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men generally aren't expected to [...] watch their drink intake lest they are led to a course of action they would not have taken sober That is the very opposite of true. It's just that the man won't be looked down upon for being a victim - he will be accused of being a rapist. The way our society ...

Can't even be sure that it is a net cost at all in the long run. Yes, we can. It's been observed. Without genetic variation, evolution will fail. A few relationships will not end all genetic variation. Except there incest results in little genetic variation, a very important requirement in benefici...

I just bought a car, and that contract required no time with any lawyers and no fees whatsoever. Why do you need any of that for a simple marriage contract regarding power of attorney privileges and property arrangements for a union? Because your car doesn't have the opportunity to demand different...

Thoughts? I think it's reasonable. The spirit of the second amendment is retained with the proviso that the amount of shots available to you at any one time is limited, which is something I thought sensible. Just for the record, the "military characteristic" thing is merely cosmetic : htt...

There is no reason why a standard contractual set of rights and obligations for marriage would not exist without the government administering it. The only difference would be that people (of any sexuality) wouldn't have to go to the government, hat in hand, and beg for their marriage to be recogniz...

What's the difference between a principled stand and a partisan jerk? Well, for it to be a principled stand, there needs to be more principle behind it than "screw the other party in the ear." The only way one can really be sure is if the principles remain the same whenever the question c...

I didn't think the prequels to Star Wars were that bad. Mediocre summer films is the category I'd put them in. On the other hand, the first movie for The Hobbit was fantastic, and cemented the fact that, in my mind, Peter Jackson is a far greater creative mind than George Lucas. You ever have your f...

Would I be right in saying that assault rifles have only been available since 2004 when the prohibition of sale lapsed? As defined in the law, that would be the case. But what defined "assault rifles" was basically aesthetics - guns were banned in the US based on how "scary" the...

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New Kirk vs. Space Sherlock! Still no word on who the villain character actually is, apparently...

That, after all, does not win elections. As Mencken used to say, "Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods." Telling people you won't give them stuff is not the way to win. Consider how shocked we were when the governor of New Jersey and the President of the United...

Well, it wouldn't be. With no government, you wouldn't have a problem with government spending too much, right?

I digress.

I'd like a tax increase with a spending decrease.

Other than compromise as an end in itself, why?

This isn't the thread to argue. That depends entirely on what I intend to say, doesn't it? Are you trying to say I should not be allowed to discuss my opinion on the "fiscal cliff"? Can we admit that there are going to be some nuggets of truth and usefulness from each side and abandon the...

I'll have you know that (im)proper application of logic has quite a significant effect on people's understanding of the world around them, and thus the way they live their lives.

Now, the election - yeah, that has no real bearing on anyone's life.

If what you are measuring is analyzed in a way as to come up with a result that literally is insensible, you are doing something wrong. His data pointed to people favoring Obama. They measured public opinion in a variety of polls and the results lead to the conclusion of Obama winning, makes sense ...

Some of the assumptions hold for the majority of people. Exactly. That's pretty much the point. It cannot be known for how many they will hold, though. You can only assume they will. And as a result the polls - to say nothing of any analysis based on them - are often wrong. No other definition make...