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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd May 2014, 01:24 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 15,904
Posted By Xulld
The words hateful and bigot are go to poison the...

The words hateful and bigot are go to poison the well words. ( I know nothing about this individual, and am making no claims about what he said, or says.)

I can want to remove a person from a...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th April 2014, 06:24 AM
Replies: 533
Views: 40,193
Posted By Xulld
His world view is constructed via equivocation,...

His world view is constructed via equivocation, asking this very reasonable question will not elucidate the answer you seek.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th April 2014, 06:20 AM
Replies: 411
Views: 23,039
Posted By Xulld
Nice find!

Nice find!
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th April 2014, 06:18 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 4,992
Posted By Xulld
One man can lie about a verbal contract, the...

One man can lie about a verbal contract, the other can lie about a threat of force.

What evidence exists?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th April 2014, 06:07 AM
Replies: 411
Views: 23,039
Posted By Xulld
Someone needs to update wiki! ...

Someone needs to update wiki!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_slurs_by_ethnicity#East_Asian
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th April 2014, 06:03 AM
Replies: 533
Views: 40,193
Posted By Xulld
A notable person is racists, therefor we live in...

A notable person is racists, therefor we live in a racists society.

Nice argument . . .
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th April 2014, 05:52 AM
Replies: 477
Views: 25,295
Posted By Xulld
Totality of circumstances as it meets fear of...

Totality of circumstances as it meets fear of death or great bodily harm is the legal standard, but what will matter most is what sells the jury.

Now if he was a women who had been abused by the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 25th March 2014, 05:50 AM
Replies: 290
Views: 42,698
Posted By Xulld
No we don't, and shouldn't. If they are not...

No we don't, and shouldn't.

If they are not CAPABLE of being aware. There is a distinction there. He is CAPABLE of being aware, ignorance is no bar to prosecution.

No less anyone can claim they...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 25th March 2014, 05:29 AM
Replies: 484
Views: 18,445
Posted By Xulld
Do you consider the human heart to have memory of...

Do you consider the human heart to have memory of the rhythm needed to maintain itself?

IMHO its a problem of terminology. Right along with quite a bit of this thread, and philosophical confusion...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th March 2014, 11:55 AM
Replies: 658
Views: 33,997
Posted By Xulld
. . . on this forum? About this topic? Par for...

. . . on this forum? About this topic? Par for course . . .
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th March 2014, 10:12 AM
Replies: 658
Views: 33,997
Posted By Xulld
offering it, and incentivising. Are you...

offering it, and incentivising.


Are you working toward a gotcha? If so just come right out and state what you think. Its almost like you guys think there is only one way to do things, and that...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th March 2014, 07:15 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,557
Posted By Xulld
You mean the Blackwater that was under federal...

You mean the Blackwater that was under federal contract?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th March 2014, 07:08 AM
Replies: 658
Views: 33,997
Posted By Xulld
Training. The conclusions from those...

Training.


The conclusions from those statistics are incorrect. The stats themselves are incomplete, and the authors knew it.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th March 2014, 05:33 AM
Replies: 658
Views: 33,997
Posted By Xulld
No need to guess. Just read the Federalist and...

No need to guess. Just read the Federalist and Anti-federalist papers.

It meant they needed to be "well regulated" in the sense of turned out properly, in order to be able to fight a regular army....
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st March 2014, 11:16 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 4,274
Posted By Xulld
Sexual Objectification is a broken and blind...

Sexual Objectification is a broken and blind "theory".

Being attractive is empowering, and being noticed is as well, even in such a way. Too bad I am not . . . I would love for everyone to just...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st March 2014, 11:10 AM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 196,400
Posted By Xulld
Some more dangerous dicking around . . . . ...

Some more dangerous dicking around . . . .

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-nascar-fontana-20140321,0,7220401.story#axzz2wccOutdJ

Dangerous things a philosophy....
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st March 2014, 11:03 AM
Replies: 658
Views: 33,997
Posted By Xulld
What is the rate of incidence of "Very Rare"? ...

What is the rate of incidence of "Very Rare"?

This is your problem NYG, you make up things that sound nice in your own head without realizing all of the arbitrary language you use.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st March 2014, 11:01 AM
Replies: 658
Views: 33,997
Posted By Xulld
That is because its not a law, its a restriction...

That is because its not a law, its a restriction on government, the same as the rest of the amendments.

It has been abused more than respected.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th March 2014, 02:14 PM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 196,400
Posted By Xulld
Loosing control, or choosing to kill yourself are...

Loosing control, or choosing to kill yourself are actions that the party taking must take responsibility for, and this is true with or without guns.

Making it about guns ignores the agency of the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th March 2014, 02:12 PM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 196,400
Posted By Xulld
The semantic argument that started all of this...

The semantic argument that started all of this was that the only purpose of guns are for killing.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th March 2014, 12:15 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 4,824
Posted By Xulld
Well not to pick nits, but it would change...

Well not to pick nits, but it would change nothing in those two examples as those two guys got shot without such a tattoo.


Or do you mean the verdicts? Who knows man, we cannot guarantee a...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th March 2014, 11:41 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 4,824
Posted By Xulld
Yea dumb as a box of rocks comes to mind. ...

Yea dumb as a box of rocks comes to mind.



I do not disagree on any point . . . except the severity of the response, up to any response at all (again dependent on what the police were told)....
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th March 2014, 10:25 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 4,824
Posted By Xulld
bolding added “We take all precautions when...

bolding added

“We take all precautions when we don’t have the details.”No they don't, or they would send a swat team to every call, this is a BS PC sound byte.

Id prefer they respect the home...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th March 2014, 10:15 AM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 196,400
Posted By Xulld
Thanks for reminding me, is bolding it enough?

Thanks for reminding me, is bolding it enough?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th March 2014, 10:11 AM
Replies: 658
Views: 33,997
Posted By Xulld
Sorry Keith, it must seem like I am picking on...

Sorry Keith, it must seem like I am picking on you.

I disagree with your analogy. A Better one would be that I dressed up in a deer costume without telling you and then proceeded to try to trick...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th March 2014, 10:08 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 4,824
Posted By Xulld
. . . and then depending on what the police were...

. . . and then depending on what the police were told, and how the police choose to confront the man who committed no crime my problem gets bigger.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th March 2014, 10:05 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 4,824
Posted By Xulld
. . . and when the police arrive and the man...

. . . and when the police arrive and the man chooses to not answer his door, do you think they are just going to go away?

If not that open other civil suit issues.

Poor police department stuck...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th March 2014, 10:04 AM
Replies: 658
Views: 33,997
Posted By Xulld
Thanks, just checking. I am hoping we can get...

Thanks, just checking. I am hoping we can get some answers for these lingering questions.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th March 2014, 09:29 AM
Replies: 658
Views: 33,997
Posted By Xulld
Did I miss where someone posted a credible source...

Did I miss where someone posted a credible source for this information regarding the attire of the boyfriend at the moment of confrontation?

Or are we still in hypothetical land?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th March 2014, 09:11 AM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 196,400
Posted By Xulld
Your point is a good one, the execution of your...

Your point is a good one, the execution of your point must be flawed because the conclusions are incorrect.

Use case matters if we care about how these tools are most commonly used.

However...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th March 2014, 09:04 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 4,824
Posted By Xulld
Depends on what the police were told. IF...

Depends on what the police were told.

IF they were told a man who never drew a gun was on his own property shouting at them, then the police should have informed the caller that shouting, and...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th March 2014, 01:40 PM
Replies: 658
Views: 33,997
Posted By Xulld
Just read back through my posts and quote me....

Just read back through my posts and quote me. Once you find what claim I have made you object too let me know.

If you find anything that you do not understand, just ask me what I meant.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th March 2014, 01:35 PM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 196,400
Posted By Xulld
I think NYG cannot separate a concept from an...

I think NYG cannot separate a concept from an example. He really believes you just called him a racist.

For a while I really thought he was just being sly.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th March 2014, 01:30 PM
Replies: 658
Views: 33,997
Posted By Xulld
Sigh, you are boiling the situation down to...

Sigh, you are boiling the situation down to meaninglessness.


This is not interesting anymore, and this thread is about to get hit by the mod hammer, just my .02
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th March 2014, 01:10 PM
Replies: 658
Views: 33,997
Posted By Xulld
Claim no water exits, boil long enough and it...

Claim no water exits, boil long enough and it starts to make sense.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th March 2014, 11:39 AM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 196,400
Posted By Xulld
Very interesting.

Very interesting.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th March 2014, 11:34 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 902
Posted By Xulld
Did you mean Tenements? OR Tenants?

Did you mean Tenements? OR Tenants?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th March 2014, 11:28 AM
Replies: 658
Views: 33,997
Posted By Xulld
I could have paired down your quote to just this...

I could have paired down your quote to just this sentence. Probably should have for clarity.

The facts at hand give us nothing for which to know the father's opinion on really anything.

This...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th March 2014, 11:23 AM
Replies: 256
Views: 9,651
Posted By Xulld
I agree, but again my point was that I really do...

I agree, but again my point was that I really do not think that is the reason they are put down in most cases.

Its that the owners are not responsible, and the animal is a liability in an...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th March 2014, 10:48 AM
Replies: 256
Views: 9,651
Posted By Xulld
Yea, I am sorry. (because I agree with you) ...

Yea, I am sorry. (because I agree with you)

The reality is far less nuanced.

Shelters are overrun with dogs that do not have such territorial traits, nor the ability to so harm someone, and no...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th March 2014, 10:43 AM
Replies: 658
Views: 33,997
Posted By Xulld
The entire argument of this thread is between...

The entire argument of this thread is between those who are imagining the intentions and knowledge of the father and those of us who realize we cannot know with the facts on hand.

Is there...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th March 2014, 07:38 AM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 196,400
Posted By Xulld
So your definition ignores all purposes not...

So your definition ignores all purposes not intended by the designer.
My definition allows for purposes not intended by the designer.


So your definition fails to account for purposes not...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th March 2014, 06:53 AM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 196,400
Posted By Xulld
Argument from authority? That is the best you...

Argument from authority? That is the best you have? (hint, I also do this for a living, but am not claiming that is why I am right, I have an actual logical argument for why purpose is broader than...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th March 2014, 05:56 AM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 196,400
Posted By Xulld
My argument for why you are not even wrong: ...

My argument for why you are not even wrong:


A tools purpose is determined by its use.
Ex.
A hammer used to smash a person to death is a weapon. A gun purchased and used in competition is...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th March 2014, 05:37 AM
Replies: 256
Views: 9,651
Posted By Xulld
I have trained a bunch of dogs, many pits, over...

I have trained a bunch of dogs, many pits, over the last 20 years.

IMHO, more so than breed, individual personality of the animal and time spent working effectively to discipline the dog is what...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th March 2014, 02:06 PM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 196,400
Posted By Xulld
This thread (and the other gun thread that...

This thread (and the other gun thread that devolved into talks of the constitution) is like finding a long lost tribe living on an island and then trying to explain our government and history to them...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th March 2014, 11:41 AM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 196,400
Posted By Xulld
Just a hint . . . Amending the constitution...

Just a hint . . .
Amending the constitution changes it.

This conversation is surreal at times.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th March 2014, 11:39 AM
Replies: 658
Views: 33,997
Posted By Xulld
Yes, Yes. When people come home, or arrive...

Yes, Yes.

When people come home, or arrive at someone else home they tend to loudly announce themselves to avoid being deemed an intruder.

A social norm is what is called a "Knock on the door."...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th March 2014, 11:22 AM
Replies: 658
Views: 33,997
Posted By Xulld
Ahh yes the cry of the unskeptical. Don't...

Ahh yes the cry of the unskeptical.

Don't look, don't see, didn't happen.





The police have such, yes. We can indeed learn from professionals, no reason for us to each reinvent a...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th March 2014, 10:47 AM
Replies: 658
Views: 33,997
Posted By Xulld
If he was there without being invited he was an...

If he was there without being invited he was an intruder, if a person is breaking and entering for criminal purpose you can assume them to be violent.

This is normal, ie reasonable to assume.

...
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