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    Thread: Political Watch
Post: RE: Political Watch

(Yesterday, 11:03 AM)SYZ Wrote: The young blonde woman is his granddaughter Kai Madison Trump, Donny Jr's kid. So, his next girlfriend or is she too old?
epronovost World News, Politics and Current Events 1,287 53,382 1 hour ago
    Thread: Trump's Excellent Health Report?
Post: RE: Trump's Excellent Health Report?

(05-31-2026, 07:43 PM)Dānu Wrote: The idea that a fat 80-year-old man who regularly eats Big Macs is in perfect health takes a MAGA idiot to believe. I wonder why they commit to the bit so hard thou...
epronovost World News, Politics and Current Events 7 111 06-01-2026, 01:36 AM
    Thread: How to beat superman?
Post: RE: How to beat superman?

If you are good with ropes you could always try to lasso Superman with the Lasso of Truth since it's impossible to break it... the only problem is that you are still just a normal dumbass holding and ...
epronovost Movies, Television, Art and Literature 29 329 05-20-2026, 09:30 PM
    Thread: How to beat superman?
Post: RE: How to beat superman?

Red kryptonite and red sun radiation makes him just as weak as any normal human being so combine that with any standard method to stun him.
epronovost Movies, Television, Art and Literature 29 329 05-20-2026, 05:02 PM
    Thread: The Value of Life
Post: RE: The Value of Life

(05-18-2026, 10:14 PM)Paleophyte Wrote: Could, but don't. You now have the ability to dial the purple button up to 8.3 million, decrease the lifespan of one person in a thousand by a day, and have a...
epronovost Philosophy and Ethics 78 934 05-19-2026, 12:58 PM
    Thread: The Value of Life
Post: RE: The Value of Life

I would press the button 1 to cut my life of about 1 year maybe 2 shorter and the button 2 a single time (since I can press each button once for free). There should be more than enough money for me, m...
epronovost Philosophy and Ethics 78 934 05-19-2026, 12:36 PM
    Thread: Articles that caught your attention
Post: RE: Articles that caught your attention

(05-08-2026, 01:32 PM)Unsapien Wrote: The 2 things I think are the worst things about my country is how badly we treat our the indigenous peoples, but also how f*cking long it takes to get anything ...
epronovost World News, Politics and Current Events 549 17,958 05-08-2026, 09:17 PM
    Thread: What should liberals do when an assassin sounds like them?
Post: RE: What should liberals do when an assassin sound...

I think the question in the OP is taking the problem from "wrong angle". The question should not be how should Liberals react when an assassin sounds like them, but how should MAGA react when ostensib...
epronovost World News, Politics and Current Events 39 802 05-04-2026, 02:02 PM
    Thread: Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
Post: RE: Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act

(05-03-2026, 06:54 PM)Dānu Wrote: (05-03-2026, 05:54 PM)Deesse23 Wrote: Whoever approves gerrymandering, particularly in a "winner takes it all" election system, either #1 Does not understand demo...
epronovost World News, Politics and Current Events 24 530 05-03-2026, 07:07 PM
    Thread: Red Button or Blue Button?
Post: RE: Red Button or Blue Button?

(05-03-2026, 05:40 PM)brewerb Wrote: (05-03-2026, 04:00 PM)epronovost Wrote: I actually got interested in finding if there ever was some sort of survey on this viral question. I could find no cred...
epronovost Philosophy and Ethics 73 1,376 05-03-2026, 06:05 PM
    Thread: Red Button or Blue Button?
Post: RE: Red Button or Blue Button?

(05-03-2026, 01:57 PM)brewerb Wrote: Which one would she push? [Image: https://jreidtherapy.com/wp-content/uplo...987973.jpg] I actually got interested in finding if there ever was some sort of sur...
epronovost Philosophy and Ethics 73 1,376 05-03-2026, 04:00 PM
    Thread: Red Button or Blue Button?
Post: RE: Red Button or Blue Button?

(05-03-2026, 12:39 AM)Reltzik Wrote: (05-03-2026, 12:04 AM)epronovost Wrote: Question 1: I would not use the machine since I don't have to participate according to the terms of this scenario. Que...
epronovost Philosophy and Ethics 73 1,376 05-03-2026, 12:51 AM
    Thread: Red Button or Blue Button?
Post: RE: Red Button or Blue Button?

(05-02-2026, 09:28 PM)Reltzik Wrote: Here's a second, related thought experiment: Everyone in the world simultaneously gets the option to use a suicide machine, which is controlled by two buttons. ...
epronovost Philosophy and Ethics 73 1,376 05-03-2026, 12:04 AM
    Thread: Red Button or Blue Button?
Post: RE: Red Button or Blue Button?

(05-02-2026, 09:27 PM)Dānu Wrote: Tomato, tomahto.  You've said the same thing using different words and so my point stands. Well if your point was that morality is irrational then yes your point st...
epronovost Philosophy and Ethics 73 1,376 05-02-2026, 10:50 PM
    Thread: Red Button or Blue Button?
Post: RE: Red Button or Blue Button?

(05-02-2026, 07:24 PM)Rizen Wrote: All I'm saying is I believe in the right to choose to die and the blue button, should the majority choose it, deprives people of that. And I'm only talking about a...
epronovost Philosophy and Ethics 73 1,376 05-02-2026, 08:57 PM
    Thread: Red Button or Blue Button?
Post: RE: Red Button or Blue Button?

(05-02-2026, 05:39 PM)Dānu Wrote: It's interesting that one of the popular alternatives for atheists is Humanism, wherein we irrationally posit that the benefit of humans is the highest good.  As a ...
epronovost Philosophy and Ethics 73 1,376 05-02-2026, 06:20 PM
    Thread: Red Button or Blue Button?
Post: RE: Red Button or Blue Button?

(05-02-2026, 04:28 PM)Rizen Wrote: This is where you and I have a fundamental disagreement. Death is not always a bad thing. Dying however can be very hard. A lot of people can't commit suicide for ...
epronovost Philosophy and Ethics 73 1,376 05-02-2026, 04:39 PM
    Thread: Red Button or Blue Button?
Post: RE: Red Button or Blue Button?

(05-02-2026, 04:09 PM)Rizen Wrote: There's nothing uncaring about pressing the red button. I think a lot of people are overlooking the element that not everyone wants to live. 100% life is not the i...
epronovost Philosophy and Ethics 73 1,376 05-02-2026, 04:27 PM
    Thread: Red Button or Blue Button?
Post: RE: Red Button or Blue Button?

(05-02-2026, 03:32 PM)Rizen Wrote: First of all, you're assuming that everybody wants to live. I am indeed assuming that everybody wants to live else they would have already killed themselves (or wo...
epronovost Philosophy and Ethics 73 1,376 05-02-2026, 04:15 PM
    Thread: Red Button or Blue Button?
Post: RE: Red Button or Blue Button?

(05-02-2026, 05:16 AM)Rizen Wrote: Literally everybody who presses the red button lives. There's no risk whatsoever in pressing red. Pressing blue and accepting risk is entirely the choice of the pe...
epronovost Philosophy and Ethics 73 1,376 05-02-2026, 03:09 PM
    Thread: Red Button or Blue Button?
Post: RE: Red Button or Blue Button?

(05-02-2026, 04:00 AM)Paleophyte Wrote: I'm choosing not to press red or blue. I would think that these responses might indicate that I am participating. The scenario says you have to press either o...
epronovost Philosophy and Ethics 73 1,376 05-02-2026, 02:42 PM
    Thread: Red Button or Blue Button?
Post: RE: Red Button or Blue Button?

(05-02-2026, 03:28 AM)Paleophyte Wrote: Green button. Here's how this works. It's a thought experiment that's designed to be divisive. We all agree that 49.99% pressing blue is not where we want to...
epronovost Philosophy and Ethics 73 1,376 05-02-2026, 03:40 AM
    Thread: Red Button or Blue Button?
Post: RE: Red Button or Blue Button?

(05-01-2026, 03:31 PM)Dānu Wrote: (05-01-2026, 02:31 PM)epronovost Wrote: Why would anybody press the red button if it entails the chance of killing random people? What's the benefit in that? Why ...
epronovost Philosophy and Ethics 73 1,376 05-01-2026, 03:36 PM
    Thread: Red Button or Blue Button?
Post: RE: Red Button or Blue Button?

(05-01-2026, 12:29 PM)Dānu Wrote: (05-01-2026, 12:06 PM)epronovost Wrote: That seems pretty easy. I would press the blue button and I don't see why anybody would press the red one. Did I miss some...
epronovost Philosophy and Ethics 73 1,376 05-01-2026, 02:31 PM
    Thread: Red Button or Blue Button?
Post: RE: Red Button or Blue Button?

(05-01-2026, 01:10 AM)Jarsa Wrote: Tim Urban posted this thought experiment: "Everyone in the world has to take a private vote by pressing a red or blue button. If more than 50% of people press the...
epronovost Philosophy and Ethics 73 1,376 05-01-2026, 12:06 PM