What's Your Favorite Controversial Topic?

KimW

11 years ago

I think I would have to say controversy is my all time favorite controversial topic.

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lcombs 11 years ago

Originally Posted by KimW

I think I would have to say controversy is my all time favorite controversial topic.

I agree.
I love to play devils advocate , push some buttons, and "stir the pot" so anything controversial is like an amusement park to me.
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- Dennis Gaskill 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by KimW
  
  I think I would have to say controversy is my all time favorite controversial topic.
  
  Originally Posted by lcombs
  
  I agree.
  
  Well, that fizzled.
  
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  thunderbird 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill
  
  Well, that fizzled.
  
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  Dennis Gaskill 11 years ago
  
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  PLOP PLOP, FIZZ FIZZ
  
  Whew, I'm glad I didn't say it bombed. :p
  
  Originally Posted by KimW
  
  But that probably gave me the best laugh of the day!
  
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  KimW 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill
  
  Well, that fizzled.
  
  But that probably gave me the best laugh of the day!
  
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Joe Mobley

11 years ago

Interesting, I find it pretty easy to slice-n-dice followers of Abrahamic mythology.

Perhaps you can recommend a forum where I can sharpen my Veg-o-Matic skills.

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I love to hammer atheists.

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hardraysnight 11 years ago

china, although north korea is rearing its head
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lcombs

11 years ago

Dark Secrets inside Bohemian Grove ( Alex Jones )...

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HeySal

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Ken_Caudill

I love to hammer atheists.

Let's rock. I love to hammer religious people. I'm not really actually a true athiest - but since I subscribe to quantum thought instead of religion people insist on calling me one.

I LOVE to hammer around on politics, too.

Three quarters of the stuff I really like to get down and dirty with isn't even allowed in here.

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HeySal

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Ken_Caudill

Nah, I only hammer fundie atheists who gad about asking people if God can make a rock he can't lift.

fundie athiests? WTF is that? LMAO. I can see your point kinda by the description you give of their stance without knowing what they are, though. I agree. The bible, and religion in general is so full of paradoxes, it's really beneath someone to use one that is so cliche and worn that it invites only humdrum boredom into the argument. A good debate is like playing chess and the game gets dull when you have to continue to play it with people whose skill and knowledge levels are far below your own.

I will say, though, that you would be surprised how much knowledge about the bible many athiest actually do have. Some athiests are completely unaware of the subject and just picked a side, though, just as some very religious people know nothing really about it other than what some dude pounded into their head from a pulpit. Neither of those are any fun to debate anything on any subject with.

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David Maschke

11 years ago

Originally Posted by HeySal

A good debate is like playing chess and the game gets dull when you have to continue to play it with people whose skill and knowledge levels are far below your own.

Tim Phelan had checkmate against me in three posts in a recent debate. I thought it was pretty neat. (my neck is in a noose, and every moderator's foot is on the chair waiting for me to step out of line, I don't recommend anyone else try it)

I did walk away with a better understanding of the subject, and he has bragging rights.

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davidfrankk

11 years ago

If you asked this question about 2 months ago, I would said "End of the World" but now it'll just have to be the existence of God.

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Paul Myers

11 years ago

Ginger or Mary Ann?

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MikeAmbrosio 11 years ago

Originally Posted by Paul Myers

Ginger or Mary Ann?

There's no debate here.

Mary Ann - of course!
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- Paul Myers 11 years ago
  
  Mike,
  
  Any question that draws "There's no debate here" as a response is going to be good for lots of debate.
  
  Jennifer Marlowe, or Bailey Quarters?
  
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  whateverpedia 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Paul Myers
  
  Jennifer Marlowe, or Bailey Quarters? Paul
  
  A nice obscure one. Bailey Quarters any day. Every day actually.
  
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  Big Rob 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Paul Myers
  
  Jennifer Marlowe, or Bailey Quarters
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  Originally Posted by whateverpedia
  
  A nice obscure one. Bailey Quarters any day. Every day actually.
  
  Yup. Jan Smithers is a Hottie!
  
  That was a great show. my favorite episode was the thanksgiving debacle.
  Les Nesman-"OH! the humanity!!!"
  
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  John Durham 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by whateverpedia
  
  A nice obscure one. Bailey Quarters any day. Every day actually.
  
  Im going to have to respectfully disagree on that one.
  
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Alexa Smith Banned 11 years ago

Originally Posted by Paul Myers

Ginger or Mary Ann?

Ooooh, highly inscrutable: this one took a bit of online research. But you know what they say? They're not so good when you have to explain them.

I offer you: "Gilligan's Island" or "Someone's Island"?
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- Paul Myers 11 years ago
  
  Ken,
  
  Sartre hates you.
  
  All the existentialists do. Metaphysicians give mixed reviews, and the ontologists are apathetic.
  
  I drive the solipsists nuts.
  
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  John Durham 11 years ago
  
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  Ken,All the existentialists do. Metaphysicians give mixed reviews, and the ontologists are apathetic.
  
  I drive the solipsists nuts.
  
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  Paul, do you have 20 college degrees or whut?
  
  I'm an inuitionalist. Sometimes that gets me in trouble though...
  
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  HeySal 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Paul Myers
  
  Ken,All the existentialists do. Metaphysicians give mixed reviews, and the ontologists are apathetic.
  
  I drive the solipsists nuts.
  
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  Hmmm. I'm not sure how true that is, although adequate. I don't think existentialists actually hate you. I think it's just hard for them to connect with ya. Of course, a true solipsist would just take an aspirin to get rid of you. :rolleyes:
  
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  whateverpedia 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Paul Myers
  
  Ken,All the existentialists do. Metaphysicians give mixed reviews, and the ontologists are apathetic.
  
  I drive the solipsists nuts. Paul
  
  What about the proctologists?
  
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  Paul Myers 11 years ago
  
  Ken,
  
  Lucky for you I'm a neo-Platonist.
  
  Had to look that one up. Interesting semantic end-run around the concept of 'being.' The notion of existing outside of existence suggests a bit of philosophical tom-foolery, but it makes as much sense as either of the other propositions.
  
  John,
  
  do you have 20 college degrees or whut?
  
  Whut. As in, none. Just a rather broad range of interests.
  
  Sal,
  
  a true solipsist would just take an aspirin to get rid of you.
  
  But how do we know the aspirin is real?
  
  Whatmeworrypedia,
  
  What about the proctologists?
  
  They're all secretly aliens.
  
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  HeySal 11 years ago
  
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  Sal,But how do we know the aspirin is real?
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John Durham

11 years ago

I never know til I see it , but its fun to hammer on controversial topics sometimes. There are worse ways to deal with stress than a heavy debate within the safe confines of the off topic forum.

However it can hurt you to do it in other subforums with "marketers". The intention in here isnt competition so its cool, people just want to debate, they dont want to put you out of business.

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Lori Kelly

11 years ago

Politics. Definitely politics.

I'm with you Sal:

Three quarters of the stuff I really like to get down and dirty with isn't even allowed in here.

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bravo75

11 years ago

Definitely love having a go at bible bashers.

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myob 11 years ago

I like to piss gently on prattlers of all kinds of nonsense. Been doing it for years.

"Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods."
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LarryC

11 years ago

I like many controversial topics but I don't have a single favorite. I recently posted a thread about a controversial comic which got promptly deleted! In general, I think it's safe to say that if none of your views are controversial you need to broaden your horizons.

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Paul Myers

11 years ago

Sal,

fundie athiests? WTF is that?

If he's talking about the people I think, I call those evangelical atheists.

Same as any evangelical group. They feel driven to convert others to their belief system.

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HeySal

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Paul Myers

Sal,If he's talking about the people I think, I call those evangelical atheists.

Same as any evangelical group. They feel driven to convert others to their belief system.

Paul

Ah - okay. Not sure where the word "fundie" comes from, but I know the type you mean. I've always just called that headbanging - no matter what side of the debate someone's on. :rolleyes:

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MissTerraK 11 years ago

Geez, so many to choose from...

Ah, Okay, I have a safe one that covers just about all of them.

Stupid People!!

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Paul Myers

11 years ago

Sal,

I've always just called that headbanging - no matter what side of the debate someone's on.

Yep. It's such a pointless argument. It all logically comes down to trying to explain existence. Either it has always existed, which makes no sense, or somehow existence occurred out of non-existence, which also makes no sense.

Neither argument can be proved or disproved, so accepting either is an arbitrary choice. An act of faith, if you will.

We can't explain existence, but we'll damned sure fight wars over our foolish attempts to...

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Paul Myers 11 years ago

Ken,

So it makes no sense that the universe was always there and it makes not sense that it began.

Yeah, I can see that.

I said "existence." I was very careful in that choice of words.

The universe we know could have been the result of something that existed before it. Which makes the issue existence, not the portion of it we can be aware of and measure.

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HeySal

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Paul Myers

Sal,Yep. It's such a pointless argument. It all logically comes down to trying to explain existence. Either it has always existed, which makes no sense, or somehow existence occurred out of non-existence, which also makes no sense.

Neither argument can be proved or disproved, so accepting either is an arbitrary choice. An act of faith, if you will.

We can't explain existence, but we'll damned sure fight wars over our foolish attempts to...

Paul

Yeah - all for nothing. People should just listen to me. I have the right answer. :rolleyes:

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tporritt

11 years ago

I am in Canada and I would definitely say the U.S gun law. You guys have the constitutional right to bear arms but so many nasty shootings happen down south.........definitely a catch 22.

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MoneyMagnetMagnate

11 years ago

Originally Posted by tporritt

I am in Canada and I would definitely say the U.S gun law. You guys have the constitutional right to bear arms but so many nasty shootings happen down south.........definitely a catch 22.

That's a clever pun

... but the period goes on the other side...it's "catch .22" :rolleyes: