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RE: How far does your open-mindness go?
August 12, 2016 at 4:51 pm
(August 12, 2016 at 4:38 pm)Alex K Wrote: (August 12, 2016 at 12:11 pm)Atheist_BG Wrote: I know the most of us here, if not even all of us, are open minded and so I am. I'm trying to be as open minded as possible but there are still things I can not accept - such as sex with kids, with animals and eating shit.
So I decided to ask you what does your open mind accept and what it doesn't?
The reason for asking is the latest spam in one of my e-mails - porn with women eating men's shit. Needless to say I almost sent my dinner back to the table.
Porn with people eating shit doesn't even register on my scale of disgust. If someone thinks it's fun, who am I to judge...
The world news, on the other hand....
After all, people eat in Burger King every day.
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RE: How far does your open-mindness go?
August 12, 2016 at 5:48 pm
I'll listen to any argument, or view any evidence, on any subject. I'll consider whether it changes any of my opinions on that subject. I don't consider anything set in stone.
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RE: How far does your open-mindness go?
August 12, 2016 at 6:03 pm
(This post was last modified: August 12, 2016 at 6:04 pm by Angrboda.)
No puffda's.
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RE: How far does your open-mindness go?
August 12, 2016 at 6:10 pm
Wow. I had to look that up on UD. I admit, I have been one.
I don't know how far mine goes. I figure it's probably good I can't be the world's police officer. I'd probably use the oppurtunity to be a real Judgy Judgementalson. But in reality, there's so much I don't understand.
*puts my blinders on*
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RE: How far does your open-mindness go?
August 12, 2016 at 6:15 pm
(August 12, 2016 at 4:38 pm)Alex K Wrote: Porn with people eating shit doesn't even register on my scale of disgust. If someone thinks it's fun, who am I to judge...
The world news, on the other hand....
There's even a word for that in German: "Caviar" and "Natural Sparkling Wine" for #1. I'm not sure if these terms exists in english.
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RE: How far does your open-mindness go?
August 12, 2016 at 6:19 pm
Caviar, yes.
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RE: How far does your open-mindness go?
August 12, 2016 at 6:33 pm
How the fuck does being open minded relate with having sex with children and animals? If someone likes eating shit on the other hand, which according to me is disgusting, I won't judge em' because that's what they like and it doesn't harm me nor anyone else.
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RE: How far does your open-mindness go?
August 12, 2016 at 6:38 pm
Until someone is either being hurt or being made to do something against their will, I don't really care
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RE: How far does your open-mindness go?
August 12, 2016 at 6:39 pm
(August 12, 2016 at 6:15 pm)abaris Wrote: (August 12, 2016 at 4:38 pm)Alex K Wrote: Porn with people eating shit doesn't even register on my scale of disgust. If someone thinks it's fun, who am I to judge...
The world news, on the other hand....
There's even a word for that in German: "Caviar" and "Natural Sparkling Wine" for #1. I'm not sure if these terms exists in english.
Yup... When I was in the US, the frat boys wouldn't shut up about the German "Scheisse Filme". Well, better than Nazis...
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
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RE: How far does your open-mindness go?
August 12, 2016 at 6:49 pm
(This post was last modified: August 12, 2016 at 6:49 pm by GrandizerII.)
I don't look at myself as either open-minded or not. My views are mainly driven by, and change in accordance with, strong empirical evidence ... and if not that, then really persuasive rational arguments. I don't just change my views based on whatever.
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