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CMV: 16 Year olds should be allowed to vote in the UK.
In the UK general election, the Labour party are claiming they will allow 16 Year olds to vote in elections.
I've seen commentators ridiculing the idea of giving votes to children. And yet those 'children', can, in the UK;
- Have consensual sex
- By extension ... | Being able to legally have sex, take responsibility for children you create, work, and drive are perfectly reasonable rights/responsibilities to have at 16. They basically come down to issues of bodily autonomy and undertaking tasks that are either simple (driving) or don't overly affect others (holding down whatever ... | I think your getting it wrong. Age 16 is too old. The voting age should be lowered to age 10 instead. 10 year olds know more stuff than most adults do, for example they have know a lot about skibbiti toilot and mewing. Our youth see things in an unbiased way and want to help, while most adults are corrupted by money an... | 1d0kcex | CMV: 16 Year olds should be allowed to vote in the UK. | In the UK general election, the Labour party are claiming they will allow 16 Year olds to vote in elections.
I've seen commentators ridiculing the idea of giving votes to children. And yet those 'children', can, in the UK;
- Have consensual sex
- By extension of the above, have children and be legally responsible fo... | 1,716,667,576 | NJH_in_LDN | l5nno4m | l5nmq79 | 2 | 0 |
Cmv: Patriarchy will never go away, because it needs men to enforce egalitarianism or a matriarchy
Men are the enforcement arm of society. Men have the monopoly on force. The only thing stopping laws from simply being ignored is the threat of physical force. Since men have the monopoly on force, feminism would need me... | Authority isn’t based on physical force.
How does a weak, unarmed man command thousands of strong, armed men?
Why hasn’t the military just already taken over liberal democracies and declared martial law?
You need to think a bit more deeply about how power structures actually work. | All women need do is stop birthing male babies, if they're forced to birth male babies, they can refuse to raise them for the years it takes for a man to reach physical maturity.
Men are already pissed that women won't birth babies worldwide. | 1d0nvz8 | Cmv: Patriarchy will never go away, because it needs men to enforce egalitarianism or a matriarchy | Men are the enforcement arm of society. Men have the monopoly on force. The only thing stopping laws from simply being ignored is the threat of physical force. Since men have the monopoly on force, feminism would need men to enforce egalitarianism or a matriarchal society. That will never happen. Especially since most ... | 1,716,678,045 | Adept_Blackberry2851 | l5pkk8v | l5oblt8 | 2 | 1 |
CMV: Nuclear weapons are a bigger threat to world security than climate change.
Without wanting to downplay the very obvious risks of climate change, I still believe nuclear weapons to world security overall.
Climate change does threaten to upset things like food production, habitability, and so on, but this is a lon... | I don't think you can separate this kind of macro-risk, they're all deeply intertwined.
Climate change can make a country that has nuclear weapons more starved for resources and make it actually desperate enough to use its nukes. Conversely, the existence of nukes makes it harder to enforce painful but necessary clima... | The issue here is about odds.
A limited nuclear conflict would be bad and would have a lot of really bad outcomes.
An unlimited nuclear conflict would end civilization as we know it.
How do we assign the likelihoods of these things? In the next 100 years how likely do you think it is that we will have a limited n... | 1d0oyj1 | CMV: Nuclear weapons are a bigger threat to world security than climate change. | Without wanting to downplay the very obvious risks of climate change, I still believe nuclear weapons to world security overall.
Climate change does threaten to upset things like food production, habitability, and so on, but this is a long-term process which has the potential to be mitigated with policy changes, lifes... | 1,716,681,423 | country-blue | l5ojebt | l5oi5h2 | 23 | 7 |
CMV: I believe that content creators whose sole content is criminality should become automatic felons
Just as I said above there. Anyone who makes content specifically around engaging in criminal activity should become felons by way of the law criminalizing this specific activity as 'Criminal Infamy' or some such and ... | The issue with this is that something can be a crime in one area and legal in another. Is it based on where you live? Where you recorded the video? Where every person who watched lives?
Like somebody could smoke weed in a video, live in a place where it’s legal, and they’re legally partaking, and someone could watch ... | I wouldn't attribute it to malice or anything, the sheer volume of content uploaded to a site like Youtube or Facebook means some things are almost inevitably going to slip through the cracks of whatever system they put in place. But i would expect clear lines of communication back and forth with law enforcement would ... | 1d0p2q2 | CMV: I believe that content creators whose sole content is criminality should become automatic felons | Just as I said above there. Anyone who makes content specifically around engaging in criminal activity should become felons by way of the law criminalizing this specific activity as 'Criminal Infamy' or some such and it should be considered a felony. Even if the criminal activity is as minor as shop lifting, if they ar... | 1,716,681,792 | ContraMans | l5p5rzu | l5oowk3 | 2 | 1 |
CMV: Pizza is better than a hotdog or a burger.
The age old question: burger, pizza, or hotdog? The answer is clearly a pizza. Nothing compares to a good, cheesy, hot, pizza. Not a burger of the same quality, nor a hotdog of the same quality. Also, pizzas have the most versatility. You can put the most toppings on a p... | This is entirely subject to personal taste, but imo none is better than the other, it depends on your mood.
I generally don't care about hotdogs, but if I'm in a burger mood a pizza won't satisfy me. A pizza and a burger of the same quality can be just as good as the other depending on what you feel like at the moment... | Beer is better than wine
Salt is better than pepper
Trees are better than shrubs
Crows are better than eagles
Green is better than blue
Paper is better than tinfoil
three is better than four
Coffee is better than tea
Up is better than down
Your lungs are better than your liver
Pens are better than pencils
Te... | 1d0qc20 | CMV: Pizza is better than a hotdog or a burger. | The age old question: burger, pizza, or hotdog? The answer is clearly a pizza. Nothing compares to a good, cheesy, hot, pizza. Not a burger of the same quality, nor a hotdog of the same quality. Also, pizzas have the most versatility. You can put the most toppings on a pizza and even change the dough, sauce, etc. howev... | 1,716,686,099 | regarding_my_person | l5ot441 | l5oriho | 8 | 2 |
CMV: I Find People Screaming Free Palestine Disgusting.
It was insanely wild to watch everyone switch back and forth between isreal and palestine, like everyone was so urgently tryna pick a side. Now everyone has decided on supporting Palestine.
They are both fucking disgusting countries and Im sick of hearing about... | I understand you see both sides as assholes who are killing each other, and I'm not going to try to persuade you otherwise, but the cry of "Free Palestine" is not about Palestine being a better country than Israel or a side to take in the war. "Free Palestine" is about a specific issue, which is that Israel has had the... | Geopolitical conflicts don't just stop because you're "sick of them" or you "don't care." They continue to happen and they affect the stability of their larger regions and they will find ways to affect your day to day life in any number of ways. Take for example the Houthis recently attacking ships entering the Suez ... | 1d0suz3 | CMV: I Find People Screaming Free Palestine Disgusting. | It was insanely wild to watch everyone switch back and forth between isreal and palestine, like everyone was so urgently tryna pick a side. Now everyone has decided on supporting Palestine.
They are both fucking disgusting countries and Im sick of hearing about their backwards religious 3rd world shit. There is no ri... | 1,716,695,274 | satanisntevil | l5pbefr | l5pb5rc | 15 | 3 |
CMV: It's a good thing that former President Carter didn't get to keep his peanut farm
I generally see people say he should've been allowed to keep his farm, but I disagree. Here's why:
1. Conflict of interest. A president's three duties should be serving the American people, serving the world, and upholding the laws... | I don't see what the point of this argument is - very few people are arguing that Carter shouldn't have had to divest himself from his businesses in a vaccuum, rather, they're arguing that in the context of Donald Trump being allowed to do whatever the fuck he wanted and basically profit off of being President by makin... | I am sure that he recused himself from any legislation affecting peanut-farm economics, which is the only way there would be a conflict of interest. The rest of your "views" are mindnumbingly dull jibberish. | 1d0vc70 | CMV: It's a good thing that former President Carter didn't get to keep his peanut farm | I generally see people say he should've been allowed to keep his farm, but I disagree. Here's why:
1. Conflict of interest. A president's three duties should be serving the American people, serving the world, and upholding the laws by which he is bound. These can, at times, conflict with running or owning a business. ... | 1,716,705,182 | Physical_Bedroom5656 | l5ppir8 | l5ppiib | 61 | 9 |
CMV: Morality is objective because we have universal right and wrong consensus.
This is my view, TLDR, because there are many red lines that sane people simply will not cross, no matter the time period, culture or individual preferences.
Such as baby torture or baby rape or baby murder.
You may argue that some peop... | Morality absolutely varies across cultures and time. There are places where they stone women to death for marital infidelity. It's gross and weird in some places not to mutilate infant girls' genitals. It's gross and weird in America not to mutilate infant boys'. Certain acts/intentions are more or less popular across ... | > Could it be that they don't want the potential child to suffer, because the parents are unable to care for it at the time? That would indeed be justifiable, as this is how we justify most abortions.
> I seriously doubt you could argue that baby rapists, baby torturers and baby killers believe their actions are jus... | 1d13027 | CMV: Morality is objective because we have universal right and wrong consensus. | This is my view, TLDR, because there are many red lines that sane people simply will not cross, no matter the time period, culture or individual preferences.
Such as baby torture or baby rape or baby murder.
You may argue that some people still torture, rape and murder babies, but they are usually not sane when exam... | 1,716,734,918 | WeekendFantastic2941 | l5r5dl8 | l5r45ak | 2 | 1 |
CMV: For movies, physical Media is better than Streaming
Physical media, like Blu-rays and 4K UHD discs, provide higher bitrates and uncompressed audio and video, resulting in clearer images and richer sound compared to streaming, which compresses content to save bandwidth.
Streaming quality depends on internet spee... | Streaming is more convenient. That's literally all it's trying to do. Even if I already own the video I have to put it in, watch it's little warnings and then watch the video. If it's on prime or whatever it's just a search and play away.
If you want the best quality and dont care about convience physical media is... | > higher bitrates and uncompressed audio and video, resulting in clearer images and richer sound compared to streaming,
I’ll never notice this on my $200 36 inch Walmart Black Friday tv. | 1d14f1z | CMV: For movies, physical Media is better than Streaming | Physical media, like Blu-rays and 4K UHD discs, provide higher bitrates and uncompressed audio and video, resulting in clearer images and richer sound compared to streaming, which compresses content to save bandwidth.
Streaming quality depends on internet speed and stability, whereas physical media offers consistent h... | 1,716,738,945 | Danjour | l5rm3ay | l5rf05q | 1 | 0 |
CMV: The Government (of America) should create a website that allows free speech to put a stop to any "meaningful" arguments about Censorship by websites/server hosts.
So there's been a continuous uptick in people being upset about websites and website hosting servers being able to restrict what websites can say or a... | "This argument is essentially saying that these groups are stopping free speech because the Internet is like the town square of old, where anyone could go there and shout whatever nonsense they wanted. "
And the problem with the argument is that the Internet is more like the town square of the 90s - a privately contro... | > This way, no one can argue that the Internet needs to be a place of free speech because it already is on that site.
There is no need for this. Anyone with a computer can already host their own website and spout whatever crazy message they want. If you have an internet connection you have an IP address, and you can o... | 1d14ot5 | CMV: The Government (of America) should create a website that allows free speech to put a stop to any "meaningful" arguments about Censorship by websites/server hosts. | So there's been a continuous uptick in people being upset about websites and website hosting servers being able to restrict what websites can say or allow others to say without penalty.
This argument is essentially saying that these groups are stopping free speech because the Internet is like the town square of old, w... | 1,716,739,676 | Cockhero43 | l5rflss | l5rff6g | 19 | 4 |
CMV: The Amish are a harmful cult that is only accepted because they worship a God similar to christianity.
The Amish are a religious group that shuns non members, Emphasizes a strict list of rules, separates its members from the outside world and creates an environment where leaving is extremely difficult and often d... | They come close in some ways but they avoid cultishness in some crucial other ways. First, they can leave, no attempt is made to hold their spouse or property or safety hostage as cults do. Second, they d don't proselytize. Third they don't exploit their members. They aren't giving sexual favors to the leadership, ... | I'm in agreement with most of what you said, but it's really easy for me to reword your last sentence as, it's just as much of a cult as the other religions.
If Amish ideology began today, everyone would see it as what it is.
If we think of religions as being on a sliding scale of cultishness, the Amish would be ... | 1d15d28 | CMV: The Amish are a harmful cult that is only accepted because they worship a God similar to christianity. | The Amish are a religious group that shuns non members, Emphasizes a strict list of rules, separates its members from the outside world and creates an environment where leaving is extremely difficult and often dangerous.
Amish parents are often physically abusive and tend to treat children as objects rather than peopl... | 1,716,741,588 | Dmillz648 | l5rqgrf | l5rlev7 | 369 | 4 |
CMV: It is important to accept depression as a natural part of life. This acceptance lead to personal growth and a deeper understanding of happiness.
Whenever you are depressed, wait for the moment that the depression goes.
Nothing lasts forever; the depression will go. And when it leaves you, wait - be aware and al... | You are approaching this from a perspective of typical depression or common depression. Clinical depression is different. The person might not have the skill to turn their life around. The depression might last so long they cant turn it around | The losers who want to make excuses for their own/everyone else’s personal failures are going to hate this one.
Predicting now that it’s going to be the typical useless sandbagging you see in this subreddit: *”I’m confused by your question/I don’t understand your premise”* | 1d15ovi | CMV: It is important to accept depression as a natural part of life. This acceptance lead to personal growth and a deeper understanding of happiness. | Whenever you are depressed, wait for the moment that the depression goes.
Nothing lasts forever; the depression will go. And when it leaves you, wait - be aware and alert - because after the depression, after the night, there will be a dawn and the sun will rise. If you can be alert in that moment. you will he happy t... | 1,716,742,511 | Suspicious_Ferret109 | l5rofjn | l5rn28e | 7 | -3 |
CMV: Socialism would prove disastrous if implemented in the US.
I am someone from outside the US who is planning to move there: there are many things I admire/appreciate about the US, but right now the current state of the political system is my biggest deterrent, with how polarized it has become in recent years, and ... | When people talk about about "socialism" as a negative, thry always take it to the extreme end of what socialism is. But just like capitalism, it falls on a sliding scale.
We have a form of socialism in America right now with highways and fire departments and the "social safety net"
The problem that stops America fro... | I disagree, without goalposts and firm definitions we're the at the mercy of people who call themselves socialists to redefine and frame the conversation how they like, which could lead to bias into the conversation as they have a bias to demonstrate socialism as better than it is.
>There are many different types and ... | 1d189u0 | CMV: Socialism would prove disastrous if implemented in the US. | I am someone from outside the US who is planning to move there: there are many things I admire/appreciate about the US, but right now the current state of the political system is my biggest deterrent, with how polarized it has become in recent years, and now I've got one more thing to worry about: the rise of socialism... | 1,716,749,520 | 88-81 | l5u6e8f | l5t24oh | 0 | -2 |
cmv: The Electoral College should not be winner takes all for each state
I've seen, over the years, plenty of arguments about the electoral college. Ranging from it being a hallmark of our country, a cornerstone that if changed would lead to everything falling, to being a cancerous stain upon what could otherwise be a... | The downside to this is that most of the time it would make the President designated by the House because no candidate would get to 270 votes. | Why stop there?
It seems like a half measure, but with your view in place what is functionally different from just removing the EC altogether? | 1d1adl1 | cmv: The Electoral College should not be winner takes all for each state | I've seen, over the years, plenty of arguments about the electoral college. Ranging from it being a hallmark of our country, a cornerstone that if changed would lead to everything falling, to being a cancerous stain upon what could otherwise be a democracy.
From where I stand, the biggest problem with the Electoral... | 1,716,755,277 | Significant-Bother49 | l5sqkgl | l5sllji | 45 | 5 |
CMV: The IQ difference between races explains the wealth inequality in US
I posting a racial discriminatory (the correct kind) when I point out the outwardly violent nature and statistics of Black Americans, a while back. And of course it was met with an expectable Reddit response. I propose a new topic, following up.... | Nigerians living in America are wealthier on average than white Americans and East Asian Americans. Does this mean that Nigerians are just smarter than white Americans? If you believe that is the case, why is it that this group of west Africans is genetically more intelligent than their close genetic relatives (African... | > it is proven without any counter evidence...from so many sources that there is IQ difference in races
Are you able to share those sources?
Also, even if we take that argument as a given, what does it actually prove? | 1d1bb4t | CMV: The IQ difference between races explains the wealth inequality in US | I posting a racial discriminatory (the correct kind) when I point out the outwardly violent nature and statistics of Black Americans, a while back. And of course it was met with an expectable Reddit response. I propose a new topic, following up. Of IQ differences in races (which would correlate with the violence stats ... | 1,716,757,854 | MahlerEnvy | l5sqyta | l5sqmh7 | 19 | 10 |
cmv: Women should be squished
On average women have between 20 to 30% body fat where as men have between 10 to 20%.
Women's skin is also softer, smoother and has less body hair. Testosterone makes male skin tougher.
Ask the women in your life if they like to be squished, and most of they will inevitably say yes. Wo... | All of your factors show that women have the *ability* to be squished, but not that they *should* be squished.
Your third paragraph show anecdotal evidence that some women enjoy being squished by friends, family, and partners, but not that they would like to be squished by just anyone.
In fact, randomly squishing wom... | That’s a very low bar. I’m sure there’s a woman you could walk up and ask “Can I mash your potatoes” and they’d be down to clown, but I wouldn’t recommend it | 1d1ccmn | cmv: Women should be squished | On average women have between 20 to 30% body fat where as men have between 10 to 20%.
Women's skin is also softer, smoother and has less body hair. Testosterone makes male skin tougher.
Ask the women in your life if they like to be squished, and most of they will inevitably say yes. Women like to entrap their friends... | 1,716,760,833 | NotEverHere | l5szeu6 | l5sxxdl | 45 | 8 |
CMV: I don’t think it’s “bad” to engage in white flight
By bad, I mean I don’t think it’s a negative thing. I don’t think someone should be looked at in a negative manner (as a racist and or an elitist).
The negative connotations certainly comes from a a different time.
However, I believe engaging in white flight... | I know this is just semantics but I'd argue white flight is bad.
If you're leaving because there's more ethnicities then that's a problem. For example, a bunch of Indians moving into your community does cause some people to leave even though Indians don't commit crimes and are generally financially better than their w... | White flight has everything to do with race. It's literally (in simple terms) white people moving out of communities that people of color were able to move to, and taking money and resources with them, leading to the deterioration of those communitites. | 1d1gee4 | CMV: I don’t think it’s “bad” to engage in white flight |
By bad, I mean I don’t think it’s a negative thing. I don’t think someone should be looked at in a negative manner (as a racist and or an elitist).
The negative connotations certainly comes from a a different time.
However, I believe engaging in white flight can be done by a person of any ethnicity now. I still be... | 1,716,773,539 | Eli-Had-A-Book- | l5twhcu | l5tw7rc | 2 | -3 |
CMV: Smart people are mostly arrogant
I think their being right all the time gives them a sense of entitlement and disregard for other people's thoughts. I've also seen smart people being very sore losers, they know they've lost but try to manipulate and gaslight their opponent into believing something totally untrue ... | I don't really see how you can be certain of that without falling into a huge sampling bias:
First and foremost, you'll remember way more interactions with people that were strongly unpleasant than the normal ones. So if (for example) 1 our of 4 intelligent people were arrogant, discussing with the arrogant one woul... | You are just describing what arrogant people do. There is nothing about it that is specific to, or causally related to, being smart, and your statement is such a sweeping generalisation that it's very difficult to engage with properly.
Yes, some arrogant, entitled assholes are smart. Some smart people are arrogant, e... | 1d1n388 | CMV: Smart people are mostly arrogant | I think their being right all the time gives them a sense of entitlement and disregard for other people's thoughts. I've also seen smart people being very sore losers, they know they've lost but try to manipulate and gaslight their opponent into believing something totally untrue about their argument which entangles th... | 1,716,799,615 | Thinkiatrist | l5v1tn6 | l5uypnc | 22 | 2 |
CMV: If you believe that the 2020 election was 'stolen', then you must concede that voting for Trump in 2024 is a waste of time/lost cause.
Election season is coming up, and my mostly conservative family who can't stop whining about how the 2020 election was stolen are ramping up their "you need to vote for Trump," r... | I mean...I'm not in the stolen election camp at all, but it seems fairly obvious that *in theory* the "theft" in 2020 would be the result of influence and malfeasance that nevertheless had limits; if Trump had won in a landslide and "they" had just said no, the plot would've failed. That is, they could only sway so mu... | Democrats in 2000 believed the election was stolen (hanging chads!). They voted in 2004. They believed that the election in 2004 was stolen (chicanery in Ohio!). They voted in 2008. They believed the election in 2016 was stolen (what electoral college, she got more votes!). They voted in 2020. So given that, and given ... | 1d1pqxa | CMV: If you believe that the 2020 election was 'stolen', then you must concede that voting for Trump in 2024 is a waste of time/lost cause. | Election season is coming up, and my mostly conservative family who can't stop whining about how the 2020 election was stolen are ramping up their "you need to vote for Trump," rhetoric. However, this doesn't make sense.
If you truly believe that the 2020 election was compromised by the deep state/George Soros/the De... | 1,716,810,761 | dirtyjersey1999 | l5vf9pi | l5veu7s | 40 | 0 |
cmv: corporate income tax is pointless
I’ve never understood how corporate income tax isn’t just a hidden sales tax. All of the net profits subject to the tax would have to come from business revenue aka sales. The “cost” of that tax is baked into the price of whatever transaction generated the revenue.
Taxing corp... | Imagine a US-based manufacturer of widgets that sells one thousand widgets to a Canadian buyer. Sales taxes are based on the location of the buyer when they make the purchase. Because the buyer is located in Canada any sales taxes that will be collected will be Canadian sales taxes and they'll be remitted to the Cana... | Eh, unprofitable companies can still often pay corporate taxes, due to differences in how profit and taxable income are calculated | 1d1tic0 | cmv: corporate income tax is pointless | I’ve never understood how corporate income tax isn’t just a hidden sales tax. All of the net profits subject to the tax would have to come from business revenue aka sales. The “cost” of that tax is baked into the price of whatever transaction generated the revenue.
Taxing corporate income instead of implementing a f... | 1,716,822,039 | Remydon | l5w3p4o | l5w3l4n | 1 | 0 |
CMV: If Israel wishes to establish international credibility, it should get third parties to investigate the major incidents that took place in Gaza.
Yesterday it was reported that an airstrike in Rafah has resulted in at least 45 deaths, many of which women and children. There are even pictures of charred and decapit... | A lot of European countries are on the fence when it comes to their support for Israel. They generally oppose the Bibi government, especially its actions in the West Bank, but they also support Israel's right to self-defence. However, as time goes on their support is dwindling and I think it's important for Israel to s... | The strain that Israel is putting on its allies is that the strategy itself from the highest levels amounts to a sweeping destruction of Gaza in which tens of thousands of civilians are being killed and is becoming unlivable for hundreds of thousands more. Some high profile incidents are help to fan the backlash but th... | 1d1y22j | CMV: If Israel wishes to establish international credibility, it should get third parties to investigate the major incidents that took place in Gaza. | Yesterday it was reported that an airstrike in Rafah has resulted in at least 45 deaths, many of which women and children. There are even pictures of charred and decapitated babies coming out. All the videos we saw are horrific. Bibi has already called it a ["tragic mistake"](https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/netanyahu-ac... | 1,716,833,779 | WheatBerryPie | l5x9xtv | l5x5bp5 | 8 | -1 |
CMV: Cloning is perfectly ethical and we should allow research in cloning as a way for LGBTQ+ couples and people with infertility issues to have children
Like the title said i think it would be **just as ethical as biological childbirth** to allow for willing individuals to clone themselves and raise that clone as t... | >It would also partly serve to reduce the underpopulation issues many nations now face, by allowing people who can't produce children biologically to contribute to the population count.
Honestly I doubt it. The number of people who want biological kids but can't get ivf is extremely small. So it's not like getting the... | You can't have an ethical position that ignores society and psychology when you are talking about babies and children. Ignoring the motivations of people regarding having a child is not an ethical position at all.
Or to make it an ethical position you have to actually address in practical ways the many ethical traps t... | 1d1ysnp | CMV: Cloning is perfectly ethical and we should allow research in cloning as a way for LGBTQ+ couples and people with infertility issues to have children |
Like the title said i think it would be **just as ethical as biological childbirth** to allow for willing individuals to clone themselves and raise that clone as their children.
Think about it, cloning would be much better than adoption or using sperm/egg donors, since the child would actually have your genes instea... | 1,716,835,684 | Lancer_lot_X | l5xbbka | l5xah78 | 8 | 3 |
CMV: The complexity of who started the fighting between Jews and Palestinians isn’t so complex at all.
Like many others, I think it matters how this whole thing got started because it’s a big part of what led us to each next step until we get to now. Im not going to say the Arabs started it in the 7th century, I’m int... | I will point you to the existence of Jewish paramilitary forces and their abuses before 1929. Bar-Giora and Hashomer. In the name of "defense" they raided neighboring Arab villages and employed assassination. Bar-Giora's slogan was **In fire and blood did Judea fall; in blood and fire Judea shall rise.**
The violence ... | > Like many others, I think it matters how this whole thing got started because it’s a big part of what led us to each next step until we get to now. Im not going to say the Arabs started it in the 7th century, I’m interested in the modern history
If its so important to understand who "started it" in History why are y... | 1d22gf5 | CMV: The complexity of who started the fighting between Jews and Palestinians isn’t so complex at all. | Like many others, I think it matters how this whole thing got started because it’s a big part of what led us to each next step until we get to now. Im not going to say the Arabs started it in the 7th century, I’m interested in the modern history. Of course the ancient history plays into it, especially with regard to Je... | 1,716,844,329 | Irish8ryan | l5xujjq | l5xu9kz | 31 | 0 |
CMV: States looking for more tax revenue should legalize all the "Awesome Shit" but only within a short distance of it's borders
Here's the idea. You create a bill, let's call it the "Legalize Awesome Shit To Siphon Tax Dollars From Bordering States." The bill legalizes so-called awesome shit, such as prostitution, fi... | There’s historical context. Massachusetts had restrictive blue laws forbidding alcohol sales on Sundays. New Hampshire, being a neighbor and the “live free or die” state, had no such restriction. It used to be legal to sell alcohol within 10 miles of the New Hampshire border in Massachusetts, but at some point that sto... | ...and you don't think that the people living close to the border would protest? And perhaps the states surrounding said state?
Plus, I don't believe it is even constitutionally possible to legalize things only within a certain area without significant problems - you're essentially discriminating against people based ... | 1d23lsb | CMV: States looking for more tax revenue should legalize all the "Awesome Shit" but only within a short distance of it's borders | Here's the idea. You create a bill, let's call it the "Legalize Awesome Shit To Siphon Tax Dollars From Bordering States." The bill legalizes so-called awesome shit, such as prostitution, fireworks, gambling, weed, etc. But it *only* legalizes it within, say, ~30 miles of the state's borders.
The effect would be mass ... | 1,716,847,366 | MicroneedlingAlone2 | l5y0elg | l5xyjpf | 45 | 13 |
CMV: It is perfectly fine for people to use the term "Wendigo" in any context.
It seems often that people have some sort of issue with media, or individuals, referring to, or featuring in the work, a "Wendigo." An example I can think of is people being offended about it's usage in works like "Until Dawn" or different ... | In any context? I think going up to a member of the Algonquian tribe and repeatedly shouting Wendigo because you know it pisses him off would be rude.
But more to the point, like, why? What is the actual advantage to doing this? Why do you want to talk about some mythological creature so bad? | I mean, if we're accepting the existence of the Wendigo, I would argue it is imporper to use the term Wendigo when referring to the Sasquatch. | 1d23pif | CMV: It is perfectly fine for people to use the term "Wendigo" in any context. | It seems often that people have some sort of issue with media, or individuals, referring to, or featuring in the work, a "Wendigo." An example I can think of is people being offended about it's usage in works like "Until Dawn" or different source books for say DnD, etc.
The only reason I have ever seen given for why... | 1,716,847,646 | The_Naked_Buddhist | l5y09z5 | l5xyq7m | 139 | 3 |
CMV: Recommending someone create or review their budget is solid financial advice and is often the first step to address most financial issues
Creating and managing a budget is often one of the first and most important steps in personal finance.
It does not solve every issue, but almost always improves the situation ... | So, I want to point out one flaw in your claims.
You state that a budget is the one of the first and most important steps in personal finance. This, while generally good advice, is just not universal to every situation.
There are just many topics in 'personal finances' where issues crop up and budgeting just does not... | So, assuming that someone who is in dire financial straits doesn't have a budget, or has a wrong budget, isn't going to do anything but antagonize them.
A fairly large amount of people who are in dire situation money-wise are people who often had to take debt they probably shouldn't have, just to deal with a shit situ... | 1d25bsy | CMV: Recommending someone create or review their budget is solid financial advice and is often the first step to address most financial issues | Creating and managing a budget is often one of the first and most important steps in personal finance.
It does not solve every issue, but almost always improves the situation by clearly identifying the problem(s).
However, many times, whenever advice to create or review a budget comes up, it is often rejected or ridi... | 1,716,852,206 | laxnut90 | l5yyjgk | l5ywt6a | 7 | 6 |
CMV: Using bidets with toilet paper is MUCH better than using toilet paper alone.
Bidets used with toilet paper literally shit on toilet paper in almost every way I can think of.
I grew up in India all my life where we use bidets or health faucets set up beside the toilet to clean our behinds. Most office buildi... | A lot of people simply can't handle the feeling of getting water sprayed on their ass. Maybe they might learn to appreciate it in time, but people just want to clean their ass in whatever way is comfortable to them. The more open minded among us might try it and bear with it until it becomes comfortable, but there are ... | Whether you know it or not you are smearing it, TP is not picking up the fecal particles, so at a micro level yes you are in fact smearing "poo" along your butt. Thats not a huge deal but people shouldn't be thinking they're "clean", bidets also perfectly clean you but they do a much better job of softening up and rins... | 1d25ckx | CMV: Using bidets with toilet paper is MUCH better than using toilet paper alone. | Bidets used with toilet paper literally shit on toilet paper in almost every way I can think of.
I grew up in India all my life where we use bidets or health faucets set up beside the toilet to clean our behinds. Most office buildings, malls and private institutions have toilet paper (I'm going to refer toilet pap... | 1,716,852,269 | Mundackal_Musashi | l6066te | l5z72f1 | 21 | 7 |
CMV: Bradley Martyn isn't really that wrong about his claims that he can beat a professional MMA fighter or a pro boxer in a street fight
Alright, hear me out, please. And listen to my arguments.
For someone who don't know who Bradley Martyn is, here's the information: https://youtube.fandom.com/wiki/Bradley_Martyn#:... | >First, I'm not a fan of Bradley Martyn at all. I don't like his arrogance and overconfidence, but it doesn't mean that he is always wrong.
True.
>Second, Bradley Martyn is 6'3” and ~260 lbs former amateur bodybuilder and fitness influencer, who can deadlift 700 lbs and who also does an all-around exercises in order ... | >Second, Bradley Martyn is 6'3” and \~260 lbs former amateur bodybuilder and fitness influencer, who can deadlift 700 lbs and who also does an all-around exercises in order to improve his legs, arms, torso and cardio. So no, he won't "gas out quickly" in a fight.
bodybuilders typical have explosive energy for powerful... | 1d2cxjt | CMV: Bradley Martyn isn't really that wrong about his claims that he can beat a professional MMA fighter or a pro boxer in a street fight | Alright, hear me out, please. And listen to my arguments.
For someone who don't know who Bradley Martyn is, here's the information: https://youtube.fandom.com/wiki/Bradley_Martyn#:~:text=Bradley%20Martyn(born%3A%20May%2022%2C%201989(1989-05-22)%5Bage,Los%20Angeles%2C%20California%2C%20United%20States
First, I'm not a... | 1,716,877,923 | AlexFerrana | l5zzpng | l5zrwrg | 7 | 3 |
CMV: Project 2025 is a highly impractical plan and will come to be remembered as nothing more than fear mongering.
All corners of Reddit's comments sections are regularly peppered with links to Project 2025 and after carefully and extensively combing the details of the manifesto, I'm genuinely curious about how exac... | >I'm genuinely curious about how exactly this *isn't* a dog whistle?
Not a "dog whistle." A dog whistle is a comment intended to communicate something to a particular audience via a means that only they can here/only they have the context to interpret a message in a specific way. For example, using the term "lazy" to ... | >As ambitious as these conservative societies and foundations may be, they are still beholden to the grinding gears of bureaucracy and **the resistance of their opposition**.
>I see even the most sensible, well-meaning people raising alarms about it, yet any time I question those alarms, I'm inundated with downvotes b... | 1d2k5yi | CMV: Project 2025 is a highly impractical plan and will come to be remembered as nothing more than fear mongering. | All corners of Reddit's comments sections are regularly peppered with links to Project 2025 and after carefully and extensively combing the details of the manifesto, I'm genuinely curious about how exactly this *isn't* a dog whistle?
As ambitious as these conservative societies and foundations may be, they are still ... | 1,716,904,813 | taygundo | l612smq | l60zreh | 131 | 37 |
CMV: A solution to low birthrates could be making parenthood a government paid job
Many developed countries are experiencing below replacement birthrates(2.1 per woman) Which means their countries are slowly undergoing demographic collapse. I just got the idea of parenthood being a government job to help increase it b... | You have a tacit assumption here that at least part of the reason for lowered birth rates is the expense of raising them, which I agree with to some degree. I haven’t actually seen direct data to support it, but also haven’t seen data to counter it. However, your proposed solution is an extremely large and intrusive... | Birth rates drop when women get access to education, jobs, money, and birth control.
Your idea to increase birth rates is to tell women they shouldn't use their education, have jobs, or much money?
That seems VERY unlikely to work.
>To monitor if the parent is in fact parenting the Childs mental and physical health... | 1d2kqvp | CMV: A solution to low birthrates could be making parenthood a government paid job | Many developed countries are experiencing below replacement birthrates(2.1 per woman) Which means their countries are slowly undergoing demographic collapse. I just got the idea of parenthood being a government job to help increase it back to around 2 children per woman again in these developed countries.
Now to th... | 1,716,906,313 | dejamintwo | l614vba | l614at8 | 20 | 6 |
CMV: Tipping culture is one of the best employment situations and benefits workers, customers, and businesses.
Tipped employees are routinely paid more than hourly workers, and the pay generally scales with the amount of work they do. If you do more work, you get paid more. Tips are straight up revenue sharing. If the... | >Whether you're hiring at a $10million bistro or the dive bar a next door, both employees should be paid "fairly," but what exactly is that number? Tipping culture solves the problem automatically.
Let's say the server at the $10 million bistro and the server at the dive bar provide the exact same level of service. Th... | >Where do you live that doesn't have a department of labor who provides the lawyer for you?
I'm not telling you because I don't believe it's going to sway you at all. You're being rhetorical, but these places do exist
And you kind of ignored my point about "Missing out on wages in order to go to court and fight them... | 1d2qihd | CMV: Tipping culture is one of the best employment situations and benefits workers, customers, and businesses. | Tipped employees are routinely paid more than hourly workers, and the pay generally scales with the amount of work they do. If you do more work, you get paid more. Tips are straight up revenue sharing. If the business makes money, employees get a percentage. If the business raises prices due to inflation, employees imm... | 1,716,920,775 | WantonHeroics | l62ff3n | l62awzt | 7 | 4 |
CMV: Why I don't support freeing Palestine
So I have absolutely no bias whatsoever (South Asian background, and live in Canada and have a big whopping zero Palestinian or Jewish friends) and frankly had little to no knowledge or care for the historical context of this conflict. I'm not trying to pick a side but would ... | >There was a ceasefire or at least no active war prior to October 7
This is false, there was no ceasefire in place on October 7th. I think everybody assumes this, but I haven't actually seen any proof that there was a ceasefire agreement in place that day. If you have proof though please provide it I would be happy ... | >There was a ceasefire or at least no active war prior to October 7
But there was violence in the West Bank and Gaza. The settlers and the IDF were absolutely brutal against the Palestinians living in the West Bank, and Gaza has been under blockade for more than a decade now. As the UN Secretary General put it:
> It ... | 1d2rexc | CMV: Why I don't support freeing Palestine | So I have absolutely no bias whatsoever (South Asian background, and live in Canada and have a big whopping zero Palestinian or Jewish friends) and frankly had little to no knowledge or care for the historical context of this conflict. I'm not trying to pick a side but would like to confirm if my understanding is corre... | 1,716,922,927 | Quirky-Chocolate1719 | l62fmy8 | l62dmjd | 0 | -1 |
CMV: While nuclear power is a good, clean energy source, its danger outweighs its benefits
I would like to support nuclear energy, so please change my view. I think that it's simply too powerful and disasters are too costly for it to be a primary source of energy.
The first nuclear reactor went online in 1954 and th... | If there’s one thing I could say, it’s that there’s loads of nuclear power plants in operation that you don’t even know about because they have very good safety records. In the NFL subreddit, you’re flaired as a patriots fan, so I’d imagine you live in New England.
https://live.staticflickr.com/8085/8529163230_fa9309... | I'm going to put aside discussions on the latest generation of nuclear power plants for a moment - TLDR they're safer and more efficient - and discuss the cost / benefit aspects of nuclear vs the alternatives
Given that a) we need power and b) current power storage technology doesn't get us where we need to be just ... | 1d2uu3f | CMV: While nuclear power is a good, clean energy source, its danger outweighs its benefits | I would like to support nuclear energy, so please change my view. I think that it's simply too powerful and disasters are too costly for it to be a primary source of energy.
The first nuclear reactor went online in 1954 and the first accident involving nuclear power happened in 1957 (known as the Kyshtym Disaster). W... | 1,716,930,978 | RealitySubsides | l631r1j | l6315qp | 44 | 2 |
CMV: Humans have yet to become the singular abstraction we refer to in language.
I’ve been studying a larger amount of history, and I also take long walks in the local frisbee golf course, which is rich with trees and other life. My mind constantly wanders while I’m walking, and for the last couple of weeks I’ve been ... | This is an arbitrary way to looking at a word. A word does not mean that the things categorized by that word need to have a shared culture. A list of other words include parents, dog and tree, none which have a shared culture.
As a distinct species, humans is a category that holds a lot of meaning. Humans are also, a... | Biologically you have almost everything in common with them. When we talk about humans we tend to be speaking about our species and the things which differentiate us from other species - our biology, susceptability to certain diseases, the commonalities we share with one another that we don't with, say, dogs or tulips... | 1d2wb70 | CMV: Humans have yet to become the singular abstraction we refer to in language. | I’ve been studying a larger amount of history, and I also take long walks in the local frisbee golf course, which is rich with trees and other life. My mind constantly wanders while I’m walking, and for the last couple of weeks I’ve been thinking about what I’ve been studying.
I was thinking about all the different “... | 1,716,934,693 | landpyramid | l63ah5s | l63aaxu | 18 | 8 |
CMV: Microsoft should altogether remove the Shift+Insert and Shift+Delete hotkeys from Windows because the only time they're used is by accident.
I'm willing to bet that virtually nobody uses the Shift+Delete and Shift+Insert hotkeys to cut and paste. It's CTRL+X and CTRL+V that everybody uses.
When editing a documen... | Consider touch typing. Touch typing is when you position your fingers to strike the keys without looking at the keyboard for reference.
When touch typing you locate groups of keys on the outer edges by feeling for where the board and edge of the key is and memorizing the layout. To find the correct position for lette... | I get where you're coming from. The frustration of accidentally hitting Shift+Delete or Shift+Insert instead of your intended keys can be maddening, especially when it disrupts your workflow or leads to embarrassing mistakes. But before we rally to remove these hotkeys from Windows, let's consider a few points.
First,... | 1d2wu0w | CMV: Microsoft should altogether remove the Shift+Insert and Shift+Delete hotkeys from Windows because the only time they're used is by accident. | I'm willing to bet that virtually nobody uses the Shift+Delete and Shift+Insert hotkeys to cut and paste. It's CTRL+X and CTRL+V that everybody uses.
When editing a document, I often use SHIFT+End or SHIFT+Arrow keys to highlight some text, followed by Delete to erase it and maybe CTRL+V to paste whatever's on my clip... | 1,716,936,068 | Cybyss | l63xx1s | l63j0ma | 11 | 4 |
CMV: it’s not better to switch doors in the monty hall problem
the problem:
“Suppose you're on a game show, and you're given the choice of three doors: Behind one door is a car; behind the others, goats. You pick a door, say No. 1, and the host, who knows what's behind the doors, opens another door, say No. 3, which h... | Conceptually, It is extremely important to know that the host knows where the door is.
Imagine this scenario that you're asked to pick 1 out of 1000 doors instead.
The odds of you picking the right door right off the bat is 1/1000, and inversely the odds of the door not being picked is 999/1000.
So at this point, ... | Tbh, the Monty Hall problem is pretty counterintuitive, but the math is solid. When you first pick a door, you have a 1/3 chance of hitting the car and a 2/3 chance of hitting a goat. When Monty opens a door to show you a goat, that doesn't change the odds of your initial pick, it just gives you more info. So if you st... | 1d2yfgv | CMV: it’s not better to switch doors in the monty hall problem | the problem:
“Suppose you're on a game show, and you're given the choice of three doors: Behind one door is a car; behind the others, goats. You pick a door, say No. 1, and the host, who knows what's behind the doors, opens another door, say No. 3, which has a goat. He then says to you, "Do you want to pick door No. 2?... | 1,716,940,368 | frogonamushroom_ | l63tt8l | l63s2pv | 84 | 1 |
CMV: Every city should have a “fent tent”
A fent tent is:
-A big tent
-Located far enough away from desirable areas
-Located close enough to the city
A fent tent has:
-Bus service
-24/7 police patrol
-24/7 EMS
-Cots and blankets for sleeping
-Methadone and other programs for those who want to get clean
-Narca... | Homeless/addicts will never go to a place with 24/7 police presence because most of them have warrants and/or priors and don't trust the law enforcement system. Tell me you're unfamiliar with the gory details of social work without explicitly stating that you're unfamiliar with the gory details of social work. | This is not the answer.
The answer is decriminalizing all drugs and allowing society to take care of the rest.
To assume that an addict of any kind let alone a fentanyl addict is able to carry on with a productive healthy life once being high is a pipe dream. | 1d33bxv | CMV: Every city should have a “fent tent” | A fent tent is:
-A big tent
-Located far enough away from desirable areas
-Located close enough to the city
A fent tent has:
-Bus service
-24/7 police patrol
-24/7 EMS
-Cots and blankets for sleeping
-Methadone and other programs for those who want to get clean
-Narcan
A fent tent:
-Offers clean dose appropria... | 1,716,955,518 | MyPhilosophyAccount | l64upjn | l64o454 | 1,089 | -5 |
CMV: I don't think the 500$ League skin is a big problem.
I'm generally outraged by AAA game prices, I quit Tarkov after they teased the 250$ game version and I hate subscription services for things that should be a lifetime license.
Yet, here are my thoughts about this:
- League is free to play
- The skin doesn't g... | Firstly I don’t think that riot would throw away money if they for example make it a 30$ skin line (even 40$), because its the faker skin everyone wants to have it, but now only rich people can afford it (sure people will buy it and it will probably generate more money in the short run, but i think as more people come ... | So to preface, I don't actually think chromas like Dark Cosmic Jhin are an issue because it's such a low-effort collectible that's entirely optional to buy. It's incredibly easy to just look the other way and not buy it and continue enjoying the game and other skins. Meanwhile, I think that while some people are overbl... | 1d35nr6 | CMV: I don't think the 500$ League skin is a big problem. |
I'm generally outraged by AAA game prices, I quit Tarkov after they teased the 250$ game version and I hate subscription services for things that should be a lifetime license.
Yet, here are my thoughts about this:
- League is free to play
- The skin doesn't give you a benefit in gameplay or convenience
- There are a ... | 1,716,964,579 | Cuetsie | l654rz9 | l654izi | 16 | 7 |
CMV: Malcolm Collins “hitting” his two year old son is justified by his own logic and not clearly abusive
Simone and Malcolm Collins two pronatalist advocates who have a bunch of kids recently got into a controversy over Malcolm appearing to hit his son during an interview. He says that what he did isn’t analogous to ... | He is incorrect in his assumptions about study of physical violence as a teaching method. It is *not* only studied in a "ritualized humiliation ritual done on the child with substantial delay"
There are things you can and should do instead of hitting your children. | Tbf, comparing kids to farm animals is a bit of a stretch. I get what you're saying about the immediate response being different from typical corporal punishment, but hitting a kid to "shift their attention" is pretty iffy no matter how you spin it. Like, sure, maybe snapping fingers can be less dramatic, but we should... | 1d36ofq | CMV: Malcolm Collins “hitting” his two year old son is justified by his own logic and not clearly abusive | Simone and Malcolm Collins two pronatalist advocates who have a bunch of kids recently got into a controversy over Malcolm appearing to hit his son during an interview. He says that what he did isn’t analogous to corporal punishment because studies on the inefficacy of corporal punishment focus on a ritualized humiliat... | 1,716,968,879 | ImmanuelYemos | l659ti6 | l659a6a | 13 | 4 |
CMV: It's unnecessary to note edits for minor spelling, grammar, or slight clarifications on Reddit posts.
I believe that it's wholly unnecessary to note an edit in a Reddit post if the only changes made were to fix spelling, grammar, or to clarify the prose slightly. Adding annotations like "EDIT: spelling" for these... | Hey to confirm - you realize its possible to see that a comment or post has been edited from reddit itself? Like check out [this comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/1d3escg/comment/l66piq8/) I made recently then edited. Ignore the content itself where I call out the Edit, look at the timestamps... | >I believe that it's wholly unnecessary to note an edit in a Reddit post if the only changes made were to fix spelling, grammar, or to clarify the prose slightly. Adding annotations like "EDIT: spelling" for these minor adjustments clutters the post and distracts from the main content.
>In my view, noting edits should... | 1d3fxmm | CMV: It's unnecessary to note edits for minor spelling, grammar, or slight clarifications on Reddit posts. | I believe that it's wholly unnecessary to note an edit in a Reddit post if the only changes made were to fix spelling, grammar, or to clarify the prose slightly. Adding annotations like "EDIT: spelling" for these minor adjustments clutters the post and distracts from the main content.
In my view, noting edits should o... | 1,716,999,020 | _robjamesmusic | l6702ft | l66z5f3 | 31 | 5 |
CMV: Generally speaking, the concept of “fatphobia” is stupid and harmful
Being fat is, objectively speaking, unhealthy - physically for sure, but very often mentally, as well. Whether or not you find it attractive is a matter of personal preference (though, as a general rule of thumb, I don't think many people do), b... | >We should not be enabling and promoting obesity in the guise of "acceptance" and "self-love"
I think this is the hidden crux of the argument.
I won't tell you that never happens. For every movement you can find a bad actor or crazy twitter zealot who takes it too far. I also won't deny that the *body-positivity* mov... | Not all fat people are actually unhealthy.
There is a term "MHO" to describe such people, "Metabolically Healthy Obese". Lots of academic results: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=mho+metabolically+healthy&oq=mho
There is another similar term, "TOFI" to describe the opposite, when you appear ... | 1d3kis0 | CMV: Generally speaking, the concept of “fatphobia” is stupid and harmful | Being fat is, objectively speaking, unhealthy - physically for sure, but very often mentally, as well. Whether or not you find it attractive is a matter of personal preference (though, as a general rule of thumb, I don't think many people do), but there is nothing wrong (one could even argue it's morally incumbent upon... | 1,717,010,712 | Clear-Sport-726 | l688dbq | l684i9k | 33 | 4 |
CMV: School Choice and the Ideas surrounding it are bad especially for poorer or special needs kids
Hi this is a debate I’ve had in my head for a little while though I feel as if my arguments are weak and I seek some pushback to change my view on the subject.
#1 Private/Charter schools often cherry pick students in ... | 1. I think you're lumping private schools and charter schools together when they are actually distinct entities. Charter schools receive public funding and as such actually cannot use selective admission criteria - they \*must\* use a lottery system if they have more applicants than spots and \*cannot\* charge tuition.... | Your concerns about school choice and the voucher system are valid and touch on some critical issues that deserve serious consideration. Let's break down each of your points and explore them further.
1. **Cherry-Picking Students**: It's true that private and charter schools often have the luxury of selecting their stu... | 1d3nae0 | CMV: School Choice and the Ideas surrounding it are bad especially for poorer or special needs kids | Hi this is a debate I’ve had in my head for a little while though I feel as if my arguments are weak and I seek some pushback to change my view on the subject.
#1 Private/Charter schools often cherry pick students in order to make sure that they can get the best numbers in order to to continue to justify their existen... | 1,717,018,362 | SadStudy1993 | l68nhxp | l68l9yv | 4 | 1 |
CMV: It is perfectly reasonable that life is unique to Earth
Note I am confining my argument to the observable universe.
The popular viewpoint expressed on Reddit is that the Universe is at such a scale that even if extremely rare, life surely must still occur an enormous amount of times.
However, those that belie... | >Abiogenesis might be very, very hard. In fact, the prevailing view of biologists is that we’re the result of a single abiogenesis event.
Life on earth being from single abiogenesis event does not mean that abiogenesis is rare. In fact, most biologist agree that after abiogenesis occurred, it is very likely that it pr... | At least you’re honest. I’ve got a way to break it down that might help:
From middle-school math class, you might remember how probabilities are combined - if you flip a coin, you have a 1/2 chance of getting heads. If you roll a 6-sided die, you have a 1/6 chance of getting a 4. What are the odds of getting both a h... | 1d3oak6 | CMV: It is perfectly reasonable that life is unique to Earth | Note I am confining my argument to the observable universe.
The popular viewpoint expressed on Reddit is that the Universe is at such a scale that even if extremely rare, life surely must still occur an enormous amount of times.
However, those that believe this probably aren’t very familiar with the sheer scale of ... | 1,717,020,956 | lonelinessmademecave | l69gkyw | l69dg4j | 7 | 1 |
CMV: 21 years old is "too old" to have your first sexual and romantic experiences
I am 21 years old and I never dated and still a virgin.
21 years old and still being a virgin is pathetic and shameful because many teens have sex and date. people have their first relationship, sexual experience, and date as teenagers.... | Hey there,
First off, I want to acknowledge that your feelings are valid. It's clear you're going through a tough time, and it's important to talk about it. However, I think it's crucial to challenge some of the assumptions you're making about age, sex, and relationships.
Let's start with the idea that 21 is "too old... | As someone who had sex at 18, while it was fun having sex as an adult is so much better you have more money, you don’t have to worry about parental approval m, you’re both way more mentally mature. I looked through your profile a little and saw you post about this type a thing quite a bit so here’s some advice.
1. Sex... | 1d3p1vk | CMV: 21 years old is "too old" to have your first sexual and romantic experiences | I am 21 years old and I never dated and still a virgin.
21 years old and still being a virgin is pathetic and shameful because many teens have sex and date. people have their first relationship, sexual experience, and date as teenagers.
being a grown ass man with no "adult experiences" is so embarassing and somethin... | 1,717,022,997 | Uncontainable_SCP | l693rb6 | l691gs2 | 43 | 2 |
CMV: Greek myths are mostly a waste of rime
I wonder to myself why are Greek myths held in high regard in our day and age when we don't really benefit from their stories.
The stories depict the gods as idiots whose intellect is easily bested by humans or demi-gods... The stories have gods committing heinous crimes t... | >What is so worthwhile about Greek myths that well educated and intellectuals admire? Give me examples to prove your point.
If you want to look for a point in the stories, the moral lessons are not typical. What makes them most worthwhile to "educated" people is that they are the basis and reference points for vast sw... | We remember and study Greek myths not because they're super useful but because they're very old and represent the beginning of Western culture (Ancient Greece -> Ancient Rome -> Us). They tell us how our ancient (cultural) ancestors saw their world and they've been built upon ever since. They're not the key to unlock... | 1d3qbml | CMV: Greek myths are mostly a waste of rime | I wonder to myself why are Greek myths held in high regard in our day and age when we don't really benefit from their stories.
The stories depict the gods as idiots whose intellect is easily bested by humans or demi-gods... The stories have gods committing heinous crimes themselves or simply letting their pride and e... | 1,717,026,597 | Elemental_Joker3649 | l6949gu | l693ura | 33 | 2 |
CMV: The best solution for the Israel-Palestine conflict is a Bosnia style federal republic of Israel and Palestine
So to preface my post, this isn't about the most realistic solution, or what will actually happen, but the best possible outcome to the conflict.
I think that the best possible outcome to the current lo... | >One country with two nations inside of it, each nation democratically self represented by members of said nation with it's own government, with a constitutional court composed of memebers of both, and seats in the legislature reserved and distributed equally to Palestinians and Israelis.
Israel doesn't even have a co... | Hey there, I get where you're coming from with the idea of a federal republic like Bosnia and Herzegovina as a solution for the Israel-Palestine conflict, but tbh, I think it might be a bit more complicated than that. Firstly, Bosnia’s setup did kinda create a framework for peace, but it wasn't exactly a walk in the pa... | 1d3stgi | CMV: The best solution for the Israel-Palestine conflict is a Bosnia style federal republic of Israel and Palestine | So to preface my post, this isn't about the most realistic solution, or what will actually happen, but the best possible outcome to the conflict.
I think that the best possible outcome to the current longstanding conflict would be a federal republic of Israel and Palestine, with an international tribunal (like the ICT... | 1,717,034,076 | Most-Travel4320 | l69q5to | l69lwsi | 8 | 2 |
CMV: Antisemitism being equated to anti-zionism is racist ideology.
I just want to start this off by saying my judgment of Israel comes from the general harm caused to Isrealis, Palestinians , and anyone else caught in crossfire. I understand antisemitism has been and can promotes racism, violence, and political extre... | !
Yeah you are right, I am about to take it down because half the people arguing for zionism are actually helping create antisemitic dialogue-which by all means I did not post this to bat signal the crazies lmao. Thank you for thoughtful response.
I am anti-white nationalism I suppose; atleast in context of American ... | Antizionism is antisemitism. This is a fact. | 1d3t1zv | CMV: Antisemitism being equated to anti-zionism is racist ideology. | I just want to start this off by saying my judgment of Israel comes from the general harm caused to Isrealis, Palestinians , and anyone else caught in crossfire. I understand antisemitism has been and can promotes racism, violence, and political extremists.
1. White nationalism is still running wild, there is a reason... | 1,717,034,810 | PickNo2380 | l6a157k | l69poex | -3 | -8 |
CMV: Jealousy arise in romantic relationships because of institution of marriage. The institution of marriage contributed to this phenomenon throughout history.
Jealousy is one of the most prevalent areas of psychological ignorance about yourself, about others and more particularly, about relationship.
People think ... | >The feeling of jealousy is a byproduct of marriage.
>In the world of animals, birds, there is no jealousy
It exists without marriage, unrelated to marriage, and of course there is. Never had dogs? Cats? Birds? They get jealous.
I didn't read all that but I saw this while scrolling --
>You must be reminded of the ... | This kind of reminds me of racism in America. Blaming racism for the division of mankind. When really it is simply a byproduct of our natural jealousy and insecurity. Same with marriage and monogamy. I’ve never once been married but I’ve been with plenty of women I had to leave based off of jealousy.
We are simply re... | 1d3up05 | CMV: Jealousy arise in romantic relationships because of institution of marriage. The institution of marriage contributed to this phenomenon throughout history. | Jealousy is one of the most prevalent areas of psychological ignorance about yourself, about others and more particularly, about relationship.
People think they know what love is - they do not know. And their misunderstanding about love creates jealousy. By 'love' people mean a certain kind of monopoly, some possessiv... | 1,717,039,965 | Suspicious_Ferret109 | l6a7z7u | l6a04ap | 8 | 4 |
CMV: It's not right that people selectively care and talk about Gaza but not the Uyghurs, Ukraine or other conflicts
On social media and everywhere people are constantly outraged and demand action regarding the Israel-Gaza war.
That is perfectly understandable but what I don't think is right is that those people car... | There was collective outrage for all these things, but just like Gaza in 2014 the hype dies down and everyone moves onto something else.
I've never seen such an outpour of support as I saw for Ukraine, but it's just old news now.
When Iraq happened there was a massive protest movement, and this was before the age of ... | Yeah its hard to argue, there are pretty huge differences in coverage between these issues. I know its really easy to blame the media, I mean that's what I just did but I think what a lot of media outlets are desperate for are views and so its also hard to discount what naturally draws us in attention wise.
One of my ... | 1d42au6 | CMV: It's not right that people selectively care and talk about Gaza but not the Uyghurs, Ukraine or other conflicts | On social media and everywhere people are constantly outraged and demand action regarding the Israel-Gaza war.
That is perfectly understandable but what I don't think is right is that those people care so much about Gaza but don't seem to ever say anything about the Uyghur internment camps in China or even about Russ... | 1,717,070,378 | macnfly23 | l6bep4j | l6bcvy3 | 593 | 4 |
CMV: Body positivity and body diversity is a "cope" for people who are unhealthy. It has no value beyond that.
I came across this [music video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk5-c_v4gMU) and in case you've been living under a rock and you aren't familiar with Asian Pop, you'll notice this video has a certain kind of... | You do realize that plastic surgery culture is huge over there. These Asian women are starving/mutilating themselves to get the " desired" look. If they do anything " wrong" they are easily replaced.
It's just as toxic and unhealthy as making a 400 lb women swimsuit model of the year. | also, body positivity isnt only for bigger people, its for skinnier people too. it just promotes loving yourself and your body, and i agree it can get out of hand but mostly its harmless and uplifting to people who may have been told their entire lives that they look shit and worthless | 1d456b2 | CMV: Body positivity and body diversity is a "cope" for people who are unhealthy. It has no value beyond that. | I came across this [music video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk5-c_v4gMU) and in case you've been living under a rock and you aren't familiar with Asian Pop, you'll notice this video has a certain kind of aesthetic, and the women have a certain kind of appearance and vibe: young, long hair, slender, doe-eyed, beaut... | 1,717,078,778 | HelpfulJello5361 | l6bzjiw | l6by90e | 104 | 2 |
CMV: I believe a small but significant minority of immature, irresponsible, stupid teens ruin it for the rest of teens
For example many say to teens wait until you are 18 for tattoos, etc. Even though of course a small minority are quite irresponsible, I know many teens who are… more responsible. They have their desig... | im a teen rn but i dont think id really trust myself w any important life decisions. i look to when i was 13 literally 2 years ago and fucking cringe at how stupid i am, so i imagine itll be the same when im older looking to when i was 15 | So I'll go ahead and say 18 is too young.
Your brain isn't fully formed until you're 26, which is why it's so bad to drink and smoke weed when you're younger- it causes permanent brain damage.
Walk me through why I should trust someone who doesn't have a fully formed brain to make good decisions? | 1d45twn | CMV: I believe a small but significant minority of immature, irresponsible, stupid teens ruin it for the rest of teens | For example many say to teens wait until you are 18 for tattoos, etc. Even though of course a small minority are quite irresponsible, I know many teens who are… more responsible. They have their designs and whatnot and seem to be able to plan ahead quite far. While this is not conclusive evidence, and I agree this argu... | 1,717,080,544 | WaterOk9249 | l6c1s2w | l6c08qv | 23 | 1 |
CMV: the intent behind any action is more important than the way that action is perceived.
all interaction between people can be broken down into a series of \*intents\* and \*perceptions\*. the tenor and dynamics of relationships is determined by how accurately \*perception\* aligns with \*intent\* between the parti... | Hmm, I think we can build counterexamples when analyzing something from outside the agent. For example, say you, person x, hire person y to trick person z.
What matters most to you is that person z perceives the lie. The intent behind person y's action isn't important at all, except in how it serves z's perception of ... | Besides intent and perception there is also reality. and this comes into play with your example. If I am focused on shaping your perceptions about a matter, then the fact of that matter determines whether or not i am being deceptive or manipulative.
A simple example might be, "don't eat that, it is poisonous". Perc... | 1d48gyj | CMV: the intent behind any action is more important than the way that action is perceived. | all interaction between people can be broken down into a series of \*intents\* and \*perceptions\*. the tenor and dynamics of relationships is determined by how accurately \*perception\* aligns with \*intent\* between the parties in common. i believe this places inherent priority on intent and makes perception natural... | 1,717,087,278 | perldawg | l6ckczo | l6ck7mk | 2 | 0 |
CMV: Legality of Abortions Should Be Decided Federally
I'm not an American and don't know much about American politics and law, please help me understand it better. Interesting points from other countries are still welcome!
I believe the debate on abortions cannot be left for the states to decide individually. It tou... | It doesn't matter if, in an ideal world, the US federal government should set a uniform rule on abortions: it simply can't, politically. In order for abortion to be legalized nation-wise or banned nation-wide, the US Congress would have to be able to agree on a position. They can't. Democrats control the House and t... | If “the right to one's own body” be a “fundamental right” then it shouldn't just be limited to abortion. It should mean one can use any drug one would want, sell one's redundant organs for money, have whatever cosmetic surgery or body modification one wants andsoforth. It's very odd that this “fundamental right” is las... | 1d49uzo | CMV: Legality of Abortions Should Be Decided Federally | I'm not an American and don't know much about American politics and law, please help me understand it better. Interesting points from other countries are still welcome!
I believe the debate on abortions cannot be left for the states to decide individually. It touches on fundamental rights: the right to life, the right... | 1,717,091,114 | JustReadingThx | l6cu88z | l6ctv8d | 1 | 0 |
CMV: Al-Aqsa Mosque is a perfect symbol of colonization
Just to be clear, this shouldn't mean anything in a practical sense. It shouldn't be destroyed or anything. It is obviously a symbol of colonization though because it was built on top of somebody else's place of worship and its existence has been used to justify ... | I’ll give you the delta if you show me anything credible even coming close to saying this. It’s not that I think you’re lying I just won’t believe it until I see a resource saying it | From what I know both the Jews and the Palestinians share mostly the same DNA, so yes, both of them could be argued as natives.
Not sure what it has to do with our conversation but ok. | 1d4dast | CMV: Al-Aqsa Mosque is a perfect symbol of colonization | Just to be clear, this shouldn't mean anything in a practical sense. It shouldn't be destroyed or anything. It is obviously a symbol of colonization though because it was built on top of somebody else's place of worship and its existence has been used to justify continued control over that land. Even today non-Muslims ... | 1,717,100,044 | BustaSyllables | l6edzol | l6e8hys | 30 | 2 |
CMV: Rape is bad.
Rape is when an individual is sexually penetrated inside a bodily orfice, against their will. I will be arguing that rape perpetuated against a human, by a human, is morally bad.
Firstly, being raped caused the release of stress hormones. Being raped also activates the Amygdala structure inside the ... | >Rape is when an individual is sexually penetrated inside a bodily orfice, against their will. I will be arguing that rape perpetuated against a human, by a human, is bad.
Depending on how you define against their will. Sometimes couples initiate surprise sex without a clear consent from the other, this could be techn... | Well, rape is actually a good thing because it can help people get a good feeling they probably never felt before. Rape is also a sign of people being attracted to you, so it can improve self esteem in that way. Not to mention some people need to rape because they have no partner at the moment and are desperate. Plus w... | 1d4dtea | CMV: Rape is bad. | Rape is when an individual is sexually penetrated inside a bodily orfice, against their will. I will be arguing that rape perpetuated against a human, by a human, is morally bad.
Firstly, being raped caused the release of stress hormones. Being raped also activates the Amygdala structure inside the brin. The Amygdala ... | 1,717,101,348 | CompetitionExtreme36 | l6drqm6 | l6dmf1l | 1 | -4 |
CMV: It's better to have a cheap knife that sharpens easily, even if it loses more metal, than a nice hard knife that takes training to sharpen or requires a sharpening service. The cost won't matter for a non-pro.
So you can get a super nice, hard steel knife for $300+ that will take and hold a super nice edge. But y... | I would love to try to shift your view a bit here, because while I understand where you're coming from, I think you may be focusing in on the wrong variables. While edge retention, steel hardness, and ease of sharpening are all important, I think people should be asking themselves a much more important question when bu... | >If I google “Walmart kitchen knife,” I find a six piece stainless steel set for under $20, and several different brands of three-piece set for under $10.
Good for you
$30 is still considered a cheap knife and not Mid Range | 1d4j8a2 | CMV: It's better to have a cheap knife that sharpens easily, even if it loses more metal, than a nice hard knife that takes training to sharpen or requires a sharpening service. The cost won't matter for a non-pro. | So you can get a super nice, hard steel knife for $300+ that will take and hold a super nice edge. But you either need to learn how to properly sharpen one, or you need to have it professionally sharpened. On the other hand, you can buy a $30 knife off Amazon that isn't as great steel, but you can run the thing through... | 1,717,116,759 | Mephistophanes75 | l6f59qz | l6f06w7 | 1 | 0 |
CMV: There isn’t anything I can think of that Biden has done wrong that Trump wouldn’t be much worse on
Labor? Biden picketed with AWU and that’s never been done by POTUS and his appointee in the NLRB seems to be starting to kick serious ass.
Infrastructure? His Build Back Better Act is so good that Republicans who t... | Counterpoint: Biden had a dog that bit (possible seditious) Secret Service agents.
Trump would never have that happen. Because he doesn't have pets. Because animals don't like him. | > day one Biden EOs caused fuel prices to double
gas prices February 2020: $2.455
gas prices February 2021: $2.409
Day 1 of Biden's presidency: January 20th, 2021. | 1d4kyjr | CMV: There isn’t anything I can think of that Biden has done wrong that Trump wouldn’t be much worse on | Labor? Biden picketed with AWU and that’s never been done by POTUS and his appointee in the NLRB seems to be starting to kick serious ass.
Infrastructure? His Build Back Better Act is so good that Republicans who tried to torpedo it are trying to take credit for it now.
Economics? I genuinely don’t know what Trump wo... | 1,717,122,194 | EnvironmentalAd1006 | l6feizo | l6fcay6 | 91 | 8 |
CMV: Trump wouldn’t have been indicted under normal circumstances. The trial was a purely political move by the establishment to secure a Democratic victory in November
PLEASE READ
I am a leftist. I voted for Bernie twice, I voted for Hillary in 2016 and Biden in 2020. I plan to vote for Biden again this year.
But ... | You are comparing federal offences to Trump's state conviction. The issues you identify are potentially failure of the federal prosecution service. Trump committed a state crime, and so the state convicted him. The others you mentioned did not. | That’s a whole lot of disclaimers to say absolutely nothing of real substance. There is absolutely no relation between the Iraq War and falsifying documents. He was tried in a court of law for 34 specific crimes and found guilty of those crimes by a jury of his peers. This is the same equality under the law that we al... | 1d4l7o1 | CMV: Trump wouldn’t have been indicted under normal circumstances. The trial was a purely political move by the establishment to secure a Democratic victory in November | PLEASE READ
I am a leftist. I voted for Bernie twice, I voted for Hillary in 2016 and Biden in 2020. I plan to vote for Biden again this year.
But objectively speaking I just can’t comprehend this trial. If Trump is guilty, Bush is 10x as guilty (Iraq War being the most egregious crime). Nixon got a pardon for liter... | 1,717,123,011 | Ass-Pissing | l6f6fe9 | l6f66ar | 18 | 14 |
CMV: Trump's trial was politically motivated and he shouldn't have been charged or convicted
Now, I understand there's [another CMV](https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1d4l7o1/cmv_trump_wouldnt_have_been_indicted_under_normal/) that's very similar on the front page, but it only argues whataboutisms against... | This is just not what the evidence was.
For example:
2. Trump and Cohen did not have a retainer agreement, and Trump was not paying Cohen for legal work in 2017 (which is when these payments were made).
4. There was plenty of evidence to explain why the amount was $400K. It was to reimburse Cohen for the Stormy pa... | Trump had a chance to clear his name. He had a trial. He was found guilty by a jury of his peers, and the trial was conducted according to the law. He was given due process. This is how our system works.
Trump is not a victim he's a convicted felon. Stop treating him like he's innocent when he was just found guilty | 1d4n4d4 | CMV: Trump's trial was politically motivated and he shouldn't have been charged or convicted | Now, I understand there's [another CMV](https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1d4l7o1/cmv_trump_wouldnt_have_been_indicted_under_normal/) that's very similar on the front page, but it only argues whataboutisms against other figures like Bush and Nixon. That post didn't even touch on the substance or facts in t... | 1,717,129,417 | ImNoLawyer | l6fllvi | l6fl7l1 | 52 | 11 |
CMV: It's valid to worry that Keir Starmer with a huge majority will be an authoritarian Prime Minister
This is the first UK election that I follow closely, and I have noticed that Starmer is being very authoritatian in his actions. He seems to adopt the principle of "be loyal to me or you're out", by kicking purging ... | Keir Starmer is not an authoritarian by any stretch of the definition. Even a UK Prime Minister with a large majority does not have a carte blanche to do whatever they like. The last UK PM to have a large majority was Boris and he had to resign after barely two years. PMs are constrained by law, by their party and the ... | > He seems to adopt the principle of "be loyal to me or you're out",
This isn't authoritarian, this is how parties are run. Starmer has a political position, he wants MPs that support that position, he doesn't want MPs that oppose it. It's entirely normal and framing it as authoritarian is either ignorant or delibera... | 1d4sdvc | CMV: It's valid to worry that Keir Starmer with a huge majority will be an authoritarian Prime Minister | This is the first UK election that I follow closely, and I have noticed that Starmer is being very authoritatian in his actions. He seems to adopt the principle of "be loyal to me or you're out", by kicking purging those on the left like Faiza Shaheen, Lloyd Russell-Moyle, (potentially) Diane Abbott, and others, while ... | 1,717,151,254 | WheatBerryPie | l6gvtu0 | l6gs3ij | 47 | 9 |
CMV: I Don’t Feel Empathy For People With ADHD
Disclaimer: I know my opinions are wrong and offensive
I have friends who have ADHD and when I hear them describe things like how they talk about how they can’t concentrate on the Maths tests or science homework etc etc all I can think is ‘well, isn’t that the same for ... | ADHD is about more than attention. It's more like a brain that won't turn off. It's hard to describe in a meaningful way to someone who doesn't have it, but the inability to focus and keep schedules and what have you all stem from that basic issue: it's a brain working overtime all the time to process things and get ... | So when I took abnormal psych in college, my professor started the course with a warning - do not self diagnose. **Everyone** has some degree of the symptoms for **every*** disease we will talk about, she told us; what makes something an illness is the degree of impact it has on your life.
Yes, everyone has difficult... | 1d4x38o | CMV: I Don’t Feel Empathy For People With ADHD | Disclaimer: I know my opinions are wrong and offensive
I have friends who have ADHD and when I hear them describe things like how they talk about how they can’t concentrate on the Maths tests or science homework etc etc all I can think is ‘well, isn’t that the same for all us’. I know I shouldn’t think this but I jus... | 1,717,166,044 | Tchexxum | l6heysg | l6hdvj2 | 73 | 30 |
CMV: There's no good reason to back into a parking spot.
I see this all the time and it completely baffles me. I'll be driving through a parking lot and I'll get stuck waiting for someone doing a 6-point turn in order to back into their spot. It just makes absolutely no sense to me. Maybe it will end up being easie... | There's a few reasons. Due to the fact that the front wheels are used to steer on cars, reversing into spots gives you more maneuverability since the front wheels essentially pivot around that back wheels. This is why you often see larger vehicles reverse into spots. If the parking lot is tight enough, it may just be p... | >I'll be driving through a parking lot and I'll get stuck waiting for someone doing a 6-point turn in order to back into their spot.
Or stuck waiting for them to do a 6 point turn when backing out.
You're basically just saying you'd rather someone else be inconvenienced when the person backs out instead of you being... | 1d4yqmq | CMV: There's no good reason to back into a parking spot. | I see this all the time and it completely baffles me. I'll be driving through a parking lot and I'll get stuck waiting for someone doing a 6-point turn in order to back into their spot. It just makes absolutely no sense to me. Maybe it will end up being easier for them to pull out when they're ready to leave, but an... | 1,717,170,349 | AcephalicDude | l6hvqx6 | l6hv815 | 158 | 12 |
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