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Goodheart

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13. It's one thing to have policy disagreements with bright people

Fri Aug 25, 2017, 09:02 AM

Aug 2017

and you might think that that other position would be stupid to implement because of its consequences, but some arguments can only come from stupid people.

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Arguments stupid people use [View all] Goodheart Aug 2017 OP

Check, check, and check. Iggo Aug 2017 #1

Why should I pay for your health insurance? Freddie Aug 2017 #2

This! smirkymonkey Aug 2017 #16

Also why do they assume they are paying treestar Aug 2017 #29

Middle class get most of the tax cuts? Do you have a reputable source for that statement? stopbush Aug 2017 #38

I didn't say cuts treestar Aug 2017 #70

"You shouldn't have children if you can't afford them" Freddie Aug 2017 #41

Exactly. treestar Aug 2017 #71

Middle class pays taxes IronLionZion Aug 2017 #47

Try to define middle class, and you'll find out most people aren't. haele Aug 2017 #57

Right wingers don't look at it that way though treestar Aug 2017 #72

oh, i'm sorry, did i *cough*ebola*cough* on you? unblock Aug 2017 #31

My response is "I have a highly contagious deadly disease. What's it worth to you rurallib Aug 2017 #40

Post removed Post removed Aug 2017 #3

My favorites: Oneironaut Aug 2017 #4

"Its just a theory" hack89 Aug 2017 #5

Arggghhh... Also, "Not all scientists agree that global warming is real!" because 1 scientist out of Oneironaut Aug 2017 #8

+1 Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2017 #53

The church once disagreed with Galileo marylandblue Aug 2017 #56

Good point Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2017 #60

Evolution is just a theory, therefore God exists. Goodheart Aug 2017 #9

Or Creationism deserves "equal time" with Evolution Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2017 #54

Also, the idea that creationism should be taught in science classes in school. Oneironaut Aug 2017 #62

Yup Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2017 #64

I always ask, "Which creation story"? PassingFair Aug 2017 #65

Crucial, "therefore the EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN GOD EXISTS" All other gods are somehow anneboleyn Aug 2017 #68

Atheists have no moral foundation, therefore God exists. Goodheart Aug 2017 #7

Also - "Why don't you just go and start killing everybody? Morals only come through God!" Oneironaut Aug 2017 #10

Meanwhile their moral foundation gives instructions on how to properly sell your kids Major Nikon Aug 2017 #22

i love the "morality flows only from god" argument. unblock Aug 2017 #34

A conscience is that little voice inside you that says... Wounded Bear Aug 2017 #35

Anything that ends with "therefore god exists" you can be assured is sack of hammers stupid Major Nikon Aug 2017 #20

Good thread. HughBeaumont Aug 2017 #6

"National Socialism has SOCIALISM in it! Socialists are Nazis!" Oneironaut Aug 2017 #11

Like the meme says, they're going to be REALLY confused when it comes to Buffalo Wings. HughBeaumont Aug 2017 #12

It's one thing to have policy disagreements with bright people Goodheart Aug 2017 #13

The only reason we don't see wings on buffalo IronLionZion Aug 2017 #14

It's funny, but they kind of taste like chicken. smirkymonkey Aug 2017 #17

That's how they convinced people to eat strange foods IronLionZion Aug 2017 #32

An excellent essay to follow on to the "Hitler was a lefty" discussion ET Awful Aug 2017 #21

The enemy has trained dogs to sniff out menstrual blood IronLionZion Aug 2017 #15

Guns dont kill people; people kill people. Major Nikon Aug 2017 #18

But they find it much harder to do without the 🔫 Le Gaucher Aug 2017 #23

The same brilliant argument can be applied to nuclear weapons Major Nikon Aug 2017 #24

Guns have killed more people than nuclear weapons have. Le Gaucher Aug 2017 #25

Guns dont kill people;... Major Nikon Aug 2017 #27

Bullets kill people IronLionZion Aug 2017 #33

Bullets don't kill either, sucking chest wounds do Major Nikon Aug 2017 #36

Second ammendment should be shat/ pissed upon. Le Gaucher Aug 2017 #26

Why are you so afraid of guns? Major Nikon Aug 2017 #37

An armed society is a polite society IronLionZion Aug 2017 #44

Suitcase nukes for everyone! Major Nikon Aug 2017 #46

Guns don't kill people, but they sure help Freddie Aug 2017 #42

This one? lpbk2713 Aug 2017 #19

The Republicans freed the slaves and treestar Aug 2017 #28

Yup, exactly what I was going to say... mreilly Aug 2017 #51

You know what's funny about that last one? HughBeaumont Aug 2017 #61

How about Podkayne K Aug 2017 #30

"My kids are grown. Why should I have to pay for public schools?" mcar Aug 2017 #39

I don't use the library, so the government should pay for my books Major Nikon Aug 2017 #45

My public school teacher gave me the answer to that marylandblue Aug 2017 #73

"You libtards have time to comment because you don't work" Freddie Aug 2017 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author marylandblue Aug 2017 #58

Here's one: "I voted for Stein because Hillary had a lock on my state." NurseJackie Aug 2017 #48

Good one! mcar Aug 2017 #74

If you're an atheist and use our money that states "In God We Trust" Goodheart Aug 2017 #49

Huuuummm... RobinA Aug 2017 #50

I worked for CPS as an investigator Phoenix61 Aug 2017 #63

The Stupid People's Argument Playbook: no_hypocrisy Aug 2017 #52

I'm pro-life, BarbaRosa Aug 2017 #55

More . . . . HughBeaumont Aug 2017 #59

"They're only words... they have no power over you unless you let them." LanternWaste Aug 2017 #66

If we remove statues of Robert E Lee Buzz cook Aug 2017 #67

"Nazis were liberal"; "MLK was a Republican"; "the U.S. is a republic, not a democracy"... VOX Aug 2017 #69