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    Death Penalty more often

    yes it is. the only real argument you have left is the utilitarian one, that it's okay to infringe on individual rights if it results in the greater good. now that's a hell of a claim in itself, but you can use it to justify the death penalty. and right now, the death penalty does not result...
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    Death Penalty more often

    well i don't understand the emphasis on the whole "affirming our values" you've listed this as a major reason for using the death penalty as a consequence for murder, yet you haven't explained what that means, nor why we should do it. meaning they don't recognize the value we supposedly put on...
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    Death Penalty more often

    you don't care whether the values are affirmed? so you don't care whether we have the death penalty? (i know this is your response from an earlier post) so the purpose of the death penalty is to affirm our values to everyone - here or abroad. meaning the success of this consequence would be...
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    Is the collapse of the dollar inevitable?

    well that's not the whole issue. just throwing money at banks isn't going to fix everything.
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    Is the collapse of the dollar inevitable?

    well surely you realize that when considering practicalities our best option is lowered interest rates and the buying up of securities. among other things. what other options are you referring to?
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    Is the collapse of the dollar inevitable?

    well that's the only option at this point. we're running a serious risk of deflation, and one way or another we need to get some money in the economy.
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    Death Penalty more often

    to what ends? okay so it would make sense that one of the purposes of the DP would be deterring murder or other serious crimes? mmk. you're not answering the question. i'm asking "why should we affirm our values? what does this accomplish?" and you're answering "we already do it!" so why...
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    Legalization: The Least Bad Solution

    marijuana, crack cocaine, tobacco, and possibly LSD. lol wut. do you think i personally own Noam Chomsky? there isn't a reason to keep marijuana illegal. and as far as harder drugs go, criminalization and harsh penalties don't work, so your only real options are decriminalization (slap on...
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    Legalization: The Least Bad Solution

    alcohol prohibition is a different story. there had been a large portion of the population calling for prohibition for quite a while before its implementation on a national scale, and several states had already implemented it before then. the analogy makes perfect sense. judging by your...
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    Death Penalty more often

    showing it to whom? do you deny that the purpose of the foul shot is to deter fouling? that quote does not describe deontological ethics. Deontological ethics: "an approach to ethics that focuses on the rightness or wrongness of intentions or motives behind action such as respect for...
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    Death Penalty more often

    we simply have to consider the DP outside of the public opinion. it's not relevant. mmk. i don't know if you've stated this before, but why is that consequence appropriate, and why do we have it in the first place? i just don't want to leave any questions unanswered. hmmm. it seems that...
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    Legalization: The Least Bad Solution

    1. ad hominum/genetic fallacy 2. do you know of anyone involved in politics who doesn't have an agenda? care to debate the claim? i think an analogy is necessary. if it became illegal tomorrow to drive red cars, would you respond to the people thrown in jail with "personal responsibility!"...
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    Death Penalty more often

    i understand your intention, but this is again a fallacy. i can grasp the influence of public opinion on legislation, but public opinion does not influence ethics or morality. the appropriateness of an action or, in terms of what we're discussing here, a consequence, does not shift with the will...
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    Legalization: The Least Bad Solution

    are you familiar with Noam Chomsky? i never said they don't have personal responsibility or anything that you're talking about. the punishment you think they should be "responsible" for is an unjust and improper one. would you like me to provide an analogy to illustrate this?
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    Death Penalty more often

    when is it okay? okay... so how would you do this?
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