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@fenomas said: I have a pet peeve about that. It bugs me when stories have science and magic both as known things, but for no apparent reason the one is rational people and chemicals and the other is emos and fireballs, and never the twain shall …
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@Bill said: How about those who are reading this? Would you have gone for it as a teen? If you have kids now, would you take the chance once they are grown, or would the chance of missing out on your grandkids be too much to risk? How about age s…
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@Bill said: Additionally, the more a given magical objective violates the laws of physics, the harder it is to accomplish. In other words, being a magician doesn't allow you to speak a few words in fake Latin and do whatever you want. Wondrous fe…
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@Bill said: Man who posed as a housewife pleads guilty to making secret sex tapes with 150 men … because Florida.
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I don't think I could bring myself to try one...
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in a world so full of stupid, how about this piece of stupid, to cleanse your pallet: https://www.delish.com/food-news/a23135716/mac-n-cheese-candy-canes/
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@Clme said: For awhile on various social medias I was trying to make the most extreme parodies I could of various right wing figures. Dana with the NRA is one of them. I can no longer parody them without pulling in alien mind control or s…
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@Bill said: The Vibrator's Origin Story Is Fantastically Scandalous, But It's Also Probably Fake It made for an entertaining movie, but I never imagined it was an actual historic theory.
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NRA TV depicts 'Thomas & Friends' characters in KKK hoods Wait, what!?!
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Dallas cop thought she killed an intruder in her home. But he wasn't an intruder — and he wasn't in her home
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Black teen handcuffed in Milwaukee suburb while riding home from church with his white grandmother
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You know what would be funny... If it came out that it was Ivanka that wrote the OpEd… Implausible, but hilariously funny.
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I don't know about this "reality" show any more... I think the writers have lost the plot... They've gone too far... The shit they're doing on the show now are so far beyond plausible, it's ridiculous. If it gets any sillier, I'm going to call bulls…
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Aww... :-( https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/06/entertainment/burt-reynolds-has-died/index.html
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Found this, in the comments for the following article: https://jalopnik.com/the-would-be-auto-worker-caught-up-in-a-detroit-prison-1794192411
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@Clme said: Was anyone indicted, arrested, or tried over the last few days? Seems that funeral drama and the sick McCain conpirators have taken up my entire news feed, bookface feed, and... well those are the only places I checked. Well,…
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Bill's is funny... This one is just sad and stupid: Texas Man Allegedly Shot Women Drivers Because He Doesn't Believe Women Should Drive Edit for moar: https://abc13.com/lawyer-of-katy-shooting-suspect-its-obvious-he-needs-help/4043088/
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Save of the day: Unrelated, but similarly epic:
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So, this story didn't get much press on Thursday, so I didn't catch it until yesterday. Apparently, climate change doesn't have anything at all to do with the California wildfires... It's actually Canada's fault: https://globalnews.ca/news/439220…
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OMG how did I miss this story, at the time: https://www.cnn.com/2017/05/11/politics/trump-time-magazine-ice-cream/index.html
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So, more petty retaliation against people who say things Trump doesn't like. Abuse of power? (Yes). Does anyone think that Trump will face any consequences for it (aside from the fake media attacking him)?
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@Clme said: Just watch out for those Catholics. They'll all vote as a bloc and soon we'll end up with the pope as shadow-ruler of the United States! (Note: That was a very real fear for a surprising number of citizens during most of our life…
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@fenomas said: Or for a better example, suppose two different people call you an offensive name - and you know that one has Tourette's, while the other doesn't. Doesn't that knowledge affect how you judge their free, and if you later found out th…
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@fenomas said: I think he's aiming at the idea that our standard for what is and isn't an exercise of free will seems to depend not only on the choice being made but also on how we understand the brain, implying that advancements in the latter wi…
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@Clme said: If a problem with brain chemistry turns out to be genetic, do we hold the parents responsible instead? Only if their Republican.... <_< >_>
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@Bill said: @Rufus said: As a citizen of a country that embraces and celebrates diversity, successfully, your assertion is nonsense to me. My Canadian relatives are against immigration and always have been as far back …
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@Bill said: There is nothing wrong with simple nationalism, and there is no reason at all that citizens should have to share their country if they prefer not to. When you live in a country that is founded on, and by, immigrants; you were …
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@Bill said: Now, is this an example of a lack of free will because brain chemistry is influencing someone's choice, or is it a demonstration of free will because someone is making the choice that fits his personality? I think the key word…
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@fenomas said: @Rufus said: It is a choice, if the person is capable of choosing and understands the ramifications of their choice, then they should be held accountable for that choice. Sure, so how do we define "capab…
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@Bill said: I suspect that in the future, as screwed up brain chemistry becomes more treatable, that such persons will receive lesser penalties as long as they receive treatment. I don't disagree... but there are many cases where this is …