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  1. tango

    Your phobia

  2. tango

    Reaction score

    #1 raised the issue, #6 made suggestions for the change we ended up discussing. Still, we can disagree if you like :)
  3. tango

    Free education

    I don't believe that education must result in higher pay to have value. The trouble is that there needs to be some limit so we don't have every single 18-year-old headed to university on the taxpayer's dime to spend three years pretending to study, only to then spend their career flipping...
  4. tango

    Reaction score

    The score at present means very little. Forum scores generally don't mean much, except that a person has been around a while. We got into this because of post #6 rather than post #1.
  5. tango

    Free education

    I'm curious to see the way things like home economics seem to be disappearing from what kids are taught. It's as if the purpose of schooling is to raise a generation who can't think beyond "credit card, buy things, pay minimum" and then wonder where all their money goes.
  6. tango

    Free education

    Do you consider it beneficial to society to have people with degrees in Gender Studies, Horse Studies, Golf Course Design etc, who end up flipping burgers because nobody needs any more golf courses to be designed? What proportion of society do you think should get a free education? I've heard...
  7. tango

    Reaction score

    I don't see any reason why a "disagree" shouldn't count as a negative score. If people are posting stuff that triggers widespread disagreement why shouldn't it accumulate a negative score? There's always the risk that people will end up posting what they think will trigger a lot of positive...
  8. tango

    Reaction score

    A twist on the idea might be to only score points for posts that are on topic. It would seem a shame to have a "haha" response but not allow it in a humor thread, for example. It could be a tricky thing to implement without being able to objectively define what is on-topic and what is...
  9. tango

    A 'Eucharistic' revival

    In which case perhaps the question should be why the Catholic church tolerates the people, rather than why the people identify as Catholic?
  10. tango

    Free education

    University is a fountain of knowledge where people go to drink. When I went to university the government paid for it. Honestly, I didn't value the experience anywhere near as much as if I'd had some of my own skin in the game. I think there's something to be said for students being able to...
  11. tango

    Lumber prices

    Lumber has come down a lot recently. I delayed some work on my house when the price of the beams I wanted went from $10 to $28. A couple of months ago they were back to about $14. Curiously treated lumber in that size was cheaper than untreated, which suggests the price might drop a little...
  12. tango

    A 'Eucharistic' revival

    Is there a reason one can't believe that Jesus can do a great miracle even if he chooses not to in any given situation? If Jesus wanted to he could literally transform the bread and grape juice into a fillet steak and 50-year-ol Glenfarclas single malt, but he evidently chooses not to do that...
  13. tango

    A 'Eucharistic' revival

    I'm not sure why they should feel such discomfort about it. My church is a Mennonite church, and Mennonites are known for pacifism. I'm not a pacifist, at least not to the extent you would expect from a Mennonite, but the church doesn't have a problem with it so I don't see why I need to have a...
  14. tango

    Why do hardships have opposite effects on different people?

    It's very true, although the question of why some see the bars and some see the stars remains a good one.
  15. tango

    Parents charging rent

    It costs money to feed a child and sooner or later the child will have to pay the full costs of supporting themselves. It doesn't hurt to get used to the idea that living isn't free. My parents charged me money towards household bills when I was working. It still came as a surprise when I set...
  16. tango

    A 'Eucharistic' revival

    Granted, but in a world where people increasingly decide for themselves (whether based on information, guesswork or social media chatter) it doesn't seem surprising that people are being a little more particular about which sections they accept and which they don't. I can't help thinking there...
  17. tango

    A 'Eucharistic' revival

    There's certainly something to this argument. I think it's good that people no longer blindly believe whatever the doctor/lawyer/teacher/priest/whoever tells them but at the same time people seem to think an opinion is as good as an informed opinion, which isn't such a good thing. Somewhere...
  18. tango

    Wearing pajamas in public

    So much depends on the circumstances. Wearing PJs to work, unless you work in a situation where there are no professional standards, seems like it pushes too far. In theory if the chef in a restaurant is wearing PJs I don't suppose it matters, assuming appropriate nets etc are in place to...
  19. tango

    A 'Eucharistic' revival

    I think this is part of general declines in "religion". If people who may once have gone to church on Sunday just because it was socially expected now figure there's no need to go through the pretense, they may feel more free to identify their faith as "none" rather than figuring "Christian"...
  20. tango

    Lämmchen's Workout Thread

    It looks like a 15k run is going to be a regular monthly challenge with my tracker. Previously they only appeared in June and September. There was a challenge to do one during March so I figured I'd take advantage of the nice weather and hit it nice and early, so yesterday I started out the...
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