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EvanHunter @EvanHunter (4026) • United States 6 Aug 10

Why is it ok for illegal immigrants to cross the border for free but for me its $135? Being back in my home town I was considering going to Canada for a visit. It is something I used to do on a regular basis for my old job. I had...

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poingly Um...you need a passport to enter America. In fact, you needed one to enter America at the Canadian/American border before you needed one to enter Canada at the same border. This makes Canadians smarter...how? Also, the Canadian/American border is the easiest...

9 Aug 10

EvanHunter @EvanHunter (4026) • United States 6 Aug 10

Why is it ok for illegal immigrants to cross the border for free but for me its $135? Being back in my home town I was considering going to Canada for a visit. It is something I used to do on a regular basis for my old job. I had...

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poingly Couldn't I just as easily argue that why should I pay for food when people that steal it get it for free?

9 Aug 10

headhunter525 @headhunter525 (3548) • India 6 Aug 10

I am not asking which is good or bad/ better or worse. But I keep hearing that all religions are true. But I can't understand how a religion that denies God's existence can be as true as a religion that affirms God's existence....

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poingly What church is the "mainstream" church? The Catholic church? A protestant branch? Because interestingly enough, for many, many years, protestants considered Catholics heretics and visa versa. So to say that Unitarians were considered heretics from the...

9 Aug 10

EvanHunter @EvanHunter (4026) • United States 6 Aug 10

Why is it ok for illegal immigrants to cross the border for free but for me its $135? Being back in my home town I was considering going to Canada for a visit. It is something I used to do on a regular basis for my old job. I had...

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poingly Um...what? I'm not sure I follow.

7 Aug 10

headhunter525 @headhunter525 (3548) • India 6 Aug 10

I am not asking which is good or bad/ better or worse. But I keep hearing that all religions are true. But I can't understand how a religion that denies God's existence can be as true as a religion that affirms God's existence....

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poingly The statements of "there are five oceans" and "there are less than five oceans" should be mutually exclusive as well.

7 Aug 10

headhunter525 @headhunter525 (3548) • India 6 Aug 10

I am not asking which is good or bad/ better or worse. But I keep hearing that all religions are true. But I can't understand how a religion that denies God's existence can be as true as a religion that affirms God's existence....

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poingly You might say Oxygen is made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons; someone else might say, no, Oxygen is made up of quarks. Both are, of course, true. Looking at the world in this fundamentally new or different ways is vital to develop ideas. Interestingly...

6 Aug 10

headhunter525 @headhunter525 (3548) • India 6 Aug 10

I am not asking which is good or bad/ better or worse. But I keep hearing that all religions are true. But I can't understand how a religion that denies God's existence can be as true as a religion that affirms God's existence....

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poingly Keep in mind that the Unitarians originated as a Christian sect, and Unitarians don't agree (even amongst themselves) if there is a God or if Jesus is risen, etc. But in another way, Unitarians often aren't seen as Christian anymore.

6 Aug 10

headhunter525 @headhunter525 (3548) • India 6 Aug 10

I am not asking which is good or bad/ better or worse. But I keep hearing that all religions are true. But I can't understand how a religion that denies God's existence can be as true as a religion that affirms God's existence....

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poingly Does disagreeing with one small bit of a religion mean that you aren't a member of that religion? For instance, if a Catholic doesn't believe in not eating meat on Friday during Lent, does that make them any less Catholic? If you agree with a religion except...

6 Aug 10

headhunter525 @headhunter525 (3548) • India 6 Aug 10

I am not asking which is good or bad/ better or worse. But I keep hearing that all religions are true. But I can't understand how a religion that denies God's existence can be as true as a religion that affirms God's existence....

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poingly It's not a bad thing to look at math, physics, or even history from a different perspective. In physics, this can be particularly helpful. Sure, Newtonian equations give us a great tool for calculating stuff on Earth, but those equations fall apart elsewhere...

6 Aug 10

dragon54u @dragon54u (31634) • United States 28 Jul 10

Catalonia, Spain has banned bullfighting for humane reasons. It's not the whole country but it's at least a start. Here is the story: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hoSaaIUwsevwg2RB34sY8mHh7tNAD9H82A704 I...

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poingly Um...last time I checked dog and chicken fights were illegal in America (maybe I'm wrong?). To say that we permit these things because our laws aren't enforced well enough seems silly. People get away with murder and stealing too, but it doesn't mean that we...

28 Jul 10

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LetranKnight25 @LetranKnight25 (33121) • Philippines 18 Jul 10

Hello Lotters NOTE: please do read the whole discussion before judging it. Well, I am not and never into the US politics. but it seemed that even business entrepreneurs are coming with a new way to combine a bit of...

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poingly There are a lot of racists here, it's true. Sometimes it's subtle racism and sometimes it's overt. In some ways though, I'd argue there are far fewer racists in this country than in many others.

18 Jul 10

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poingly @poingly (605) • United States 14 Jul 10

...and it's China! Does this freak anyone else out? I mean, with all the right wing and libertarians rallying around the free-market system, is China their pinnacle of this? Kind of a scary thought. If China is the apex of...

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poingly The common good is not a means, it is an end result. Basically speaking, at the end of the day it is the idea that we have a reasonable economic security in our lives. If cutting pay and benefits led to starvation and death by preventable diseases, it would...

16 Jul 10

poingly @poingly (605) • United States 14 Jul 10

...and it's China! Does this freak anyone else out? I mean, with all the right wing and libertarians rallying around the free-market system, is China their pinnacle of this? Kind of a scary thought. If China is the apex of...

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poingly I think the common good needs to come back into play again.

15 Jul 10

kolsti87 @kolsti87 (521) • United States 13 Jul 10

Unemployment is over 10% (reportedly, meaning more than likely it is worse) in many parts of the country. After unemployment benefits were cut by the Republicans (and a few democrats), the lack of money for the people who would be...

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poingly Cutting spending "elsewhere" is very vague. Most programs people would be willing to cut (even collectively) would be peanuts--and if these programs were cut, it would put more people out of work, hurting the economy even more. There are a few budget...

14 Jul 10

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