[–] redheadslove 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
Wait, people think there's something wrong with that?
[–] Gake_The_Cake 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
Yes. Ketchup ruins the hotdog eating experience.
[–] CANCEL-CAT-FACTS 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
My niece puts ketchup on ketchup.
[–] Thisismyvoatusername 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I like your niece. She is clearly going to be a woman who goes far. Ketchup ftw.
[–] redheadslove 2 points 3 points 5 points (+5|-2) ago
I think it's completely possible to not end up homeless or jobless in the Alberta economy. Even in this recession, there are still "Help Wanted" signs everywhere. Sure, it's minimum wage job, but you can scrape by on that until something better is an option.
I just hate the "It's only $10/hour (or whatever it is now), so why bother?" mentality. You bother so that you're not an unnecessary drain on society because you're being a lazy fuck.
[–] bayesianqueer 3 points 14 points 17 points (+17|-3) ago
Great. Then we need free and easily available family planning and abortion services. If you're OK with that then I'm OK with yours.
[–] newoldwave 2 points 0 points 2 points (+2|-2) ago
Instead of abortion, how about free sterilization?
[–] daskapitalist 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
Implanted hormonal birth control from places like planned parenthood is quite inexpensive, particularly compared to other types of insurance that are mandated at least at a liability level (e.g. car insurance).
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[–] Thisismyvoatusername 2 points 1 point 3 points (+3|-2) ago
I think Dick Cheney was possibly the finest Vice President we had since Calvin Coolidge.
[–] svipbo 3 points 13 points 16 points (+16|-3) ago (edited ago)
The science of today is akin to religion, with vast swathes of the population blindly accepting what scientists tell them without thinking for themselves.
Oh, and underage sex isn't that big of a deal.
[–] sleepwalken 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
The key distinction is that science provably works.
[–] frankenham ago
This is what I don't get.. People can't seem to discern empirical science with theoretical science. There's a lot of things science can't prove.. like the distance to stars for example, we surely can guess but there's no way to empirically prove it unless you were to travel many lightyears and measure it.
If you question this fact suddenly people start slamming you calling you anti-science and a fundamental creationist and all this other crap just because you point out a fact.
I'll be told "This is how the moon formed, billions and billions of years ago x amount of force of rock smashed into x amount of mass" then I'll say "Okay that's interesting, prove it" then they start flinging shit like "WHAT, YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN GRAVITY, YOU THINK IS THE EARTH FLAT TOO??" as if I'm supposed to just gobble up what they say and not question a thing.
There is a HUGE difference between empirical science that helps us create electronic circuit boards and indirect interpreted science that can't actually be proven.
[–] LazarusLong 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
I'd say there is a pretty big difference between pop science, which is mainly just media personalities incorrectly interpreting the results of legitimate studies and actual science.
People just want everything easy to digest and don't actually want to go look at the evidence and original sources.