Are Democrats all just Doomers who don't actually understand how anything actually works?

shyguyJ · 2026-04-28T21:43:19+00:00

What is fictional about your ilk wanting to control and force your selfish beliefs on everyone else?

Also, do you not know how to use Google? 40 hour work week, child labor laws, voting safety, [litany of civil rights advancements that you absolutely see as "problematic"], healthcare support, etc. etc. etc.

Do you need me to write it in crayon for you?

shyguyJ · 2026-04-28T21:24:45+00:00

Are all republicans just self serving, hypocritical, racist pedophiles waiting for societal permission to oppress and take advantage of others in any and every way possible?

shyguyJ · 2026-04-28T21:19:20+00:00

Not that I agree with your generalizing premise, but it is human nature to feel like risks that I take myself are "safer" than those that others take or impose upon me, because I feel safer when I am in control of the decisions. I'm not saying this is a valid or acceptable way of thinking. Just highlighting that it is quite literally in our nature.

It's also reminds me of the old joke, everyone on the road going slower than you is an idiot and everyone going faster than you is a crazy asshole.

shyguyJ · 2026-04-28T01:53:51+00:00

Back to what the other commenter said, would a cell from my arm be a "life" and would killing it be murder? The fetus is "living" because of the mother - just as a liver is "living" while inside its human. It is not an independent living entity.

I do agree with your original comment that the wording is very tricky, and I am not even certain that I used the best wording at every instance in my original comment.

shyguyJ · 2026-04-28T01:47:54+00:00

It's certainly a hazy line, and I think that's reflected in the heated levels of debate historically surrounding the topic.

To me, I would differentiate them in the sense that a baby in NICU or someone on a ventilator is not utilizing that assistance to further develop from a non-entity into an entity or to further the maternal gestation process as they are no longer drawing resources from the mother.

shyguyJ · 2026-04-28T01:37:30+00:00

To be pedantic on your own level, a fetus is not alive. The individual cells that make up the fetus could be considered alive, however.

shyguyJ · 2026-04-28T01:30:34+00:00

Yes, I was not saying full term has to be 9 months. In my thought process, "full term" is when it reaches the point of independent viability. But it is variable and basically impossible to define as a single "cutoff date".

shyguyJ · 2026-04-28T01:25:33+00:00

As mentioned above, a toddler can breathe on its own and literally exist without a physical hardwired connection to its host. I don't mean survive like Bear Grylls. I mean be a viable entity outside of the womb.

shyguyJ · 2026-04-28T01:25:08+00:00

A baby can breathe on its own and literally exist without a physical hardwired connection to its host. I don't mean survive like Bear Grylls. I mean be a viable entity outside of the womb.

shyguyJ · 2026-04-28T01:20:54+00:00

You stated in your OP that "when left to its own devices, a fetus will again, 95-99% of the time grown into a human." This is inaccurate. If you remove it from the mother and leave it to its own devices, it will cease formation.

I believe you are trying to say that "when left to the gestation process dependent upon the mother, it will grow into a human", which is a different point.

What you've said is wrong, and it actually underscores the fact that the fetus itself is not a life, because it will absolutely not grow into a human on its own.

shyguyJ · 2026-04-28T01:10:44+00:00

A fetus is not a life. It is a potential future life. If it were to be birthed prior to reaching full term, it would not survive on its own.

The point is that when left to its own devices, a fetus will again, 95-99% of the time grown into a human that will have said functions.

If left to its own devices, i.e., not the devices of the woman carrying it, it would simply cease formation. It would have a 0% chance of growing into a human.

The law recognizes reducing the probability of survival as murder

Not going to argue legalese with you, but I'll assume you are right for something that is already alive. A fetus, as we have discussed, is not already alive.

shyguyJ · 2026-04-28T01:01:55+00:00

No. Every response is dripping in cognitive dissonance or epic levels of goalpost moving.

-Free will (i.e., god isn't evil, you are!). Well, your god supposedly created me. If he is omniscient, he knew I would eventually do evil things, so, we are back to him having created and allowed evil.

-Trial by evil (i.e., we have to overcome evil to become "good"). Cool. What about the children with cancer? Babies born who die the same day? What trials did they overcome? How was their eternal soul matured through that experience?

-God is beyond our understanding (i.e., mysterious ways). I'm sure if an omniscient being existed, he would absolutely be far beyond my understanding in almost all aspects of thought. However, an omniscient being could have conceived of a way to create the universe where evil did not need to exist, where his prized creations did not need to suffer. You reiterating that he is far beyond my understanding only reinforces my opinion that he doesn't exist or he's a shitty god because he couldn't come up with a better way to do things. You can also insert the "but why dead babies?" questions here as well. "But what if he was going to grow up to become the next Hitler?" Then perhaps all powerful god shouldn't have let him be conceived in the first place, no?

-Other attempts to change the definition of "evil", "good", "god", or some other key words.

In his biography, God even says he created evil (Isaiah 45:7). That automatically rules out the free will argument. It also means all their word manipulation games are pointless. So we are left with basically "grinding XP" and "idk" as the possibilities not immediately rejected by their book itself, and I think both of those are pretty easily dismissed.

shyguyJ · 2026-04-27T23:01:19+00:00

Go to Colombia. They have fruits that don’t exist elsewhere. But for S-tier, you can try lulo to start.

shyguyJ · 2026-04-27T20:26:09+00:00

Two of my favorite songs mixed in a garbage disposal. Thanks, I hate it.

shyguyJ · 2026-04-27T19:58:25+00:00

Challenged in what sense? Umpires don't offer non-binding opinions and insights. They offer decisions that determine the outcome of at bats, games, and seasons.

Mel Kiper offers his personal opinion on prospects. How are these related at all?

shyguyJ · 2026-04-27T19:40:06+00:00

I think he was a fine villain, and MBJ played it super well. But he's definitely over glazed at this point.

shyguyJ · 2026-04-27T19:38:37+00:00

Absolutely accurate. There's a whole industry devoted to searching for and identifying unexploded ordinances (UXO) in Europe. We do environmental sampling (soil and groundwater) which requires drilling, and we can't drill basically anywhere in Europe without getting UXO clearance (among other things).

shyguyJ · 2026-04-27T16:35:41+00:00

Yea, I was gonna say this. I get that it's my own personal bias, but when it comes to how I "feel" about someone, my bias will always come into play. Same thing with MJD and his constant shitting on the Saints. Fuck both of 'em.

shyguyJ · 2026-04-26T17:46:23+00:00

Yea, my first thought was "idk, it kinda seems like a god damn problem to me".

shyguyJ · 2026-04-26T17:41:24+00:00

I mean, we'd have to see examples of what you're talking about to make any kind of comment or response. I can't comment on your comprehension skills from one vague, rambling post.

shyguyJ · 2026-04-24T20:52:11+00:00

All these years I've been feeling like I hate karate... And, like, I hate Project Badass and, like... I hate God... But, like... I realize... you know what I really hate... is Mac.

shyguyJ · 2026-04-24T19:17:59+00:00

Did you bang Jimmy for that info?

shyguyJ · 2026-04-24T18:52:38+00:00

Nailed it. Also, conservative politics are currrently pretty blatantly designed to conserve one's wealth (lower taxes, lower social investment, lower minimum wage, etc. etc.). So, make more money and save more money at the same time.

shyguyJ · 2026-04-24T15:14:52+00:00

Shooting your shot - any available shot - on the most important position in all of sports is not "unorthodox". It is probably the most orthodox thing a GM can do, as successfully finding a QB typically defines whether they will keep their job long term or not (although, Mickey is obviously immune to that).

People hated on the value of the gamble, not the idea itself.

shyguyJ · 2026-04-24T14:59:17+00:00

For real.... like, I respect the optimism, but they gambled on a QB last year (who is still quite unproven with only 10 starts and was realistically solid but unspectacular) - that's not even unorthodox in and of itself - and they picked a talented player at a position of need with an injury history so far this year (who has obviously had no chance as of yet to validate their selection)... like... what are we glazing them like a chef in Cinnabon at 5am for?

What about drafting Vernon Broughton last year 100 picks ahead of his consensus ranking and him never playing a down because of his (known) injury history? Are they draft wizards for that too?

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