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Democracy isn't greatest product of human intellect, why would you burden brain of random person who teaches english literature or random woman who's into genetics or a flat earther to solve foreign affairs issue... this will destroy nation in same way ancient Greek and Indian democracies destroyed themselves
Oxy-moron
2022-04-15 03:01:06 +0000 UTCIs it causing any real harm? Why do u wish to overturn that then
Oxy-moron
2022-04-15 02:55:37 +0000 UTCMy moms actually stuck in the Shanghai lockdown. My Aunts been able to get food quite alright in Pundong.
GaysianAmerican
2022-04-15 00:37:54 +0000 UTCi personally really enjoy jj mccullough. hes a Canadian Conservative who doesn't spout absolute trash.
GaysianAmerican
2022-04-15 00:34:04 +0000 UTCMmm, I think it depends on the metrics. If we include widespread belief in superstitions as a factor, and not just formal religious/spiritual affiliation, I'm not sure if China has a large enough percentage of rationalist atheists to win that claim in terms of population ratio. However, I do believe that China wins globally in terms of having a larger total number of atheists than any other country due to its population size.
Secular Sekai
2022-04-14 23:59:54 +0000 UTCThat would destroy how governments operate imagine a foreign affairs minister defying his PM/President , that would cause chaos. I think directly voting for parliament/legislature is a good thing , but voting for PM/President should be seen as voting for the executive as a whole
mariolis1000
2022-04-14 21:06:02 +0000 UTCForced Modernization is not something freedom-oriented people support I think
mariolis1000
2022-04-14 21:03:52 +0000 UTCFinal question (kept them short this time, but just asked more ;-) . Do you think there are any good online figures on the political right that you recommend people to watch ? You don't have to agree with them on anything just think that their content is worth watching . (Please make this the last question you answer on-stream)
mariolis1000
2022-04-14 21:00:46 +0000 UTCDid you hear about the Chinese lockdown related to China's 0 covid policy? The video of Chinese people screaming really scared me , thinking what they are going through. How do you think this will affect the CCP ?
mariolis1000
2022-04-14 20:59:03 +0000 UTCWhat do you think about Elon Musk now buying 100% of Twitter and taking it private? (For what it's worth, I tweeted at him to reinstate AR once he buys all of it)
mariolis1000
2022-04-14 20:57:01 +0000 UTCHow do you think the US midterms will turn out ? Republicans will probably win big but what do you also think will happen if they do so ? Do you think that means Trump runs in 2024?
mariolis1000
2022-04-14 20:56:30 +0000 UTCDo you think Ukraine actually has a shot at this ? Additional aid has already been passed in several countries that will be delivered soon and the Ukrainians seem to STILL be pushing back the Russian army.
mariolis1000
2022-04-14 20:55:01 +0000 UTCBetween Qasem Soleimani and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who do you think was the worst terryist (avoiding the youtube-sensitive term)? By the way , I hope you agree that If Trump did one thing right was erasing these mother-effers from existence (again , avoiding youtube-sensitive language , dont wanna spoil things right after you got remonetized)
mariolis1000
2022-04-14 20:51:28 +0000 UTCDo you think there is a problem with how western sources portray Islam in regards to Sunni Islam being depicted as "default" and mostly ignoring Shia Islam ?
mariolis1000
2022-04-14 20:49:59 +0000 UTCDid you know that in Greece there is a province called "Athos" that bans entrance to women? Its actually semi-autonomous and governed by the Orthodox church as a monastic state (and one of the worlds two Christian theocracies , the other being the Vatican). What do you think that I as a Greek can do to help overturn this? It is hard to fight this because Athos' status as autonomous and Church-governed is guaranteed by the Greek constitution
mariolis1000
2022-04-14 20:46:16 +0000 UTCWhat was your reaction to Apostate Prophet joining Matt Delahanty's show "the Atheist Experience " ?
mariolis1000
2022-04-14 20:42:45 +0000 UTCSome religious people need therapy, stable food and stable shelter. Its not always going to be about logic. Logic can only get you so far.
GaysianAmerican
2022-04-14 18:32:37 +0000 UTCWhat are your thoughts on John Oliver threatening to release the data of ppl in the Capital Hill Area in an effort to get Congress to pass legislation on data privacy?
GaysianAmerican
2022-04-14 18:30:56 +0000 UTCmany Asian& Indian in USA become Christians to assimilate & advance their careers, especially the politicians,be it Nikki Haley to Kamala Harris to remain influencial in judeo-christian nation that hasn't had president who had religion other than Xtianity... I don't feel sorry for them,it changed their lives even if it came at some cost they were willing to pay
Oxy-moron
2022-04-14 18:30:40 +0000 UTCChina is the most Atheist Republic
GaysianAmerican
2022-04-14 18:27:37 +0000 UTCShould cabinet positions be democratically elected by the ppl in a ranked choice ballot?
GaysianAmerican
2022-04-14 18:26:48 +0000 UTCAt what point does modernization become Cultural Genocide? (50s to 70s Canada killed 20,000 Inuit Sled dogs in an attempt to get the Inuit ppl to settle into towns.)
GaysianAmerican
2022-04-14 18:21:39 +0000 UTCNot that I am pro boycotts, not nice move but I don't necessarily see why its not right of a community to impose such. If muslim wishes to benefit from events, why not make calculated choice become a hindu? It's simple calculation as that. This tendency is observed in many collective constructs not just religions, like say US threatening countries like India for not going by it's playbook on Russia conflict
Oxy-moron
2022-04-14 18:13:53 +0000 UTCFestival & temple r collective social construct designed to nurture religion & it's follower base .temple isn't secular place,festival aren't secular events.Karnataka happens to be 1st state to free Hindu temples from clutches of govt & prevent any further butchery of hinduism, but even if it was under govt,why should hindus not letting muslims participate in hindu fairs & in hindu premises be unconstitutional?
Oxy-moron
2022-04-14 18:07:40 +0000 UTC4) Mahabharata is composed by vyasa who's black( mix heritage low borne), in this scripture the most beautiful god is krsna(warrior) & he's dusky, draupadi the most beautiful woman is black,draupadi's(warrior) favourite Arjun( , Warrior) is brown,why is colorist author be inconsistent
Oxy-moron
2022-04-14 08:24:12 +0000 UTC3) there is lot of precedence of these colors being symbolised for expression qualities, like say adi shankara equating red with passion (raja), white with goodness (satva), black with ignorance (tama) https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbe34/sbe34119.htm
Oxy-moron
2022-04-14 08:23:54 +0000 UTC2)word varna is translated for for "complexion" which isn't wrong but means depending on context it could mean caste(most common),color,character,alphabetic letter,musical note.In passage word for colour/complexion is used for varna,but it could as well be character. There's no mention of word skin. If author wanted to be specific he would have used word "black skinned person" for example Krishnatvac means black skinned .https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/mbs/mbs12181.htm
Oxy-moron
2022-04-14 08:23:37 +0000 UTC1) Bhrigu & Bharadwaj were vedic era sages,unless time travel is involved, these characters r work of fiction by composer of epic exposing his Worldview.if we assume bhrigu to be a colorist , why in very next verse- CLXXXIX (very next page) he would say"If these characteristics be observable in a Sudra, and if they be not found in a Brahmana, then such a Sudra is no Sudra, and, such a Brahmana is no Brahmana" , unless he's hinting at behavioural classification & not birth or color based
Oxy-moron
2022-04-14 08:23:06 +0000 UTCI don't deny birth based casteism or lot of funny & terrible stuff in hinduism but I don't think this qualifies as example to colorism,u will need to find something more direct .I didn't put details last time because it makes whole thing long.
Oxy-moron
2022-04-14 08:22:44 +0000 UTCthanks for spreading the word for atheism
Madhup Joshi
2022-04-14 00:11:26 +0000 UTCThanks for your hard work!
Madhup Joshi
2022-04-14 00:11:08 +0000 UTCI'm also very curious. I've actually never heard this term before.
Secular Sekai
2022-04-13 16:40:56 +0000 UTCWhat are your thoughts on religious atheists (atheopagans, LaVeyan atheistic Satanists and non-theistic Buddhists, for example) who participate seriously in religious activities, but understand the effects of religion on emotions and thought patterns to be psychological or psychosomatic instead of supernatural? Are they preserving cultural traditions or perpetuating irrational practices?
Secular Sekai
2022-04-13 16:32:57 +0000 UTCI recently donated several artifacts to a museum I frequent. If there were an International Atheist Museum, what exhibits would you both want to see in it? Also, would Atheist Republic ever consider starting the first modern atheist museum, perhaps if it were a small one or one that solely existed virtually?
Secular Sekai
2022-04-13 16:17:20 +0000 UTCAccording to Pew Research Center, more than 70% of Czechs do not believe in god and 1 in 4 definitively identify with the label of atheist in Czechia. Could the Czech Republic in fact be....the most atheist republic? (Sweden, Estonia, Japan and France also have similar high numbers).
Secular Sekai
2022-04-13 16:14:19 +0000 UTCI have heard many apologists use the term "infinite regress" and claim it's not possible. What is your understanding of this concept?
Dee Boudreau
2022-04-13 14:08:19 +0000 UTCWhat do you guys think about people who claim to have “racial preference” when dating? Do u think it is just racism disguised as “preferences”? I’ve personally met hot babes with a wide range of skin tones from different cultures and countries. So I personally don’t consider race when dating.
hum donnie
2022-04-13 13:48:41 +0000 UTC
