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I find the notion that marriage isn't a "right" and that homosexuals do not need it somewhat persuasive.

Yep this is a question that needs to be answered since it appears that allowing homosexual marriage would be merely a step in line with prevalent "community values". Imo if gay marriage is allowed the institution of marriage would increase rather than decrease in credibility since it would be...

I tend to lean towards allowing gay marriages, but I must admit that some of bshoc's arguments are fairly persuasive. What I don't agree with however is the notion that society "deteoriates" merely because it is more accepting of homosexuality.

Actually doctors work fairly long hours as it stands. If they worked for considerably longer hours there would be a significant decrease in the quality of service. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/10/25/1161749190007.html

By the logic of this reason (which has been suggested quite a few times), murder would be the least severe of crimes since it's the only one where the victim "can't remember". What about the friends and family of the victim? I think they would prefer the victim to be still alive.

easy distinction?? argh... damn you people and your high standards...

If you've been to Hong Kong you would have realised that it is a city with massive income inequality and a high level of relative poverty. I can also say that the countries with the highest standards of living (Scandinavian countries) have relatively large government sectors. The fact is that...

I think wuddie's sympathy quotient is a little below average to say the least.

Obviously men are better than women in certain roles - such as government, law, business, and women are better at working in the fashion industry and as housewives. But even considering the differences I think there are genuine reasons for "positive discrimination" policies adopted in regard to...

Isn't Elendil also a lesbian? Oh well i guess homosexuals have become part of the "mainstream" nowadays... alongside jews.

This is obviously another one of those naive libertarian solutions for all the world's problems. Have you actually thought about the implications of totally abandoning welfare? Name one prosperous modern day country without a welfare system. Sorry but such libertarian idealism does not work...

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Yeah I'm pretty fucked for this... :(

Poor guy. All he wanted was to be a Stalin-esque dictator... is that too much to ask for these days? :(

In that case you would not be anti-abortion, since you'd support the "murder" of the child if the mother was raped.

I said liberal ordinarily refers to something (ordinarily being a reference to language commonly used). I did not specify the historical meaning of liberalism. Language Nazis like yourself should be gassed.

liberal is ordinarily associated with centre left wing politics. Liberals are a conservative party in Australia.

That makes sense thanks for clarifying. Believing something that's not true will not necessarily yield a worse outcome. For example, even though god does not exist, the fact that most people are religious does not necessarily worsen society as a whole. In the case of the destiny argument, it...

I didn't quite get what you were saying tbh but i'll just make the point that whether you believe in destiny and/or act on that belief is itself resultant from "destiny" (if it indeed exists).

There are a few outcomes of him being "held accountable" for his actions. It will deter him, and others from doing criminal acts which are detrimental to society (adding to the factors that determine whether they will commit particular criminal acts in the future). It will give comfort to the...