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askl56

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    Comment #42910147

    This is teleologically false. A teleological argument that assumes truth is contingent upon a specific worldview would indeed be flawed, because it would make truth an artifact of …

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    Comment #42563672

    A scorpion, not knowing how to swim, asked a frog to carry it across the river. “Do I look like a fool?” said the frog. “You’d sting me if I let you on my back!” “Be logical,” said…

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    Comment #39034834

    [1] I don't know how that's the republican's fault. Again, it's the constitution. [2] This is entirely incorrect. Garry Wills, A Necessary Evil: A History of American Distrust of G…

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    Comment #39034397

    I'm not even Conservative (I happily live in a Communist country) but worked as a lawyer in a previous life. Your arguments do not hold water. [1] Citizen's United has benefitted D…

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    Comment #35127417

    From the UK branch which also is in severe trouble[0] Jay Ersapah, the boss of Financial Risk Management at SVB’s UK branch, launched initiatives such as the company’s first month-…

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    Comment #33714770

    So if a Boeing plane is shot down in Iran, it would make sense to say "Iranians shoot down American plane"? During the Iran/Iraq war would have made sense to say "American missiles…

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    Comment #29209407

    Not even close to true. US GDP in 1965 was $743.7 billion[0]. NASA's budget peaked in 1964–66 when it consumed roughly 4% of all federal spending. The agency was building up to the…

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    Comment #28294599

    The EU can't tell each country's ISPs what to ban or not. That is a matter for each country.

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    Comment #28228824

    I use Dark Reader extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dark-reader/eimadp... Works pretty well for 99% of sites.

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    Comment #27293244

    It's a trapezoid!

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    Comment #26847869

    Yes, let's assassinate a world leader of the country with the most nukes in the world based on unfounded claims of election interference and a hack. Do you have any idea what Ameri…

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    Comment #26789258

    > The Author is not a physicist and is no longer an active academician, but is an Entertainer and host of The Portal podcast. This work of entertainment is a draft of work in progr…

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    Comment #26621556

    The explosive eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in 1991 injected enough sulfur-containing compounds into the stratosphere to substantially reduce the amount of sunlight reaching Earth's sur…

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    Comment #26574121

    > 'On March 9th, we added extra protections for this employee, including actioning content that mentioned the employee’s name or shared personal information on third-party sites, w…

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    Comment #26050698

    You don't think they have the right to have an opinion? How tolerant. Everyone doesn't have to "live under" it, you don't have to get married. I suspect having Mummy and Daddy bein…

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    Comment #25950119

    https://twitter.com/TheQuartering/status/1354909724869853188 They already have

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    Comment #25330285

    My experience of Japan and East Asian govt/megacorps is that they are far more honest on the surface level but will stonewall and put up far more resistance if you try to dig deepe…

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    Comment #25313085

    The issue i find with viewpoints like this are these comments: > In the last few years, completely unregulated online speech has given rise to fake news and conspiracy theories tha…