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_Goggalor_
09/28/18 11:58:56 AM
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This whole Kavanaugh thing really makes me think a lot of people believe in the former, which is pretty messed up tbh.
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UnholyMudcrab
09/28/18 11:59:59 AM
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Until proven by whom? They're not even willing to give anyone the chance to prove anything.
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pinky0926
09/28/18 12:00:49 PM
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_Goggalor_ posted...
This whole Kavanaugh thing really makes me think a lot of people believe in the former, which is pretty messed up tbh.


What is your opinion of the accusers? Because the exact same people who are shouting about damning an innocent man without evidence also tend to be quite comfortable to call every single one of these women a bunch of lying money-grubbing whores.
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rikasa
09/28/18 12:01:02 PM
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i think if it's about promoting people to the supreme court, 10 innocent non rapists should be turned away before 1 rapist gets in

if it's about putting people in jail the opposite is OK
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_Goggalor_
09/28/18 12:01:08 PM
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UnholyMudcrab posted...
Until proven by whom? They're not even willing to give anyone the chance to prove anything.


Which is also fucked up. There needs to be an investigation. But to conclude he's unequivocally a rapist based on hearsay seems to be the trend.
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AvantgardeAClue
09/28/18 12:01:24 PM
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Our culture makes up their mind based on what they feel and less with what they know unfortunately
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The Great Muta 22
09/28/18 12:02:05 PM
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This is the standard for the court of law, not of public opinion.
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_Goggalor_
09/28/18 12:02:41 PM
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pinky0926 posted...
_Goggalor_ posted...
This whole Kavanaugh thing really makes me think a lot of people believe in the former, which is pretty messed up tbh.


What is your opinion of the accusers? Because the exact same people who are shouting about damning an innocent man without evidence also tend to be quite comfortable to call every single one of these women a bunch of lying money-grubbing whores.


I don't know if they're lying or telling the truth. No one does because it's just "he said/she said" at this point.
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rikasa
09/28/18 12:03:37 PM
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right, you just don't believe women should come forward with their sexual *ASSAULT stories.
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scar the 1
09/28/18 12:03:43 PM
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Kavanaugh did lie in the hearing yesterday, quite obviously so.
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_Goggalor_
09/28/18 12:05:07 PM
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rikasa posted...
right, you just don't believe women should come forward with their sexual *ASSAULT stories.


Gtfo. You already showed you're a sexist in that other topic.
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_Goggalor_
09/28/18 12:05:42 PM
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scar the 1 posted...
Kavanaugh did lie in the hearing yesterday, quite obviously so.


Oh? Where's your proof? Your feelings are not evidence.
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pinky0926
09/28/18 12:06:20 PM
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_Goggalor_ posted...
pinky0926 posted...
_Goggalor_ posted...
This whole Kavanaugh thing really makes me think a lot of people believe in the former, which is pretty messed up tbh.


What is your opinion of the accusers? Because the exact same people who are shouting about damning an innocent man without evidence also tend to be quite comfortable to call every single one of these women a bunch of lying money-grubbing whores.


I don't know if they're lying or telling the truth. No one does because it's just "he said/she said" at this point.


Right but as someone else said, the standard for what a court needs to prove is not the same standard required to form a personal opinion about a guy.

If you want to convict someone of a crime you need evidence. You don't need evidence to make a cautionary opinion about whether a person is fit for an extremely important job when 3 unrelated people have made a damning statement about his character.

Consider how much evidence your employer would need to make sure the reference you got from a previous employer was true or not, and maybe you can appreciate why it doesn't actually matter.
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The Great Muta 22
09/28/18 12:07:25 PM
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_Goggalor_ posted...
scar the 1 posted...
Kavanaugh did lie in the hearing yesterday, quite obviously so.


Oh? Where's your proof? Your feelings are not evidence.


"Devils Triangle is a drinking game guyz. I totally didn't watch Ford's hearing despite my aide telling the WSJ I was"
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BeyondWalls
09/28/18 12:07:31 PM
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Asking for an FBI investigation is not an assumption of guilt.
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rikasa
09/28/18 12:08:15 PM
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_Goggalor_ posted...
rikasa posted...
right, you just don't believe women should come forward with their sexual *ASSAULT stories.


Gtfo. You already showed you're a sexist in that other topic.

I'm being called a sexist by someone who will never believe a rape accusation. That makes no sense, friend.
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_Goggalor_
09/28/18 12:08:22 PM
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BeyondWalls posted...
Asking for an FBI investigation is not an assumption of guilt.


No, but concluding he's a rapist without one is.
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UnholyMudcrab
09/28/18 12:09:19 PM
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BeyondWalls posted...
Asking for an FBI investigation is not an assumption of guilt.

Blocking an investigation sure as hell makes one appear guilty, though
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The Great Muta 22
09/28/18 12:09:34 PM
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_Goggalor_ posted...
BeyondWalls posted...
Asking for an FBI investigation is not an assumption of guilt.


No, but concluding he's a rapist without one is.


And assuming Ford is lying under oath is as well
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BeyondWalls
09/28/18 12:09:54 PM
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UnholyMudcrab posted...
BeyondWalls posted...
Asking for an FBI investigation is not an assumption of guilt.

Blocking an investigation sure as hell makes one appear guilty, though

Yes.
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_Goggalor_
09/28/18 12:10:13 PM
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The Great Muta 22 posted...
_Goggalor_ posted...
BeyondWalls posted...
Asking for an FBI investigation is not an assumption of guilt.


No, but concluding he's a rapist without one is.


And assuming Ford is lying under oath is as well


I didn't assume that though.
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The Great Muta 22
09/28/18 12:11:08 PM
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_Goggalor_ posted...
The Great Muta 22 posted...
_Goggalor_ posted...
BeyondWalls posted...
Asking for an FBI investigation is not an assumption of guilt.


No, but concluding he's a rapist without one is.


And assuming Ford is lying under oath is as well


I didn't assume that though.


Do you think she was lying under oath yesterday?
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_Goggalor_
09/28/18 12:11:39 PM
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The Great Muta 22 posted...
_Goggalor_ posted...
The Great Muta 22 posted...
_Goggalor_ posted...
BeyondWalls posted...
Asking for an FBI investigation is not an assumption of guilt.


No, but concluding he's a rapist without one is.


And assuming Ford is lying under oath is as well


I didn't assume that though.


Do you think she was lying under oath yesterday?


There's no way to tell.
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The Great Muta 22
09/28/18 12:12:19 PM
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_Goggalor_ posted...
The Great Muta 22 posted...
_Goggalor_ posted...
The Great Muta 22 posted...
_Goggalor_ posted...
BeyondWalls posted...
Asking for an FBI investigation is not an assumption of guilt.


No, but concluding he's a rapist without one is.


And assuming Ford is lying under oath is as well


I didn't assume that though.


Do you think she was lying under oath yesterday?


There's no way to tell.


I'm asking for your opinion on her testimony. Yes or no, do you think she was telling the truth?
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_Goggalor_
09/28/18 12:13:35 PM
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The Great Muta 22 posted...
_Goggalor_ posted...
The Great Muta 22 posted...
_Goggalor_ posted...
The Great Muta 22 posted...
_Goggalor_ posted...
BeyondWalls posted...
Asking for an FBI investigation is not an assumption of guilt.


No, but concluding he's a rapist without one is.


And assuming Ford is lying under oath is as well


I didn't assume that though.


Do you think she was lying under oath yesterday?


There's no way to tell.


I'm asking for your opinion on her testimony. Yes or no, do you think she was telling the truth?


There is no yes or no answer to the question if you're being objective.
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The Great Muta 22
09/28/18 12:15:09 PM
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_Goggalor_ posted...
There is no yes or no answer to the question if you're being objective.


Do you find her accusations credible? Why are you having such a hard time answering a simple question?
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rikasa
09/28/18 12:15:37 PM
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gogg needs authority figures to tell him what to believe.
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_Goggalor_
09/28/18 12:17:30 PM
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The Great Muta 22 posted...
_Goggalor_ posted...
There is no yes or no answer to the question if you're being objective.


Do you find her accusations credible? Why are you having such a hard time answering a simple question?


Because logic dictates you don't have an opinion either way on something you can't prove.
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MC_BatCommander
09/28/18 12:18:08 PM
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Guilty until proven innocent has always been the mantra when it comes to public opinion.
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_Goggalor_
09/28/18 12:20:00 PM
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MC_BatCommander posted...
Guilty until proven innocent has always been the mantra when it comes to public opinion.


Maybe to an illogical person.
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scar the 1
09/28/18 12:20:28 PM
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_Goggalor_ posted...
scar the 1 posted...
Kavanaugh did lie in the hearing yesterday, quite obviously so.


Oh? Where's your proof? Your feelings are not evidence.

Boofing and Devil's triangle were very obvious lies.
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Drpooplol
09/28/18 12:22:18 PM
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Tc I think you're being pretty reasonable here
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The Great Muta 22
09/28/18 12:24:06 PM
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_Goggalor_ posted...
The Great Muta 22 posted...
_Goggalor_ posted...
There is no yes or no answer to the question if you're being objective.


Do you find her accusations credible? Why are you having such a hard time answering a simple question?


Because logic dictates you don't have an opinion either way on something you can't prove.


Sure you can. You can have an opinion based on anything. You don't know the facts without being able to prove it, but opinions are subjective and open to error.

Do you think she was lying under oath?
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Panthera
09/28/18 12:26:34 PM
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MC_BatCommander posted...
Guilty until proven innocent has always been the mantra when it comes to public opinion.


It's people's natural instinct to favour their narrative over facts, so anyone whose guilt would support their position on something is assumed guilty (likewise when the person's innocence would support their position instead). That's why it's so important for the legal system to try to hold people to a higher standard, to defend against that tendency
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_Goggalor_
09/28/18 12:28:37 PM
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The Great Muta 22 posted...
_Goggalor_ posted...
The Great Muta 22 posted...
_Goggalor_ posted...
There is no yes or no answer to the question if you're being objective.


Do you find her accusations credible? Why are you having such a hard time answering a simple question?


Because logic dictates you don't have an opinion either way on something you can't prove.


Sure you can. You can have an opinion based on anything. You don't know the facts without being able to prove it, but opinions are subjective and open to error.

Do you think she was lying under oath?


I'm not going to continue to go in circles with you. I myself don't hold opinions on things I can't imperically prove. It's the same logic as not having an opinion either way on the existence of a deity.
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bevan306
09/28/18 12:32:39 PM
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I swear people who use the word logic on the internet have the fucking worst critical thinking skills
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The Great Muta 22
09/28/18 12:34:07 PM
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_Goggalor_ posted...
The Great Muta 22 posted...
_Goggalor_ posted...
The Great Muta 22 posted...
_Goggalor_ posted...
There is no yes or no answer to the question if you're being objective.


Do you find her accusations credible? Why are you having such a hard time answering a simple question?


Because logic dictates you don't have an opinion either way on something you can't prove.


Sure you can. You can have an opinion based on anything. You don't know the facts without being able to prove it, but opinions are subjective and open to error.

Do you think she was lying under oath?


I'm not going to continue to go in circles with you. I myself don't hold opinions on things I can't imperically prove. It's the same logic as not having an opinion either way on the existence of a deity.


Aka "Afraid to answer because you don't want to look like you're shaming a victim of sexual assault"
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davyheinz
09/28/18 12:39:36 PM
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Pretending to be too logical for opinions is one of the weirdest and dumbest gimmicks I have seen yet.
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_Goggalor_
09/28/18 12:41:22 PM
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davyheinz posted...
Pretending to be too logical for opinions is one of the weirdest and dumbest gimmicks I have seen yet.


Why would you have strong beliefs about things you can't prove? That's fucking idiotic.
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LightHawKnight
09/28/18 12:43:09 PM
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If only they would allow an investigation.
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_Goggalor_
09/28/18 12:44:46 PM
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LightHawKnight posted...
If only they would allow an investigation.


Agreed. That is what's needed for both sides.
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MC_BatCommander
09/28/18 12:46:18 PM
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_Goggalor_ posted...
MC_BatCommander posted...
Guilty until proven innocent has always been the mantra when it comes to public opinion.


Maybe to an illogical person.


Yes, most people let emotion influence their thinking.
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MrPeppers
09/28/18 12:46:28 PM
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The Great Muta 22 posted...
This is the standard for the court of law, not of public opinion.


Does that somehow validate the current practices of public opinion?
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davyheinz
09/28/18 12:50:41 PM
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_Goggalor_ posted...
davyheinz posted...
Pretending to be too logical for opinions is one of the weirdest and dumbest gimmicks I have seen yet.


Why would you have strong beliefs about things you can't prove? That's fucking idiotic.

Why do you not know what an opinion is? Opinions dont have to be based on strong beliefs or be unchanging.
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The Great Muta 22
09/28/18 1:00:03 PM
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davyheinz posted...
_Goggalor_ posted...
davyheinz posted...
Pretending to be too logical for opinions is one of the weirdest and dumbest gimmicks I have seen yet.


Why would you have strong beliefs about things you can't prove? That's fucking idiotic.

Why do you not know what an opinion is? Opinions dont have to be based on strong beliefs or be unchanging.


It's like the same people who don't think they have biases or that they don't let it shape how they feel, or as if it's wrong for some reason
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scar the 1
09/28/18 1:25:32 PM
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https://twitter.com/CMSeeberger/status/1045724261464387584

hmmm
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Kineth
09/28/18 1:27:12 PM
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This standard doesn't apply to the court of public opinion.
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MrPeppers
09/28/18 1:29:29 PM
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The Great Muta 22 posted...
davyheinz posted...
_Goggalor_ posted...
davyheinz posted...
Pretending to be too logical for opinions is one of the weirdest and dumbest gimmicks I have seen yet.


Why would you have strong beliefs about things you can't prove? That's fucking idiotic.

Why do you not know what an opinion is? Opinions dont have to be based on strong beliefs or be unchanging.


It's like the same people who don't think they have biases or that they don't let it shape how they feel, or as if it's wrong for some reason


This is probably an unnecessary statement, but we all have our implicit biases. Simply acknowledging your biases does not remove their influence either. So just to clarify, those unaware of their biases are more susceptible to fall prey to them, but its a little pretentious to act is if you (collective you, not you in particular) are immutable because you are aware of your tendencies.
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Kineth
09/28/18 1:33:18 PM
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MrPeppers posted...
The Great Muta 22 posted...
davyheinz posted...
_Goggalor_ posted...
davyheinz posted...
Pretending to be too logical for opinions is one of the weirdest and dumbest gimmicks I have seen yet.


Why would you have strong beliefs about things you can't prove? That's fucking idiotic.

Why do you not know what an opinion is? Opinions dont have to be based on strong beliefs or be unchanging.


It's like the same people who don't think they have biases or that they don't let it shape how they feel, or as if it's wrong for some reason


This is probably an unnecessary statement, but we all have our implicit biases. Simply acknowledging your biases does not remove their influence either.


While true, it does engender authenticity and trust as the listener will have a better idea of where the differences in opinion might originate from.
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