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Robin Fox2 said:I’m a proponent of the death penalty, so I won't be participating in these debates about leniency ☕
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steelharbor9 said:I was actually debating whether I needed to include a disclaimer about courtroom logic, but I figured, nah, I don't need that. Turns out, I was wrong.
If being a religious fanatic implies that you're bothered by same-sex marriages, that doesn't mean that "being bothered by same-sex marriages" automatically makes you a "fanatic."
Or, to put it simpler, if it's raining, the street is wet. But just because the street is wet, it doesn't necessarily mean it's raining. Maybe a fire hydrant burst or something. I guess!
brightpilot6 said:Of course it doesn't. If anything, the very essence of science is its admission that it lacks answers to the ultimate questions.
I find myself hoping that some higher intelligence exists, that goodness eventually finds its way back to those who do good, and that death isn't the final curtain call. But there is a distinction between hope and belief; I don't necessarily believe it, I simply hope for it.
Then there is a third, entirely separate matter: the sheer absurdity of organized religions that exploit hopes like mine, using vague narratives, empty promises, and veiled threats to maintain control over the masses.
steelharbor9 said:I mean, it’s pretty obvious we can't label an entire population based on one single trait, right? I was just building on ZZ's point about scientists—and yeah, sure, maybe there’s a tiny fraction of a percent of scientists out there who are actually fascists in their free time. It happens, I guess.
From what I’ve seen, most scientists don't really struggle with accepting other people's traits, and they don't feel like diversity is some huge threat to their own identity or anything.
Take religious fanatics, for example. To them, the LGBTQ+ community is a problem because it challenges their idea of a "sacred" family. Their version of it, anyway. And yeah, obviously there are some scientists out there who feel the exact same way—believe it or not, every single one of them I've ever met would definitely fall into that fanatic category.
steelharbor9 said:How can we even talk about evidence when you clearly don't even know what that means? I guess I forget from time to time that some debates are just straight-up tilting at windmills. You can try to explain things as much as you want, but if it just won't sink in for someone else, there's really nothing you can do...
The fanatics and the people who just refuse to accept anything different, obviously.
restlesssurfer97 said:So, basically, the slaughter of an editorial staff is the fundamental divide between science and religion; honestly, this feels totally fresh, maybe even revolutionary if you ask me.
Look, people, there’s always this constant, nagging argument about some kind of 'scientific proof' for the existence of God.
Like, what scientific proof are we even talking about here? Give me a break.
Humans stepped foot on the Moon once—and even that's debatable—and we haven't really ventured anywhere else outside our beautiful little planet. So, based on that, are we seriously supposed to just trust some scientific explanation for how the entire galaxy came to be?
Please, let me just laugh at that out loud.
I mean, I truly believe that little Mohammed, who was born in Iraq nine years ago and finished his first three years of elementary school—two of which were spent under ISIS—that kid probably has a better shot at understanding what's actually happening on this planet than some highly educated scientist has of grasping what's going on in our galaxy.
There is zero doubt about that, and if anyone thinks otherwise, they're just incredibly narrow-minded in my book.
And no, I'm not trying to compare religion and science, but this whole thing about 'scientific' proof for God's existence? Come on, please.
steelharbor9 said:I guess it's because, among other things, scientists actually get that critical thinking isn't hate speech. Other people... well, they never really understood that, and I don't think they ever will.
Patrick Martin said:KKK
Matthew Young35 said:Oil, pus, and milling cutters.
Matthew Anderson4 said:he was sending me pictures 🤷
Noah Ross7 said:He's my aunt's son, I guess.
Noah Ross7 said:He wants it all, but he's never going to get it. 😂
restlesssurfer97 said:Look, just leave Patrick Martin alone, man. I talk to him every once in a while, but honestly, he’s not doing great lately. He’s actually being kind of intense about it too—he even showed me the last, only photo he has left of his ex.
I haven't seen her since then, honestly. 😢
