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How come Republicans have not come forward with a solution for these mass shootings?
Instead they just protect gun laws.
35 AnswersHistory1 week ago - 23Upvotes of all answers to this question
Ever read Ayn Rand?
Favourite answer:I've read her.
She writes like a Soviet, as if everyone in the story is blazoned with a marxist name tag or a DIck Tracy moniker.
10 AnswersBooks & Authors7 days ago - 24Upvotes of all answers to this question
Why are Pakistanis so perverted?
I'm sure I don't need to mention Rotherham, Rochdale, Telford, etc, etc. Even my sister, who is unfortunately a brainwashed liberal, has admitted that she is stared at by Pakistani paedophiles far more often than by White or other ones.
18 AnswersBooks & Authors1 week ago - 77Upvotes of all answers to this question
How would the world be different if Britain had won the war of 1812?
28 AnswersHistory1 week ago - 31Upvotes of all answers to this question
why do people in nearly every country in the world have a very unfavorable opinion of people in the USA? is it true?
talking about even Latin American countries, much less european, asian countries and i think probably African countries also? why?
14 AnswersHistory7 days ago - 3Upvotes of all answers to this question
Will we ever have a peaceful world?
Where there's little to no war, violence, and there's love and peace in its place. People also would respect each other's opinions and differences without engaging in any kind of conflict.
14 AnswersPhilosophy7 days ago - 26Upvotes of all answers to this question
Why was Chaucer a bad speller?
11 AnswersHistory6 days ago - 6Upvotes of all answers to this question
smoking tobacco is good for your health yes or no?
16 AnswersBooks & Authors1 week ago - 12Upvotes of all answers to this question
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what book do you read now?
16 AnswersBooks & Authors1 week ago - 71Upvotes of all answers to this question
which was/is more real "The Holocaust " or Covid 19"? why?
14 AnswersHistory1 week ago - 12Upvotes of all answers to this question
Do you annotate your books as you read them?
12 AnswersBooks & Authors1 week ago - 12Upvotes of all answers to this question
What's the key of life when the Sun turns into a red giant and the Earth burns up and explodes?
Favourite answer:The key of WHAT life? There's probably other life in the universe to which the demise of the earth will be of no consequence. If you are referring to human life and you are also referring to the survival of the species, the "key" is not philosophical, it's technological. Can mankind migrate to another habitable solar system? Not likely given present circumstances.
10 AnswersPhilosophy1 week ago - 11Upvotes of all answers to this question
There haven't been many Islamic terrorist attacks in the West recently. Are Muslims afraid of reprisals such as Christchurch?
Not too long ago, bloody atrocities carried out by members of the "religion of peace" were in the news on a depressingly regular basis. Not just in this country, but also in other European countries such as France and Germany as well. Yet there have been relatively few attacks in recent months. Could this be because events in New Zealand have shown that people will not necessarily take their brutal rampages lying down anymore?
14 AnswersBooks & Authors1 week ago - 4Upvotes of all answers to this question
Are morals necessarily empathic and not logical?
Can we logically conclude what is morally right and wrong without empathy?
I feel like what is morally right and wrong is logical and doesn't necessitate empathy, but maybe I'm still starting from an empathetical framework.
For example, I understand that it is morally wrong to enslave, exploit, and slaughter animals for our taste pleasure (people eat plant based and are perfectly healthy, so eating animals is not necessary for health), entertainment, etc.
However, I don't care about animals. I have no empathy for them. So I feel like it's a logical conclusion, not an empathic conclusion.
Then again, I am basing my moral reasoning, I suppose, from my empathy toward fellow humans.
So is empathy a necessary factor for concluding what is morally right and wrong?
Can a society of sociopaths conclude what is morally right and wrong through philosophical discussions, despite not personally caring?
Granted, empathy is an evolutionary trait that helped societies survive in the first place so a society of sociopaths would not survive.
Or could they? Could they understand moral right and wrong, perhaps not actually care, but for the good of the society, abide by the rules?
6 AnswersPhilosophy6 days ago - 10Upvotes of all answers to this question
What happened to Gestapo Chief Heinrich Muller?
9 AnswersHistory1 week ago - 8Upvotes of all answers to this question
Why do we value intelligence over looks? ?
People always say things along the lines of "I don't care about my looks, I value my intelligence". I have a friend who actually says he only makes friends with people he thinks are intelligent. As if that is a measure of someone's character... How is this any better than vanity? Why do we look down on people of "lower" intelligence? How does intelligence make someone more valuable or admirable (whereas we criticize those who value and admire good looks)? Put plainly... what's wrong with stupid people? How does being smarter or more educated make you better? I think intelligence has a lot more to do with your upbringing, financial privilege, mental health, family background, "natural intelligence", etc. (things you can't really control) and less to do with your personal qualities or morals... I don't get it.
10 AnswersPhilosophy1 week ago - 1Upvotes of all answers to this question
Which is better pandemic or war?
10 AnswersPhilosophy1 week ago - 19Upvotes of all answers to this question
Where does George Clinton rank among the best presidents?
Favourite answer:Ah yes,,, President George Clinton and VP Bootsy Collins,,,, don't know where they'll be ranked in the scale of things but you got to admit they sure did know how to bring the funk to Parliament,,,
14 AnswersHistory1 week ago - 15Upvotes of all answers to this question
What will you be doing on April 20 to celebrate one of the greatest leaders who ever lived?
Happy 213th Napoleon III!
15 AnswersHistory1 week ago