What would you ban?

[Sonicron]

I'd ban admission restrictions for all university students trying to get into the Master of Education studies. A little specific, I know, but this is going to give me a fucking ulcer one of these days. I'm studying to be a teacher, and the harder of the two subjects I study has a grade average attached to its Master studies prerequisites.
Problem 1: If you fail to stay below the set average you'll be barred from entering the Master studies. You don't get put on a waiting list, you get the "Thanks for playing" card.
Problem 2: As a teacher, nobody hires you if you don't have a Master's degree in all of your study branches.
Seriously, this shit has started giving me nightmares. If I don't make that damn average grade I've flushed 3 years of my life down the toilet, which I can't afford.

You'd ban...failure? Like everybody just gets to do whatever he or she wants to do with no standards applied to it?

We used to have a unified study system, but thanks to those fuckwits in political office we now have that [long string of descriptive cursewords] Bachelor's and Master's system, meaning that every single grade gets taken into account for the total average.

But it's not even that. I'm nowhere near failing in my studies. The problem is that even though our entire group of geography students is small enough to ensure that everyone gets a spot on the Master's studies, they attached an arbitrary admission grade you have to pass in order to get in, regardless of whether you're actually still very much on track for passing your Bachelor's. Now, if your only subject is geography, then I can understand this; you can still get decent employment with just the Bachelor's degree... but for us future teachers, employability is directly linked to having a Master's degree.

This is not me trying to get into a program I don't deserve to be on. This is me rightfully complaining about blatant elitism.

 

[SuccessAndBiscuts]

People who will remain willingly ignorant even when the information is given to them.

 

[Assassin Xaero]

Also, inb4 religion.

... hmm... well... I got nothing now...

I'm surprised it took this long to get to Religion. Usually that's the first page.

Yeah, and honestly, I do think the world would be a better place without religion. Just look at history... Well over half the wars that have happened had religious ties in one way or another.

 

[flamingjimmy]

State funded religious schools.

If you want to indoctrinate your kids, that's fine (well it's not, it makes you an asshole, but there's nothing I can reasonably do about it), but I definitely shouldn't have to pay for it.

I would also ban all restrictions on personal freedom.

You should be allowed to do whatever you want to your own body, including taking whatever drugs you want, killing yourself, authorising other people to kill you.

 

[flamingjimmy]

Yeah, and honestly, I do think the world would be a better place without religion. Just look at history... Well over half the wars that have happened had religious ties in one way or another.

Religion sucks for sure, and it does cause wars (though definitely not half of them, that is a ridiculous overestimate).

But banning religion would be infinitely worse, illiberal to the extreme.

There's no possible fair way to do it.

What should be banned is all of the special treatment religions get. No tax breaks, no special help from the state. They should be treated like any other business.

 

[Krafty_Krocodile]

ALL TOUHOUFAGS
and anyone who likes lucky star too :3

 

[Assassin Xaero]

Yeah, and honestly, I do think the world would be a better place without religion. Just look at history... Well over half the wars that have happened had religious ties in one way or another.

Religion sucks for sure, and it does cause wars (though definitely not half of them, that is a ridiculous overestimate).

But banning religion would be infinitely worse, illiberal to the extreme.

There's no possible fair way to do it.

What should be banned is all of the special treatment religions get. No tax breaks, no special help from the state. They should be treated like any other business.

I didn't say it caused them, I said they had religious ties... And as I told someone else, the only thing I can think of that is good that comes from religion is that it gives people something to hope for after death and a reason to live. But all the blood shed over it, what the churches have turned it into, and everything else bad really out weighs the good that comes from it in my opinion.

 

[Admiral Stukov]

I'd ban banning.
Why? Because I can.

Wait. If you try and ban banning, you can't ban banning because banning banning would be a ban and you banned that.

It wouldn't be banned until I've banned it, and there is no retroactive banning, see Ex post facto law [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_post_facto_law]

 

[The Austin]

4Chan. Stupid people. The Jersey Shore.

Anyone who puts the word "religion" on this thread.

You put the word in the thread, bye.

EDIT: Actually I take that back, I'd ban the guy who posted above me.

L to the O to the L.

I agree, but also ban religion please...
no offense but
90% of wars are because of religion
And a war over religion is killing thousands to see who has the better imaginary friend.

No. 90% of wars are NOT caused by religion. That's just a piece of propaganda bullshit thrown around by anti-theists who haven't bothered doing any research on the topic.

And don't give me your whole "who has the better imaginary" thing. I'm not religious, I just fucking hate people who think that since they disagree with something, it has to go.
I HATE people like that.
I. HATE. THEM.

Snip

I'm just going to do this in list format to make it easier:

-Yeah. I am projecting hard. I did that on purpose.
-No, it's not true. It's never been true. Expansionism has ALWAYS been the #1 cause of war, religion has never even been close.
-As I said, I'm not religious. So no, I'm not a creationist republican. I'm not even a republican.
-You're right. It isn't a cause for war, but I never said it was now did I? I just said that it shouldn't be banned. And it shouldn't be, simply because you don't like it.

I forget what the rest of your post said, so if I missed any points, sorry.

 

[The Austin]

4Chan. Stupid people. The Jersey Shore.

Anyone who puts the word "religion" on this thread.

religion.

lol.

sorry but i would, and for good reason. It has no place in our rational age other than to provide nutcases excuses to kill or simply interfere in the lives of others...

I might allow it on a personal basis, so perhaps not a full ban but i'd tear down all the churches and build homless shelters and refuges and recycle all the bibles koran's ect to make new science textbooks for underfunded schools.

I find it mildly amusing that you're saying you would do all of this stuff to make the world better..... And then you would ban religion, and destroy all of the religious texts.

And If you really think that religion is just an excuse for killing people, than you missed the entire point of the concept.

 

[WOPR]

*snipity-snip-snip*

Yeah I'm not really here to make enemies and fight, so sorry if it seemed that way.

Yes war was about expansion, but what were they (most of the time) expanding with their empire?

Their Governemt... which back in the old days was more or less whatever religon was in charge.

mind you that first comment I made, it was 5:00am, I haven't slept in 4 days, and haven't eaten in 2...

I was loopy and running off and on subject **insert skype drunk face here**

...and add an "I'm sorry for the trouble"

 

[Sjakie]

flipflops....and the people who wear them should be shot...in their feet....with a shotgun!

But what would I wear to the Beach?

your swim trunks/suit.

 

[Numachuka]

flipflops....and the people who wear them should be shot...in their feet....with a shotgun!

But what would I wear to the Beach?

your swim trunks/suit.

What about if there are rocks. How will swim trucks help.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?

 

[sheic99]

flipflops....and the people who wear them should be shot...in their feet....with a shotgun!

But what would I wear to the Beach?

your swim trunks/suit.

Where do you go to the beach? I usually have to walk several blocks before getting to the sand.

 

[The Austin]

*snipity-snip-snip*

Yeah I'm not really here to make enemies and fight, so sorry if it seemed that way.

Yes war was about expansion, but what were they (most of the time) expanding with their empire?

Their Governemt... which back in the old days was more or less whatever religon was in charge.

mind you that first comment I made, it was 5:00am, I haven't slept in 4 days, and haven't eaten in 2...

I was loopy and running off and on subject **insert skype drunk face here**

...and add an "I'm sorry for the trouble"

Holy shit man, go take a nap, go eat a sandwich!

And you aren't causing any trouble. This isn't really an argument, anyways. Just two dudes talking.

 

[WOPR]

Holy shit man, go take a nap, go eat a sandwich!

And you aren't causing any trouble. This isn't really an argument, anyways. Just two dudes talking.

Alright thanks, not many people can see that.

And I don't have any food at the moment, pay day's tomorrow though so yay!

As for a nap, I don't know, I think I'm insomnic, and I ran out of chamomile and mint tea 2 nights ago.

 

[The Austin]

Holy shit man, go take a nap, go eat a sandwich!

And you aren't causing any trouble. This isn't really an argument, anyways. Just two dudes talking.

Alright thanks, not many people can see that.

And I don't have any food at the moment, pay day's tomorrow though so yay!

As for a nap, I don't know, I think I'm insomnic, and I ran out of chamomile and mint tea 2 nights ago.

Have you tried Melatonin?

 

[WOPR]

Holy shit man, go take a nap, go eat a sandwich!

And you aren't causing any trouble. This isn't really an argument, anyways. Just two dudes talking.

Alright thanks, not many people can see that.

And I don't have any food at the moment, pay day's tomorrow though so yay!

As for a nap, I don't know, I think I'm insomnic, and I ran out of chamomile and mint tea 2 nights ago.

Have you tried Melatonin?

Never heard of it (until now) but if that's a pill then that's why... I have a bit of a problem with pills being that I can't easily take them :/

I did find some orange spice tea
*sips from his cup*

very good...

 

[The Austin]

Holy shit man, go take a nap, go eat a sandwich!

And you aren't causing any trouble. This isn't really an argument, anyways. Just two dudes talking.

Alright thanks, not many people can see that.

And I don't have any food at the moment, pay day's tomorrow though so yay!

As for a nap, I don't know, I think I'm insomnic, and I ran out of chamomile and mint tea 2 nights ago.

Have you tried Melatonin?

Never heard of it (until now) but if that's a pill then that's why... I have a bit of a problem with pills being that I can't easily take them :/

I did find some orange spice tea
*sips from his cup*

very good...

Yeah, it's a pill that contains an extra dose of the chemical the body makes to go to sleep.
I would avoid it if you have problems with pills, though.