wizardsedge

@wizardsedge (22)

Philippines • Age 35

Joined myLot 19 years ago

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Suicide be a Criminal case?

wizardsedge @wizardsedge (22) • Philippines 13 Jun 07

Suicide has traditionally been illegal in many western countries. But with the rise of secularism and doubts about the success of a criminal deterrent, the prohibition of suicide has been liften in many, for example, the UK...

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Private lives of public figures

wizardsedge @wizardsedge (22) • Philippines 13 Jun 07

Should the private lives of public figures be open to press scrutiny?

lives of public officials

private lives of public figures

public officials

Negotiating with Terrorists Groups

wizardsedge @wizardsedge (22) • Philippines 13 Jun 07

Should governments negotialte with terrorists?

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Muslim Head Covering

wizardsedge @wizardsedge (22) • Philippines 13 Jun 07

Should the Hijab be banned in schools, public buildings or society in general?

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Sharing Bra and Panties

wizardsedge @wizardsedge (22) • Philippines 13 Jun 07

should you allow a friend 'in need' you personal stuff/private stuff like your bra's and panties?

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Hate is a Crime

checkkeystroke @checkkeystroke (16) • Philippines 13 Jun 07

Should acts of hate be criminalized? What acts should be considered hate crimes?

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hate

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wizardsedge ALl forms of violent crime, whether they are murders, rapes, or beating are an expression of hatred towards another human being. To add more punishment to a crime because it represents a particular kind of hate is to unfairly distinguish between differnt...

13 Jun 07

Existence of GOD

checkkeystroke @checkkeystroke (16) • Philippines 13 Jun 07

Does God exist? if so, can we prove he does? How can we know anything about God? Is it sacrilegious to even ask? This can only be the briefest of surveys.

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wizardsedge You cannot infer from the fact that the world was created that God was the creator. The conception of God contains many extra attributes that aren't necessary of a world creator. Second, just because the world is beautiful and varied, doesn't mean it was...

13 Jun 07

Give a Goat for Christmas

checkkeystroke @checkkeystroke (16) • Philippines 13 Jun 07

Is it a good idea to give as gifts the donation of farm animals for developing world communities?

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farm animals

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wizardsedge Giving a farm animal is often a very poor way of helping a family in the developing world. Families often do knot know how to care properly for the animals they recieve and even if they do, they may not have the resources to look after them properly. For...

13 Jun 07

Gene Patenting

checkkeystroke @checkkeystroke (16) • Philippines 13 Jun 07

Should Gene be patented?

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wizardsedge Ofcourse it should be different; genes are the very basis for human life and to claim that anyone has the right to be regarded as the 'owner' of a particular gene, which we all share in our bodies, shows a venal disregard for humanity. If companies want to...

13 Jun 07

Censorship of Gangsta Rap

checkkeystroke @checkkeystroke (16) • Philippines 13 Jun 07

should the government censor lyrics of the songs that are violent or expletive, for example, "gangsta" rap?

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wizardsedge Gangsta rap is a form of entertainment lilke any other. SOme of its purveyors may use words or imagery that portrays certain criminal acts, but that is because they reflect the culture from which it spawned. Critics miss the subtleties of rap music, in...

13 Jun 07

DNA Database for Criminals

blastcategory @blastcategory (11) • Philippines 12 Jun 07

Should we create a database of DNA that canbe used by police authorities in order to apprehend criminals?

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dna criminals

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wizardsedge The invasiveness of the database resides in the information being maintained on file, rather than in the procedure for obtaining genetic data. The decision to pass personal info to mortgage or insurance agencies is governed by individual consent. The provision...

13 Jun 07

Children? or NO Children??

blastcategory @blastcategory (11) • Philippines 12 Jun 07

should you never have children at the first place??

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children

to have children

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wizardsedge Children provide for us in our old age, or should. They are an investment- especialy in societies that feature subsistence agreiculture, but also important in the many countries with little or no adequeate state support for the elderly. Strangers or the state...

13 Jun 07

Banning of Child Performers

discussionmaster @discussionmaster (6) • Philippines 12 Jun 07

Should children be allowed to work in the performing arts or professional sports?

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wizardsedge Simply banning child performers will not prevent the possibility of exploitation, merely place it out of reach of scrutiny. At the moment, child performers are official employees and as such their pay, hours, and conditions are all monitored by government...

13 Jun 07

Is marriage an outdated institution?

discussionmaster @discussionmaster (6) • Philippines 12 Jun 07

is co-habitation/live-ins replacing the institution of marriage, and will this affect the security and stability of the children? post your comments whether you are for or against marriage.

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wizardsedge It is unreasonable to expect couples to stay together for a lifetime in this day and age. There is more social pressure than ever before to be happy- and this outweighs the necessity to make a marriage work regardless. Fidelity is not determined by a marriage...

13 Jun 07

Benefits of Corruption

discussionmaster @discussionmaster (6) • Philippines 12 Jun 07

Should public corruption be accepted as a normal state of affairs in countries at a certain stage of development?

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wizardsedge The very idea of corruption is unethical. regardless of one's tradition. Cultural relativism is just an attemp to legitimise corruption by the corrupted. Not enough evidence has been presented to support the suggestion that corruption is required by certain...

13 Jun 07

Should national lotteries be abolished or encouraged?

discussionmaster @discussionmaster (6) • Philippines 12 Jun 07

Many countries have lotteries in order to raise revenues for various levels of government. Do you think that it is wrong for governments to take advantage of their citizens by encouraging them to play a lottery? because the...

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wizardsedge Playing the lottery is a free choice and is by no means confined to the poorest. The issue of regression relates more strongly to what the revenues from a lottery are spent on (although it is patronising to assume that only the rich can enjoy opera, for...

13 Jun 07