It is literally irrelevant - not to me, to you.

No, I was simply pointing out that God is mentioned in the solution to the puzzle, not the setting-up of the puzzle. — Bartricks

I couldn't care less about the setting-up of the puzzle because it's clear that neither do you. The "solution" has exactly nothing to do with the set up. This is something you admitted as a point of pride!

and note, I didn't mention God once during that explanation — Bartricks

It's incredible that you think this is a positive and not the glaring hilarity that it is.

"I didn't mention God one single time in the entirity of my argument. This is how I came to the conclusion that God is necessary for evolution. This is how arguments work. I am very smart".

Aw buddy its okay that you don't know how inferences work we're all here to help.

So the case for evolution by natural selection presupposes that God exists. — Bartricks

Source: "I made it up / It came to me in a dream".

I don't think you know what 'bald assertion' means. — Bartricks

And reasons to believe things require God. Sorry, but they do — Bartricks

Once more, address the OP. — Bartricks

Once more, there is nothing of substance to address in the OP because it resolves into a bald assertion which deserves exactly no engagement other than to point it out and laugh.

[Completely irrelevant non-sequitur]

[Bald assertion]

"Sorry but it's true"

"Take me seriously!!!"

Lol no.

Do you understand what a self-undermining case is? — Bartricks

It really doesn't matter because God in the OP has nothing to do with it other than a rabbit which you pull put of a hat as a literal deus ex machina. I don't need to follow your argument because there isn't one.

Address the OP. — Bartricks

There is nothing to address in the OP because the entirity of its substance is a bald assertion which does not follow from the waffle that precedes it.

Sorry, but they do. — Bartricks

This is the only line worth anything in the OP, and it is worth nothing.

It's what you wrote. If you think it's attitude then so be it.

Sorry, but it's trash.

See how this argument works?

I addressed the entirety of its substance.

Yeah, it is a philosophy forum. Which is why 'sorry but they do' is ought to be treated like the unphilosophical crap that it is.

I presented a case. — Bartricks

The case in question:

Sorry, but they do. — Bartricks

Trash.

But in what way does the account need supplementing? Well, the case for evolution by natural selection presupposes that there are reasons to believe things. And reasons to believe things require God. Sorry, but they do. So the case for evolution by natural selection presupposes that God exists. — Bartricks

Hahaha

People are supposed to take this seriously.

???

Sorry, but they don't.

Woah, did you see the powerful argument that I put forth?

. And reasons to believe things require God. Sorry, but they do. — Bartricks

Like, lmao. This is trash.

I'm giving the OP the treatment it deserves.

Nah, reasons to believe things requires the radical suppression of all fantasy, which includes religion and all forms of belief in God.

Cool, so much for the OP.

Do you trust my intuition?

Intuitively we must abolish all religion and immediately turn all places of worship into museums or food banks, while seizing and redistributing the wealth of all religious institutions. Those who want to continue to publicly practice can be exiled to some small state in the US and treated like a reservation.

So what would be the political reason of overturning Roe v Wade? It could be that they want the left to have to propose a constitutional amendment that they assume will hurt their voting party. Or it could be that, as Tate mentioned, they thought the ruling of Roe v Wade was unconstitutional, and, regardless if people agree with the ends of overturning it, it does not justify using the constitution that way (in the court's eyes of course). — Paulm12

This is alot of 4D chess. They overturned it because they are a bunch of Christofascists who hate women. It's not complicated.

On the bright side, Dow nunder, we aren't going to church like we once did. — Banno

This was a nice bright spot. But considering that majorities did not do anything to stop a bunch of religious fanatics in the US, we should learn that what counts is not demographics but power and process at the end of the day.

This is the guy who is going to save your abortion rights:



There's also that time he proudly browbeat and ruined Clarence Thomas' sexual assult victim - Anita Hill - in congress so he could assure him a spot on the supreme court.

Was gonna make a joke about how annoying it must be to vote for democrats only to end up with republicans but no, this kind of thing is democrat through and through and has always been - as reflected by this guy's decades long career as a democrat.

I think this achievable list constitutes a reasonable criterion by which to judge the political will and governing competence of POTUS and the Congressional Democratic Leadership. Are they antifascists or fucking collaborators? — 180 Proof

You really think this is an open question?

Collection of bad takes:

Hmmmm...Americanistan just around the corner. — Agent Smith

If the Dems do not kill the US Senate's jim/jane crow Filibuster Rule asap, then ... Welcome to Gilead. — 180 Proof

And some additional ones:

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:up: It's amazing how many people have been propagandized into forgetting that 'the economy' just is people; instead, having watching too much CNBC, they think 'the economy' means some combination of Walmart, Amazon and Google. As if these kinds of rulings will not have massively detrimental effects on the economy in the form of healthcare, welfare payments, keeping people in poverty, and so on. The people who distinguish these things from some imaginary 'economy' have a toy concept of the economy, made by Santa Claus.

What these people mean by 'the economy is more important' is: 'the things that affect me directly are more important'.

Western food aid makes everything worse.

Or likely that fertilizer plants in Africa would be dangerous competitors to European fertilizer plants. — ssu

Obviously. Hence: kindly drop dead unless you're willing to pay us.

The EU to Africa: Don't buy Russian fertilizer. Also don't make your own fertilizer. Just die, thanks.

At a summit of EU leaders later this week, the EU was planning a new initiative that would structurally decrease poorer nations' reliance on Russian fertilisers by helping them develop their own fertiliser plants. But at a meeting with EU envoys last week, the EU Commission explicitly opposed the text, warning that supporting fertiliser production in developing nations would be inconsistent with the EU energy and environment policies, officials said.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-split-over-fertiliser-plants-poorer-nations-food-crisis-bites-2022-06-20/

I'm sorry you don't like reality, but closing your eyes to it and escaping to fantasy land is nothing but complicity. If you don't like what America is, then become a traitor. Because America is the GOP and every single one of her friends, including the democratic party and their supporters. And it's going to get worse - and more American.

The worst thing about Jan 6 was the takeaway that insurrection is something negative.

Gross overgeneralization. — creativesoul

If the reality that just came to pass is a gross overgeneralization, then so much the worse for your use of words.

Oh I'm well aware.

Imagine thinking that American fascism is the work of "a few bad actors" and not a deliberate, systemic outcome of tens of millions of Americans who simply like fascism and despise women. This is not "a few bad actors". This is who and what the US is, and it will only continue to get worse.

Anyone who dreams that the Democrats have a chance of winning in 2024 is on drugs. You people are done.

First they came for the women, and I did not speak up - because they only make up 50% of the population of which I am not one.

Then, they came for the stock market, and line go down, after which I sprung into action.

I dunno, I reckon women existing at all is the real real issue, and if they just like, didn't, everything would be A-OK. I mean gosh, then people wouldn't have to pass laws specifically for them (so partisan, so ideological) and the whole bother can be avoided. I mean barring that, yes, it is clearly the fact that Roe was passed and not a bunch of sub-human misogynist monsters who would like to do everything possible to control women's bodies that is the issue.

It's very cute that women's issues are 'ideological debates'. Men Standard Issue Humans worry about The Economy.

Because the North stole - and continues to steal - everyone's surplus capital and is where the spoils get distributed, even if in ever more unequal ways. It's usually a good idea to follow the trail of plunder.

There is literally a link in the bit you quoted.