abortion debate, the pro-lifer could call them moraless all they want but still not change the fact that the pro-choicer has valid points. Indeed, in many cases, morality is extremely subjective and thus saying that someone "lacks morality" is about as valid an argument as "you suck". | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
1,713 | 2 | Consumer philanthropy stance: good what ever generates more money for charity: | Isn't barely helping better than not helping?
And if I am going to buy an iPod either way, isn't it better to buy a red one that sends even a tiny fraction of the purchase price to fighting AIDS than a green one that goes better with my wardrobe but doesn't raise money for anyone but Apple?
Gestures like those ridiculous Livestrong bracelets are weak, but when it's something you were already going to buy (read: NOT a stupid-looking rubber bracelet), I think that having a philanthropic option is refreshing--even if it's just a LITTLE philanthropic. The previous options weren't at ALL philanthropic.
If it's no worse and it's not the same, odds are it's, well, a little better. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
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