tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30216641.post5126765323289905890..comments2023-05-13T09:44:09.456-04:00Comments on Adiaphora - a prologue to things indifferent.: Meanies vs GreeniesChris Larimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01770607122746467750noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30216641.post-9867431424892246122008-06-11T13:57:00.000-04:002008-06-11T13:57:00.000-04:00I like the part where Dudley Dogooder (the Democra...I like the part where Dudley Dogooder (the Democrat) swoops in at the last minute and says: "<I>They'll</I> pay the rent!" (pointing to a hapless group of bystanders whom Dudley has deemed as not in sufficient peril)<BR/><BR/>Then he walks off and takes the credit while the bystanders get tied up.Chris Larimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01770607122746467750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30216641.post-6998494201128634102008-06-11T13:07:00.000-04:002008-06-11T13:07:00.000-04:00Doug has a rich and wonderful fantasy life, where ...Doug has a rich and wonderful fantasy life, where Republicans wear black hats and gleefully twirl their mustaches after tying a damsel to the railway tracks.Presbymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17673477298859022278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30216641.post-53712386216662548972008-06-09T07:09:00.000-04:002008-06-09T07:09:00.000-04:00Doug,You should know that I'm not a Republican. I'...Doug,<BR/><BR/>You should know that I'm not a Republican. I'm a member of the <A HREF="http://www.constitutionparty.com/party_platform.php" REL="nofollow">Constitution Party</A> (although, since they are small, I normally vote Republican).<BR/><BR/>Second, if we closed Gitmo, there would be no where left for Michael Moore to take really sick people for free (I mean, tax-payer borne) healthcare. Like Al Franken, I was originally for the war. Now I am not. However, history teaches that if we pull out now, it is very likely that the result will be more bloodshed and massive destabilization. I can't, in good conscience, advocate that.<BR/><BR/>Third, I preach and teach against torture. I'm not convinced that water-boarding is torture. (That doesn't mean I want it done to me - it is an unpleasant interrogation technique.) There is torture in our world, I just don't see the American government using it.Chris Larimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01770607122746467750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30216641.post-43392577648076659352008-06-09T01:59:00.000-04:002008-06-09T01:59:00.000-04:00Would you really prefer if "women of childbearing ...Would you really prefer if "women of childbearing age" - which you identify as starting at *15* - started having loads of children? What about that seems like a good idea?<BR/><BR/>As for the statistics - my criticism of your previous barrage of pro-conservative book quotes still stands. The data lacks the key correlation...again. In the date from your previous book-quote-fest, when religious liberals were compared to religious conservatives, the differences shrunk dramatically. The fact is, liberals tend to be more secular, and there seems to be a correlation there.<BR/><BR/>When conservatives stop telling me its not just ok but necessary and good to torture and kill people, I'll begin to be open to their suggestions about charitable giving. Until that day, I'll be the aberration that is charitable and also pacifist.<BR/><BR/>As for the childbearing obsession you seem to have - I just don't buy it, but we've been over that bridge already. I'm glad for you that you're having children that you want and can care for responsibly. Please don't teach them that its ok to torture and kill people and we'll call it even. You guys close Gitmo and stop starting wars of choice, and I'll do what I can to get the Sodomites to close their boutiques and trade their dogs for kids. And also to try and find a party that will at least vote to stop you (that is, conservatives) from building torture prisons and starting wars of choice.<BR/><BR/>I think your argument here is just as valid as an argument that could be made, that across the board in every society that we've measured, childbearing rates drop as literacy, affluence, education and gender equality go up.<BR/><BR/>By which I mean to say, it is not all that valid.<BR/><BR/>Woof.Douglas Underhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02215736448645573566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30216641.post-11823207098303393722008-06-05T12:23:00.000-04:002008-06-05T12:23:00.000-04:00Aw...you guys are just being conservative to me......Aw...you guys are just being conservative to me...I mean nice.Chris Larimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01770607122746467750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30216641.post-24423737485520432542008-06-05T11:57:00.000-04:002008-06-05T11:57:00.000-04:00Chris, Read this the other day, and didn't comment...Chris, <BR/>Read this the other day, and didn't comment. I echo BC and Toby-- very interesting. Thanks for writing it.<BR/><BR/>dmDave Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08217094060036455319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30216641.post-27477160634483731892008-06-05T11:31:00.000-04:002008-06-05T11:31:00.000-04:00another good jobanother good jobBill Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05748091341766506913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30216641.post-86864565096100798262008-06-03T23:29:00.000-04:002008-06-03T23:29:00.000-04:00This is a great post! Thanks for calling this data...This is a great post! <BR/><BR/>Thanks for calling this data and analysis to my attention, meanie! ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com