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d'Anconia

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  1. Out of lack of better things to do I googled what people mean by "Maturity"... you know the weapon used against children. The most common answer I found was that you are mature when you stop thinking "only" about your self. An example that was given is that todlers walk around saying "mine" (and they also eat and drink... ) and when they grow up they find that it's alot better to help others etc. etc... So is this word like so many others today robbed of all meaning? And what do you think it should there for mean. I'm always regret reading these forums... almost like horror films. EDIT: By "these forums" I didn't mean this one ofcourse.
  2. Oh, I forgot to mention he blocked me after the conversation. And no it really isn't worth watching to the end.
  3. I just wanted to share something interesting about an example of a common type of Ayn Rand critics. This Australian mate posted a rare gem of smearing: This is our conversation: Me: You haven't really said much in these 8 and a half minutes Aussie. And no one said you aren't allowed to say what you "think". You never really explain how that's a contradiction. Other than that your video is just about throwing random insults around. And If you actully took some time out of yelling at your camera you would know that Ayn Rand also wrote non-fiction. Him: Nobody gives a fuck about you or your pathetic fantasies, little boy. You're a fucking joke. Me: (This comment was removed so I forgot what exacly I said. Something along the lines "Your the one that screams at the camera and tries to reject reality by waving your hands manicly," nothing special really... then again nothing special could be said to a rant of this type. Him: Seriously, you pathetic little cunt, what part of "everyone knows you're a worthles fucking loser" are you too fucking stupid to get? You're a worthless, self-entitled little cunt and you been called out. You can't deal with that. I couldn't give a fuck if you live or die, but if you're going to choose: kill yourself. You're worthless and you always will be so get it over with and just fucking die. Cunt. (this last post was also deleted but I still had it on my mail since youtube sent me a notification) It really shows how helpless they really are. He deleted my post that didn't really explain much but only showed that he said nothing important in his 8.30 minutes. The only good channel on there is Mr.Cropper as far as I can see.
  4. *** Mod's note: merged with an existing topic. - sN *** Where do you stand? I'm at the same spot as Milton Friedman ( It's not a very deep quiz)
  5. Haha, I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed reading these. Not the sad fact about public schools and its teachers ... but rather how you held your own against them.
  6. Then this is blackmail... I being me the moment I found out went arguing about it with my family But the question arises... why is blackmail wrong. I had no answer to give. Could anyone give an objective definition?
  7. He's not only givig his money away he's also trying to persuade others to do the same. “We contacted between 70 and 80 people to get the 40. A few were unavailable. We don’t give up on them. Every saint has a past, every sinner has a future. We’ll keep on working,” Buffett said. But I'm inclined to believe that Bill Gates agrees.
  8. http://www.wired.com/gadgets/mac/commentary/cultofmac/2006/01/70072 This would be the whole article.
  9. http://www.clazh.com/bill-gates-vs-steve-jobs-whos-the-better-person/ I just found this link while searching for the phylosophical or at least political stance of Steve Jobs since I know the moral bankruptcy of Bill Gates - "Giving Pledge": http://givingpledge.org/#enter" The link is a sick look upon the two great buissnisman that judges from the stance of a self-righteous alturist.
  10. I need to present these arguments to him and I'll come back and report. I'm pretty sure I used those arguments before... but I kinda forgot the counter argument. This person isn't just some control freak liberal or a fanatic conservative... so his reasons are a bit better then that. (I'm really sorry about the horrible writing style and spelling... It's late as I haven't much time lately. I will try to improve in the future)
  11. About the smoking legislation... I used to be totally against this law but then someone pointed out that smoking is simualr to any other harrasmant such as "throwing (soft) objects at other customers" as this person said. I was astounded to see that I have no counter-argument. Does anyone know how to counter this claim? Excuse me if this post is a bit unorganized. (I tried posting this in the debate forums but it didn't apear... I don't know if this is the right section)
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    Smoking

    About the smoking legislation... I used to be totally against this law but then someone pointed out that smoking is simualr to any other harrasmant such as "throwing (soft) objects at other customers" as this person said. I was astounded to see that I have no counter-argument. Does anyone know how to counter this claim? Excuse me if this post is a bit unorganized.
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    Fallout 3

    But the "karma" ending (the only one I have so far) is very disappointing. I never really made any sacrifices... not even at the end and the game still tells me I'm selfless... exept for the part where I don't die at the end. It's like solving a problem and getting called an idiot after. P.S.: When the president said that I have to kill all the mutants, he said it was for the common good... how am I selfless by disobeying him?
  14. Could you please clarify what you mean by "caprice overriding omniscience" and "omniscience overriding choice"
  15. So I've been avoiding the problem of Free Will for some time. But just a few days ago I started thinking about it. Every argument I found against determinism I made up a counter-argument. So as I was getting more and more depressed I found this: What do you think?
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