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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th June 2016, 06:36 PM
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Posted By Quad4_72
Thank you for the list. Those do indeed look...

Thank you for the list. Those do indeed look like they require quite a bit of bending. I think we may be over speculating though without enough data to back it up. To my knowledge, no male has...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th June 2016, 05:24 PM
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Posted By Quad4_72
That looked terribly painful

That looked terribly painful
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th June 2016, 05:23 PM
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Posted By Quad4_72
If you could humor me, which specific move do you...

If you could humor me, which specific move do you propose men are incapable of performing do to not enough "bendiness"?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th June 2016, 02:25 PM
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Posted By Quad4_72
Yes the sack getting smashed would indeed be a...

Yes the sack getting smashed would indeed be a safety hazard.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th June 2016, 01:39 PM
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Posted By Quad4_72
And I would be willing to bet the largest amount...

And I would be willing to bet the largest amount of money I could afford that if men actually trained for that event, they would dominate that event and any other gymnastic event thrown at them. ...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th June 2016, 12:58 PM
Replies: 363
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Posted By Quad4_72
Name one exceptional woman that manages to...

Name one exceptional woman that manages to "outperform" men in a sport that requires athleticism. Again I invite you to look at track and field. That measures ones ability at basic to perform the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th June 2016, 12:54 PM
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Posted By Quad4_72
What about her? If she competed against men in...

What about her? If she competed against men in MMA of the same weight class she would get smashed and likely hurt very badly. You know how she got crushed by holley holms? Now imagine those...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th June 2016, 11:07 AM
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Posted By Quad4_72
You would get zero female gold medalists ever in...

You would get zero female gold medalists ever in any sport that requires athleticism.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th June 2016, 09:23 AM
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Posted By Quad4_72
Hence why there are weight classes in boxing,...

Hence why there are weight classes in boxing, mma, wrestling, etc.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th June 2016, 08:52 AM
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Posted By Quad4_72
You would think. But it also depends on the...

You would think. But it also depends on the level of hormone therapy these individuals have undergone and how degraded their male advantage is.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th June 2016, 08:42 AM
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Posted By Quad4_72
I too would love to see the evidence on this.

I too would love to see the evidence on this.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th June 2016, 08:19 AM
Replies: 363
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Posted By Quad4_72
The point is to make sport fair based on men are...

The point is to make sport fair based on men are leaps and bounds superior to women in sports. So if a man decides he is a woman and stringent hormone therapy laws are not in place, his competitive...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th June 2016, 07:58 AM
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Posted By Quad4_72
Nothing in that study states anything about pain...

Nothing in that study states anything about pain tolerance. Also, it was not conclusive and the sample size was 38 total people. Not very good evidence.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th June 2016, 07:45 AM
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Posted By Quad4_72
Evidence please.

Evidence please.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th June 2016, 07:32 AM
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Posted By Quad4_72
A few of us have already addressed this. It...

A few of us have already addressed this. It seems the posters trying to grasp at straws and find some sort of fringe sport where they think women are better are only looking at one side. They will...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th June 2016, 07:16 AM
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Posted By Quad4_72
Actually yes the thread is about making...

Actually yes the thread is about making competition fair. Sorry for the confusion.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th June 2016, 06:19 AM
Replies: 363
Views: 28,113
Posted By Quad4_72
If I put in the same amount of training for a...

If I put in the same amount of training for a marathon that these women marathon runners do, yes I could beat them. Kind of irrelevant to the topic though.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th June 2016, 06:16 AM
Replies: 363
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Posted By Quad4_72
At no point in a marathon do women run faster...

At no point in a marathon do women run faster than men. I am going to need more than an IIRC for you to make me believe a claim such as that.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th June 2016, 07:27 PM
Replies: 363
Views: 28,113
Posted By Quad4_72
That does not change the fact that a man is still...

That does not change the fact that a man is still two hours faster. Two hours is a longgggg time. And if one guy is that much faster there are bound to be plenty of others even thougb the sport is...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th June 2016, 04:43 PM
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Posted By Quad4_72
A good point. Perhaps this guy is just a...

A good point. Perhaps this guy is just a terrible runner, which looks good on a female level.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th June 2016, 04:12 PM
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Posted By Quad4_72
Very well said.

Very well said.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th June 2016, 04:11 PM
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Posted By Quad4_72
Doghouse answered it well. Members keep trying...

Doghouse answered it well. Members keep trying to bring up fringe sports as some sort of evidence that somehow magically women become better than men or similar in these ultra long distance events. ...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th June 2016, 02:34 PM
Replies: 363
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Posted By Quad4_72
Never said it was a bad thing. But this is a...

Never said it was a bad thing. But this is a forum of skeptics so we usually ask for evidence to back up claims. So if you have an article I can read great. But if not I am not taking your word...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th June 2016, 02:24 PM
Replies: 363
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Posted By Quad4_72
Not sure what you are talking about. Looking at...

Not sure what you are talking about. Looking at the world records, the disparity is again massive:

https://ultracycling.com/sections/records/stats/distance/
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th June 2016, 02:21 PM
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Posted By Quad4_72
Have any evidence to back the claim?

Have any evidence to back the claim?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th June 2016, 01:57 PM
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Posted By Quad4_72
Seems about right. This is standard practice by...

Seems about right. This is standard practice by womens teams to compete against young boys because generally they can find some comparable competition. Usually the right age is about 14 but in this...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th June 2016, 01:53 PM
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Posted By Quad4_72
While there are some, I don't believe I ever said...

While there are some, I don't believe I ever said such a thing either. The marathon is not a sanctioned high school competitive event. I would not expect to see a bu ch of high schoolers running...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th June 2016, 01:38 PM
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Posted By Quad4_72
Doing some quick google searching it was tough to...

Doing some quick google searching it was tough to find information on those kinds of things. Guinness world records said a man holds the record for longest open water swim without flippers. Then...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th June 2016, 01:26 PM
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Posted By Quad4_72
Hmmm. I have never heard of that. Could you...

Hmmm. I have never heard of that. Could you post some links to some times and distances in which top men and top women have competed?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th June 2016, 01:12 PM
Replies: 363
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Posted By Quad4_72
Haha no. I actually don't consider it bragging...

Haha no. I actually don't consider it bragging because during track season young high school kids run faster than any woman in the history of planet earth in every event all across the world...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th June 2016, 12:59 PM
Replies: 363
Views: 28,113
Posted By Quad4_72
Transgender track athlete takes medal from biological female

http://usatodayhss.com/2016/transgender-track-athlete-makes-history-as-controversy-stirs-around-her

My first response to this was that it is unfair. On a competitive level in any sport men are...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th February 2016, 07:00 AM
Replies: 145
Views: 14,197
Posted By Quad4_72
A bit strange he supports a ban on the type of...

A bit strange he supports a ban on the type of weapon (which I would love to see him define) that kills the least amount of people each year...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th February 2016, 06:59 AM
Replies: 145
Views: 14,197
Posted By Quad4_72
It's sad but there are actually an alarming...

It's sad but there are actually an alarming number of people who think like arthwollipot does. They would rather you get killed in your own home than see you use deadly force against an attacker in...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 25th February 2016, 06:38 PM
Replies: 145
Views: 14,197
Posted By Quad4_72
I read through the thread and I dont think you...

I read through the thread and I dont think you ever truly answered this, but you do accept that it is worth it to have swimming pools if some kids die in the process as well correct? I am not saying...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 25th February 2016, 02:29 AM
Replies: 145
Views: 14,197
Posted By Quad4_72
I find the alcohol analogy works even better. We...

I find the alcohol analogy works even better. We accept 88,000 alcohol related deaths annually (triple the amount of guns) along with billions of dollars in alcohol related damages annually in order...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th February 2016, 12:05 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 9,015
Posted By Quad4_72
She is not being required to work with that...

She is not being required to work with that producer. They have been allowing her to work with other producers the entire time.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th February 2016, 04:45 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 9,015
Posted By Quad4_72
She already testified that it never happened. ...

She already testified that it never happened. And I am not necessarily saying it did not happen, just that taking someones word without any substantiating evidence is not grounds for getting out of...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd February 2016, 11:19 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 9,015
Posted By Quad4_72
Not only did the rape supposedly happen 10 years...

Not only did the rape supposedly happen 10 years ago, but she also testified in 2011 that the producer had never laid a hand on her before.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd February 2016, 04:06 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 9,015
Posted By Quad4_72
The Kesha case. Women's rights violated? Nope.

Did not see a thread about this so here it goes. There are lots of liberal types crying out that Keshas rights as a woman are being violated and she is being victim shamed etc. celebrities are...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 11th December 2015, 01:15 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 18,330
Posted By Quad4_72
Most Muslims want to eradicate all Jews?

Can someone tell me if there is more to this video than what is said? Basically it is a muslim woman at a college, who gets asked whether or not she supports hezbollah or hamas. She wont answer the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th November 2015, 05:08 PM
Replies: 485
Views: 57,413
Posted By Quad4_72
I live in Colorado Springs. I can't help but...

I live in Colorado Springs. I can't help but think Planned Parenthood just happened to be there and was not a target or anything given that everyone inside was unharmed.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st November 2015, 03:52 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,395
Posted By Quad4_72
So why in the world do we have a program to...

So why in the world do we have a program to actively fund and accept 1 million immigrants a year if there is no benefit to us or the nation losing that many people? Is it just one of those feel good...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st November 2015, 11:26 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,395
Posted By Quad4_72
Immigration. How many immigrants should we actually allow?

I imagine this is an old video but it is my first time seeing it. What he says seems to make sense to me, but with all issues that are dumbed down like this I am sure that there is a lot that is not...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th November 2015, 06:49 PM
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Posted By Quad4_72
Nah. This is the Social Issues and Current...

Nah. This is the Social Issues and Current Events forum. I will continue to post my opinions on the matter whenever and however I please. The events were horrific and disgusting, and yet again...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th November 2015, 06:37 PM
Replies: 1,119
Views: 54,085
Posted By Quad4_72
I think this being Islam related is a pretty safe...

I think this being Islam related is a pretty safe assumption. I am putting all my eggs in that basket.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th November 2015, 06:27 PM
Replies: 289
Views: 20,965
Posted By Quad4_72
Witnesses saying they heard the attackers saying...

Witnesses saying they heard the attackers saying "Alah Ackbar". Religion of peace.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th November 2015, 04:53 AM
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Posted By Quad4_72
Correct.

Correct.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 8th November 2015, 04:52 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 15,179
Posted By Quad4_72
Yes "Evolve" is probably the wrong term which is...

Yes "Evolve" is probably the wrong term which is why I used it in quotations in the title. I am not sure what the right word is, but I think in the next few hundred thousand years, if humans even...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 8th November 2015, 04:49 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 15,179
Posted By Quad4_72
True but remember I am talking in terms of...

True but remember I am talking in terms of hundreds of thousands of years. I think in that amount of time, with the knowledge man will have gained about the universe, more and more people will have...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 8th November 2015, 04:47 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 15,179
Posted By Quad4_72
So you just stated this: But in the...

So you just stated this:



But in the beginning you said this:



When using the phrase "the Lord" is seems like you have a specific god in mind, in particular the Christian god because that...
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