Unpopular Opinions V6 You know maybe fascism wasn't all that it was cracked up to be
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Somehow, I cannot help but wonder if the multiverse would implode in on itself should Tony Kakko ever provide guest vocals for a Hammerfall song.
[QUOTE=SIRIUS;51151688]Why do people think antisemetic = anti jewish?[/QUOTE]
Because that's it's definition
[QUOTE=UnidentifiedFlyingTard;51151717]Because that's it's definition[/QUOTE]
Technically it could be anti-Arab as well, since they are considered Semitic peoples
[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;51151691]I dunno. I just personally believe religion was put in place to control people because we have no idea what comes after death, if anything, and people need something to latch onto. I won't pretend like it doesn't bother me not having an answer, but I refuse to pretend like I do have one. No offense, but it honestly blows my mind how popular religion as a whole, not just Christianity, is in modern society.
But hey, unpopular opinions.[/QUOTE]
I agree with that for Abrahamic & hindu religions at least but the problem with the predestination argument you were doing is that it really doesn't apply to a lot of Christians, and you also brought up the problem of evil, which various Christians have different answers to. I think the majority (of thinking christians at least) would acknowledge that god actually isn't perfect/all knowing.
Idk I prefer attacking the holy books directly and their history since it applies pretty much to everybody and is much more fun
[QUOTE=UnidentifiedFlyingTard;51151717]Because that's it's definition[/QUOTE]
a semite is a member of any of the peoples who speak or spoke a Semitic language
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so if I were to hate all american jews, i still wouldn't technically be antisemetic. unless any of them spoke a semetic language
[QUOTE=SIRIUS;51151778]a semite is a member of any of the peoples who speak or spoke a Semitic language
[editline]4th October 2016[/editline]
so if I were to hate all american jews, i still wouldn't technically be antisemetic. unless any of them spoke a semetic language[/QUOTE]
Considering that if you were to look it up in a dictionary it would say something along the lines of "Prejudice against members of the Jewish religion" or something like that, then that's how it is. It's like debating weather or not islamophobia is is the irrational fear of islam.
[QUOTE=gokiyono;51151826]Considering that if you were to look it up in a dictionary it would say something along the lines of "Prejudice against members of the Jewish religion" or something like that, then that's how it is. It's like debating weather or not islamophobia is is the irrational fear of islam.[/QUOTE]
no, because islam is in the name, semitism ACTUALLY MEANS something else
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[editline]4th October 2016[/editline]
[quote]The root word Semite gives the [b]false impression[/b] that antisemitism is directed against all Semitic people. However, the compound word antisemite was popularized in Germany in 1879[6] as a scientific-sounding term for Judenhass "Jew-hatred",[7][8][9][10][11] and that has been its common use since then.[12][13][/quote]
[QUOTE=SIRIUS;51151835]no, because islam is in the name, semitism ACTUALLY MEANS something else[/QUOTE]
Yeah, and it's not a phobia.
Also, here's a nice article about it [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism"]from Wikipedia[/URL]
And here we have the [URL="http://archive.adl.org/hate-patrol/antisemitism.html"]ADL's definition[/URL]
And the [URL="https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/anti-semitism"]oxford dictionary[/URL]
Just for good measure
homophobia isn't necessarily a phobia of the homo, either
It's the same with chemical castration.
Spaceman Spiff is a missed opportunity at awesome video games. I can't help but think that Devolver Digital should approach Bill Watterson about publishing games specifically based on Calvin's imaginary alter ego.
Heck, who wouldn't want to see such a game from Flying Wild Hog, Vlambeer and/or Croteam?
[QUOTE=SIRIUS;51151835]no, because islam is in the name, semitism ACTUALLY MEANS something else[/QUOTE]
Meaning is defined by usage, not by etymology.
[QUOTE=Kljunas;51152586]Meaning is defined by usage, not by etymology.[/QUOTE]
I've seen the "antisemitism refers to all semitic people" blurb more often that I've seen people use antisemite in the specific anti-jewish context (pretty much just newspapers and politics for that one, really)
[QUOTE=AtomicSans;51152097]homophobia isn't necessarily a phobia of the homo, either[/QUOTE]
no you don't get it every time i see an oiled up hunk of a man sporting a chain leather cap and a horseshoe mustache i hyperventilate and cry in fear
Aight. Guys, Guys, Guys.
If we elect all them mothafuckas. All them trumps. All dem European facists, All dat brexit theresa-fucking-mays, Then we can trully achieve a great thing:
Bring punk back, bring back grunge. Bring back all that Angsty shit. A new age of Rock'n Roll.
I'd totaly be up for it if the current political climate didn't cause me to bleed money for being a student. (i'm joking of course, music isn't worth it. but what the fuck is up with this universal state of political regression? )
Globalism is great.
woah dude you should do stand up that's some hot material right there :^) !
[QUOTE=VenomousBeetle;51151666]Yeah it's called free will[/QUOTE]
There's still a huge flaw with claiming free will though: Why would God create a being with free will who is even capable of such abhorrent things to begin with if he's a benevolent being? It's not like a being with unlimited power to do literally anything should be incapable of creating an intelligent species which has free will yet is very reluctant to do awful things.
[QUOTE=flashn00b;51152308]Spaceman Spiff is a missed opportunity at awesome video games. I can't help but think that Devolver Digital should approach Bill Watterson about publishing games specifically based on Calvin's imaginary alter ego.
Heck, who wouldn't want to see such a game from Flying Wild Hog, Vlambeer and/or Croteam?[/QUOTE]
I think that'd be pretty neat to see, though I can't imagine that happening anytime soon considering Watterson's stance on his stuff being used for merchandise and other commercial stuff.
[QUOTE=RenegadeCop;51148818]Teaching children "you are a sinner, and being a sinner is bad, you are a bad person from birth" isn't child abuse?[/QUOTE]
Take some theology classes, it's honestly not that simple and you're only seeing things from a Christian POV. I can only speak from my own religious experiences as an orthodox Jew but we definitely aren't taught that we are bad people from birth, we are taught that we have to follow these laws that God prescribed.
[QUOTE]God brings people into this world when he knows they will rape and or kill innocents.
Neat religion[/QUOTE]
It's a matter of free will. There is no such thing as a religion without free will because then there's no point in faith. Part of that free will is having people do things and then punishing them later. Also, what seems bad might end up to be good. For example, if you had murdered a certain baby in Austria in 1889, you would have been rightly put on trial for murder. However, you would have killed Hitler and saved a huge number of the world's population from being killed.
[QUOTE=flashn00b;51152308]Spaceman Spiff is a missed opportunity at awesome video games. I can't help but think that Devolver Digital should approach Bill Watterson about publishing games specifically based on Calvin's imaginary alter ego.
Heck, who wouldn't want to see such a game from Flying Wild Hog, Vlambeer and/or Croteam?[/QUOTE]
Dude Spaceman Spiff would have made a pretty awesome 3rd person platformer in the N64/Gamecube era
[QUOTE=RenegadeCop;51155671]I don't have to. I live in the rural south, I see the shit children are taught. I know first hand the absolute bullshit people just take and accept with no further thought.
And if children do ask questions, it gets some bullshit "it's gods plan" answer or something
And you cannot murder people preemptively haha, otherwise just kill everyone we know and be on the safe side.
Why even create humanity? Was God just bored? What is this dude's issue? What is his end-game?[/QUOTE]
So just because you have negative experiences with one sect of one religion, that means that all religion is horrible? I'm not advocating murdering people preemptively, I'm saying that what seems bad in the short run may be good in the long run.
All of the questions you asked are addressed in theology classes but you are too stuck in your own narrow views to actually consider learning something.
Stop trying to get the closest damn parking space. It's not a competition, just. park.
[QUOTE=RenegadeCop;51155764]Lol who has time to take a legit theology class? Why dont you explain it to me?[/QUOTE]
He didn't directly tell you to take one. He's saying you're brandishing all religions with really one-dimensional and dumb arguments. Don't need to take a class to learn things.
tho i'd recommend it if a good one is available, it's just like history and a lot of humanities subjects where a good class on it is interesting af, even as an atheist I'll say that.
[QUOTE=Alice3173;51154731]There's still a huge flaw with claiming free will though: Why would God create a being with free will who is even capable of such abhorrent things to begin with if he's a benevolent being? It's not like a being with unlimited power to do literally anything should be incapable of creating an intelligent species which has free will yet is very reluctant to do awful things.[/QUOTE]
Because to do good, you have to have the potential to do bad and that potential to do bad is essential to free will. There is no point in having a creation that is only capable of doing good because it does not have the choice of doing something that is not good. The good are only good when contrasted against the bad. The bible records 4 people that went their entire lives without committing a sin but we don't hold them in special regard because they have never had an opportunity to fail and rise again higher from that failure.
Also, why do you assume that god is benevolent? What restricts God from creating evil as well as creating good? As I talked about earlier, evil is needed to drive people to do good.
I like chain stores better than local businesses
the nerd worship of elon musk can be so cringeworthy at times
[QUOTE=Swiket;51156261]the nerd worship of anything can be so cringeworthy at times[/QUOTE]
FTFY.
[QUOTE=RenegadeCop;51155958]What about neutrality?
Or if there was only good and neutrality, would neutrality be considered evil because it isn't good?[/QUOTE]
The definition of neutral is not helping or supporting either side in a conflict, disagreement, etc.; impartial. Another definition is having no strongly marked or positive characteristics or features.
There is no way for neutrality to exist without two sides
And what about neutrality? Could you clarify what you mean?
[QUOTE=RenegadeCop;51156972]Actions that cannot or doesnt have intentions, or simply items.
Example: nature is neutral. It knows no good, bad, and it does not discriminate. It simply is[/QUOTE]
But from the point of view of the Abrahamic religions, nature's laws are set in place by God himself. Nature works for God and he breaks the rules of nature when it fits him. For example, the Crossing of the Red Sea was God's breaking the laws of nature for his own purposes. There are also stories of animals migrating to the kitchens of King Solomon to be slaughtered to have the honor of being eaten by him and his court.
There is no real neutral system in a world created by God.
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