Your Most Controversial Opinions!

Your list are themselves worthy of a long debate. We should probably narrow them down because the thread will just get complicated if we don't. Its up to you, seeing as you're the OP. I couldn't help but notice this one. You might be the only person on the planet that believes this. So, what kind of evidence exists to support such a lofty assertion?

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Faith is not a pathetic sentiment, but robust, vigorous confidence built on the fact that God is holy love. You cannot see Him just now, you cannot fully understand what He's doing, but you know that you know Him." -Oswald Chambers

Fair enough. He could, but its extremely unlikely for the simple fact that O.J.'s blood type is the rarest in the world. Only 0.5% of the human population have the same type. What are the odds that a person with that low of a percentage was even in the same city as Simpson, let alone, shed their blood on his residence on the same day that the murder transpired? Those odds are condemning. I can't remember what type he is, but its very rare. Why not think he was guilty if he wasn't guilty? Why take police on a slow speed chase for miles and miles if only to protect a son that was never even remotely considered a suspect? If he acted guilty, common sense would prevail... He is guilty. And its a damn shame that the police botched it so badly. Not liking someone is not enough to convict someone of murder. O.J. didn't like Nicole either, but that, alone, is not enough to bring someone to trial. The gloves shrunk. You can look at and tell that much. Now, the "gloves" are just circumstantial evidence. Its not like that, of all things, was their smoking gun. But we could turn the argument around on itself and say that any intelligent killer will intentionally plant gloves that don't fit their hand to spread disinformation. Hmmmmm. Not a half-bad idea. I think I might do that.Edited by nemesis_juggernaut, : edit to add

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Faith is not a pathetic sentiment, but robust, vigorous confidence built on the fact that God is holy love. You cannot see Him just now, you cannot fully understand what He's doing, but you know that you know Him." -Oswald Chambers

Both, depending on the circumstances. I say that it should be circumstantial because rehabilitating people means that you are training their behavior for reintroducing them into society. If you are in jail for life because you have been convicted of triple-homicide, there is no reason to rehabilitate.Besides, the punishment should always fit the crime. Prison isn't a free room and board so inmates can watch cable tv at the expense of tax payers. It should be a housing to humanely keep dangerous people away from the general public, where they are punished for their behavior.

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Faith is not a pathetic sentiment, but robust, vigorous confidence built on the fact that God is holy love. You cannot see Him just now, you cannot fully understand what He's doing, but you know that you know Him." -Oswald Chambers

*starts a slow clap*Maybe that's the very thing that makes you foolish-- placing so much stock in 'higher levels' of learning, which only serves to benefit temporal functions.

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Faith is not a pathetic sentiment, but robust, vigorous confidence built on the fact that God is holy love. You cannot see Him just now, you cannot fully understand what He's doing, but you know that you know Him." -Oswald Chambers

I fully agree. What the hell is up with China anyway? They have more land than they know what do with it. Let the Taiwanese alone. I'm sure you won't find that request to be terribly controversial amongst most of your peers. Isn't that what marriage already is? -- domestic partnerships, mutual property ownership, estate rights, tax filing, child guardianship, etc? What exactly are you seeking to amend? I fully agree. Ostrich is really good too, though the price per pound isn't cool because its considered an exotic meat. Well, a house divided against itself cannot stand. I think the Left and the Right should kiss and makeup before we have an all-out civil war of epic proportions. I'd like to see the whole am/pm thing removed for military time. Its just so much easier. Heh... I'm afraid you're right. That's not a half-bad idea. But you know the ACLU or something will throw a hissy fit and call it unconstitutional, even though, funnily enough, you basically have to take a test in order to be a juror. What would we call the Quarter Pounder???
How about a Royale with cheese? I can't help you there. I happen to own two Heinlein novel's but haven't the faintest idea about either book. Yeah, especially when the Chinese government is selling the organs of the Falun Gong. Well, according to this article, The Czechs, Russians, Scots, Slovakians and Germans are starting to openly support the atrocities against Falun Dafa practitioners. He has his moments, but he's known for overkill. If he was funny in one scene, he could easily be annoying in the next. Heh... Yeah, that's just kind of creepy. ??? Courses in "logic." Personal finances makes sense, but I don't think you can teach people logic; you either have it or you don't. That's like teaching people "smart." Yeah, you're probably right. ......okay............................................. I've just never noticed anything like that before. Is this just a TBN thing? Just what exactly are you talking about? It'll never happen. They like the benefits of a free trade market, but are addicted to controlling its citizens and even citizens abroad. China has more operatives in the United States than any other country in the world. That nonsense has to stop. Yes. ..............*shudders*.................... perish the thought..... That might be a bit much. Is that a bad thing to say? I'll be sure to say it now that I know it irks you. I guess I'm a dead man. Bottom line: Jobs overseas line the pockets of American companies, making them richer, but slowly depreciate the value of the dollar overall by taking away revenue that could be going into the economy. Aside from which, how do jobs going over sea end world hunger? That's a lofty goal riding on a phantom horse. That's usually how I do it by habit. thAt'S THe dumBeSEst iDeA I've eveR hEard. No more evil than any other successful corporation. I think you could make a better case against McDonald's and Marlboro. Most schools don't recite the Pledge of Allegiance because most schools pander to the left, and the left despises patriotism. You mean you don't like Muzak? I hear they've revamped. I wouldn't mind hearing "Master of Puppets" in the elevator. Can't say most people would like it though. I fully agree. Star Trek should be outlawed on every corner of the globe, punishable by forced to watch copious amounts of excerpts by William Shatner. To quote from Fight Club:Pitt: If you could fight any celebrity, who would it be?
Norton: Shatner..... I'd fight William Shatner. Edited by nemesis_juggernaut, : typos

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Faith is not a pathetic sentiment, but robust, vigorous confidence built on the fact that God is holy love. You cannot see Him just now, you cannot fully understand what He's doing, but you know that you know Him." -Oswald Chambers

First, dentistry was painless
then bicycles were chainless
and carriages were horseless
and many laws, enforceless.

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Next, cookery was fireless
telegraphy was wireless
cigars were nicotineless,
and coffee was caffeineless

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Soon oranges were seedless
the putting green, weedless
the college boy, joyless
the proper diet, fatless.

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New roads are dustless
The latest minds are restless
our tennis courts, sodless

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Our new religion, Godless.-Anonymous-Edited by nemesis_juggernaut, : No reason given.

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Faith is not a pathetic sentiment, but robust, vigorous confidence built on the fact that God is holy love. You cannot see Him just now, you cannot fully understand what He's doing, but you know that you know Him." -Oswald Chambers

That's a great proverb... In the future, will I be like the ax and forget about it, or like the tree who remembers? Hmmmmm?

I have been molested by two women while I severely inebriated who I wouldn't have ordinarily done anything with. I'm a minority times two. I can't say I was raped in a classic sense, but I was definitely molested. Though I can't really say for certain because I can't remember that with clarity. I just woke up and, hello! What the hell are you doing! I was molested by a male neighbor. He also molested my sister. And then the crazy bastard called me up like three years thinking I must have forgotten acting like everything was just peaches and cream.

Well, yes, I certainly was in the legal sense. Well, not that I'm defending him, but he was like 16 or 17 at the time. I've tried to pass it off as him being a confused kid. He knew better though. That's why he tried to lure me in an abandoned house because he didn't want anyone to see. And he tried to pretend like we were just playing a "game." Even at such a young age, I knew something was wrong. I had to get out of there as soon as I could. No, that's fine. Not a problem. Naturally. Few can admit that to themselves. There is this guy, Nathan Bar Jonah, and he wrote about raping kids then eating them. This is the kind of guy who would swear how great he is, but in the shadows, it was a different story. Seriously, how do you get to the point where you can rape little kids and cannibalize them? It defies logic. I appreciate the kind words. I don't consider my instances very significant because I managed to get out of the house before something worse happened. It could have been a lot worse. I just feel sorry the ones that don't make it out.The instance with the two girls happened when I was about 18. And at the time, though I thought it was kind of messed up to be doing what they did, I didn't really think that men could really argue about things like that. But later on I realized that I was just being molded by society to think a certain way, when in reality, that's not okay for anyone to do. If the roles were reversed, I probably would have been in jail. But because it was girls doing that to a guy, my friends just kind of shirked it off as them being playful, while also laughing at me because they weren't very attractive.