What is your most controversial opinion?

Eglinton · 30-07-2008 12:13PM #1

Now before we begin, I don't intend on this thread being about bashing other posters' points of view. If you could simply state your own controversial view and perhaps some meaningful comments on others'.

Mine
I think that people who believe in a god or follow religious doctrine are somehow lacking in intelligence. I'm not saying they're all round dumb but there's some rational element of their cognitive process missing.

A lot of people I know agree with me. A lot don't and get very riled about the whole thing.

Captain Ginger · 30-07-2008 12:16PM

Eglinton wrote: »

Now before we begin, I don't intend on this thread being about bashing other posters' points of view. If you could simply state your own controversial view and perhaps some meaningful comments on others'.

Mine
I think that people who believe in a god or follow religious doctrine are somehow lacking in intelligence. I'm not saying they're all round dumb but there's some rational element of their cognitive process missing.

A lot of people I know agree with me. A lot don't and get very riled about the whole thing.

@OP Somewhat similar to yours but I dislike both groups.

Mine:

I think people who are think they know for a fact that God/ God type beings exists/doesn't exist are idiots, because it's impossible to prove/disprove due to it's nature.

Karoma · 30-07-2008 12:17PM

Every time these threads are created people get banned.
Let me make it clear: stupid hateful or trollish comments beget bans. These threads are not an excuse for muppetry.

("Begets"?! Why not?)

Honey-ec · 30-07-2008 12:20PM

Mine: There are some very convincing arguments for eugenics...

Piste · 30-07-2008 12:20PM

Our immigration laws should be severely tightened.

-Immigrants should speak at least basic English or Irish
-Immigrants who commit crimes should be booted out, our taxpayers should not have to pay to keep them here
-Our government should look after Irish citizens before foreign immigrants, i.e Irish should get first preference when it comes to social housing etc.
-Immigrants with a criminal record for serious crime (murder, assault, rape etc.) should not be allowed into the country.

Oh also if our government cannot afford a good level of healthcare/social care then it should divert money aay from foreign aid and out it towards our country. Basically our government should look after us before anyone else.

Dave! · 30-07-2008 12:21PM

Incest should be legal

giggidy giggidy goo

Captain Ginger · 30-07-2008 12:22PM

Dave! wrote: »

Incest should be legal

giggidy giggidy goo

Agreed, if I'm doing your ma I mays as well get you in with her.

biggus · 30-07-2008 12:23PM

I believe there's absolutely no point in having your cake if you CAN'T eat it !!!!!

m@cc@ · 30-07-2008 12:24PM

Captain Ginger wrote: »

I think people who are think they know for a fact that God/ God type beings exists/doesn't exist are idiots, because it's impossible to prove/disprove due to it's nature.

I'm playing Devil's advocate here but you could apply the same criteria to people who don't believe in God.

gogglebok · 30-07-2008 12:25PM

biggus wrote: »

I believe there's absolutely no point in having your cake if you CAN'T eat it !!!!!

I believe that fighting fire with fire is almost always the second-best choice.

Earthhorse · 30-07-2008 12:26PM

That gogglebok is right.

Captain Ginger · 30-07-2008 12:26PM

m@cc@ wrote: »

I'm playing Devil's advocate here but you could apply the same criteria to people who don't believe in God.

By all means, I said that in the post hence the :

"know for a fact that God/ God type beings exists/doesn't exist are idiots"

Quazzie · 30-07-2008 12:28PM

I believe that we should bring back a decent prison system so that criminals actually pay heavy for their debt to society. Bring back the chain gangs!

Duggy747 · 30-07-2008 12:28PM

Eglinton wrote: »

Mine
I think that people who believe in a god or follow religious doctrine are somehow lacking in intelligence. I'm not saying they're all round dumb but there's some rational element of their cognitive process missing.

While I don't believe in God I don't really agree with seeing those that do of a lesser intelligence of any kind. I think, however, people who are into certain bands like Coldplay or My Chemical Romance have something wrong with them

My "controversial" opinion would be people with stupid ideologies and never shut up about conformists, corporations, war, we should purchase nothing but eco-bollox, meat is bad - veggies are the best, humans are the cause for all things bad in the world, fight the power attitude should all just shut up, grow up and get a goddamn life. Whinging and complaing about the very "system" that ensures we're all not living in our own piss and shìt.

Oh, and +1 with Piste on the whole immigration and healthcare scenarios.

m@cc@ · 30-07-2008 12:29PM

Captain Ginger wrote: »

By all means, I said that in the post hence the :

"know for a fact that God/ God type beings exists/doesn't exist are idiots"

Zing!

Kold · 30-07-2008 12:29PM

I believe that some people shouldn't be allowed to reproduce.

Irishcrx · 30-07-2008 12:32PM

I think religion has so many cracks in it that people who blindly follow it need to open there eyes. The majority of it sounds ridiculas and doesn''t make sence, I think it was used to as a means of control back in the old days to get peolpe to appeal to their morale side. In years to come I don't think it will last to be honest, the more the years go by the less and less people seem top practise.

hussey · 30-07-2008 12:32PM

Paris Hilton is a virgin

Dinter · 30-07-2008 12:33PM

I believe that changing the course of a motorway by 3km to avoid a pointless snail is Bad Business Practice.

120_Minutes · 30-07-2008 12:34PM

My opinion is that this country should be "cleansed" of scumbags

m@cc@ · 30-07-2008 12:34PM

Irishcrx wrote: »

I think religion has so many cracks in it that people who blindly follow it need to open there eyes. The majority of it sounds ridiculas and doesn''t make sence, I think it was used to as a means of control back in the old days to get peolpe to appeal to their morale side. In years to come I don't think it will last to be honest, the more the years go by the less and less people seem top practise.

Depends what you mean about 'religion'.

Dinter · 30-07-2008 12:35PM

Irishcrx wrote: »

I think religion has so many cracks in it that people who blindly follow it need to open there eyes. The majority of it sounds ridiculas and doesn''t make sence, I think it was used to as a means of control back in the old days to get peolpe to appeal to their morale side. In years to come I don't think it will last to be honest, the more the years go by the less and less people seem top practise.

In all fairness, throughout history kings used religion as much as religion used kings.

Pen1987 · 30-07-2008 12:35PM

That nobody should donate to animal charities. Theres human charities to donate to for fook sake! Human>stray dog everytime.

Xavi6 · 30-07-2008 12:36PM

Piste wrote: »

Our immigration laws should be severely tightened.

-Immigrants should speak at least basic English or Irish
-Immigrants who commit crimes should be booted out, our taxpayers should not have to pay to keep them here
-Our government should look after Irish citizens before foreign immigrants, i.e Irish should get first preference when it comes to social housing etc.
-Immigrants with a criminal record for serious crime (murder, assault, rape etc.) should not be allowed into the country.

Oh also if our government cannot afford a good level of healthcare/social care then it should divert money aay from foreign aid and out it towards our country. Basically our government should look after us before anyone else.

Might be better to start with some of the natives first tbh.

30-07-2008 12:39PM

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Captain Ginger · 30-07-2008 12:40PM

Irishcrx wrote: »

I think religion has so many cracks in it that people who blindly follow it need to open there eyes.

I agree with that to a point, to blindly follow anything is stupid.

Although there are people who really do believe in it and have done their own research into it and know that a lot of it is just BS but at the same time accept that some of it could be true.

At the same time look at all the people now a days who "blindly" say they don't believe in God and quote some internet site/tv program that they don't even understand. Then again there are people of study science and come up with answers they believe in which for them dictate there is no God.

You really have to be able to look at this from both sides.

Irishcrx · 30-07-2008 12:46PM

Captain Ginger wrote: »

I agree with that to a point, to blindly follow anything is stupid.

Although there are people who really do believe in it and have done their own research into it and know that a lot of it is just BS but at the same time accept that some of it could be true.

At the same time look at all the people now a days who "blindly" say they don't believe in God and quote some internet site/tv program that they don't even understand. Then again there are people of study science and come up with answers they believe in which for them dictate there is no God.

You really have to be able to look at this from both sides.

True , But i think the more hardcore religious people follow more blindly than someone who is just not arsed understanding either side . For example when I was younger I asked to many questions and the answer I usually got when I brought up anything that couldn't be answered about jesus or god etc was..."Have faith"..em no I want you to give me a reason to and explain it but it never can be. When you look at the big picture you can see how it can never work. As said back in the days of kings it was used to control people and this and that happens because it's "Gods will".

Don't get me wrong I don't have a problem with peoples faith and I think the idea of heaven and a god is a nice thought to have , when we grow older I'm sure we will find ourselfs wishing it was true it's nice to know that loved ones we have lost are happy and looking down on us etc and that when our time comes we will be re-uninated but in reality it's fairly far fetched.

prendy · 30-07-2008 12:48PM

Piste wrote: »

Our immigration laws should be severely tightened.

-Immigrants should speak at least basic English or Irish
-Immigrants who commit crimes should be booted out, our taxpayers should not have to pay to keep them here
-Our government should look after Irish citizens before foreign immigrants, i.e Irish should get first preference when it comes to social housing etc.
-Immigrants with a criminal record for serious crime (murder, assault, rape etc.) should not be allowed into the country.

Oh also if our government cannot afford a good level of healthcare/social care then it should divert money aay from foreign aid and out it towards our country. Basically our government should look after us before anyone else.

very very similar to my own views,

also begging should not be tollerated, anyone wishing to donate should do so to the relevant charities and then it will get to the people that really need it.

I also think prisons should not be a place where people want to go, it should be a deterrant! surely inmates could be used for some good???

another view is that Ireland has a few problems that will always hold us back
1) people hate seeing other people being successful and will always hate successfull people.
2) there are too many goody two shoes in this country.

Kinetic^ · 30-07-2008 12:49PM

Piste wrote: »

Our immigration laws should be severely tightened.

-Immigrants should speak at least basic English or Irish
-Immigrants who commit crimes should be booted out, our taxpayers should not have to pay to keep them here
-Our government should look after Irish citizens before foreign immigrants, i.e Irish should get first preference when it comes to social housing etc.
-Immigrants with a criminal record for serious crime (murder, assault, rape etc.) should not be allowed into the country.

I agree on all accounts there.

Piste · 30-07-2008 12:50PM

Abortion should be legal in Ireland.

sebastianlieken · 30-07-2008 12:56PM

120_Minutes wrote: »

My opinion is that this country should be "cleansed" of scumbags

I absolutly agree, I think the rangers should carry out some black ops and just have a freekin field day, just annihilate them. it really has gotten out of hand latley, there are waaay to many scumbags in the country.

Im living in Germany for the moment, and frankly im amazed that "scumbags", "knackers", etc. just dont exist here!

maybe hitler had the right idea after all! *snigger*:D

another of my controversial opinions is that Hitler was an absolutley neccessary evil! In the grand scheme of things, he was benefitial to human kind.

What is your most controversial opinion?

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