Recent content by simvol

I'm not all in on meditation but I do find him lucid and insightful.

I should have added that I'm not accusing this guy of being a psychopath. Skin color is a minor component of genetics. There is likely more genetic variation between two randomly selected Africans than between a random European and African.

Humans probably exert no more control of their course than a rock controls what shape the rain and wind will create of it.

For practical purposes we must hold people responsible when their conduct threatens the safety of others. My thoughts address why one might feel sympathy for criminals while still acknowledging the necessity of their incarcertion.

If you were born as this guy you'd have no choice but to perpetrate the same actions. Nothing but luck kept you from having the right mix of genetics and environmental conditions necessary for psychopathy. He should face consequences, but only to the extent necessary to protect society.

We need Ramsey more than Berry, neither is probable but safety is the last position we need to spend on outside of punter.

With Donaldson back in the fold, we stood a very small chance of winning the WS. Now there's no chance.

Why not award electoral votes in a proportional fashion? Some states already do it to a small extent. Tennessee for example would probably always give between eight to ten votes to the GOP, but at least liberals in the state could feel like their votes matter. The same could be said of...

Dickson plays butchball on offense which does no favors for the D. Rybka isn't slow for a 4-3 DT or 3-4 DE but is only marginally effective as a 4-3 end with no supporting cast or real coaching. It's no surprise that almost all of the talent in that county ends up transferring to Nashville...

Given the near infinite possible manifestations of potential and the poverty of realized eventualities relative to what could be, I find it difficult to assign significance to the potential of an embryo to live a rich life as a highly sentient human being. If my mother had an abortion I...

It's justifiable if the person desires it. In the absence of a chronic illness I would advocate for assisted suicide only after all mental health resources have been exhausted.

To kill me or any other non-vegetative, viable human would almost certainly involve inflicting some degree of misery. Abortion during the first trimester surely causes less suffering to an embryo than would be experienced by a deer struck by an arrow. The hardship avoided for parents in cases of...

Cell Surface Changes in the Egg at Fertilization More is known about this than the mechanism behind general anesthesia which works on plants devoid of central nervous systems.

Jon surviving after killing Dani made no sense, Bran's unanimous coronation because he's the best story teller made no sense.