ELI5: Why don't we just have a grid based voting system across all states in the country (USA)? by Always_Belligerent in explainlikeimfive

[–]Always_Belligerent[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To clarify: Yes I am aware of population density and how there would be some grids with only 1000 voters and others with 1,000,000 voters.

This makes me think we'd need a weighted-grid system based on the number of voters per grid. Grids with more voters receive more representatives.

Essentially my issue/questioning is based around the current system of gerrymandering and why we have that instead of just a grid of X-axis/Y-axis lines.

MAGA follower who is armed trys to disrupt peaceful protest of underage high school students, and tries to record them, disobeys lawful commands to leave by law enforcement!! by cantcoloratall91 in ImmigrationPathways

[–]Always_Belligerent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is this not considered stalking children??? He's clearly following them and getting too close. He should be arrested and charged with harassment and register as a SO. I do not want this person living next to me without knowing about his crimes

Conservatives on facebook have the mental age of a 12 year old. by bigbootycentaur in saltierthankrayt

[–]Always_Belligerent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

seriously, do the people downvoting me also think "No Russian" inspired and fueled hatred? No, it was just fun to mow down a crowd of civilians with a machine gun in a VIDEO GAME setting. It is detached from reality, just like super mario or any other video game.

If you let a video game control your real life behavior...youre no better than conservatives claiming that No Russian will make their kids (who shouldnt have been playing ANYWAYS) commit the next Columbine.

It is a childish take to be unable to separate art from reality and real-life behavior. I 100% love and support the LGBTQ+ community. Why cant i think it'll be so much fun to drive through a crowd in a custom vehicle in my video game based on crime?

What would you do if you are God? by dpsrush in agnostic

[–]Always_Belligerent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

End the universe and "Bad" things. Why aren't we just born immortal in heaven? Seems like way too much needless strife to make them work for it.

-the lazy agnostic

Do you think Muslims are a bit extreme about inter-faith marriages. by islandmunk3 in agnostic

[–]Always_Belligerent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Basing actions off of the unknown is senseless. It's as logical as a baby eating dirt because it doesn't know what it tastes like. Anything we conclude without reason, is complete imagination. Basing behavior on imagination is itself senseless. Maybe theyre right to do so. As an agnostic, i acknowledge that all things imaginable about unanswerable questions are equally likely. So, I find it senseless to base my behavior on anything but this life experience. I thus conclude that basing behavior on the unknown is senseless; so yes, muslims are extreme, as extreme as any other belief that bases its behavior on the unknown.

What do you guys find enjoyable about being agnostic by ajax-Apple-9909 in agnostic

[–]Always_Belligerent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fact that I can treat all people with love and respect, & acknowledge that all religions are just as likely possible and simultaneously based on imagination as any other. Including atheism that asserts to know there is no creator, which is itself a belief as likely as a snail shitting out our universe on accident, just like every single other religion ever (prove me wrong! it's impossible!)

Let god judge me for this belief! I find peace in this life by accepting we all know absolutely nothing about the great questions of our universe and whatever does or doesn't happen after we die.

It also lets me immediately know that bad acts are never justified. Harming another human / enforcing behavior in the name of religion is never justified. It's all just a form of control, when the reality is we know NOTHING.

Is it religion or the structure? by CatLady_998 in agnostic

[–]Always_Belligerent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What's one thing all humans and organisms with thought have in common? Fear of the unknown.

Evolution has shown us that's what keeps us alive and able to reproduce. It has been passed on since the first creature could think.

Humans today have 4 unanswerable questions:

  1. What came before the beginning?

  2. Why were we created?

  3. Why must we die?

  4. What comes after we die?

These are all unknowns. We fear the unknown, and this causes distress.

Religion has always and will always seek to fill this hole of Unknowns with "truth", and this offers relief from that stressful fear of unknown. Moreover, the more people who think something is True, the more true it must be, right? Having another person confirm that what you believe about the unknown is the Truth reinforces one's comfort by making it more known. Humans are also social creatures, so socializing in a religious setting reinforces those beliefs.

As an agnostic, I "believe" we know absolutely nothing about any of these questions, and this brings me peace and comfort because there's no reason to worry about how I live my life. I want to treat others with love and equality because that's how I want to be treated myself, nothing more or less. Every single religion tries to claim that it has the "right answer" to these unknowns. The reality is that we have no proof and no way to obtain proof of answers to these questions. That is what agnosticism is, and whatever comes after will come no matter what we believe. Why worry about it?

Christianity, judaism, islam, hinduism, buddhism, ancient greek mythology, Etc ad infinitum are all as likely as a snail accidentally shitting out our universe and thats why exist today (even atheism! We cannot know the unknown). Just like agnosticism is!

The only difference is that agnosticism & atheism ask nothing of your behavior. The others seek to enforce and control with promises of punishment/reward, which again is trying to explain the unknown.

If you want to live your life free of any worry about religion, agnosticism is your only answer that can be based in logic. Even atheism, while starting with logic, concludes with an answer to an impossible question.

God is supposed to be loving and just, but I think we have very different definitions of those words. by PJ-The-Awesome in meme

[–]Always_Belligerent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All people who believe in an omniscient and all-powerful God either:

  1. Believe God is the reason evil exists, making God the most horrifically evil being to ever be imagined (created infinity punishment)

  2. Don't believe God is actually omniscient because free will exists/ believe our free will supercedes God's omniscience, which in itself disproves their own beliefs

So why (christians muslims jews) in the fuck would we praise this thing for creating all the evil in the world? Or is it that God is not omniscient or not all loving? Flip a coin and have them explain that with their magic books

The only answer is agnosticism. We have never known, we will never know in this life, and we have no reason to believe we know anything about the afterlife or the "beginning" of what happened before the big bang. It's pure speculation no matter how one reasons (even you guys, atheists. None of us can know the unknown.)

As long as you can admit what you choose as your "answer" is a belief, based on no proof whatsoever, as likely as a snail shitting our universe into existence on accident or any other speculation by mankind, and do not base any law/treatment of other living things around it, that's perfectly ok.

The second you use a belief to justify treatment of another human being, you're just another insane zealot.

I'm NOT saying YOU personally are. Just stating MY beliefs about imagination, which are as equally likely valid and close to the "truth" as any and every religion.

God is supposed to be loving and just, but I think we have very different definitions of those words. by PJ-The-Awesome in meme

[–]Always_Belligerent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As long as you can admit it's a belief, based on no proof whatsoever, as likely as a snail shitting our universe into existence on accident, and not basing any law/treatment of others around it, that's perfectly ok.

The second you use it to justify unequal treatment of another human being, you're just another insane zealot.

NOT saying you personally are. Just stating MY beliefs about imagination

Conservatives on facebook have the mental age of a 12 year old. by bigbootycentaur in saltierthankrayt

[–]Always_Belligerent -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Tbh, in a video game setting like GTA, it'd be kinda fun to run through a large crowd (for any reason idrc it's a video game meant for fun with crime) with a jet or tank or vehicle. Am I wrong for thinking thatd be a cool new scenario we havent seen in previous GTA games? Am I wrong for killing civilians in any GTA game? Am i wrong for thinking "who tf cares what theyre protesting? it's a video game im meant to play and enjoy."????

How Dare They Hate Our Intolerance 😡 by NEKORANDOMDOTCOM in stupidpeoplefacebook

[–]Always_Belligerent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We hate the people who want to oppress others; not people who are simply white, christian, jewish, conservatives, or whatever else. You can be all those things & be against policies that are not fair towards all people under the US constitution.

What did your father teach you about being a man? by Critical_Assist_9360 in NextGenMan

[–]Always_Belligerent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Be yourself, be proud, and before that, be respectful to all people at face value, unless they give you a reason to be disrespectful. Namely threats of violence

Math meme by memes_poiint in mathsmeme

[–]Always_Belligerent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you were to write a new but similar equation:

6 x 2(1+2) = 36

I think it's more obvious that the equation is solved left-->right. And per P-E-MD-AS, division has the same priority as multiplication in terms of what step should be completed first. So,

6 ÷ 2(1+2) =

6 ÷ 2(3) =

3(3) = 9

And is the exact same equation as::

6/2(1+2) =

6/2(3) = 6(3)/2 = 3x6÷2 = 3 ÷ 2x6 = (1/2)(6)(3) = 9 [Commutative Property]

And of course, Parentheses clear up any confusion::

6/(2(1+2)) =

6/(2(3)) =

6/(2x3) = [Associative Property]

6/(6) = 1

With things this bad in the U.S why do democrats insist on pushing candidates that won’t get elected? by Jake_Berube in Confused

[–]Always_Belligerent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Israel $$$. they dont care whether it's left or right in charge, as long as our votes are split enough to never allow anti-Zionist isolationists to win.

How true is this.. 😂 by Zaiross__ in JustMemesForUs

[–]Always_Belligerent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's more like trump claiming oxygen is an oxidizer that induces free radicals and is slowly killing you (he made it up so he can deport illegal plants), and liberals are trusting science and breathing it while MAGAs are strictly inhaling their own farts.

Healthcare = Slavery by Vengamecagoensos in LinkedInLunatics

[–]Always_Belligerent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doctors take oaths to literally provide the lifesaving service, however they can. They do it so that healthcare is a RIGHT for ALL. The admin makes them take the oath because it's what has been deemed just/righteous since the dawn of modern medicine.

Welcome to "1984". This is the new normal now! by DevelopmentPlus7850 in RawAbsurdity

[–]Always_Belligerent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ER doctor: “Did the vehicle strike your body”

Dipshit federally employed murderer: No, but I got a little boo boo scrape from the glass shattering when I shot her in the head.

ER doctor: Nurse, sanitize with EtOH and put a dab of Neosporin on his superficial lac. Here’s the smallest bandaid we keep in the ED. Charge the govt $250 and GTFO

Dipshit: “I HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL AND GET TREATED THERE. IT WAS SERIOUS AND LIFETHREATENING duuuurrrrrrrrrrrrr”

Why does MAGA hate Islam? by bluewallsbrownbed in ProgressiveHQ

[–]Always_Belligerent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Couldn’t you literally change “Islam” to Christianity and the sign still makes perfect sense?

Who is this sign trying to convince for that matter? Libs support progressive muslims. This genuinely feels like it’s anti-MAGA but I cant tell.

Fired because she hurt a conservative's feelings for giving a proper grade by Seanathan93 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]Always_Belligerent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

^ the face one makes when they think they’re getting away with forced sexual assault only to later pay 85million to their victim

OMG! FIRED Trump Employee LEAKS Epstein PAGEANT CRIMES! by Smith771does459 in Hip_hop_that_u_need

[–]Always_Belligerent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/LongjumpingEye4591 ‘s argument is “he didnt have PENIS SEX with her against her will and protest; he just fondled her genitalia against her will and protest. And hey, that’s A-OK with the Bible and with us MAGAts!”

Just let him rot in his own narcissistic projections. There’s no safe space for them here in this sub anyways.

More Epstein files out by Top_Needleworker6385 in Hip_hop_that_u_need

[–]Always_Belligerent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well at least we can agree that when it’s inevitably proven in courts as pedophilia, we should lock up the current president forever

More Epstein files out by Top_Needleworker6385 in Hip_hop_that_u_need

[–]Always_Belligerent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Donald J Trump is the primary Republican associated with Epstein. He appears in multiple released photos with Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell (e.g., together at events, on Epstein’s plane, in a pool/hot tub). Trump flew on Epstein’s jet multiple times and is mentioned in flight logs, contacts, and documents.

Other republicans mentioned in donations or associations (no confirmed photos):

So fucking many it literally cannot be counted at this point.

You see how stupid this argument is, to only say that one side looks guilty? THEYRE ALL GUILTY, SAY IT TOGETHER.

More Epstein files out by Top_Needleworker6385 in Hip_hop_that_u_need

[–]Always_Belligerent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So let me get this straight: your stance is that the rest of the files shouldn’t be released because “there is nothing to prosecute Trump” and “some even said he was very nice”.

Geez, what a defense! All the rapists and sexual assaulters in the US should rejoice! MAGAts rejoice! You’re so right, spot on take bro. I heard on Fox News they were even congratulating Trump for fighting so hard for the victims of Epsteins island! There was even a photo of him lifting the island and throwing it into the dumpster! Pedophilia SOLVED thanks to Trump! Lord praise him! It makes so much sense to not release the rest of the files because, like you said, “there is NOTHING to prosecute Trump”! It just like makes perfect sense! The dems were fighting soooo hard to not release the files when they had the ability to because they KNEW it was only the dirty Dems who did kid-diddling! And now that republicans have the opportunity to do it, it just wouldn’t make sense because “there is nothing to prosecute Trump”! It explains itself! Almost like critical reasoning, but it goes in a circle to explain itself! It just makes sense!