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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st November 2014, 10:17 AM
Replies: 501
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Posted By CplFerro
(1) Please stop using "should" language without...

(1) Please stop using "should" language without justifying where you get "shoulds" from.

(2) What is your recommended criminal punishment for people who ask twice?

Cpl Ferro
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st November 2014, 10:05 AM
Replies: 814
Views: 58,018
Posted By CplFerro
Supposedly I, because I possess a Y-chromosome,...

Supposedly I, because I possess a Y-chromosome, am part the Patriarchy, and am oppressing women. That's a broad brush, and that's BS.

Cpl Ferro
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 20th November 2014, 08:01 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 8,449
Posted By CplFerro
On the contrary, a pessimistic attitude going in...

On the contrary, a pessimistic attitude going in sets one up for any sweet surprise.

Re the OP, I thought Terminator 3 wasted a massive potential to be an outright slapstick comedy. So much so I...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th November 2014, 03:38 PM
Replies: 501
Views: 46,991
Posted By CplFerro
Asking twice is rape? Cpl Ferro

Asking twice is rape?

Cpl Ferro
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th November 2014, 03:28 PM
Replies: 814
Views: 58,018
Posted By CplFerro
No, MRAs are not painting women with a broad...

No, MRAs are not painting women with a broad brush, they are painting feminists with a broad brush, who are in turn painting MEN with a broad brush. Big difference.

Cpl Ferro
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 20th November 2014, 03:25 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 8,583
Posted By CplFerro
Not to derail or anything but what do you mean by...

Not to derail or anything but what do you mean by "beautiful"?

Cpl Ferro
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th November 2014, 03:14 PM
Replies: 501
Views: 46,991
Posted By CplFerro
Okay, there are sick rap songs. Does this mean...

Okay, there are sick rap songs. Does this mean that our entire society is a rape culture, or does it mean that the entire rap-listening community is a rape culture, or does it mean that there are a...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 20th November 2014, 09:58 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 8,583
Posted By CplFerro
You seem to know a lot about music. The...

You seem to know a lot about music. The LaRoucheans claim knowledge of what they refer to as "ideas" as in "musical ideas," the propagation of which is the point of music. Do you know any musical...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th November 2014, 09:28 AM
Replies: 501
Views: 46,991
Posted By CplFerro
Only a dirty mind would think that has to do with...

Only a dirty mind would think that has to do with rape, rather than the conflict of perceived interests that can go on between the sexes during courtship.



If I'm to believe "rape culture"...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 19th November 2014, 07:59 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 8,583
Posted By CplFerro
Another video on the same topic. I don't think I...

Another video on the same topic. I don't think I saw it on the OP link but I could be wrong.

The Musical Conspiracy of 440 hz (432 hz)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU8AQazyqzU

and another:...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th November 2014, 06:49 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 17,601
Posted By CplFerro
What about irrational revulsion? Would...

What about irrational revulsion? Would considering a different race as exhibiting inferior pulchritude or sexual attractiveness be racism?

Cpl Ferro
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th November 2014, 04:52 PM
Replies: 501
Views: 46,991
Posted By CplFerro
Not before now, and thanks for recommending it. ...

Not before now, and thanks for recommending it.

Holiday cheer mixed with seduction attempts are now rape culture?

Let me add my "really?" and "seriously?" to the list.

Cpl Ferro
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th November 2014, 03:25 PM
Replies: 501
Views: 46,991
Posted By CplFerro
Please submit one popular example of a television...

Please submit one popular example of a television programme, song, movie, or comic book that encourages or condones rape. By "popular" I mean one that most members of this forum could be expected to...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 18th November 2014, 06:47 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 8,583
Posted By CplFerro
Thanks, Quinn. Cpl Ferro

Thanks, Quinn.

Cpl Ferro
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th November 2014, 06:43 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 17,601
Posted By CplFerro
What if you just wanted to avoid certain types of...

What if you just wanted to avoid certain types of people because they're more likely to be associated with, for example, crime? Is that racism, to you?

Cpl Ferro
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 18th November 2014, 05:01 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 8,583
Posted By CplFerro
Can you dumb down this equal temperament thing? ...

Can you dumb down this equal temperament thing? I'm not a musician and have no idea what it's about. What are its advantages and why is shifting 1.46 Hz a big deal?

Cpl Ferro
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 18th November 2014, 11:38 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,366
Posted By CplFerro
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 18th November 2014, 11:36 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,366
Posted By CplFerro
Or as per RandFan's sexist "affirmative...

Or as per RandFan's sexist "affirmative actionn"-style suggestion, the introduction of quotas for the election of leaders will help bring the most masculine, systematic women into the political...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 17th November 2014, 08:28 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 8,583
Posted By CplFerro
Yes, I've heard of the tuning controversy too. ...

Yes, I've heard of the tuning controversy too. The LaRoucheans are on about it. I don't quite understand it. Here's an article by them on it; they say it damages the singers' voices and that C=256...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th November 2014, 11:22 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 17,601
Posted By CplFerro
Saying this would be intolerable racism in...

Saying this would be intolerable racism in Canada. Indeed, it's racist by definition: to deem a group different mentally from another group by virtue of genetics. Why haven't you been frogpiled...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 17th November 2014, 10:18 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,366
Posted By CplFerro
If the sexes...hhh..."genders" were different...

If the sexes...hhh..."genders" were different psychologically, how would we know? Right now the prevailing orthodoxy is that either these differences don't exist or shouldn't exist or their...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 17th November 2014, 10:03 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,366
Posted By CplFerro
No bit, I'm speaking from my experience as a...

No bit, I'm speaking from my experience as a human in Western society, what messages I've received from feminist sources or what appear to be feminist-influenced sources (which appears to be...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 16th November 2014, 08:02 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,366
Posted By CplFerro
If mankind were psychologically dimorphic, how would we know?

The feminist line of the politically correct norm of today, is that humans are psychologically monomorphic, blank slates with regards to gender. My question is, as per the thread title, if mankind...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th November 2014, 02:46 PM
Replies: 814
Views: 58,018
Posted By CplFerro
Is CNN getting kickbacks from Feminist High...

Is CNN getting kickbacks from Feminist High Command, or is it just a yellow journal that would call some science guy wearing a shirt a "firestorm"? Will a man with a dancing naked lady tattooed on...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th November 2014, 06:50 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 18,615
Posted By CplFerro
Everything is a feminist issue. If it wants to...

Everything is a feminist issue. If it wants to stick its long nose in the business of society, based on its hideous theories, it will inevitably arouse dissent. The personal is the political and...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 11th November 2014, 05:20 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,698
Posted By CplFerro
I think India's problem isn't with provision of...

I think India's problem isn't with provision of medicine but with provision of food.

Cpl Ferro
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th November 2014, 05:15 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 18,615
Posted By CplFerro
Have you answered my question--why would...

Have you answered my question--why would feminists care what goes on in men's washrooms?

Cpl Ferro
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th November 2014, 03:25 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 18,615
Posted By CplFerro
It's Remembrance Day here, and I notice on tv...

It's Remembrance Day here, and I notice on tv that there is a lot of all-male statuary commemorating various victories. Feminism would declare that sexist. Should have a women in the ranks...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th November 2014, 03:19 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 18,615
Posted By CplFerro
I'm so vested in the status quo because I want to...

I'm so vested in the status quo because I want to take a convenient leak without femoral busybodies getting in my way?

So you agree that feminism should have nothing to say about urinals? However...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 10th November 2014, 06:31 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 12,936
Posted By CplFerro
You're not allowing for just how alien this thing...

You're not allowing for just how alien this thing could be. Something beyond our understanding as the old JBS Haldane quote says. You want it to send you a video for your tablet. Suppose it...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th November 2014, 06:13 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 18,615
Posted By CplFerro
You're good at missing the point of a question. ...

You're good at missing the point of a question. Why do feminists care about what goes on in men's washrooms, as feminists, whether they have penises or not? Why do you feel compelled to bring up...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th November 2014, 06:06 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 18,615
Posted By CplFerro
If you're planning on licking the front of my...

If you're planning on licking the front of my trousers, let me know in advance.

Cpl Ferro
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th November 2014, 03:59 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 18,615
Posted By CplFerro
You're not surprised? Really? As if the...

You're not surprised? Really? As if the relevance of anything depends on how surprising it is to you?

I ask again, why would feminists care what goes on in men's washrooms? Why would men talk...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 10th November 2014, 03:45 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 4,779
Posted By CplFerro
That's what I would like to know. Cpl Ferro

That's what I would like to know.

Cpl Ferro
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 10th November 2014, 11:59 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 4,779
Posted By CplFerro
Jesus' face, before and after baptism.

Jesus' face, before and after baptism.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th November 2014, 08:49 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 18,615
Posted By CplFerro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr59wELgFDo ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr59wELgFDo

Why would the feminazis care what goes on in men's bathrooms?

Cpl Ferro
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th November 2014, 03:13 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 18,615
Posted By CplFerro
What would your estimation be of the male or...

What would your estimation be of the male or common-sense backlash? Is sanity cyclical or do you foresee a point where one side or the other wins a permanent or relatively permanent victory?

Cpl...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th November 2014, 02:19 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 18,615
Posted By CplFerro
No, the problem is men are biologically...

No, the problem is men are biologically programmed to sacrifice themselves for women, so considering their own interests as men, or even human interests as egalitarians, will have a hard time...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 9th November 2014, 10:58 AM
Replies: 196
Views: 12,936
Posted By CplFerro
Cusa isn't just special pleading, he's the...

Cusa isn't just special pleading, he's the specialist of special pleading.

Indeed, if God is prior to the world and is the coincidence of opposites, including being prior to rationality or logic...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th November 2014, 08:58 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 18,615
Posted By CplFerro
The part that is being missed, and will be...

The part that is being missed, and will be missed, by everyone except me, is that these feminist warriors are winning. They have the academic high ground and the ear of the female majority via tv...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 8th November 2014, 05:01 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 12,936
Posted By CplFerro
From Cusa, we see God is anterior to existence...

From Cusa, we see God is anterior to existence itself. As light is colourless but reveals colour in that which it strikes, so God is prior to the universe He creates. How can that which is unlike...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 8th November 2014, 09:55 AM
Replies: 196
Views: 12,936
Posted By CplFerro
I'm not sure I see why such a Creator would have...

I'm not sure I see why such a Creator would have to exist in time and space at all, as if a mere creature. If we speak to Cusa then he presents a Creator anterior to time and space entirely.

Cpl...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 5th November 2014, 04:49 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 12,936
Posted By CplFerro
It didn't occur to me anyone would cite the Many...

It didn't occur to me anyone would cite the Many Worlds theory as a way to bring in "universe" creation outside of a superintelligence. When I say "universe" I mean "everything" minus whatever...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 4th November 2014, 01:36 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 12,936
Posted By CplFerro
Some variation of the concept "intelligent" is...

Some variation of the concept "intelligent" is sort of part of "ID" wouldn't you say? Another poster here's suggestion that we might "create" a universe doesn't really speak to the idea; its...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd November 2014, 09:37 AM
Replies: 138
Views: 13,956
Posted By CplFerro
Why shouldn't he have credibility? He's a black...

Why shouldn't he have credibility? He's a black man talking about his experience, saying something that is obviously unpopular to say. How many black men talking about their experience would there...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 3rd November 2014, 09:23 AM
Replies: 196
Views: 12,936
Posted By CplFerro
Thank you, I misstated my question. Please refer...

Thank you, I misstated my question. Please refer to my restate: What would it take to convince you the universe and everything in it, minus what secondary creators such as man have created, was...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 2nd November 2014, 06:30 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 12,936
Posted By CplFerro
I accepted Darwinian Evolution upon learning of...

I accepted Darwinian Evolution upon learning of the giraffe's laryngeal nerve.

Cpl Ferro
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 2nd November 2014, 09:58 AM
Replies: 196
Views: 12,936
Posted By CplFerro
Yes, creation of our universe by ID. ...

Yes, creation of our universe by ID.



Don't understand you. Is metaphysical naturalism falsifiable or not? Is there any way to determine if it does not hold?



What does whether genetic...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 1st November 2014, 01:07 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 12,936
Posted By CplFerro
I haven't explicitly suggested any version of ID,...

I haven't explicitly suggested any version of ID, because I have implicitly suggested ANY version of ID. Naturalism refers to metaphysical naturalism, which you might be calling philosophical. I...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st November 2014, 10:08 AM
Replies: 138
Views: 13,956
Posted By CplFerro
Why is your experience more credible than...

Why is your experience more credible than Barkley's?

Cpl Ferro
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