:fire:bogged down in frivolous discourses on manners and protocols — Cabbage Farmer
Yuck! :vomit:oh yes, like decaying corpses? You should stop looking for dates at the cemetery. You should try the morgue, the fermeldahide is still pretty fresh — Merkwurdichliebe
They probably smell. :lol:How would you find that out if you won't go on a date with them? Do you find it out when you are asking them out? — Merkwurdichliebe
It’s institutionalized greed, yes. It’s a system — a game — with rules and laws that encourage greed. — Xtrix
I wouldn't date someone who never goes to the doctor. :chin:Turns out anti-vaxxers are anti-medicine — Xtrix
For some people (very dishonest people), checking out their 'sources' is always necessary.Which is why I checked it out. — Xtrix
I am not familiar with "the fields of anthropology", so no comment.I was talking about how ‘civilisation’ can and is defined within the fields of anthropology. — I like sushi
I do not know how scant our evidence is.It’s a bit like the ‘all swans are white’ point. We cannot state something with such certainty when there is scant evidence/history. — I like sushi
Then force is the only option on the table. Plain and simple.They openly admit they will never change their minds. — Xtrix
You don't know that.Doesn't matter if you agree or not. A complex social strata doesn't necessarily have to have farming — I like sushi
I'm not quite sure I agree. Farming yields a steady predictable supply of food, which fits in well with an organized society. Hunter gathering is less predictable, much harder to feed an entire civilization. It's necessary to constantly migrate to new areas just to find prey.Like I said, there is nothing to say a 'civilised' society couldn't come into being based on a hunter gather lifestyle. The main issue would be sustaining a larger population. — I like sushi
Which is different than hunter-gathering.Generally though a 'civilisation' is just a body of people organised into complex social strata with more skilled-labour being a major hallmark. — I like sushi
That too; nobody grabbing my arm forcing me to go anywhere, or do anything.Very good. Now how about no one asking you what to do, but doing it to you anyways, to you? — schopenhauer1
That's true for almost every conservative.She feels like people who disagree with her are attacking her. — Bitter Crank
Let's say — schopenhauer1
Let's say — schopenhauer1
let's change — schopenhauer1
let me start: — schopenhauer1
Putting a gun to their head.What counts as "forcing" people — schopenhauer1
No one telling you what to do.What counts as "freedom"? — schopenhauer1
That (IMO) is the key inspiration behind many religions.question of life after death — Jerry
They also read Ayn Rand.The ideological fool is the fourth type of climate denier, and they can be intelligent. But they are utterly blinded by their inane, no-limits version of the free-market creed.