Mar27
So many people believe that porn is immoral while war is holy. So many others believe that war is immoral while porn is fine.
Interestingly, people sense of morality, in regards to porn and war, tend to be negatively correlated. Peace protestors are often naked, which would offend highly (self declared) righteous people like Osama Bin Laden and George Bush.
The religious militants, on the other hand, would often kill a lot of civilians, which would offend civilians a lot.
So, which one is right?
Perhaps, rather than trying to decide which one is right or wrong, it’s better to just observe and understand how different humans’ interests motivate different algorithms to classify right from wrong.
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Jun26
I was driving home from a marriage party. My girlfriend is driving because I can’t drive. Suddenly someone yell swear words at us. Then that guy stops in front of us. We apologize not understanding what’s wrong. They claimed that my gf hit brake suddenly. They look like they want to fight and keep yelling […]
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Jun19
Is marriage good for women?
Many people want to prohibit prostitution and porn. They said those are so bad that they have to be prohibited.
So, if a woman wants to have sex, what’s the alternative for that? Marriage.
By prohibiting the alternatives, societies pretty much push people into marriage.
However, is marriage that good? I mean compared to […]
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May16
Is marriage good for women?
Many people want to prohibit prostitution and porn. They said those are so bad that they have to be prohibited.
So, if a woman wants to have sex, what’s the alternative for that? Marriage.
By prohibiting the alternatives, societies pretty much push people into marriage.
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Apr17
Hear me all listeners. I have just received a revelation from God himself. All of you got to pay me a gazillion dollar. You can donate the money at http://GeneTips.com.
What? Why I haven’t heard money coming to my bank account yet? Do you know, if you don’t give me my money, you’ll go to […]
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Apr17
Thousands of people are marching in outrage over a few caricatures in Denmark.
When I heard that, I was very confused. There so many other beliefs and opinions that humans have. We, for example, believe that protons attract electrons with force inversely proportional with the square of the distance.
Such beliefs have tremendously changed our life […]
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Apr13
Many people want to prohibit porn and prostitution. Some do so to protect religions and morality.
We can only wonder. Stealing and robbing are also immoral. Religions also prohibit stealing. Why there are no terrorist that commit suicide bombing to kill thieves, burglars, and robbers.
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