What Ticks You Off?

You're still talking about the evolution of morality over time. It's essentially the same subject. If life being better through technology (medicine, transportation) does not better us as people, then life being worse through technology (explosives, date rape drugs) does not make us worse as people, either.


It makes perfect sense. Look at it again:

I don't see any evidence to suggest that todays rape and murders would've just been rapes a thousand years ago.

A moment ago I thought about explaining this sentence in simpler terms, but I realize I can't; it's already about as simple as it can be. I have no idea how this sentence could possibly confuse you.


Ugh, nevermind. I've already explained myself, but apparently you have as much trouble understanding coherent sentences as you do forming them. So ignore the technology issue if you like. You're still left to respond to the other ways in which we've improved, which have now been mentioned to you several times. Enough stalling; answer the questions, or quit arguing.

I haven't lost track of the original argument at all. And we already did what you suggested: he said something, and I replied. Now, every other sentence is incoherent, he's been ducking arguments over the course of several posts, and he barely even seems to be reading some of the posts he's replying to.

I see nothing "ridiculous" about the topic of the debate; just about the way he's holding up his end of it.

This thread is called "What ticks you off?" If something ticks one person off, that is their problem, no matter how ridiculous another person may think it is. 'Michael Myers was right to say "WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE". There are so many things that some people on here has said that ticks them off that I do not think is fair (liberals), or that I find strange (cereal crumbs), but I am not going to bother debating about it because apparently it ticks the other person off.

Nuetral opinions - ticks me off.

It's interesting that you'd mention being ticked off by liberals as unfair, but neglect to mention that Godsend listed Republicans among the things that ticked him off. I also can't help but notice that this is the second time you've employed something of a behavioral double-standard in this thread.

Anyway, I have no intention of apologizing for arguing here; and I hope no one else does, either. If someone like Godsend wants to rant about things that upset them, they should be prepared for the possibility that someone will disagree with their reasoning. People here do not discuss things by simply taking turns stating their opinion; we engage and challenge each other, and I think we're all better people for it. Anyone who doesn't want to be part of that is free to leave.

Besides, it's not as if he's getting flack for liking chocolate over vanilla. He raised a serious issue and made several indefensible claims. You can't say that the entire human race has been treading moral water for 2,000 years and not expect a discussion to break out.

He speaks with the power of The Force.

Cheesy home-video effects make me angry - tickig me off. The drop to ripple effect for dreams. The swipe. The "trippy" (damned hippy junk) camera crap for drug sequences. ETC, ETC, ETC

*exasperated
I chose to use one example, instead of all of them. Liberals was what popped into my head. Cereal popped into my head. What double standard? "Give me some evidence..."

*risk of being banned

Get off your high horse!!!

Hurricanes and people who actually blamed Ivan on Bush...You show me a president who can control the weather and they have my vote.

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What a load of rubbish, this ticks me off, what would you know about rape, have you worked in a rape crises cente? I have, have you ever been raped? I have.

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The double standard in that you only seem to complain about a lack of manners when it's coming from someone with differing political views. Godsend and I both make the same kind of remark, yet mine's the one you find the time to complain about. Or, for example, when you gave Sedai bad rep for allegedly "not listening" to him, paying little attention to the fact that Godsend wasn't listening to any number of things...and also swearing and insulting people childishly.

I don't recall you reprimanding him even the tiniest bit for any of this, despite finding it necessary to reprimand others for doing things far less out of line. Look at it from my point of view; don't you think it looks deliberate?

It doesn't matter if he's been raped. He's 15, has access to the Internet, and has driven through India which only had electricity part of the day. He feels your pain, and understands the plight of all mankind. Amen.

I was just ranting at the screen yesterday about this one....

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Wow, someone pissed Nebbit off...Don't think I have seen it before...

When I'm driving through an intersection in heavy traffic and someone from the lane beside mine cuts me off in the MIDDLE of the intersection, thereby leaving me hanging out in the line of oncoming traffic, which is illegal in LA. It's times like that I wish I could make people burst into flames.

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You are right Yoda, I am sorry.

Yeah it does look deliberate. I wasn't purposely doing it. I guess my anger got the better of me. Again I am sorry. I am also sorry to Sedai.

That's really big of you to say. Please don't apologize, though. I was just trying to point it out. Thank you for being so candid.

Yes, thank you for walking tall.

This thread also ticks me off, it getting waaaay off topic in some areas. I often see troling and flaming...

I need a thread entitled "What doesn't tick you off" ... my list would be shorter.