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Most people that are against car-centric cities like myself are not against cars 100% but against their level of priority in the design of our cities and societies. Many of the sce…

Not building something because it will allow poorer people to move around our cities more easily is just wrong no matter what the consequences. There are also criminals and kids wh…

Yeah, I don't think you should be able to opt children into atheistic teaching.

The mental gymnastics to justify piracy as anything other than theft is always interesting to watch.

I highly recommend The Dispatch. They make a point of not being click-baity and try to give thoughtful takes instead of reactionary ones.

It is a trade-off which is not always acknowledged. It is not something that has 0 potentially negative consequences. And the competition and innovation that is stifled is often in…

Yes, a pebble in the shoe of Google but could be a mountain in the way of smaller company.

1. No one assumes that they have perfect information. No one says this is perfect just better than the other ways to handle these situations! 2. Who do you think will consistently …

I recognize this "absurd" point.

"Unhindered capitalism" "it has been balanced with more progressive policies." That doesn't sound like unhindered capitalism.

The original argument is essentially "if this action is so easy then how can you make it illegal?" which is not a very good argument as pointed out. Your argument is about the mora…

As a "Calvinist" (I prefer label reformed Christian) it appears as though you have totally misunderstood Calvinism. One of the bedrocks of Calvinism is that every person in his nat…

This a very good use case for a cryptocurrency, but in the long run a crypto like NANO might be a better solution with due to quicker transaction times, lack of fees, and much lowe…

They could also say many other things that aren't true if they wanted to.

>>As soon as the competitors are eliminated you jack the prices up And then you provide a competitor or startup another opportunity.

Let me introduce you to the fall of man.

>Humans haven't changed much You are correct, and humans have been greedy, manipulative, and self-centered since the beginning of time. We often don't even see it in ourselves. I'm…

>There is no such thing as an absolute truth, after all. And pretending there is, and it's even attainable, is intellectually dishonest. You seem to be stating this as an absolute …

I've done the same thing. And I agree it is low-volume, but I have come to the conclusion that it isn't so bad to be a little "bored" and not get lost in twitter rabbit holes.

You are also making a judgment that is not universal and shouldn't be forced on others (unborn children). There are moral principles the vast majority of the population agrees with…

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Politicians don't line their pockets by making government smaller.

Killing the opposing party through abortion would be a negative effect.