Originally posted by Bashar Teghaha, bless him, I'm working late tonight but off to the Maldives in 8 weeks, so a late Friday or too is fine. Booze there is mad money.
Fly's just mad because the only drugs he can take without f*ckimg his life up again are caffeine and nicotine. meanwhile I'm going to go out with friends later for some drinks and maybe smoke some weed, because I can 😉
Originally posted by Patient_Leech
My main point is that abstinence "education" is an abysmal idea and has proven so. Much of the misguided Christian right still sees sex as a sinful act before marriage, but it's doing more harm than good. So if you want to prevent abortions, then offer more and better safe sex education. Because nothing is going to stop teens from doing their thing. You want to prevent unwanted pregnancies and abortions? Simple:Condoms.
Once again science prevails where religion fails.
Honestly the notion of Free Will being an illusion is not something that I am able to easily wrap my head around. But it is clear to me that we are not the conscious creators of our thoughts. They flow all on their own. All you have to do to see this is either practice meditation or watch a toddler or baby. My 2-year-old son is not a conscious creator of his thoughts and actions, he's growing and learning and developing and is not fully culpable for hitting me or my wife when he's upset. And what are adults but further developed babies? The nature of our mind doesn't really change all that much, we just gain a little more control over our agency, but we are still swayed by emotions, feelings, thoughts, etc. Our illusion of free will seems to be a mixture of randomness and agency, much like nature. In nature there are (semi) conscious agents (animals) and there are random occurrences (rain clouds, seeds falling, etc).
But Free will's illusory nature doesn't mean societies shouldn't aim to encourage certain behaviors and discourage others. But like I said, on the topic of abortion. The best way to prevent abortions would be to pass out condoms. It's just unfortunate and counterproductive that the religious Right and Catholics see that as a bad thing because it would also help slow the spread of STDs. It's religious dogma failing to accommodate to reality. Can we at least somewhat agree on this point?
Most of the other religious people I know hold a more Ben Shapiro-esque point of view where they morally disagree with it... but at the same time are like "if you're gonna do it use a condom gang, it's not that hard." Most religious people I know don't really fit the kinda antitheist mold I often hear them described with , though maybe it's a geographic difference between me and other people (there's likely a decent difference between Austin Texas and the rust belt), or maybe it's my choice of people I associate with idk.
But regardless, yes, I'm a fan of sex ed and birth control, you and I absolutely agree on that point. I guess I rarely think of abstinence only sex ed because it's not really a thing or even a position being pushed where I live.
Toyota lashes out at Trump's bullshit in a rare display of condemnation:
Today’s Executive Proclamation is a major set-back for American consumers, workers and the auto industry.
Toyota has been deeply engrained in the U.S. for over 60 years. Between our R&D centers, 10 manufacturing plants, 1,500-strong dealer network, extensive supply chain and other operations, we directly and indirectly employ over 475,000 in the U.S., and have invested over $60 billion in this country, including over $1 billion in philanthropic and community-outreach efforts.
Today’s proclamation sends a message to Toyota that our investments are not welcomed, and the contributions from each of our employees across America are not valued.
We have been a leader in R&D through open-sourcing of patents in critical technologies such as fuel cells, hybrid electrification and continue to be transparent and collaborative with our innovations. Our goal is to develop technologies that help society and contribute to sustaining the economy and jobs in the U.S. We continue to innovate in areas of AI, autonomous and robotics technologies that will further contribute and improve our American society.
Most every American has a Toyota story and we are very proud of the fact that over 36 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles are still on U.S. roads today. Our operations and employees contribute significantly to the American way of life, the U.S. economy and are not a national security threat.
History has shown that limiting import vehicles and parts is counterproductive in creating jobs, stimulating the economy and influencing consumer buying habits. These artificial limitations would reduce consumer choice and impact all automakers since vehicle parts used in U.S. manufacturing are sourced from around the globe. If import quotas are imposed, the biggest losers will be consumers who will pay more and have fewer vehicle choices.
We remain hopeful that the upcoming negotiations on trade can be resolved quickly and yield what is best for the American consumer, workers and the auto industry.
Source: https://toyotanews.pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyotas-statement-re-wh-proclamation-on-232.htm
Import cars are a threat to national security now? Who comes up with this shit? Trump has legit gone off the deep end. He can't control war mongering Bolton and now this.
Sine the fuel crisis of the 80s, American cars have universally been recognized as the biggest POS's with 4 wheels.
GM builds its junk in Mexico and ships it here like most other American cars lol.
You should vote Alan Roberts in 2020