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The loophole is that SCOTUS decisions are arbitrary and institutions are meaningless if the rules aren’t enforced.

Parasites.

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And nothing of value is missed.

Many such cases.

On average. Since the average person is basically illiterate.

How did logic ever hurt you that you hate it so?

Following “Christ” means doing the very very minimum of what “Christ” said to do.

This nihilistic attitude is exactly what people in power desperately want.

anti-Christian right. There are no right-wing Christians. The whole concept is oxymoronic. It’s like meat-eating vegans or smart crypto bros.

In all seriousness, studies show that chess skill does not translate to other types of non-contextual intelligence (like memory and reasoning).

More to the point, what we need are people responsive to empirical and normative facts — rational people. Not logic zombies.

Technically, the idea that chess players are automatically smart outside of chess is worse than false. I’ve seen studies where smart kids were less likely to improve in chess because they are so curious about the real world (you know, philosophy, art, science).

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The justice system is an enormous compromise. For individuals to trust a (presumably) neutral third party to enact justice on their behalf is among the greatest achievements of human civilization. Damage to that institution doesn’t merely risk violence, it morally necessitates it.

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The World Cup is a disgrace. Fuck anyone who watches that shit.

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To be fair, any sapient creature would find it pretty upsetting to be among most humans.

Relevant, since Frank Herbert was a rabid conservative.