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 Topic: Whats with the leftwing bent of Wrongplanet? |
nominalist
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 Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 11:21 pm Subject: Whats with the leftwing bent of Wrongplanet? |
Then you want handouts to everybody, including corporations, which become nothing but arms of the government. How well did that work in the Union of Soviet SOCIALIST Republics?
"Handouts" is a con ... |
| Topic: Whats with the leftwing bent of Wrongplanet? |
nominalist
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 5:07 pm Subject: Whats with the leftwing bent of Wrongplanet? |
And your point is? Handouts to corporations ARE STILL HANDOUTS. Cancel subsidies, cancel welfare, cancel ALL the handouts.
Let's be consistent and make no exceptions.
I am consistent - a consi ... |
| Topic: Whats with the leftwing bent of Wrongplanet? |
nominalist
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:27 pm Subject: Whats with the leftwing bent of Wrongplanet? |
If we don't want taxes, we need to cut handouts to parasites.
Who is "we"? These days, Exxon-Mobil seems like the biggest parasite to me. |
| Topic: Whats with the leftwing bent of Wrongplanet? |
nominalist
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:43 pm Subject: Whats with the leftwing bent of Wrongplanet? |
I don't see what the problem of this really ends up being though other than the notion that some of these apologists really seem to clutch for straws.
The only problematic I mentioned is dialogue. ... |
| Topic: Whats with the leftwing bent of Wrongplanet? |
nominalist
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 4:41 am Subject: Whats with the leftwing bent of Wrongplanet? |
| To me, rationalist foundationalism is the basis of meaningful dialogue, as without rationalism there is not much to truly speak upon, and without foundations there is not a lot to rationalize. Without ... |
| Topic: Whats with the leftwing bent of Wrongplanet? |
nominalist
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:18 pm Subject: Whats with the leftwing bent of Wrongplanet? |
Now, it is probably true, that it is pointless to argue with many Christians, especially the presuppositionalists, but that is probably more so due to the nature of the Christian faith in it's fidei ... |
| Topic: Whats with the leftwing bent of Wrongplanet? |
nominalist
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:10 pm Subject: Whats with the leftwing bent of Wrongplanet? |
Heh, that's where I used to be (though a different religion from yourself). Now I've moved more towards right libertarianism though. Still not secular.
My views have moved from liberalism (1960s), ... |
| Topic: Whats with the leftwing bent of Wrongplanet? |
nominalist
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 2:34 am Subject: Whats with the leftwing bent of Wrongplanet? |
That must be why I find your words profound: they elicit fresh thinking for me.
Thank you very much.  |
| Topic: Whats with the leftwing bent of Wrongplanet? |
nominalist
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 1:48 am Subject: Whats with the leftwing bent of Wrongplanet? |
Yes. I would be closest to a right libertarian.
As a religious socialist, I am actually almost as far as one can be from what appears to be the normative stance on Wrong Planet. |
| Topic: Whats with the leftwing bent of Wrongplanet? |
nominalist
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 11:02 pm Subject: Whats with the leftwing bent of Wrongplanet? |
I wouldnt call WP left wing. I would call it largely secular though.
Secular and right libertarian, IMO. |
| Topic: Asperger's Syndrome or Schizophrenia? |
nominalist
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 5:33 pm Subject: Asperger's Syndrome or Schizophrenia? |
Is there any way to prevent taking the risk of getting misdiagnosed?
Even in the best of possible worlds, there is no way to prevent it, since psychiatric and psychological diagnoses are highly sub ... |
| Topic: Anyone not diagnosed until in their 40's? |
nominalist
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 11:28 pm Subject: Re: questions and comment |
What on earth is "stealing a thread?" Unfamiliar with concept.
Changing the topic (aka "thread drift"). However, it happens much of the time - especially with threads, like this one, which have be ... |
| Topic: Anyone not diagnosed until in their 40's? |
nominalist
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 8:34 pm Subject: Anyone not diagnosed until in their 40's? |
| In terms of careers, I always recommend what I do - to become a college/university professor. My field attracts a lot of aspies (diagnosed or not). You can pick a field which is aligned with your spec ... |
| Topic: AutCode 2.21 |
nominalist
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:20 pm Subject: AutCode 2.21 |
| I can see where it could become unwieldy without some constraint, although I can see Jay creating a "toggle-page" where one could opt in using radials and checks that would then translate back into Au ... |
| Topic: AutCode 2.21 |
nominalist
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:25 pm Subject: AutCode 2.21 |
First, thank you.
I wanted to pick a large-enough variety of topics without making the selection unwieldy. Numerous people, including the guy who complied the decoder, made suggestions which I trie ... |
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