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You want to ban things on the basis that you don't like them? | |
Don't we all? | |
Apologies for late reply, forgot about this thread. To reply to your first paragraph, if someone had entirely overcome a disorder without any professional assistance then I too would have doubts about their diagnosis, but in reality this hasn't happened to me. As I said in my initial response to you, while I have learned to socialise to well-enough to hold down a job and have normal-ish friends I'm not up to neurotypical standard and will likely never be. Under your definition therefore I would still have it. Really though, if you believe it should be redefined then that's up to you. I don't mind how you think it should be changed as long as you know the current way it's diagnosed since correcting a few (sadly not that common) misconceptions was the reason I originally jumped into this debate. | |
People with very poor living standards and income should not be allowed to have children. Not like the bottom 25% of income, I'm talkin' the lowest 4-5% of people that have their lives out of control and can barely support themselves, let alone a child. You should be able to prove that you have your shit together before taking on the biggest possible responsibility in life. I also think that countries that have too many people should just ship a couple thousand over to Japan, one of the only first world countries that has a decreasing population. Japan seems to have their stuff in order and could give people better opportunities than a place like India or China. The death penalty should be legal for confirmed criminals and the process should be sped up so people like Charles Manson don't sit in their cell and burn government money awaiting execution. There should be a cap on money people make, lets say around 500 million or something else completely ridiculous, where anything after that goes directly to charity. I think that's actually something almost everyone can agree with. And for the last thing, I think that the world powers should just bum rush North Korea and destroy every trace of government there, handing power over to South Korea. The people in North Korea would benefit in the long run even if they're too brainwashed to know it. | |
Fudge, double post, ignore please. | |
Ok.. I will say a few, I am disgusted by a lot of what I read here, however I will join in as that is the point :P here goes I think all religion should be abolished, believing in what you want is fine, organized religion is bad. Activision and Infinity Ward are absolute lying bastards. They betrayed the PC community and they laugh at us. We made infinity Ward, without us they would be nothing! Far Cry 2 sucked ass and I have never been so disappointed in a game. Open world my ass. It is just roads surrounded by cliffs that you can't climb! That is all I can think of at the moment.. oo and two more I hate consoles! :D (yes I realise I am a PC fanboy) | |
My turn. *Flame shield, ACTIVATE! D:< * I think Valve is a horrible game developer. Half Life was absolute crap (seriously, I got bored of it after only 2 hours of play), Portal wasn't even their idea in the first place, and Portal 2 is a total cash-in. The only thing is, they're an excellent company as a whole. Why? Because of Steam. Steam is the single greatest invention to computer gaming, in my opinion. Primarily because it reminds me of Sega Channel, for the 32-bit Genesis, but...still. Yeah. I just plain don't like Valve. Most of the games they come up with are borderline rudimentary, and the only reason why they're so popular is because they are rudimentary. There's no complex mechanics or strategies to understand until you're ready to become serious about the game, it's pretty much just pick up and play. | |
- Theists opinion os not a valid point. - Democracy is a fucking joke. - I do not owe respect/tolerance to someones culture just because it's not my culture and - Abortion and Marijuana should be legal. - Death penalty should be legal (if you have murdered and/or raped someone, feeling bad and on a more videogamey note: - The Halo saga & Gears of War saga are absolutely great. - I have not and do not plan to playing Mass Effect 1,2 or 3 for that matter. - LoL is really boring. - Nostalgia is bullshit. | |
Whats wrong with this? Granted it would have to apply after a certain date. E.g. Anyone who takes up smoking now shouldn't get free health care because its fucking obviouse that its bad for you. Our government gains $1b in revenue from tax on smokes but spends $5b on health care when the invevitable diseases and cancers come knocking on the door. (Figures are the Australian government and p.a.). | |
Yes I'm honestly going to tell you that people wouldn't find a different cause. Obviously there are other reasons to do horrible things, like greed, but religion is still a major contributer in the "things to motivate people to do horrible things". Good luck convicing people to blow themselves up without religion twisting their thinking. If it wasn't for religion their survival instincts would have more of an impact, instead they're counting on salvation and rewards for their actions. And how do I suddenly believe that people shouldn't form governments because I think the above? Or think freely? If anything by advocating that religion is a major cause of suffering in the world I'd be thinking more freely, as I'm not counting on the Sunday sermon to tell me what to think. Do you know who launched the crusades? Pope Urban II. | |
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http://www.theonion.com/articles/man-who-enjoys-thing-informed-he-is-wrong,7057/ That people, no matter who they are or what they believe in, are entitled to their own opinions. Even if (I think) their opinions are misguided, hateful, and all-around stupid. Which it seems has never been an idea shared by the populace, as everyone crawls up one another's ass about every little thing it seems. | |
This one might get me killed but here goes... Firefly sucked and it deserved to be cancelled | |
I agree with you entirely, That is why I did not say "do away with the medicine entirely". | |
All it takes is a strong enough ideal that one can get behind for a man to throw his life away in service to it. Sometimes it takes the charismatic words of another. Sometimes it takes the social pressure of an organized majority. But it happens. With or without claiming a divine doctrine. That isn't exclusive to religion. If you can't see that... Well, you already know what you represent to me. Not that I think I've changed your mind. To me, this thread was about voicing opinions that are generally unpopular, not directly disputing others that disagree with your views. I know others have taken this thread and turned it into a place to argue with one another. I don't plan on doing that. Your view is completely illogical to me, as no doubt mine is completely illogical to you. Your opinion has been heard. Let's be civil, and leave it at that. | |
I don't like indie games really...with their "cute artsey ness" I just dont care I like my guns, my set peices, my cutscenes, my AAA games thats what I like | |
I really, really dislike people who smoke weed and am totally against weed legalization. In fact, I think we need to destroy every single weed garden with a flamethrower. Stop smoking your fucking brain cells away and go be useful. And no it's not a "harmless relaxer," it actually impairs your memory and makes it harder to learn and concentrate. No wonder all of the stoners I've met just seem like completely clueless people.
I agree with you x100000. I'd take Modern Warfare Michael Bay setpieces any day over an indie game where the entire game is about rolling a duck into a hole. Give me big guns, big swords, big explosions and big overdramatic death scenes and I'll be happy. Maybe it's the fact that indie games seem really "hasty". I know that's because the budget is definitely low, but that doesn't change the fact that most of them look and play like something you'd find on Newgrounds from 2005. Am I the cancer that's killing the gaming industry?
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I have 2 that I can think of at the moment: 1. ADD and ADHD are incredibly over-diagnosed. "Oh my god, why wont my 6-year old boy sit completely still and focus on his schoolwork for 7 hours a day? HE HAS ADHD OBVIOUSLY!" 2. Every person who opposes gay marriage is a complete fucking idiot. Every. Single. One. | |
I don't think Pedophilia should count as a mental disorder, and the same goes for all "alternative" sexual lifestyles. Homosexuality used to be considered an illness of the mind, and we all know that was bullshit. If someone chooses to rape, or molest, a child, then that person should be arrested. However, merely being a pedophile, shouldn't count as a crime. | |
With the exception of The Clash being the best band, I agree with you. Runescape is a good game. | |
I don't think preexisting medical conditions should be covered by healthcare. Would it make sense if you were uninsured and some punk hit your car with a rock, and then you went out and got Geico, expecting them to cover it? Insurance is for accidents, not a magic wand to make all problems go away. If the companies had to cover preexisting conditions, they'd all be out of business by the end of the week. Now, if they should cover preexisting conditions under nationalized healthcare is a different story, and a bit of a moot point for a capitalist country.
Why bother fighting it when you can tax it? Sheesh, it's not like the drug war is actually getting anywhere. If it was, it'd be over by now. Plus social darwinism, for all those naysayers. What's not to like? Incidentally, I'm a libertarian. It's also 3:30am, my first argument prolly has a hole in it I'm not seeing. Will fill later. | |
I am a Libertarian. Everyone one of my political opinions is unpopular to one side of the political spectrum or the other (others are unpopular to both). | |
HAHAHAHAHA..hahaha oh dear god...that image but yeah, also theres nothing wrong with enjoying asthetically pleasing games (or you know "graphics whore") <- but I havnt heeard that term in a while | |
Spreading a virus with a 2/3rds mortality rate (like bird flu, which has recently been modified in a lab to spread between mammals (ferrets at least) and is the subject of great interest to bioterrorism experts, but which has provided some critically important data) is pretty retarded. You're not going to be able to control its spread and it'll probably end up shutting down countries almost entirely, as it rages through some areas, disproportionately wiping out some groups of people critical to a functioning society e.g. medical professionals, food transport and mass transit, petrol station and power station managers/workers etc.. Not to mention the dangers of people panicking and acting like asshats to each other out of mortal fear. No, while we're doing great damage to our environment, we have to learn to work together more cooperatively with a longer term viewpoint, not act completely chaotically. The 1918 swine flu epidemic was ~2% lethal and it caused major issues. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918_flu_pandemic The global mortality rate from the 1918/1919 pandemic is not known, but an estimated 10% to 20% of those who were infected died. With about a third of the world population infected, this case-fatality ratio means 3% to 6% of the entire global population died. It is said that this flu killed more people in 24 weeks than AIDS has killed in 24 years, more in a year than the Black Death killed in a century. Even in areas where mortality was low, so many were incapacitated that much of everyday life was hampered. Some communities closed all stores or required customers to leave orders outside. There were reports that the health-care workers could not tend the sick nor the gravediggers bury the dead because they too were ill. Mass graves were dug by steam shovel and bodies buried without coffins in many places. | |
I generally like people, and genuinely want to trust them. I think kids in third world countries are inspiring I think all those who use gay/whore/virgin as insults are dickheaded (pardon my 'french') | |
thank you very much I think people who say fallout 3 sucks compared to new Vegas are mentally retarded I think ME3 had a good ending and i am ashamed to be a bioware fan at the moment I support abortion and the death plenty I dislike the way people treat others on the internet just because there are no repercussions and i would support a bill that made it so you have to have your name or identifying factor on any username you have on the net I think humans have gotten too lazy in the last 20 years why are we not on the moon why are we not advancing the world is virtually the same as it was 20 years ago just some things have gotten better | |
1.Religion really, really sucks. My opinion of religious people is that of believers in horoscopes and any other superstition. I think they're freaks and hardly take their bullshit seriously. 2.I loved COD before it was cool in 2004. I loved it after it became everyone's favorite shooter in 2007. And I still love after it became the game everyone loves to hate in 2010. 3.The Uncharted series sucks. Sure, the graphics and story telling are great. But they're too scripted and too boring. The shooting and climbing mechanics are really shitty. 4.(Outdated) Rebecca Black is bad, but isn't the worst artist out there by any means. Most pop shit nowadays is equally, or more, bad. I think most of the negative reaction is stemming from conformity and need to jump in the orgy of any bad internet joke. 5.PSV>3DS. Coming from someone who has both. | |
What should we have instead then? OT: Everytone against gay rights are dumb, i've never seen any valid argument against it. In fact, I just derailed the comments section of a youtube video with about 60 000 views into an argument about it. Was pretty funny, since most people arguing against me were saying things about how they would like to curbstomp gay people, so instantly I could just see they were insane. | |
>I feel really uncomfortable around mentally challenged people or the paralyzed to the point of only being able to move your eye balls. Like really really uncomfortable and I know a lot of other people feel the same but nobody ever says anything. I will walk out of a room if someone like that enters. >I think college should be free (impossible but I wish it was) >High school should be abolished or at least revamped >Marijuana and other drugs should be legal. Let people smoke/inject/snort whatever. It's their body. >Funerals should be done away with, everyone should be cremated. >We should really look more into advancing cloning. >You can love your family without loving to spend time with them. (cause I fucking hate hanging out with my family). >Legal age for sex should be 16 >I think the ME3 ending was fine (lol :3) edit: 400 posts huzzah | |
-Many liberals that preach religious tolerance are hypocrites. They claim that they're open-minded and embrace all religions. Mention you're a Christian however and they'll start railing about the Crusades and the Inquisition as if you're somehow personally responsible for such events. At least intolerant conservatives tend to be up front about their prejudices. -Nine out of ten "Medicinal marijuana" claims are just people wanting to smoke pot and get high without getting busted by the police. If the substance is the miracle drug proponents claim it to be, isolate the beneficial compounds and get the FDA to legalize the sale of said compounds in pill form at pharmacies. You would get all the medical benefits without the side effects of smoking the stuff, including the godawful smell of pot smoke (I'd rather smell cigarette smoke if given the choice). -It's advisable to hold off on sex until marriage. Having said that, I don't pass judgment on those that don't. Whatever happens in someone's bedroom is their business, not mine. -I can't stand rap and hip-hop music. Most of it sounds the same to me, and I dislike its endorsement of such things as drug abuse, violence and objectifying women. -I believe the reasons for the U.S. going to war in Afghanistan were entirely justified...I just don't think the war itself has been handled very well. -College fraternities and sororities should be abolished. Most of them no longer serve their original purpose of intellectual and social development and helping out the community. Nowadays they're just a place for insufferable pricks to get shit-faced and behave like twats (at least that's what most fraternities and sororities are like where I live). -I support Israel over Palestine. Yes there have been incidents where the Israeli military has mistreated Palestinian civilians, but they usually aren't the ones using innocents as human shields or bombing school buses. -I think interstellar space travel is unfeasible, at least as long as Einstein's theory of relativity is still regarded as correct. Colonizing other worlds (particularly ones outside our solar system) would require a colossal expenditure of time and money that would be better utilized to help people here on Earth. Stick to sending unmanned satellites and probes out to gather information about the cosmos instead. -I think the two-party system in the U.S. should be done away with and replaced with a parliamentary form of government instead. -The United States' status as a superpower is starting to come to an end. The sooner it realizes this and learns to accept it, the easier the transition will be. | |
The idea of being all macho and manly is toxic and should be eliminated with utmost haste. Gender neutrality is the way to go. | |
Clubs (as in, "umzte umzte" clubs) suck ass. I imagine I'm not the only one here who thinks so but its an unpopular opinion among almost everyone I know between the ages of 14 and 30. | |
Sorry, I just can't go past this. Your income has zero impact on your parenting abilities. Also, shockingly, even if there is a standard by which the worth of a human being can be measured, it isn't fucking money. Also, having a child isn't "the biggest possible responsibility in life". Surely you are aware than Japan is among the most densely populated nations in the world? This point I can sort of agree with. That is totally not how economy works. Man is the measure of all things. What divine power has been vested in you that gave you the right and ability to decide which ideology is wrong and which one isn't, and the right to make such a big decision without the consent of its object? Oh, by the way, can we do away with all the "you disagreed with an unpopular opinion in an unpopular opinions thread" bullshit already? Unpopular opinions can still be wrong or stupid. | |
Actually the thread title isn't "Unpopular opinions that are actually generally accepted by most people," it's just unpopular opinions. No shit my ideas don't seem likable. I stand by these ideas 100% no matter how ignorant because I have a little something called stupidity, uh I mean integrity. People who can't care for themselves have no business to care for children, I know that this doesn't directly correlate with economic income, but it's a damn good indicator. And yes, for the majority of people on this Earth, caring for the children is the most important thing. I don't really know if I can convince you that India is WAY more overpopulated than Japan other than just saying to google "Japan declining population." The evidence and population trends should be proof enough. On North Korea, who says we can't make a big decision without the consent of the populace, people have been doing it since the dawn of time. The quality of life in North Korea has to be abominable. People are starving to death regularly and just when the government almost makes a trade of food between them and the US, they conduct yet another illegal missile test and screw it up. Yea, there are different acceptable ways of running the countries, and then there's North Korea. A hereditary dictatorship that blinds their people from what's going on around the world in order to control them. So yeah, FUCK THE NORTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT. | |
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1) Maybe this one isn't as unpopular as I think it is, but I did not enjoy FF7. I think the series is overrated and they need to just let it die peacefully and stop making re-makes and spin-offs.
2) I think abortion is the merciful option. I think in a lot of cases, it's a better option than raising the child in a situation where no one wants them/has the means of taking care of them.
2b) I realize this isn't going to happen anytime soon, but I wish there was some sort of test parents had to pass before having a child.
3) It's stupid that men are expected to enjoy lesbian porn, but the moment I mention I like gay porn it's because I'm a freak.
4) I think rigid atheists are just as close-minded as rigid theists. We have no way of knowing for certain whether or not there is a god, so believing there is absolutely no god is just as close-minded as believing there is absolutely a god. Life isn't black and white.
5) It's been said, but I get sick of misanthropes and pessimistic people in general. Life has ups and downs, but why would you choose to make yourself miserable? IMO, this is the only life there is (unless you believe in an afterlife, which is a different discussion entirely) so be happy, dammit. No one wants to be around wet blankets.
5b) And don't tell me that you've been through a lot of shit, because so have I and I'm a pretty happy motherfucker. Shit happens, you move on.
6) People need to spend more time minding their own business and less time trying to legislate everyone else's lives. If you don't like gay marriage, great, don't have one. If you don't like abortion, don't get one. Even if I was unlikely to get one myself, I still wouldn't ban it for everyone. Women should have reproductive rights.