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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-03-05 04:09 PM
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Poll question: Are there any ideas which are not worthy of discussion?
Edited on Tue May-03-05 04:12 PM by redqueen
In principle, I mean.
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Goldmund Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-03-05 04:10 PM
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1. LOL
Edited on Tue May-03-05 04:11 PM by Goldmund
I'm flattered. :)

I think you should phrase the question a little more clearly... It takes a few clicks in the brain to decide whether to vote "yes" or "no". Like, "are THERE any ideas..."
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-03-05 04:13 PM
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5. hhehehe... good!
I updated it... made it even MORE wordy. :D
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-03-05 04:11 PM
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2. There are ideas worthy of dismissal
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Richard Steele Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-03-05 04:16 PM
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8. But DISMISSAL requires DISCUSSION, so I voted 'NO' (in principle)
Some ideas are discussed solely for educational purposes; so everyone understands why they are worthy of dismissal.
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-03-05 04:17 PM
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10. agreed
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RandomKoolzip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-03-05 04:11 PM
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3. Yeah, like this:
Where do squirrels go when they die?
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-03-05 04:16 PM
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9. in the pot on my stove
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Richard Steele Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-03-05 04:25 PM
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11. Actually, I'd really like to know the answer to that one.
That would help me clear up a WHOOOOLE lot of other questions!

I think Blue-Jay has given us a hint: BAD squirrels spend eternity in meetings with THIS GUY:
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rogerashton Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-03-05 04:12 PM
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4. this, for example
Edited on Tue May-03-05 04:13 PM by rogerashton
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3591992
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-03-05 04:14 PM
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7. hahahahahahaha
Not as good as the example I was discussing on another thread. :)
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Hugin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-03-05 04:14 PM
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6. The "Prag Open Door Policy(tm)" says No.
However, the treatment of the Idea Haver by me is directly
related to the sincerity with which said Idea is presented
to me.

You only get what you serve in my book.
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BlueJazz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-03-05 04:51 PM
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12. Yeh..that stuff for people who plan to go into the Desert
....Instant Water.
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-03-05 04:52 PM
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13. I'm so glad to see YES winning.
:woohoo:
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jpgray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-03-05 04:54 PM
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14. As I've just been reminded, cats vs. dogs is one
Both pets are perfectly agreeable--it's really just a matter of personal preference. But for people hopelessly mired in attempting to prove the superiority of their pet, I guess this is one of life's great struggles.

:o
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Debi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-03-05 04:58 PM
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15. I voted no just to make the poll even out
I thought this was the Lounge - what shouldn't be discussed?
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-03-05 05:05 PM
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17. Sex with 9 year olds?
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jpgray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-03-05 05:07 PM
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18. Awfully common a few hundreds of years ago
Sexual taste can be very relative--your culture determines whether it is acceptable or not. It's definitely worth discussing if you believe something strongly about it one way or the other.
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-03-05 05:08 PM
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20. So was righteous wife-beating.
Is that worthy of discussion as well?

I guess I just think there are some absolutes. Those are two of them.
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jpgray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-03-05 05:08 PM
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22. If no one discussed it, things wouldn't have changed (nt)
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-03-05 05:10 PM
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23. But it's not going on now... so why discuss it now?
Edited on Tue May-03-05 05:10 PM by redqueen
If it's already illegal... what makes it worthy of discussion?

Do you think there are absolutes? That's what prompted this thread... the idea that there are no absolutes... that every idea is worthy of discussing.
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Debi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-03-05 05:12 PM
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25. Do you mean right this second or right now in society?
because both of your not to be discussed subjects still occur in society. It being illegal didn't stop it.
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-03-05 05:14 PM
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27. True...
I guess what I meant was... are there some issues which are absolutely wrong, and require no discussion to debate whether or not they are.

I'm so bad at the internets. :(
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Debi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-03-05 05:17 PM
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28. The internets are all around us!
The problem with taboo is that there is an ever wavering line.

It depends on who is posting and who is reading and if we're being mointored by post-911 goons.

When we start discussing being morally opposed to something there has to be a bar set on whose morals we'll be using.

(Can you imagine starting with Matcom's morals and moving down?)
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jpgray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-03-05 05:13 PM
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26. Because folks like NAMBLA exist, and will advocate for one side of things
So as I said, if you feel strongly about it, it's definitely worth discussing.
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Debi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-03-05 05:18 PM
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29. the group trying to make marijuana legal?
Oh, sorry, that's NORML....really, really sorry
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Debi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-03-05 05:08 PM
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21. Stop the madness
I can't unvote my vote!
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warrens Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-03-05 04:59 PM
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16. Billy Joel or Elton John? Discuss.
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edbermac Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-03-05 05:07 PM
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19. Belly button lint...
:woohoo:
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democracyindanger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-03-05 05:11 PM
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24. Certainly not in the Lounge
I mean, it's the Lounge.
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