Unpopular opinions

[sodominsane]

some people have discibed in other threads being raped/assulted....please chime in about how our police saved the day.....or how its much better to relie on institutions for your safety rather than yourself

 

[798686]

However dangerous guns are I would not want to be the only unarmed guy in an armed society

That's the problem, imo. How to turn an armed society into an unarmed one, without disarming vulnerable people and leaving criminals as the only armed section of the population.

The approaches we use in the UK wouldn't work in the US, because we're mostly an unarmed society already.

Whoever can actually solve the problem deserves a Nobel prize and more besides....

 

[185248]

That's the problem, imo. How to turn an armed society into an unarmed one, without disarming vulnerable people and leaving criminals as the only armed section of the population.

The approaches we use in the UK wouldn't work in the US, because we're mostly an unarmed society already.

Whoever can actually solve the problem deserves a Nobel prize and more besides....

Guy who gets rid of guns, given prize by guy who invents dynamite. There's logic in that................somewhere.

 

[sodominsane]

Guy who gets rid of guns, given prize by guy who invents dynamite. There's logic in that................somewhere.

hahaha nice pick up

 

[EagleCowboy]

Your arsenal isn't as safe from my cannon as you might think.

LOL. I'll see your cannon and raise you a Maverick missile!

 

[hypolimnas]

LOL. I'll see your cannon and raise you a Maverick missile!

Too late my cannon, is already raised and test shots fired hahaha

 

[littlestiffy]

My unpopular opinion is that a fetus is a person. A person with a special circumstance, but no less a person than the mother or father.

There's a thought experiment I saw online last year -- perhaps you haven't seen it. Imagine that you're in a fertility clinic. There's some terrible accident (or maybe an attack that goes wrong) and there's a big fire started in the facility. You rush into the room where they keep literally tens of thousands of fertilized embryos, in tubes set on trays on carts that you could roll out in a few minutes. But, you see a couple unconscious on the ground, overcome by the smoke. You have a choice: Save the embryos or the unconscious couple. Tens of thousands of fertilized eggs -- embryos waiting to be implanted -- or the two adults on the floor.

I'd be stunned if anyone in their right mind chooses to save the embryos and leaves the two adults to perish in the fire. What that says is that we all instinctively realize there's a difference between embryos -- and even more developed fetuses -- and human beings who have been born into the world.

 

[palakaorion]

Imagine that you're in a fertility clinic. There's some terrible accident (or maybe an attack that goes wrong) and there's a big fire started in the facility. You rush into the room where they keep literally tens of thousands of fertilized embryos, in tubes set on trays on carts that you could roll out in a few minutes. But, you see a couple unconscious on the ground, overcome by the smoke.

The Trolley Problem, reimagined with embryos and adults. Very clever.

To clarify, I originally stated that a fetus is a person. Fetus, as in, alive and developing it's mom's uterus. I freely admit I don't know how I feel about disembodied embryos in storage.

 

[twoton]

There's a thought experiment I saw online last year -- perhaps you haven't seen it. Imagine that you're in a fertility clinic. There's some terrible accident (or maybe an attack that goes wrong) and there's a big fire started in the facility. You rush into the room where they keep literally tens of thousands of fertilized embryos, in tubes set on trays on carts that you could roll out in a few minutes. But, you see a couple unconscious on the ground, overcome by the smoke. You have a choice: Save the embryos or the unconscious couple. Tens of thousands of fertilized eggs -- embryos waiting to be implanted -- or the two adults on the floor.

I'd be stunned if anyone in their right mind chooses to save the embryos and leaves the two adults to perish in the fire. What that says is that we all instinctively realize there's a difference between embryos -- and even more developed fetuses -- and human beings who have been born into the world.

I'll give it a shot. I'd choose to save the couple on the floor. There's no way of knowing how viable the embryos are, how long they'd stay viable if I tried to carry an armload out, or how many I'd drop along the way--or even if they'd somehow survive the fire since they're already in containers.

I don't know for sure what the trolley problem is--but I suspect it's something about a runaway trolley and someone like a young Hitler is in its path, and should I save his life or let him get run over. I usually avoid these thought experiments because there's not a definite solution, it's just an opportunity to delve into deep thinking philosophical analyses, and if I'd have had patience for thought experiments I'd have taken more than the minimum number of philosophy courses in college.

 

[EagleCowboy]

Sorry,

Too late my cannon, is already raised and test shots fired hahaha

Check again buddy! My railgun done took your cannon out!

 

[twoton]

I'll give an unpopular opinion that I've only openly expressed once before, even though this is anonymous (for the most part). I'm also pro-life. Since we don't know for sure when a person is a person, I think we ought to err on the side of caution and assume all of it is. If we can make it work in a test tube, then what other starting point is there? And I apologize if this makes people hate me or whatever. Better that you know me rather than not.

Damn. Another Friday. Another bit too much to drink. But this isn't a happy . . . drank (is that the word you kids use?) This is a melancholy drank because I'm sad because one of my daughters (it's o.k., I'm in compliance with the TOS) has some psycho-emotional problems and we don't know how to help her without bringing in a professional therapist. It's been a long 20 years that has gouged our family nearly apart.

 

[sizehungry]

When did we get to this watered down belief of what an alpha male is?! Just because you’re an asshole and you don’t care, doesn’t meant you’re a god damn alpha male. It has nothing to do with your dick size and most definitely nothing to do with your sexual conquests.

It has everything to do with your achievements and social status.

Positions of power, real power. If you run a business that employs many people or you are a respected leader that a large amount of people look to for guidance- THAT MAKES YOU AN ALPHA MALE. It’s what makes them so rare.

You might have certain qualities of an alpha male, but if you’re not running shit then you’re just talking shit.

Also note that REAL alpha males do not need to tell people that they are alpha males. Just because you’re a Chad that “dgaf”, it doesn’t make you an alpha male.

Alpha

When did we get to this watered down belief of what an alpha male is?! Just because you’re an asshole and you don’t care, doesn’t meant you’re a god damn alpha male. It has nothing to do with your dick size and most definitely nothing to do with your sexual conquests.

It has everything to do with your achievements and social status.

Positions of power, real power. If you run a business that employs many people or you are a respected leader that a large amount of people look to for guidance- THAT MAKES YOU AN ALPHA MALE. It’s what makes them so rare. Alpha male ? Isn't that just another mask for ; bad manners , poor behavior , bullying etc ? . I wipe my ass with so called " Alpha " males .

You might have certain qualities of an alpha male, but if you’re not running shit then you’re just talking shit.

Also note that REAL alpha males do not need to tell people that they are alpha males. Just because you’re a Chad

When did we get to this watered down belief of what an alpha male is?! Just because you’re an asshole and you don’t care, doesn’t meant you’re a god damn alpha male. It has nothing to do with your dick size and most definitely nothing to do with your sexual conquests.

It has everything to do with your achievements and social status.

Positions of power, real power. If you run a business that employs many people or you are a respected leader that a large amount of people look to for guidance- THAT MAKES YOU AN ALPHA MALE. It’s what makes them so rare.

You might have certain qualities of an alpha male, but if you’re not running shit then you’re just talking shit.

Also note that REAL alpha males do not need to tell people that they are alpha males. Just because you’re a Chad that “dgaf”, it doesn’t make you an alpha male.

 

[sizehungry]

Alpha

Dear Mr Scary , made an attempt to reply to your " Alpha " male post . Somehow , my response was inserted into your original post , why ? I just don't know . Anyway , heartfelt apologies for this unforeseen error . Regards , S.H.

 

[Tight_N_Juicy]

The abortion topic, both sides of the isle have a fairly passionate base. It's not an "unpopular" position no matter if your pro-life or pro-choice.

I think the fitting term would be Controversial.

 

[justan]

Wow some people really suck.

I guess my unpopular opinion is that most people should, like children, be seen and not heard.

Those folks just need to be set straight, get the dogshit slapped out of them until they get thinking fair & sensibly. No idiot left behind, because if you leave them behind, they'll continue to quietly breed more idiocy in the background like we're in (insert present date) and I'm unwillingly flipping at least a quarter of my income (taxes) to support perpetuating their spraying & praying festivities.

 

[Tight_N_Juicy]

Bump..

Just because I was reminded of how much I fucking hate this movie that for some reason everyone else just *loves* so much..

Grease. It's a horrible movie, the songs grate on my ears, I fucking HATE that movie.

 

[englad]

If you list Mariah Carey as one of the best female singers, you need your ears tested.

 

[Enid]

Doesn't seem to be a popular opinion as far as I can tell:

Forget arguing about men forgetting to put the toilet seat down vs women looking before they sit, everyone should be completely closing the lid before flushing (when applicable, obvs)

I know...Mythbusters did an episode on this a while back and concluded that there was not much difference. According to their conclusions, fecal bacteria are everywhere whether you close the lid or not when you flush.

However, even if today's toilet technology minimizes the amount of toilet plume that's shot into the air, I believe it is still something which is worth being aware of. The aerosol likely doesn't travel very far around the toilet, but very tiny droplets could remain in the air for some time. The way I see it, if you want less fecal bacteria around your home, close the lid.

 

[halcyondays]

Unpopular opinion: god(s), goddess(es), demigods, devils, demons, angels, spirits and ghosts don't exist.

Apologies if this opinion has already been stated here.

 

[hypolimnas]

I agree with feminists ...