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Totenkopf

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Posted in: Saddam Hussein
  Totenkopf
11-07-2006, 5:55 PM
#53
Buddhists believe that all life is sacred. So, from your understanding, JM12, how univerasally is that dictum applied? From the lowliest of plant life? Also, are there any caveats to that belief? I've never personally studied buddhism and was intere...  [Read More]
Posted in: Saddam Hussein
  Totenkopf
11-07-2006, 1:34 AM
#47
This should be a bit of a no-brainer. The actual effect of capital punishment is a dead criminal. You probably meant the deterence effect. I'm not so sure it tells them not to commit crimes (the laws actually do that), but puts them on notice that de...  [Read More]
Posted in: Saddam Hussein
  Totenkopf
11-07-2006, 12:57 AM
#44
Actually, how do you prove a negative like that? Fact is, we don't really know what effect that capital punishment has on influencing people not to commit a capital crime. It might be more accurate to claim that since you can't quantify the impact, i...  [Read More]
Posted in: Saddam Hussein
  Totenkopf
11-06-2006, 8:36 PM
#38
Draw and quarter, anyone? But seriously, we're not talking about execution of a jaywalker. I mean, in his case, if there were a scintilla of true doubt about SH's identity, you might have a point about capital punishment being extreme. However, tha...  [Read More]
Posted in: The use of deadly force....
  Totenkopf
11-12-2006, 3:29 PM
#87
Took a look online at US Constitution and amendments. Nothing addressing the right to seld defense. Probably no need, then or now, to codify that concept into such a document. Ultimately, you are at the mercy of due process and your peers w/ regard t...  [Read More]
Posted in: The use of deadly force....
  Totenkopf
11-06-2006, 10:28 PM
#70
I'd say, yeah. If someone thinks they can keep beating you with impunity than you may have to use deadly force the next time they attack you. However, how many times have they done so? If they were sober, then perhaps they never intended to kill you....  [Read More]
Posted in: Question About Religion
  Totenkopf
10-22-2006, 2:39 AM
#178
My old man actually was taught by Jesuits, though whether it was HS or Uni I don't recall. Parochial schools teach "secular" subjects like the humanities and sciences, b/c they probably couldn't function as accredited institutions otherwise...  [Read More]
Posted in: Question About Religion
  Totenkopf
10-20-2006, 12:02 AM
#175
@ igyman: yes cloning could produce the possibility of organs and such but at the stage we are at now, the moral imperative has jurisdiction especially in the Bible Belt, which was how Bush won anyway. @ Totnkpf: what Catholic school did you go to?...  [Read More]
Posted in: Question About Religion
  Totenkopf
10-19-2006, 5:56 AM
#172
Actually, I believe that that question was addressed earlier. There are 2 possibilities, apparently. 1. You repent when you meet your maker, provided your given the chance or 2. yeah, unfortunately you go to hell. Two of course presupposes that you p...  [Read More]
Posted in: Question About Religion
  Totenkopf
10-18-2006, 7:52 PM
#170
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary --------------------------------- Main Entry: hyp·o·crite Pronunciation: 'hi-p&-"krit Function: noun Etymology: Middle English ypocrite, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin hypocrita, from Greek hypokritEs...  [Read More]
Posted in: Abortion (newer thread)
  Totenkopf
11-08-2006, 12:00 PM
#192
DE: As for abortion consent, I'm divided on that. My biggest gripe, though, is that the father of the fetus has no decision-rights whatsoever: It's 50% his child, yet his power to decide whether or not to abort the fetus is 0 ------------------------...  [Read More]
Posted in: Homosexuality & Same-Sex Marriage
  Totenkopf
10-23-2006, 9:17 AM
#200
Just remember, homosexuals and heterosexuals still have the same basic right when it comes to marriage. The right to marry someone of the opposite sex. :lol:...  [Read More]
Posted in: Homosexuality & Same-Sex Marriage
  Totenkopf
10-22-2006, 2:32 AM
#188
The only conclusion I'll come to is that these peple have abandonned any sense of self control (probably from being told...if it feels good, do it) and are seeking to blame others for their problems. If people were as helpless as you suggest, then no...  [Read More]
Posted in: Homosexuality & Same-Sex Marriage
  Totenkopf
10-22-2006, 2:26 AM
#186
If it's not genetic (ie hardwired into the brain), it's not beyond our control. You might as well say people can't control any of their impulses, sexual or otherwise....  [Read More]
Posted in: Homosexuality & Same-Sex Marriage
  Totenkopf
10-22-2006, 2:17 AM
#184
Well, last I checked, it was an accident of birth (ie undeniable genetic reason) that causes people to be whatever race they are. There is no conclusive proof that homosexuality is genetic, so strictly speaking, your comparison is apples and oranges....  [Read More]
Posted in: Homosexuality & Same-Sex Marriage
  Totenkopf
10-21-2006, 3:42 PM
#182
Yes, it is. And as such, the system should allow them the same privilegues. No ****? What's next, I need to eat when I'm hungry? The whole "gays have civil unions, straights have identical marriage"-idea sounds suspiciously like the "...  [Read More]
Posted in: Homosexuality & Same-Sex Marriage
  Totenkopf
10-20-2006, 3:21 PM
#179
DE you confuse a lot of issues. It's not a question of whether your aunt and uncle are good people or even good parents. If you don't like the rules of your government, you need to change them. If they didn't get married, then they didn't qualify for...  [Read More]
Posted in: Homosexuality & Same-Sex Marriage
  Totenkopf
10-20-2006, 12:52 AM
#175
ET, we'll just have to agree to disagree about the necessity of "homosexual marriage". As to empiracal studies, there is one major problem with statistics. They're too easily skewed and often only reflect a small subset of opinion and beh...  [Read More]
Posted in: Homosexuality & Same-Sex Marriage
  Totenkopf
10-19-2006, 6:01 PM
#173
Ya know, Spider, you almost convince me... DE@ apples and oranges only in terms of both acts being intrinsically different. The underlying principle, however is not. Just because you think something isn't harmful (your argumnet) doesn't mean people...  [Read More]
Posted in: Homosexuality & Same-Sex Marriage
  Totenkopf
10-19-2006, 9:25 AM
#169
The only reasons I see you mention are basically "b/c I wanna" and "it's not (measurably) hurting anyone" and they're consenting adults. You really haven't demonstrated, logically or otherwise, any real reason to turn marriage ups...  [Read More]
Posted in: Homosexuality & Same-Sex Marriage
  Totenkopf
10-19-2006, 7:18 AM
#167
Far as I know, there's no NEED for interacial marriage, nor is there any reason to ban it. I mentioned infertile couples b/c most people try to argue that if the prohibition on gay marriage is due to inability to reproduce, then shouldn't infertile h...  [Read More]
Posted in: Homosexuality & Same-Sex Marriage
  Totenkopf
10-19-2006, 2:44 AM
#165
Well, most people don't see a logical, reasoned need for gay people to be married. Frankly, the main reason for marriage in the first place was mainly to provide a stable setting for the raising of children by a mother and father. If you want to take...  [Read More]
Posted in: Evolution - and how we know it's right
  Totenkopf
10-19-2006, 5:35 PM
#145
In all fairness, I didn't quote you. However, also in the interest of fair play I'll admit that I was reduced to inferring your position from having read through many of your posts. After having reread many of your posts and reading others I hadn't y...  [Read More]
Posted in: Evolution - and how we know it's right
  Totenkopf
10-19-2006, 9:09 AM
#143
Quite simply, you claim to KNOW that God doesn't exist, but then admit in another thread that you can't actually test that hypothesis. So, if you can't really test whether god exists or not, you can't prove he doesn't. That's the only place I'm fault...  [Read More]
Posted in: Evolution - and how we know it's right
  Totenkopf
10-19-2006, 3:00 AM
#141
Perhaps I should have said as anything other than an unsubstantiated theory. You don't have to try to sell me, so to speak, on the concept of evoultion. I accept that it is the best theory we have for how life as developed on this planet. Where peopl...  [Read More]
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