MuscleBob1 wrote on 25th May 2019, 11:48 AM:

Also, according to sources, 85% of women get abortions for lifestyle reasons so they can live out their selfish "dream" lives. Keep in mind, rape is extremely uncommon, and under 1% of abortions are from rape victims, making one of the biggest arguments of pro-choice near invalid. There are also plenty of women who are pro-life, some even in the government.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/47227/walsh-three-reasons-why-rape-and-incest-argument-matt-walsh

I would just like to point out that your 'source' is a very right-leaning news media outlet with no actual listed sources for its own information. Random news articles don't suffice without actual sources listed in it to back it up.

Spam (dis-)liking is a silly concept. It doesn't even make sense. If someone likes a lot of posts, then it's probably because they're worth liking, and contribute to the discussion. Likewise, if someone posts a lot of unconstructive posts, they'll get disliked.

Jake01 wrote on 20th May 2019, 10:20 AM:

I incline towards pro-life only because that’s the only way the human race is gonna keep going, basically.

Abortion isn't going to somehow end the human race, that's frankly quite silly.

MuscleBob1 wrote on 20th May 2019, 08:25 AM:

I agree that both men and women are responsible, however the woman is consenting to unprotected intercourse, therefore don't you think she should be aware that at least one of the two is using a birth control method?

Sure, but again, what about the male half? I don't understand why the focus is always on the female half.

MuscleBob1 wrote on 20th May 2019, 08:25 AM:

Aborting a fetus is like pulling the plug on a severely disabled person; neither of them have a choice. So, technically it is the fetus's body as well, and since you are pro choice, how are we going to give the fetus a choice in the situation?

Interesting analogy; not one I have seen before. I think this comes down to the definion of the word 'life.' When does an unborn baby's body become it's own, and not just an extension of the mother's? More on this later.

MuscleBob1 wrote on 20th May 2019, 08:25 AM:

And, since life begins during fertilization, abortion would also be violating the rights to life in the United States.

Does it though? Seems to be that the question of "when does life begin?" is still highly debated, without a definite answer. And it's a really hard question to answer, and seems to always come down to beliefs. So, let's quickly look at some definitions of the word 'life'.
From the Bing search result dictionary:

Quote:

the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.

I would say that disqualifies a fetus from being considered 'alive.'

Meriam-Webster has almost 20 definitions for the word here: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life
Do you see anything there that would qualify an unborn fetus as 'alive'? If so, what and why?

I could go on here, but I think this post is long enough as it is.

Also, no, the United States Constitution doesn't mention anywhere any right to life. See https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2012/05/the_constitution_deprivation_of_life_and_personhood.html

MuscleBob1 wrote on 19th May 2019, 09:59 PM:

Besides that, women should be more responsible if they don't want to become pregnant.

Ah, it's that simple, is it? The women should be wholey responisible, and everything else be damned. Except... It takes two to get pregnant, doesn't it? So why is the common arguement "women should be repsonisble"? And what about accidents? Contraceptive measures aren't entirely 100% effective. And what about the health considerations of both the mother and would-be child?

And using the foster system as an alternative. Heh. Over-crowded, under-funded, and under-staffed. That path has at least as many horrors in it than the topic of abortion itself.

What right do we have, does anyone have, to dictate what another person does involving their own body and biological process? I certainly couldn't presume to force my opinions on anyone else like that.

Sherlock120Sh wrote on 18th May 2019, 03:16 PM:

I'll rather die a snake then live on a platform that nobody can tell that Sled over here is the snakeist of the snakes.
Now I'm gonna slither away if that's ok with you?

smirk
Ok bud. You have fun with that.

Sherlock120Sh wrote on 18th May 2019, 03:06 PM:

She hasn't done anything for me sorry but I don't count rubbish done by Snakes.

Only snake I see here is you. Keep on working towards that ban though!

Sherlock120Sh wrote on 18th May 2019, 03:04 PM:

The truth is the truth.

Maybe in whatever bizzaro alternate reality you live in, but it isn't in this one.

Sherlock120Sh wrote on 18th May 2019, 11:39 AM:

Since we can't let me grow as a person and become a man because of a bunch of hypocrites, it's only fair I send the same message they sent me.

I ain't a KRIS, I DONT PRETEND TO BE A BOY THEN (PRO)CLAIM THEN PROCLAIM MYSELF A GIRL SOME HOW HMM REMINDS ME OF FROZO (OTHER WAY)
HE ELITE THO
I AINT NO ANGEL
MAYBE THE DEVILS?
YOU DEMOTING ME
YOU FRAUD YOU FRAUD
YOU CATFISH
YOU CATFISH
(REMINDS OF DRAGON)

How dare you. Maybe you shoud look up the meaning of some of those words you use. Sounds like you got demoted from something. Good job showing everyone that the demotion was justified, making this like a petulant child. In any other place you would have been instantly banned for saying stuff like that about staff. Heck, about anyone!

Unbelievable.

SecurityGuy wrote on 6th May 2019, 06:54 PM:

Mike's amazing Wix wisdom.

I think you meant "Wixdom"

Jake01 wrote on 5th May 2019, 08:52 PM:

imo 2nd > 1st
but both have the same amount of hard work and thought put into it, so i’m content overall!
(no offence to lloyd or bob, i still find your pieces spectacular!)

It was a very hard choice, for sure!

Hello all, the results of the ChemiCraft Mansion Contest are in, I'm Judge Bon Bon, let's get to it!

We would like to thank everyone who participated, you guys built some really cool stuff this time around!
In case you had forgotten what this is about, the contest was to build the best big modern mansion that you could come up with. The first place winner will receive 50,000 OldCP gold (7500 forums gold since winner does not play oldcp) and a pet llama on the Minecraft server! Second and third place winners will receive a random small pet on the server.

Enough talking, let's get to the winners!

1st Place: Lloyd
Lloyd takes first place with his nice, modern-looking mansion. It has an awesome bedroom, a world-class bathroom, and one sweet ride in the driveway. Very well built!





2nd Place: Kensey
In second place comes Kensey's mansion. It's a wonderful place to relax.




3rd Place: Bob
Last but certainly not least is Bob's mansion to round out our top three. It has a nice, elegant design, and it comes with a pretty sweet ride!



Again, thank you to all who participated, well done all!
Stay tuned, because we will have more contests this summer. We hope to see you there!

Judge Bon Bon, signing off!

sarabareille wrote on 3rd May 2019, 04:42 AM:

There's nothing much we can do to alter it really, people have the right to act as they want to and we have to tolerate it to say the least.

Mmm is that really true though? The rules state

Quote:

Respect
We respect eachother, regardless their age, gender, race, beliefs and views.
And we treat one another the way we wish to be treated.

And

Quote:

We do not cause drama, strife or gossip.

People have the right to act how they want, but only as long as it is within the rules.

Thor was lost to the Storm.

As a reminder, the contest ends on May 4th! That's just over a week away, so if you haven't finished (or started) your build, this is the time to do it! We're looking forward to seeing a bunch of awesome mansions!