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Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

I don't really know wether or not this is 'flame-ish' enought to be put in here.

I am quite diturbed. Moreso than usual, at least. Today I was viewing a documentary on death row inmates and the death penalty in Texas. As I was watching, most of the time I was thinking "Kill those bastards, they committed heinous crimes and deserve no mercy!"

The problem is, tomorrow I may wake up and think "Hey, they're people too. They made a mistake, big deal."

And this happens for every issue more or less (Aside from really unforgivable acts like those crimes of sexual nature). Gun Control? Day One: "Guns Kill People! Ban Guns!" Day two: "Okay, keep guns, more safety for people!"

I'm noticing that this has just started happening lately. It could be that I'm formulating new opinions of issues in regards to newer evidence and arguments, or it could be that I just don't really give a f*ck, and am wishy-washy.

So, my question is, is it okay to not give a f*ck, and care more about the next Randy Edelman CD than issues in which my opinion doesn't really matter?

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Posted by Teelie (Member # 280) on :

The human mind is full of weird ideas, and good ones.
It also depends on age. I'm guessing you are a teen or young adult and therefore your ideals and morals aren't firmly cemented yet.

Society is constantly changing, and us changing with it to adjust. One day you would say "Guns are bad" and then something changes your mind to "Guns are good" the next day or week.

In other words, don't ponder the great meaning of the human pysche, it will just piss you off and drive you insane.

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

I'd say you're just getting older, and re-examining issues with greater knowledge and experience.

I used to be really anti-sbortion. Then, in the last year or so, I've changed my mind. Not to the point of "free abortions with your Big Mac" kinda thing, but where I think the individual situations should each be considered carefully.

It's good that you change your mind. It means you're actively thinking about the situation, and not just repeating some company line, or what your parents have told you.

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Posted by Saiyanman Benjita (Member # 122) on :

Ultra, that is the reason I've stopped watching the news. Also any sitcom loosly based on reality (Includes ER, That chick that fantasizes about that stupid f****** dancing baby, and any of those 90210-like shows). I've started basing my TV watching on fantasy/comedy (cartoons/stand-up, and the such) and I'm a happier man because of it.

If you feel like your opinion doesn't matter, and you want to stop giving a f*** about the issues you either don't believe in or is out of your world, then go ahead. If everybody would stop going all out for their causes, then the world would be a happier place.

"Save the Whales""have you even seen a whale?""No, but people are killing whales everyday""They also kill deer and cows everyday, at a rate of about 10000 of those to every whale that dies"
"We need more Gun Control""Why?""More gun control will lower crime""And you believe this why?""Because guns kill""Gun control won't stop criminals from getting their own, it'll just take guns out of the responsible people's hands""Have you ever even seen a gun?""No."

I'm not saying don't have an opinion, but just know what you are fighting for.

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

Er, unless something drastic has happened, those cows are bread to be slaughtered. They become food which we put in our tummies.

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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

"'Nuke the whales?' You don't actually believe that, do you?"

"I dunno. Gotta nuke something."

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Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on :

Touch�

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Posted by Saiyanman Benjita (Member # 122) on :

Then why don't we breed whales to be slaughtered. Or cats and dogs (they get more per litter)? We have a thing with the cute animals don't we?

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We should have little animal auditions, line them up one-by-one.
What are you?
I'm an otter.
What do you do?
I swim around on my back all day and do cute little human things with my hands.
You're free to go. Next. What are you?
I'm a cow.
Get on the truck.
But I'm an animal, I have rights.
You're a baseball glove. Here's your cousin, get on the truck.
We kill the cows to make jackets out of them, and then we kill each other for the jackets we made out of the cows

Posted by Constellation of One (Member # 332) on :

Animals were put on Earth for one purpose: to feed me.

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Posted by Fructose (Member # 309) on :

It'd be kinda hard to breed whales. And dogs and cats don't have a lot of meat, so it's cows and pigs. Chicken make eggs and are good to eat once they get too old. It's all about what's easy. And I say bring on the genetic engineering! Make 'em taste better, have more meat and all that good stuff! Better living though science!

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