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    Am I the only person who can't stand classical music?

    Honestly I can't stand classical. Most people I know listen to a bit of classical here and there, like Mozart for instance, but I could never sit through more than 30 seconds of it. I've tried to get into it, but for some reason it just grates on my nerves and I switch to something else. I...
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    Men's Issues/Masculism DIR

    I don't think that bashing the forum's moderators is appropriate here. Surely there is a more polite way for you to get your points across. Besides it's their forum and they can run it as they please. If you don't like it, maybe you can start your own forum and hate on women as much as you...
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    Men's Issues/Masculism DIR

    There are currently over 32 treads in the Feminist DIR, and from the looks of it, the Feminist DIR has only been up for a week or so. By contrast there have been no worthwhile threads on the forums about these supposed "men's rights". The only one I could find is this one.
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    Patrilineal Family Names

    I think in an ideal society, people wouldn't have family names since all of humanity would be a family. I don't think that a woman should have to change her name to her husband's, or that the children should have to take the father's name. I think that breaking down these patriarchal...
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    Hello from New Message in Boulder, CO

    Hello and welcome, AlisonRose222
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    Men's Issues/Masculism DIR

    Because historically, women have not had the privilege in many societies society that men have had. Also, the purpose of feminism is to overturn bigoted gender norms, and push for equality. "Men's rights" activists on the other hand, seem to exist merely as armchair critics of feminism...
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    Men's Issues/Masculism DIR

    I agree with this position as well. I think those who are demanding a MRA's/Masculists forum will have to prove they can discuss things civilly - and without criticizing feminism - before any forum is granted them.
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    Should Everyone have a Right to Freedom of Speech?

    As it stands there are already laws on the books that prohibit certain speech - for instance the classic example of yelling "fire" in a theatre. But there are also other examples, such as libel, incitement to riots, or copyright infringement. For instance, if I go around saying that so-and-so...
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    Trotsky

    What do you think about Trotsky? In my opinion, after Marx, who originated socialism, and Lenin, who was the first prominent socialist, Trotsky was the greatest Socialist of the 20th century and in general one of the world's greatest leaders. Trotsky devotd his life to the cause of the...
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    Is Religious Fundamentalism the Default Position of the Religion. ?

    I think it depends on the religion and its teachings. Christianity and Islam seem to be more prone to fundamentalism and violence than most other religions.
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    I am increasingly uncomfortable with Catholicism

    I have never had a high opinion of the Catholic Church. With for instance its positions on abortion, gender equality, marriage, and the family, it seems like it belongs to the 17th century rather than to the 21st. Add to that its current scandals involving corruption and child abuse, all...
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    Anti-Christian Gay People

    Don't get me wrong, I'm not bashing the Republican Party. I have quite a few close friends who identify as Republicans, albeit progressive ones. I was however criticizing overtly homophobic Christians. The good news is that Republicans are slowly starting to shed opposition to marriage...
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    How does your religion view depression?

    This is so true. A few months I was feeling a bit depressed and I was researching ways I could do it without pills. Turns out I was feeling burned out from work, and as a result I wasn't eating right, exercising or sleeping on a fixed schedule. It's surprising what just living a healthy...
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    President of Venezuela Offers Asylum to Snowden!

    If Snowden goes to Venezuela it will only further prove that he is a giant hypocrite. Venezuela has a horrible human rights record. He's already been to the two countries with arguably the worst human rights in the world (Russia and China). For him to seek refuge in a country which put 2,000...
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    How does your religion view depression?

    The closest thing I have to a religion ATM is science. Scientifically, Depression is A medical condition that can be caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain.
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    Greetings from a recovering conservative xtian

    It does feel good to be myself instead of having to put on an identity that was "forced" on me by society. :)
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    Historicity Of Christ?

    I mostly agree with this statement. However it's possible that some of the things attributed to Jesus were based on a real person, or a composite of real people. Jesus is a latinized form of the name Yashua, or Joshua which was a common name and still is today. That said I'm 99% sure that...
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    Is Christianity Arrrogant?

    Yeah Christianity is definitely arrogant when it comes to how it treats the Jewish faith. It assumes that Judaism, which existed for 1,000 years before Jesus supposedly lived (if Jesus was indeed a historical character, that is) is just a lead-in to their own religion, then proceeds in turn...
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    Anti-Christian Gay People

    This is a false equivalence. Most people who oppose Christianity are fine with Christians, they just don't like the homophobic/right-wing beliefs of Christianity such as denying people the right to get married or the right to control their own bodies and such. The same cannot be said of...
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    What is your F:P ratio?

    I only have 8 posts but got 2 frubals (since we all start out with 10 and I'm currently at 12) so I'm at 0.25 right now. :)
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