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2018-02-25 at 3:08 PM UTC in The first people to domesticate animalsBefore human intervention none of the plants we use in agriculture were tasty or even visually appealing. It took a long time for corn to become the corn modern man eats, or for watermelon to become the juicy delicious treat niggas go ape for.
I guess it's a good thing our ancestors weren't too pussy to try something different. -
2018-02-25 at 2:58 PM UTC in How do you guys feel about the new "Alien" movies.
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2018-02-25 at 2:56 PM UTC in For realz, how the fuck do creatures like this exist?
Originally posted by -SpectraL The secret is something we are just finding out now with quantum physics; time and space are merely illusions. For example, a photon can exist in two places simultaneously. It can also "travel" between point A and B with zero time elapsed. Einstein called it "spooky action at a distance". God is not really constrained to time or space like we are, but he gives the information we need to know in terms we can understand. So when he says six of his days being like a thousand years to us, that is only a way of conveying that time is not the same for him as it is for us. That six days could be six thousand years, or it could be six billion years, or it could be no time at all… instantaneous… since time and space have no real relevant application when time and space themselves are irrelevant. "I am the beta and the Omega". The beginning AND the end. The first AND the last. The future and the present and the past are all one, for this particular being. What will happen has already happened, and what happened hasn't happened yet. This is how prophecy is possible, and how they all link in together so perfectly and precisely, because everything in those prophecies has already happened, even though it hasn't happened yet. This is also how it is possible he has no beginning and no end, the same way he IS the beginning and the end.
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2018-02-25 at 2:50 PM UTC in How do you guys feel about the new "Alien" movies.
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2018-02-25 at 2:49 PM UTC in How do you guys feel about the new "Alien" movies.Also check out YouTube videos of people who "explain" these movies - they will often catch a lot of little interesting details you might have missed or overlooked.
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2018-02-25 at 2:46 PM UTC in How do you guys feel about the new "Alien" movies.They are ok. The original alien was better. I would like it if they explained the mysterious stuff more but they won't. For every question they answer in a new movie 2 or 3 more questions will pop up. They do it on purpose - they are chasing the mysteriousness of the original film. They are trying to stretch it out and milk more money out of it. That's why I think they're just ok. Production value has gone up but quality of script has gone down, less metaphorical, more like they are just following a money-making formula now.
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2018-02-25 at 2:34 PM UTC in How often do you get inane private messages from schizos on this site?Never.
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2018-02-23 at 11:06 PM UTC in The Retardest Thread: Fashionably Late Edition.
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2018-02-23 at 11:06 PM UTC in The Retardest Thread: Fashionably Late Edition.
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2018-02-23 at 7:31 PM UTC in do you look clean cut or like a homeless person or whatI fluctuate between homeless and clean cut daily.
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2018-02-23 at 7:16 PM UTC in Florida shooting: at least 17 killed in high school attackadd to reduce, reduce to reduce.
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1 + 7 = 8
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The 8 is the great Karmic equalizer, a force that just as easily creates as it destroys. When the 8 comes knocking, you can be assured that you will reap what you've sown.
The 8 balances the material and immaterial worlds. At its best, it is as spiritual as it is materialistic. The spiritual side of the 8 is practical, realistic and intelligent. It knows the difference between make-believe and genuine spiritual realizations. On the material plane, it is focused on results, often in the form of money, yet does not care much about money for the sake of money. It is not greedy, it sees money as a tool, not an end-result. It is generous and willing to take risks. -
2018-02-23 at 7:04 PM UTC in We have a moral obligation to stop eating meat
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2018-02-22 at 11:10 PM UTC in The Retardest Thread: Fashionably Late Edition.
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2018-02-22 at 11:01 PM UTC in We have a moral obligation to stop eating meat
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2018-02-22 at 7:33 PM UTC in what the fuck did harvey weinstein do that was so bad
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2018-02-22 at 7:30 PM UTC in How do I stop being Autistic?Just learn to be comfortable in any situation .
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2018-02-22 at 7:20 PM UTC in We have a moral obligation to stop eating meat
Originally posted by Lanny There is no biological imperative. There's the ability to eat meat, but that doesn't give us a positive reason to do it.
You're a nihilist edgelord yeah? There's not much to say on the subject except that you can't find any objective reason why we should eat meat, by your own standards. Sure, you have no reason to endorse a prohibition of meat but you can't claim there's any particular reason to eat it either. If you do you'll have to step out of "everything is meaningless, there are no moral truths lol" and I don't think you're up to that.
If everything is meaningless then he should eat meat if he wants to. -
2018-02-22 at 2:05 AM UTC in We have a moral obligation to stop eating meat
Originally posted by Zanick Would it bother you to see a dog or a cat get beaten by its owner?
Sure it would. Video footage of factory farms bothers me too. I think it would be great if the animals were treated better. I still think it's fine to eat meat. I believe killing an animal to consume it is not the same as torturing another living being. It is the natural way of life. -
2018-02-22 at 12:33 AM UTC in We have a moral obligation to stop eating meat
Originally posted by Zanick You're free to do so, but if you accept the basic proposition that physically harming another living thing is wrong, for example, the mass slaughter which happens in animal-based agriculture on a regular basis, then you should commit yourself to inflicting less of it on them, where the matter is in your control. That means picking the vegetarian option at restaurants, switching from bacon to oatmeal, etc. The small changes we all make add up.
You need a good, rational defense for your choices because this is a discussion forum and you've entered a thread with the intention of arguing about ethics.
I do try not to hurt other creatures unless they hurt me, but at the same time I really like eating meat and don't think there is a good reason to stop. Some animals might be harmed in the process but I suppose that doesn't really bother me. -
2018-02-21 at 11:11 PM UTC in We have a moral obligation to stop eating meatWhy can't I just eat animals because they taste good? Or because I want to?
And why do I need a "good rational defense", or even any defense at all? Shouldn't you first explain the moral obligation that I'm supposed to be refusing to accept?
