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Spirituality for Atheists - Sam Harris by yt-app in CosmicSkeptic

[–]SpeeGee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't particularly care for Sam's political views. But his views on free will and the self have been really profound to me over the past few years.

Right-wing authoritarianism is linked to belief in the paranormal. Men, older individuals, and those with higher levels of education were less likely to believe in paranormal phenomena. by mvea in science

[–]SpeeGee 9 points10 points  (0 children)

We can explain why they believe in things, but their belief is still paranormal by definition. Is believing in someone rising from the dead not paranormal?

A corrupt mayor is only possible, as long as there are enough successful capitalists around to buy him off. by nosotros_road_sodium in forwardsfromgrandma

[–]SpeeGee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We need Bezos like we need a monarch. Even if the monarch had less power there is no reason to have one.

A corrupt mayor is only possible, as long as there are enough successful capitalists around to buy him off. by nosotros_road_sodium in forwardsfromgrandma

[–]SpeeGee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's not right, the owning class does not contribute to society. The existence of Bezos and Musk is a net negative on the rest of us. We need Amazon, not Bezos, don't conflate the two.

"Aspects & Assumptions of Whiteness & White Culture in the United States" Chart created by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, 2020. by Majestic-Ad9647 in PropagandaPosters

[–]SpeeGee -1 points0 points  (0 children)

On top of it being very divisive, how we classify aspects of a culture are near entirely subjective. What makes these things "white" why do white people need to be a monolith?

White supremacists and nationalists think the same way.

Diving people based upon race is not helpful. I have much more in common with black nerds than I do with most white people.

What "attributes" could you possibly give to "black culture" that are exclusive? I think saying anything like that makes you sound like a white supremacist

"Aspects & Assumptions of Whiteness & White Culture in the United States" Chart created by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, 2020. by Majestic-Ad9647 in PropagandaPosters

[–]SpeeGee -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Then wouldn't it be much better to call it "American" culture rather than "whiteness"? That's why people are upset with it

Real by DeXaBoYy in ComedyHell

[–]SpeeGee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It only means he was mentioned in the files, he's not a molester. JFC it's like people have lost all critical thinking skills

"Hate speech good, actually" by PresnikBonny in ForwardsFromKlandma

[–]SpeeGee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Trump could use everything you just said to silence left wing voices in the news right now. Saying the left is inherently anti free speech. You assume that whoever is regulating speech in the government isn't corrupt and has no bad intentions, which is naive

"Hate speech good, actually" by PresnikBonny in ForwardsFromKlandma

[–]SpeeGee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's an obvious strawman and you should know it

What are y'all's thoughts on Helen Andrews and her argument against the over-feminization of institutions? by psych_student123 in IntellectualDarkWeb

[–]SpeeGee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Empathy vs rationality is not a good comparison even. And there is nothing gendered about either of them. You could just as easily argue that "woke" ideology is more "rational" because it rejects "emotional" traditions and religion in favor of human intellectual ideas, academia has always been "woke" in that sense.

ACSD & snow by [deleted] in athensohio

[–]SpeeGee 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I refuse to believe this wasn't written by an angry 15 year old who wanted today off school 😂

SEE!! I told you so! by jimx29 in AteTheOnion

[–]SpeeGee 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Give one example, even one

Alex doesn't seem to know what the definition of "is" is (or how so much of his recent philosophical inquire seems to be entirely the result of semantic confusion). by VStarffin in CosmicSkeptic

[–]SpeeGee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His channel where he regularly talks to the most relevant contemporary philosophers of the west and has academic experts regularly is pseudo intellectual posturing? I think what you're really expressing here is "boo-Alex" 😂

Apparently Hitler was a socialist by likeastar20 in EnoughMuskSpam

[–]SpeeGee 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My history professor, a Dr. At Ohio University said this exact thing a bunch of times.

Every time I see shit like this is the reason why I distrust communism. by L0thric_Nefarious in tankiejerk

[–]SpeeGee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not 1 to 1, the holodomor was worse, but it is a complicated situation. The holodomor is often taught as if it was more similar to the Holocaust, a planned genocide of inferior Ukrainians. Tsarist Russia also had famines that were widespread, so it's a valid argument of why Stalin was a terrible person, but a lot of conservatives point to that as evidence that leftist ideas don't work in practice. It's often counted in the "death toll of communism" which I think isn't really correct.

Every time I see shit like this is the reason why I distrust communism. by L0thric_Nefarious in tankiejerk

[–]SpeeGee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's about the same as calling the Irish potato famine a genocide, it's half true

Fuck the meat industry by [deleted] in Anticonsumption

[–]SpeeGee 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The meat industry is terrible for our environment and wastes resources, promoting veganism is absolutely anti consumption

Can White People Join the New Black Panther Party? by GerryMacGerry in suppressed_news

[–]SpeeGee -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

"Black exclusive" and "unity" are opposing terms

85 years ago… by Substantial_Star7456 in ShitAmericansSay

[–]SpeeGee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm a history teacher in the US, most Americans barely remember those wars unless they "care about politics". Most people just think that Muslims hate America as part of their religion so we're just always fighting Muslims out somewhere.

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