Do you think The Daily Show is biased? I think we'll probably all agree that the show is pretty liberal, but I'm wondering whether people consider it biased, as in is it unfair in its treatment of topics and people.
I've had a few discussions on the topic of near-death experiences in recent months. I've seen some examples that are supposed to serve as evidence that NDEs are experiences of consciousness leaving the body (and along with that experiences of the afterlife). I've also heard that there are...
Most of my friends on Facebook are liberal or leaning liberal. I'd say probably about 10-15% of my friends there are conservative. Over the last few years, I've seen a lot of posts of the "Liberals/Obama/democrats suck?are stupid/should be impeached", fact-challenged, "yay, team!" variety. I...
I want to get some opinions on a particular part of Facebook etiquette. I often see (as I'm sure a lot of us do) people post or share things like a quote from George Carlin that was never actually said by Carlin, things that are hoaxes. I tend to look them up to see whether they're real.
My...
It doesn't look like anyone posted this yet, so:
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I know the title of the thread isn't exactly accurate, since this isn't mandatory (the kid could choose jail instead), but it was the easiest way to express it.
This brings up some obvious questions, but I have one of my own:
Do you...
Yes, it's yet another OWS thread.
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Most of already understood that a lot of the speech from the right about OWS has been conditioned into them, but it's nice to see it spelled out so clearly. Just remember, those of you using these terms and tactics, that you're falling prey to the...
I'm not sure where to put this, so if a mod wants to move it to a better place, you're more than welcome to.
I have a question for the vegetarians/vegans here. I have seen some vegetarian recipes and things, but I'm wondering what you're daily diet looks like. In an average week, what do you...
There are many different definitions of faith, but they're separate for a reason. Having faith in you spouse is not the same thing as having faith in God, for instance. Faith, in the sense we're talking about, is belief without evidence. Trusting someone you know is not believing in them...
I'm a little late, but I've been busy since Saturday. I know we have a few people who care around here.
First, I wanted to congratulate my Reds on a record 19th league title! Take that, Liverpool!
Second, what do people think about the Champions League final? Will we get a repeat of 2...
It seems support for the Tea Party isn't what it used to be. The rally yesterday in DC had a pretty small turnout. Some people are calling it "dozens", and other report that it was at most a couple hundred people.
Sure, it was a crappy day, and sure, it was a Thursday, but that's still a tiny...
So, this might have been brought up before, but I just heard about it. Apparently, Obama and his administration support measures to end Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
Here's a link to an article about it, just in case others here are as behind the times as I am.
Man, Obama sure is a socialist...
Holy #$&%! Two candidates for Senate running against each other not dragging each other's name through the mud, and actually concentrating on the important things, like how they want to fix problems and stuff? No way!
The sad part is how big a story this is.
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For the rest of the article, go here.
I understand the idea of and need for going by the letter of the law, but to me it's gotten pretty ridiculous. Why is it that we can't just use a little common sense?
I wanted to start this to respond to a comment by Midnight Pete from a one-on-one debate. I'd like Midnight Pete to respond, but it's also open for anyone else obviously.
This was in response to the claim that some atheists read the Bible as a historical and literary text. Pete, why do you...
Here is a thread for outhouse and painted wolf and anyone else who wants to join in. Feel free to bring over any posts from the other thread where this started. I'll just bring the last post on there:
I would like to respond to your droppings comment, too. Painted wolf can correct me, if...
OK, so, there's a best movie thread happening, but I thought we could use a "favorite movie scene" thread. So, pick one...or two or three, and let us know what they are. I'll start, in no particular order:
1) Braveheart - There are so many to choose from here, but I will go with Wallace's...