One statement has anecdotal evidence, and the other has no evidence whatsoever.
Seems to me that mine is more valid. I am not saying it is 100% irrefutable. Just that it is more valid than an off the cuff snide remark.
Seems...to you....?
One statement has anecdotal evidence, and the other has no evidence whatsoever.
Seems to me that mine is more valid. I am not saying it is 100% irrefutable. Just that it is more valid than an off the cuff snide remark.
Seems...to you....?
Yep, it seems that way to me. Do you see any reason to think otherwise?
Only the application of the standards of empirical evidence.
Its funny that you require evidence from only one side of the argument.
You can argue that my evidence is weak, but not that it is nonexistent. Topper's evidence is nonexistent.
Are often the single womanless white males. It gives them the power feel normal men get from woman. This board is chock full of gun nuts.![]()
Which of "Topspin's" statements is incorrect?
1) "Are often the single womanless white males"
2) "It gives them the power feel normal men get from woman"
3) "This board is chock full of gun nuts"
Which one did I address directly?
Actually, I would say all three are incorrect.
It's closer to 90 million nowadays.Oh, so it only applies to the gun nuts who murder people?
63+ million gun owners, and you take your info from the tiny percentage that go against what the overwhelming majority of gun owners believe?
Gotcha.
Quite the opposite, asshole.You seem to be making a good case for 'big gun, small dick'. But the fear thing is strange. I mean, after all, if one is not afraid they have no need for guns.... or is there something wrong with my logic here.
Chicken shit scared little dicks get guns, normal civilised human beings don't. Not too difficult to understand?
Quite the opposite, asshole.
You are scared of big bad firearms. Why is beyond me, since no firearm just goes around randomly shooting things without some person behind the trigger. So, whatever the reason for your fear, your reaction is to denigrate firearms, and those who carry them. (Talk about compensating....)
A very wise person once said any man who is not afraid is a fool. And he was right. So it's not about fear itself. No society is absolutely safe at all times and in all circumstances - not even your precious socialist totalitarian utopia. There are criminals out there who will and do prey on others for their livelihoods. Then there are the terrorists, the sociopaths, etc. all of whom are quite willing to take out a bunch of random people for their own insane reasons. It is not unreasonable to have some fear over these circumstances we live in today. So much for fear being a bad thing.
What it's all about is how one reacts to fear. There are those who react to fear by taking positive steps to be able to counter - if needed - the things in this world there are to be afraid of. The fear of poverty is mastered by hard hard work ethic. Fear of illness is mastered by healthy life style first, and working even harder to assure access to good medical care. And fear of crime is mastered by the willingness to protect oneself and other around them should the need arise. These are people who do not run from fear, but rather face it down and master it: people willing to take personal responsibility for the circumstances that induce fear. These kinds of people are the ones who tend to carry firearms.
Then there are those who run from their fears. They hide from them, wishing them away with their heads in the sand. They are not willing to face down their fears, so they place that burden on society and government. (And then squawk like the chickenshits they are when government - invariably - fails to keep them as safe as they desire to be.) Cowards to the core, their base desire is to unload their fears onto another entity so they do not have to take the responsibility to face their fears themselves. They are the ones who want mommy government to take care of it all for them. They fear poverty, so they want government to control the economy for them. They fear illness, so they want government to control the doctors for them. And they fear bad guys with firearms, so they want government to take firearms away. And then, as if sheer cowardice is not bad enough, they clothe their cowardice in fake claims of altruism and "civilization".
When you cannot make a logical argument, does an ad hominem usually make you feel better?
Which of "Topspin's" statements is incorrect?
1) "Are often the single womanless white males"
2) "It gives them the power feel normal men get from woman"
3) "This board is chock full of gun nuts"
Oh, how could I forget my standard warning?
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Can you address the topic, or not?
Isn't that what people have been asking you since you got here?
Is it? If so, post links.