Adam Smith was such a moderate.
By that I mean to suggest that economic oversight should be ubiquitous.
Bur, I think the conversation is going rather well actually. I may not be participating but this thread is awesome just as it is.
I mean these debates are not necessarily designed to convince the other side, rather it’s an exchange of ideas. These ideas are tested by the other side attempting to debunk it. It’s kind of for us, but people watching it unfold can benefit too.
I guess the current nature of the debate just isn’t as interesting to me personally 
Here’s a nice question to argue over, that I’ve seen crop up in a few places lately:
Is religion necessary to have an objective sense of morality? Can we determine any system of morals from a purely scientific viewpoint?
Already been discussed on the first and second pages of this very thread. E.g:
Going to revive this thread with another topic. The latest episode of Foamy the Squirrel covered the topic of “gamer girls.” I personally treat everyone I play with with respect until someone starts acting like a dick (directly at me or toward someone else that I feel is getting harassed too much), regardless of gender, race, etc.
So, my question is: How do you feel about gamer culture as it is currently? Good, bad, terrible? How do you feel about women getting into gaming?
Edit: I forgot to add my opinion. I play with small multiplayer communities. The last LARGE community (1k+ players) I was apart of was Diablo II’s battle.net when I PvP’d (it was hell usually since they bitched constantly). Fortress Forever has a tiny community, an upwards of, at most, 50 players (if that) - a majority of them are mature enough to keep their fucking mouth shut and don’t constantly bitch. L4D2 has 8 players only and I rarely pub on that game so it’s a non-issue there. I don’t like people who constantly bitch and spout “common” insults (racial slurs and the like) at people and just end up being douche bags. I can stand the common troll who cracks yo mamma jokes constantly for shits and giggles, and isn’t really serious.
I’ve never encountered Sexism in the servers I’ve played in that I can recall, which is kind of odd to me. Thoughts?
i wouldn’t really call myself a gamer anymore, so i couldnt say, but i had a few female friends on call of duty back in the day, i never really saw any sexism either, but since I’m not a woman that sort of makes sense really
racism and homophobia, yes, plenty
I have a few female friends that I play with regularly and enjoy the company of when they play on the server I putz around on. Funny thing is, some of my closest gamer friends that I would consider “best friends” of mine because we’ve kept in touch even after quitting the title we both played are female.
I guess its too limiting of a topic, why not expand it to the market as a whole, the direction games are going in…
Absolutely not! Animals act on instinct regardless of whether it is moral or not. They are driven as a species to act a certain way usually as a means to ensure their own survival. But humans act on selfish/unselfish ideas regardless of whter it will ensure their own survival. As a result of their superior intellect, humans seem to be more about growth and expanding beyond what we were in the past and it think a moral code is reflected in that growth.
Recognizing a higher being is beside the point of a moral code.
At least that is my take on it.
It’s my opinion that religions simply act as a way to convey the morality that is best for everyone’s sake. However, morality exists just as well without a God or Goddess to threaten others with punishment for not acting in a moral way.
i dont think criminalizing natural behaviour has ever done anything good