Richard Robertson

RichRaelian wrote:
Hi! I know putting verbal and silence together seems kind of strange to some of you […]

I just thought of it as “silent because of lack of words”. I.e. a silence that’s noteworthy, perhaps in a context where spoken or written words are commonplace, or expected. I also thought maybe it is meant as a polite way of asking some…[Read more]

jakelafort wrote:
I didn’t listen Pope. But sounds like you are describing hearsay. Hearsay is evidence. Its quality varies. Sometimes it is admissible and others it is not.

Good point, thanks.

jakelafort wrote:
Beanie, capitalism corrupts everything? The history channel. News shows aren’t about news. Technology driven by capitalism has inf…

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@Unseen Baby,

I want you to know that I’m writing the following sincerely, without condescension, mockery, or potentially confusing irony.

Thank you for the informative Politico article. IMO, it adds great value to your topic. I hope you can bear with me, I did try to keep the following short.

When taking a Critical Thinking class, I learned…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:
@Popie Baby “Really, “almost everyone working at CNN”? How did you come up with that conclusion?”

@Popie Baby says: OK, because this guy (Saagar?) says so.

I give up. You win because you made me waste 7 minutes listening for real evidence.

Unseen wrote:
That’s weird. It seems almost everyone working at CNN hated the town hall, hated the whole idea of covering the NEWS.

Really, “almost everyone working at CNN”? How did you come up with that conclusion? And would you focus more than on just “workers”, e.g. focus more on programming decision makers?

Gawd, please don’t ask me to c…[Read more]

To word my opinion more clearly, if anything, I’m pissed about CNN using their Trump interview as a way to accumulate ammo for their opinionators. It’s not the interview itself that bothers me. It’s the way they, and so much media now, just want to feed the outrage machines.

And it works.

TheEncogitationer wrote:
I’m sorry I pressed the report button on your post.

I don’t understand.

Unseen wrote:
Well, here’s the old pat on the back for being better than most lesser beings. If you want to feel superior to me, go ahead if that’s a good use of your time.

Umm, thanks Dad!

But seriously, I’m recently a lot more pissed off about the high percentage of humans who just mindlessly click away on clickbait titles, and watch crap. So…[Read more]

Do you find asking Big Brother for a driving license or to stop DUI drivers from reckless endangerment of others an imposition on your freedom?

Unseen wrote:
I’ve been watching the so-called liberals and liberal party become more and more in favor of controlling the public narrative through the suppression of opposing views, revealing a sad disbelief in the power of their counter narrative..

Why watch mainstream media at all? I didn’t watch that CNN Show. So maybe it influences some i…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:
We say, for example, that this or that species “doesn’t belong here” that they “belong in Asia (Europe, Africa, etc.).” But every species belongs where it can make a home for itself.

Unseen wrote:
@All Let’s get back to how to deal with incipient super killers.

Drat! I had a response to something you just posted here.

Unseen wrote:
I think the Pope is being a little theatrically dense.

LOL, then you don’t know me well enough. Sometimes, as in this case, I’m just dense, and it was a sincere question. I suppose I was also too lazy to re-read previous posts to analyze the fuller context.

Anyway thanks for your clarification and/or support for RichRaelian in…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:
A lobotomy may take away someone’s humanity, in a sense, but what if the person is inhuman?

So far, I feel strongly that Strega’s suggestions on detection, humane treatment and prevention best illustrate the bare minimum approach we need. Focus on learning why/how some humans take this kind of dysfunctional route, before horrible a…[Read more]

RichRaelian wrote:
Hi! Why would you want to do that?

Sorry, why would who want to do what?

Incipience is a contentious measurement!

There is no system in place to catch these people before they are driven to inconceivable and horrific acts.

The point of no return is reached before anyone unrelated gets involved or there is a visible victim. I can see why Unseen considers lobotomy. It’s a mechanism to stop these fully developed p…[Read more]

5150, 5250, and other codes defined by law are controversial in California. I wouldn’t mind hearing from a Libertarian how they’d want to deal with citizens who are potentially a threat to society, or if they’d even care about it.

I’ve not formed a strong opinion on this kind of intervention yet, but I’m pretty sure the issue of forced…[Read more]

_Robert_ wrote:
Don’t want yet another conspiracy anti-science, anti-vaccine asshat. After thousands died needlessly (thanks to idiotic politicians and religious leaders) we will and end up with a smallpox epidemic or something worse.

I think we can actually vaccinate against smallpox, although I don’t know when that first came out. I agree t…[Read more]