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| Ideology: | Undecided | Education: | Some College | |
| Party: | Undecided | Ethnicity: | Asian | |
| Relationship: | Single | Income: | Less than $25,000 | |
| Interested: | in Women | Occupation: | Student | |
| Looking: | No Answer | Religion: | Atheist |
| About Me: | Philosophy major. |
| Activities: | Social networking websites. Halo 3 - Xbox Live. Guitar. Drums. Debating. Procrastinating. Socializing with friends. Videochat/IM. Exploring my backyard. Searching for music. Going to church and causing intellectual havoc. |
| Beliefs: | Atheist Agnostic. Panrationalist. Hedonist. Moral Skeptic - Moral error theory. Motivational Externalist. Physicalist. Functionalist. Metaphysical Naturalist. Indeterminist - Source Incompatibilist. Evolutionist - Adapationism. Ontological Realist - Correspondence theory. Difference Feminist. Externalist Foundationalist. Animal Welfarist. Predominant Egoist. Essentialist. B-Theorist. Philosophy of Love/Sex - Thin Externalist. Personal Identity - Psychological continuity theory. (to be continued when I remember or encounter more) What I will say is that I have still a LOT to read on - all of my positions are, I feel, still inadequately nourished. I need to read and understand more. The only notable exception is my profession about atheism; I have exhausted many of the topics addressed in that field and feel most confident about such a stance in comparison to any other belief I have. |
| Quotes: | ""Please understand, it is not God I do not accept, but the world he has created." - Feodor Dostoyevsky "If we take in our hand any volume; of divinity or school metaphysics, for instance; let us ask, does it contain any abstract reasoning concerning quantity or number? No. Does it contain any experimental reasoning concerning matter of fact and existence? No. Commit then to the flames: for it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion." -- David Hume "I intend to live forever. So far, so good." - Steven Wright |
| Sports Teams: | I have no favorite sport team since when it comes to sports I primarily watch UFC. MMA has no "teams", but individual fighters like boxing. |
| TV Shows: | Any genre except for extremely romantic soap operas, boring game shows (especially Asian ones), American Idol, etc. |
| AIM: | GotRiceorSpice |
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| College: | California State University, Undergraduate Class of 2012
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| High School: | Diamond Bar High, Class of 2011
Diamond Bar, California, United States
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The 'Problem of Evil' never succeeds (Attempt 1), Pt. 2
INTRODUCTION This is "Part 2" of a debate I am having with TheSkeptic regarding the Problem of Evil (PoE) as an argument for the non-existence of God. If you have not already done so, please see "Part 1" of this debate first before following and voting on "Part 2" (for it contains the agreed-upon definitions and parameters of the debate). [1] This debate in both parts is considered the first attempt at defeating my resolution because my opponent is still TheSkeptic. The next attempt will not...
Ragnazork should be (in the manditory sense) tought in schools
Audience, you may wondering what the word Ragnazork means. Well, The definition of Ragnazork is pristinely not the same as Qubblevome. The two words sound nothing alike, and therefore cannot be confused with each other, a blessing not bestowed on much of the English language. In English we very often miscommunicate with each other and not all the time do we even catch when we do. For example should I describe a female as beautiful for me personally I have learned to use that word and hear it fro...
Dualism is true.
Recently, TheSkeptic and I got into a friendly discussion about substance dualism (which can hereby referred to as just "dualism") and we mutually decided to debate this issue. But in this debate I seek to defend and/or establish not a particular version of dualism (as there are many, many kinds even within substance dualism itself), just that "mere" dualism is true. I will be taking the Pro side in that I believe that dualism is true and that there are good reasons to believe dualism is...
We Should Have Stricter Gun Control
This debate will cover whether or not we should have stricter gun control. For the first round, we will set up the perimeters and definitions. We should not have arguments/points/etc. in the first round, only introductions. From the second round onwards, we shall flesh out our arguments. Gun control would be considered as how easy it is to attain guns (meaning eligibility and sales), how strict the regulation on concealed weapons is, and how much power our government should have in terms of r...
The 'Problem of Evil' never succeeds (Attempt 1)
==== FULL RESOLUTION ==== There are literally no versions of the Problem of Evil argument that succeed at proving the non-existence of God. ==== CONTENTION ==== From versions of the logical Problem of Evil to its evidential varieties, including all forms of the Problem of Suffering, not a single one of these arguments ever succeed at proving the non-existence of God. That is the position I am affirming and defending. Although some of them expose powerful demands for a coherent and consi...
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| Debate Statistics | |
| Debates: | 145 |
| Lost: | 24 |
| Tied: | 3 |
| Won: | 118 |
| Win Ratio: | 83.10% |
| Percentile: | 99.90% |
| • | Abortion | |
| • | Affirmative Action | |
| • | Border Fence | |
| • | Campaign Finance Reform | Pro |
| • | Civil Unions | |
| • | Death Penalty | |
| • | Drug Legalization | |
| • | Environmental Protection | |
| • | Estate Tax | N/S |
| • | Euthanasia | |
| • | Flag Burning | |
| • | Flat Tax | Und |
| • | Gay Marriage | |
| • | Global Warming Exists | |
| • | Gun Rights | |
| • | Labor Unions | Pro |
| • | Late Term Abortion | Und |
| • | Medicaid & Medicare | |
| • | Medical Marijuana | Pro |
| • | Minimum Wage | N/S |
| • | Missile Defense System | N/S |
| • | NAFTA | N/S |
| • | National Health Care | N/S |
| • | National Retail Sales Tax | N/S |
| • | Patriotism | |
| • | PETA | |
| • | Police Profiling | N/S |
| • | President George W. Bush | |
| • | Progressive Tax | Pro |
| • | School Vouchers | N/S |
| • | Social Programs | N/S |
| • | Social Security | N/S |
| • | Term Limits | Con |
| • | Tobacco Rights | |
| • | United Nations | N/S |
| • | United States | |
| • | War in Afghanistan | N/S |
| • | War in Iran | Con |
| • | War in Iraq | Con |
| • | War on Terrorism | |
| • | Water Boarding | |
| • | Welfare | |
| • | World Trade Organization | N/S |