ChuckHades's Waterfall
All religions are cults
Technically yes, but it's still nice to keep a distinction between "sane religion" and "insane religion" for the purpose of convenience. In the same way that humans are animals, but nevertheless we distinguish ourselves from them for convenience in debate. Let us say that Western religion is cult like, and Scientology, The Branch, etc, are "true cults"- religions whose practices are so distinct from typical worship they cannot really be called "religion".
I studied Hitler and WW2 very deeply and the fact is Hitler was just as Christian as an American Evengelical.
That's a bold claim on a dubious topic.
I would like to hear evidence for this beyond He said in Mein Kampf blah blah blah. Religion is a powerful tool, and a man as smart as Hitler would have known that pretending to be Christian would have netted him key support. Futher, Hitler did not support Catholic or Protestants, he supported his own church that eliminated the gospels and Jewish origin.
To be honest, if I may have permission to make up a word here, I'd say Hitler was a Christo-Nazi. A believer in an unorthodox, probably Aryan Christ who merged vague concepts of Christanity with Nazi doctrine. And to me, "Christo-Nazism" would be a cult (a true cult, as I made the point earlier).
You need to be more provocative. For example, title the debate: Hitler was a bastard atheist, that's bound to get more attention ;)
Neither really. He most likely dabbled in the occult, at a push one could say he practiced a very warped version of Christianity, but I don't feel he falls into either of these groups.
Women speak 7000 words a day, yet all it takes to get a man to listen is two cute puppies ;)
Well, I tried. I guess I should just kill myself now, seeing as the one thing in my life which would give me any meaning whatsoever has now been taken, rendering my life's endeavours fruitless.
(This is the part where you give me a sympathy upvote, it's like a virtual pat on the head.)
Jesus man, didn't you just do this? I know you like points an' all, but it's supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year.
You could have at least saved it until Christmas day, and called it "Proof Baby Jesus was not a parasite" ;)
I know a gamete is a cell, but 1 gamete + 1 gamete = 2 gametes, ie, a clump. With humans, 50 trillion diploid cells all combined are a clump, but each one is of course not a clump.
On second thought, maybe you need more than two to be a clump, eliminating zygotes mostly (and even then they have a single cell stage, if a very small one).
Fuck I dunno, why don't we just give it a unique name? Like Trevor or something. So human life would be
Single cell ------------------------> Trevor ------------------------------> Multi cell.
I like it ;)
Er... yes, yes it is. All multi-celled organisms are a clump of cells.. A gamete is a cell. Two or more gametes = clump of cells. Two or more diploids = clump of cells. In the case of humans, 50 trillion diploids = clump of cells.
A fetus is NOT classified as a parasite.
No, I actually said that it can be, but it is not black or white. Your definition would assert it isn't, the majority of others assert that it is. I myself could care less.
If a fetus was classified as a parasite, then "most of society could be classed as parasitic somehow" which would make the word useless.
That was an exaggeration to show that parasite is not a term below humanity.
Ideas affect behavior. So if, for example, you wanted to get a bunch of people to destroy something, just assign a negative word to it and get people to believe that the word assignment is accurate.
The problem is that parasite is only a negative word if you, the reader, take it to be. Outside of that, it is a biological word, no different to any other.
The fact that a fetus is not classified as a parasite means that my statement stands.
Again, assuming a universal definition of a word.
A certain segment of the population would like to be able to classify a fetus as a parasite because that would serve their purpose. That purpose is to make abortion more palatable.
I sense you and I agree that using the word parasite to argue for abortion is stupid. Simply because it stops being a parasite at birth, which is the one stage abortion prevents. My only contention here is that a fetus can be classified biologically as a parasite.
All of the definitions you selected use the word "another" or "different" organism. It is implied that the other organism is of a different species.
Not at all. If I were in your house, there would be another, different organism in your house. For it to mean different species, it must specify that.
Name one parasite that is the same species as the host. Just one
The one I would name is one you clearly don't agree with. By the way, this isn't limited to human fetuses, any mammalian fetus can be classed as a parasite, assuming a given definition.
If you like, you can go back to those dictionaries to see what examples they site for parasite. I'm willing to bet none of the examples contain a parasite/host combination involving only one species.
Of course not, because that's socially inept. They wouldn't put the word nigger in to show an example of an insult. Same applies here.
Like I said, I don't really care about the consequence of using the word, and I don't feel it should be part of the abortion debate. But for classification purposes, one may wish to class a fetus as a parasite. That's all I'm arguing.
Implying that there is one universal definition for a word.
I mean, I can play that too if I want.
From Biology online: An organism that obtains nourishment and shelter on another organism. Fetus matches this.
From Thefreedictionary.com: Biology An organism that grows, feeds, and is sheltered on or in a different organism while contributing nothing to the survival of its host. Fetus matches this.
From Oxford dictionary: an organism which lives in or on another organism (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other’s expense: Fetus matches this.
I could go on, but you get the point. Definitions are not universal, which is why I said a fetus can be classed as a parasite, not that it is. And like I said, parasite is a word like any other. Hell, most of society could be classed as parasitic somehow. It's just a word, and any connotations are made by the pro-life party, not the pro-choice party.
Holy shit. I just had a serious exchange with Uncle Joe. The Mayans were right.
As if you didn't know already (or I should hope), the two are not analogous. A fetus can actually be biologically classed as a parasite, whereas Jews cannot be classed as rats.
I don't see why people get all butthurt over it. It's just a word we use to distinguish things. You might as well get pissed off over the word "bacteria" or something.
Don't really think impoverished voodoo ridden backwaters have much to give...
Welcome token nigga! Some friendly advice; make sure you're never drinking when on CD, as some of the arguments will make you spit out your Kool Aid all over your computer.
I know, which iz y sum1 who typs lik this culd not hav a avrage of 4.0, innit?
Goddamn Murika. Well, congratulations, I now award Murika the title of
Faggiest country on Earth.
You must be so proud ;)
I am sick and muthafucking tired of these muthafucking OS's pandering to the fickle and unstable muthafucking tablet audience.
I've hinted at this before, but I'll say it bolder now.
FOR FUCK SAKE, GET FUCKING LINUX.
I'm sorry, but I can't stop laughing at this:
We had this patient who suffered penile fracture after running across the room and trying to penetrate his wife with a flying leap.
Nothing else needs to be said.
You forgot option 4.
4. Piss on your face like Pingu pisses on the floor
Nah... I wouldn't fuck with it. Those guys are tough bastards
Then you bang your head some more at the even more rife stupidity on this site ;)
Is it complimentary to say that someone is so detestable that I'd rather be sodomised by a stun gun wrapped in rusty nails held by the mutant child of the elephant man and Rosie O'Donnell, than even say "bonjour" to a Frenchie?
Your [insert cherished family member/friend/tortoise here]. That's what I do.
That's entirely dependent on many variables.
You have to take into consideration how civil the parents are to each other. How much they care for and support their child. How tough the child is. How supportive the child's friends are. And how much of a family the child has outside of his/her's parents. Just a few to begin with, but there are more.
Just as an example, my parents went through quite a messy divorce. But it really didn't bother me too much (it takes a lot to genuinely irk me). Whereas my friend's parents went through a fairly civil divorce, he saw both of his parents regularly. It almost destroyed him.
So it's all very subjective.
C'mon now, y'all beyter tell urs. Eez it me? 'Coz I'll teyll ya, I'm sooper smurt. Hurr...
Oh the irony of making a John Lennon song anti-liberal propaganda...
He's a spammer. I went to check the new pages of debates, and he's filled up 2 of them.
Shame we can't do anything to stop that kind of spam, but that's just something you've gotta accept when you've got the freedom we have on this site.
Y'know, I woke up this morning, and all I found was a note on my pillow. It said:
Hey me, thanks for the great time last night. Sorry I couldn't stay, but I had places to go and people to do.
Signed, My hand.
I was so pissed I unfriended me on Facebook and wrote a song about why I hate me... wait, one of those is already popular ;)
If masturbation is a form of sex, can I brag to everyone how I've had sex countless times?
Oh those poor rich people having to contribute their fair share to the wellbeing of society.
What's fair about forcibly taking money from those that legally obtained it?
Why can't we just have a completely private system where the poor are forced to die instead, and the rich are forced to pay even more by way of the hospital giving them unnecessary treatment in order to stay in the competitio
Oh shit, PrayerFails is gonna be on your ass like Michael Jackson in a nursery...
Grow up and stop pretending to be a persecuted minority. And stop pretending it's only "rich" people who pay taxes. Everyone pays fucking taxes.
No-one should have to though.
Yea, there's a major problem with activity feed right now. Debate and conversation work fine, but I'm being serious when I say I'm notified of less than 10% of responses. Furthermore, it seems user specific. As in, I'm never notified of responses from certain users.
I still think I'm quite organised though. I do check every debate I've posted on in the last 24 hours the first time I log in a day, so I don't think I've missed too many.
I actually don't recall debating with you on too many things, there was omnipotence, and devil's advocate, I think. I'm probably missing some though.
Eh, I don't think you can win, but I believe I can make a claim of consistency. In all of my debates, I have never stopped responding, unless I didn't see the response.
Everyone else drops it before I do.
So I can feel all smart and shit without people realising I'm actually a complete dumbass...
Does this rag smell of chloroform to you?
Can I buy you a drink or do you just want the money?
If I could rearrange the alphabet, I'd put you between F and CK
You know how they say skin is the largest organ? Not in my case.
I'll give you a nickel if you tickle my pickle
Do you know what'd look good on you? Me.
Are you good at Battleship? I'll lay down, and you blow me to hell.
And my personal favourite...
Get in the car or the kitten gets it.
Oh yea, I'm totally getting laid tonight...
Yea, it was a total joke. I'm fully aware of the political situation in Iran, it was just a tongue in cheek comment.
Dammit, we need to resurrect Hitler and tell him to kick Ahmadinejad's ass.
Dayumn, I go to sleep for 7 hours and look what happens. I become VP of my favourite website. It's like fucking Christmas!
OK, the first one is Simon Pegg.
The second one is Dustin Hoffman.
The third one is Nicole Scherzinger.
I can haz cookie?
No, but a pair of cute puppies can help women pick up men...
Comfort Wipe, eh? Last time I took 18 inches up the ass was... well, let's not go there :)
Yea... since my first day I've had that clip waiting... it didn't seem appropriate to put it on an abortion debate though.
Haha, that still makes me laugh now!
Did you see it here: http://www.createdebate.com/debate/show/
How the fuck did he get the ring up there without her noticing? Is he like the tooth fairy? Maybe he stuck it on the end of his member during intercourse. Like that game, Dohnutters, or something.
Well Joe, looks like you need to up your trolling level. I suggest changing your picture to the trollface and listening to Never Gonna Give You Up while typing. Then you'll be back on top in no time.
Well, you got yourself a deal, pardner. Double teaming gary might not be so bad after all...
It all sounds great... apart from "double teaming gary"... normally when my fellow man asks me to double team someone, I run the hell away as quickly as I can. Maybe I'm just dirty minded.
Sweet! Now where's the nearest library...
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Well it's simple really. The internet uses electricity, and this electricity has an attractive force that rips the clothes off of those too close to it. It's harder for women because this force somehow loves oestrogen.
Breaking news! It has emerged that joecavalry exaggerates for comedic effect! No-one thought this until today!
Just kidding.
Er... I don't think a man tries to get in the womb during sex... maybe in some kind of torture porn?
We all know that the real reason Galileo was silenced by the church was because of his groundbreaking work on morons, found in churches everywhere. Oh yeah, I went there.
In the same way that is rude to request a sword fight with your fellow man. You can fart wherever you like, it's just uncouth to do it when your stood next to someone else. Besides, what if they get "turned on" by farts? You might end up with a gallon of bodily fluids in your eye.
Oh God no. First we had all the foreign debates. Then Global Warming. Now we have a plague of down voters! Gimme your best shot!
What about nerds, jocks, chavs, slags, emo's, goths, hipsters, etc?
Sorry, what does that text say? I was just looking at her cleav... oh. Well what do you know, I can resist anything but temptation.
He's been allowed to stay up past his bedtime, demonstrated by his clock that shows how late his mum allows him to stay up for.
The doctor says I'm slightly chubbier than that... and my room is slightly more colourful
