Random Politics & Religion #02

You probably shouldn't try to make a point about fearmongering when you're basically using the same tactic, except on the opposite end, with examples worthy of a dystopian sci-fi universe. Make sure to cast Tom Cruise in the lead role and you might have a winner.

Considering how you've also made plenty of posts in the past which basically argue that government in general is just a more polite way of pointing guns at citizens to enforce laws (even for something as simple as paying for a ticket, since not paying for it means you can eventually get arrested), unless you have changed in that view (or you're an anarchist) I can only conclude that you think the implicit threat of violence from government is okay under certain circumstances. A declaration that you're a pragmatist certainly would imply that.

FTR I'm not saying I agree or disagree with your overall position, I'm pointing out that you are not being consistent in your positions. You can't dismiss something you personally don't find important with "I'm a pragmatist" and then backtrack on that attitude when it happens to be a principle you happen to care a lot more about. That's called having a double standard.

If you haven't noticed every time he does, he uses "false equivalence" and hyperbole and it leads to giving credence and validation to the very thing he is trying to discredit.

For instance, and I was really hoping someone would have done the math so it didn't have to be me.


The bold and italicized is critical here because its what destroys everything in this long winded waste of a time of a post. Hundreds out of 7.6 Billion people. On the high end (900) is 0.00000001% of the population, insert that number and it totally validates everything they're trying to disprove.

This is why I was having trouble figuring out what problem you guys had with it...

What the ever-loving ***?

I knew a girl who was vaccinated one time, guys. Don't joke about this ***. :(

WAITAMINUTE

Is that what V-Trigger stands for in Street Fighter 5?

The oath itself doesn't even contain the phrase "do no harm", even though it goes without saying. You're trying to refer to the oath as some sort of holy text that legally binds all physicians and that they must follow literally (because that's all what your leap of logic is based on really), which is wrong.

If anything from the oath applies to the scenario you listed about fatherhood, it's patient's privacy.


Withholding information from the father is appropriate because he's not the patient. I'm not sure about outright lying to him (I'll discuss this with my attending tomorrow).

That said, I wasn't asking about said question. I was asking about the logic you used to arrive at the conclusion that this question pertaining to confidentiality somehow means medical associations at large lie for our own good. That's quite the leap, and you're sowing distrust in the medical community. Unless you demonstrate evidence, you're committing the very same morally-reprehensible thing you're arguing against: fear-mongering.

If it's the part about how vaccines work that the medical associations are hiding, well that's something only you think. Pleebo replied to that part, but perhaps you have him blocked. Either that or you conveniently just ignored his post.

It's funny how you keep going back to "but this is not how vaccines work! Prof. Saevel will teach you plebs how it works!" when perhaps nobody has demonstrated any lack of understanding regarding this topic. And even then, I don't see how people learning about how vaccines actually work would result in some of them opting out (i.e. there's no reason for medical associations to lie about this).

Stop oversimplifying every field or topic just so that you can give yourself a sense of understanding everything.

I was going to comment on the blatant misunderstanding. I opted to eat a sandwich instead.

The vax-culture is rough in the OK.

#DieVaxScum

I'm gonna make that the name of my XIV character Dievax Scum.. or Mike Litoris.

I had Dixienormous and they mad me change it.

Brasil said yes to a new beginning.

I guess, there is still hope for a better home.

From da Silva to Rousseff, at least the decision was made for a clean break no? I understand that with the proceedings seemingly going through, that Terner (of the PMDB) will take the position over in the interim?

Hopefully he has more popular goodwill behind him than that which the Worker's Party had squandered so badly since the last election.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/brooklyn-mass-stabbing-leaves-3-dead-3-injured-article-1.1497822

I want to use this opportunity to push my knife control agenda.

This article shows why we need tighter knife control laws. Anyone who buys a knife should have a background check and waiting period before they can get their knife.

We also need to put a ban altogether on automatic assault knives. If this knife had not had a 30 round clip and fully automatic fire, just think of the lives that could have been saved.

I didn't even realize this was a thing. How can I get one?

Related quote from one of my very favorite books:

Uh.

I mean, AM...

...didn't you describe this exact same scenario in your family recently?

Are these items related?

That is to say...are you related? <_<;

Now is not the time to talk knife control.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/45-of-americans-pay-no-federal-income-tax-2016-02-24

Good luck with that..

Do you realize how crazy that sounds? I'm guessing not.. smh

Woöoooooooooooosh

Not my family, niece's BF's family.

Are you younger than your niece?

Classic. When you actually have something to say let me know.