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I came to the notions that follow after reading Oliver Burkeman's article: Bigotry is emotional, not rational. Bigotry is a manifestation of fear, a feeling and not a thought. It has little to do with analogies, assumptions or stuff from the realm of cognition. Empathy is also a matter of feeling a...

If misogyny leads to human progress world peace why would you be against it? And how would misogyny do that, exactly?. Actually what you call misogyny is only the intent to educate women for the good of all people. Who could argue that if the world were populated by beautiful women designed to act ...

Right now you have entitled minority groups but designer babies will put them to shame. Put them to shame how? By the way they look? Quite apart from the obvious fact that beauty is 'in the eye of the beholder', a subjective perception that varies from individual to individual, when you are surroun...

Nick_A wrote:If misogyny leads to human progress world peace why would you be against it?

And how would misogyny do that, exactly?.

Then there was Ajax, a giant Golliwog living down the wall side of my bed who would come out and attack me if I slept facing the wall. I slept on my right side every night for many years. Really, to describe all the horrors of my imagination as a child would take a lot more writing than anyone woul...

I came to the notions that follow after reading Oliver Burkeman's article: Bigotry is emotional, not rational. Bigotry is a manifestation of fear, a feeling and not a thought. It has little to do with analogies, assumptions or stuff from the realm of cognition. Empathy is also a matter of feeling a...

Not sure if this thread should go in the religion index or here? Should I discuss atheism and religion on an online philosophy forum if I live in a country where atheism is illegal and criticism of religion, particularly Islam is severely punished? How discoverable are you? Are you writing on media...

We were never afraid of the Daleks but when the Cybermen were on, we were terrified. By the end of a Cybermen episode, I would have to walk my two younger brothers to the toilet, a mere twenty feet walk down a corridor from our living room, convinced one of them would wet himself before he got ther...

Always liked the show. My favourite series was probably Seeds of Doom - where vegetable matter takes revenge on animals and, obviously, any episode where Daleks are involved. Here's my old band playing a cover of the Dr Who theme last year (I'm on percussion tucked away at the back as I'd left the ...

First steps to answer this would be: 1. To define or explain what the adjective 'politically correct' means. 2. To define or explain what the term 'redneck' means. For that - see online dictionary or wikipedia. Or not. Then engage thinking part of brain. But why would anyone want to do that ? I rem...

1. From the Cambridge online dictionary: the adjective 'politically correct' - Someone who is politically correct believes that language and actions that could be offensive to others, especially those relating to sex and race, should be avoided. A politically correct word or expression is used inst...

What a mess of words. And Harbal aspires to this! :lol: Is being offensive the only thing you are capable of? In all fairness you did say: I couldn't possibly do what VT does as well as she does it, I only wish I could. What she did wasn't pretty, Harbal, and it wasn't clever. :roll: Does trying to...

Is being offensive the only thing you are capable of? Does trying to belittle people give you a buzz? This is just pure abuse, you are an abuse monger. And why must you always stick a laughing face at the end of all your posts, are you unable to express yourself without them? You're an emoji monger...

What a mess of words. And Harbal aspires to this! :lol: Is being offensive the only thing you are capable of? Does trying to belittle people give you a buzz? This is just pure abuse, you are an abuse monger. And why must you always stick a laughing face at the end of all your posts, are you unable ...

''I have a feeling you're not anyone's mother. But if by some unfortunate chance you are, I'm left to wonder how many calls have been made to social services about your parenting skills, '' But this isn't insulting or personal at all. No, it's genuine concern. People who are as angry online as you ...