What's your controversial opinion?

[syrdefi]

Humans are fundamentally good, but also fundamentally stupid.

God lives. His disapproval of various actions of ours is an act of love (something that any decent parent can understand.)

Convicted criminals are still human, and should be seen as such.

An unborn fetus is a living human, and decisions about abortion should take this into account.

Homosexuals deserve all the rights and respect due them as humans, and deserve no special treatment for being gay. Having their same-sex partnership legally recognized as "marriage" is an example of the latter.

To say that homosexuality is strictly a choice reeks of oversimplification. To say that homosexuality is strictly genetic reeks of trying to avoid personal responsibility.

Disapproval of homosexual behavior is not equal to hatred (see point 2)

On the whole, the supporters of same-sex marriage have demonstrated more hatred than their opponents.

And finally, Spider-Man 3 was an enjoyable movie!

 

[AWAR]

LOL At this day and age being anti religious isn't more controversial than being religious. Just sayin'

- While never been involved with any kind of serious violence myself, I support violence in numerous situations especially having to do with people's revolution e.t.c.
The norm in current protests all around the world is non-violent demonstrations - to me that's laughable to say the least. Overthrowing regimes isn't done by making impolite gestures at the parliament, it's done by carefully planned strikes at key places/ to key people. You don't let them escape by helicopters, you catch them, string them up at the nearest pole and cut their guts out in full view so everyone can see what coming to them. Alas, 99% of the people are sheeple and it can be said that what they get is deserved. However I'm of the opinion that the masses can be manipulated both ways.

- I think environmentalism or enviro-mentality as I like to call it serves multiple purposes and saving the planet is certainly not one of them. I can see it here and it is apparent that it is the only way to make people believe that giving up their rights and human extinction is justifiable in order to serve a higher purpose - in this case "saving our planet". This ideology should be as dangerous and controversial as Nazism in our days. I don't think I need to explain why. Want to do something yourself to save the planet? Great. Stop buying a new iPod every six months that needs nuclear power plants to be produced.

- I have no problem with homosexuality whatsoever. I do have a problem however with some bitter and most of the time uneducated human beings they like to call themselves LGBT activists.

- I don't like the new turn in popular culture. The new age geeks and over glorifying "retro" stuff especially in the 90s and all that... I preferred when gamers and geeks were deemed as antisocial and introverted jerks.

- I believe in free public education (up to academic level)public transportation, healthcare and social security for every citizen - all owned and managed by the state, not privately owned. I also believe people should retire at age 60 with full pensions to make way for the new generation.

- Legalising all street drugs. It's the only way to get rid of junkies and drug related crime.

That's all i can think of for now.

 

[Elidibus]

I believe sex is a special, meaningful act that you should share only with the person you are married to. I get some really weird looks from people when they first ask if I'm a virgin and I say yes, then they ask why and I give them that answer.
The fact that I believe in God also seems to be rather controversial, at least on this site.

I think this too. Hang in there, it's more than worth the wait. Now I have more sex than these big shot handsome dudes who go to parties and get drunk specifically to have sex.

I'm also a fan of parenting licenses. It would be a gross breech of human rights, but it does have it's merits. Do the gene pool a favor. Don't let idiots breed.

 

[Supernatural Girl]

I lose respect for people who claim they can't spell because of dyslexia.

Dyslexia doesn't give you carte blanche to spell like a complete retard. I will accept that people may have difficulties reading, but spelling is mostly a remembering exercise. If anything, a person with dyslexia should try harder to spell correctly if they are completely fail at it.

An example of this being an acquaintance of mine. "Dount" = "Don't" "Hear"(in context) = "Hair" "Mour" = "More"

 

[SillyBear]

I will accept that people may have difficulties reading, but spelling is mostly a remembering exercise.

/facepalm.

You're dead right. Spelling is primarily a memory exercise. Which is exactly why dyslexics encounter difficulties in spelling. Dyslexia is a memory disorder that effects the brain's ability to retain auditory and visual messages.

There's nothing worse than someone who spreads uninformed myths about disorders and illnesses. Please, stop. If you want to have a controversial opinion about a disability, make sure you understand the disability in the first place.

I apologise if this was just an innocent misunderstanding on your part, but this is one of my biggest pet hates. You shouldn't even talk about a disorder if you don't know anything about it.


edit: I'm editing this post because I will explain dyslexia a little deeper.

When a non-dyslexic five year old goes to spell the word "dog", a few things happen in the brain.

1: They can link the animal to the word through remembering that the furry thing that barks with four legs is called "dog". Dyslexic five year olds may not be able to make this link.

2: They know the sounds the d, the o, and the g make and they remember the sounds they make then they are linked together in order. The dyslexic may not be able to do this either.

3: They remember the way the word "dog" looks in their head. They have a mental image of the word and the brain can export the word onto paper almost instantly. Once again, dyslexics may not have a mental image of the word "dog", therefore they may not be able to do this either.


It's all about memory retention. Dyslexics who can't spell aren't just being lazy or rude, they are simply exhibiting symptoms of the memory disorder they possess.

It's funny, you said you lose respect for dyslexics who can't spell. Well I lose respect for people who judge others with disabilities without even bothering to learn about the disability in the first place.

You've made me a sad panda.

 

[OrpheumZero]

I do agree that fat people who are just lazy need to shut it. Sure, there are conditions that make it hard to control weight, but it's not like you can't do a thing about it, you can't die from non-existent hunger. And unless you develope some kind of actual disability, you shouldn't be too hard pressed to try and keep yourself healthy (not necessary in super shape).

Also, I kinda feel that maybe certain mentally ill should be euthenized at birth. I'm not saying they don't deserve to live, but when you think about it, can you imagine a worst living hell? Being trapped in a body that's always suffering some kind of ailment and a brain that functions anywhere between toddler or lesser creature? While I know people would never say "death to the *you know the word*", I sometimes think it might be more merciful if the child born is likely gonna grow up to not live past 30 and never really enjoy life.

 

[TelHybrid]

Simon Pegg is not funny, or entertaining at all, in any way, shape, or form.

There, I said it.

 

[MegaManOfNumbers]

Heheh.

I think the upcoming DmC game might actually be good!

 

[Lord Monocle Von Banworthy]

Controversial Opinion:

I hate Bruce Lee. I don't understand why people think an actor was some great fighter when he never fought anybody*. Nobody seems to apply the same beliefs to Arnold Schwarzeneggar or Erroll Flynn. Aside from that, anybody who watches his videos should be capable of admitting he moved in a goofy way. Jet Li he wasn't. Watch him throw a punch or kick and the other three limbs of his body fly off in random directions. The videos where he demonstrates his legendary speed actually show him to be slower than a good boxer. The rest of his demonstrations seem to be an even mix of parlor tricks and calisthenics. Based on what I've seen I might call Bruce a pushup master but I'd back the average state wrestling champion or Golden Gloves boxer over Bruce every time.

*Wong Jack Man claims HE won the fight. Gary Elms never existed. Everybody else seems unnamed or improperly named and all the stories are always told by people Bruce Lee taught, who have a vested interest in strengthening his legend for their own profit.

 

[MegaManOfNumbers]

My controversial belief is that controversial beliefs are controversial.

[/trollface]

I- uh, hmmm. Your right.

I guess you also know drinking water is wet, and bullets are hard right?

 

[Arsen]

My controversial opinions...

1. Women are not as logical as men and too often let their emotions make their decisions.

2. Conservative republicans are all scumbags who would rather let the entire country suffer than actually invoke change for the better of their people.

We think in terms of "is this the right way to approach the solution" instead of the "wow, this works great on a surface level" approach most leftist members typically view. Even then, one has to argue that morality comes into play, and we usually view it moreso from that angle than "whatever works...works". Sometimes it may "work" in a sense, but it isn't altogether the right way to solve the problem when you look deep down into the complexity of things.

Like homosexuality: Yes, it looks like on the surface level we're just gay bashing, trying to preserve rights to our own, and force a religious standpoint upon others, but then again we have to bring up the relevance as to what causes homosexuality. How do we know the people in the LGBT community are truly "happy" with their choices? Do they even know they are happy? How would they know they are happy, in a non-discriminating...open-minded fashion, if in fact it is a hormonal/sociological/environmental/genetic/etc/etc/etc...problem? The reason this is never brought up is the fear that it provides more ammo to the right wing types who wish to add more "proof" to the table and destroy their basis of rights.

Now, with that being said, what can someone honestly bring forth in contempt, that we aren't approaching the problem in the correct light? How are being unfair or cruel to these people? We need more answers on these subjects, things which are honorable and in depth studies, instead of just "surface level" answers.

I hope this provides answers for you.

 

[MegaManOfNumbers]

Sorry, double post.

 

[Chris Sandford]

i cant remember if i posted on this or not...

But i believe that all drugs/prostitution should be legalized. , that there should be no government welfare of any kind, that there should be very few if any rules regarding coorperations. And more or less a social darwinism like thing.

woo elitism.

 

[Gorilla Gunk]

It's actually not okay for an older woman to fuck a 13 year old boy, no matter how sexy she is or how willing the boy is.

 

[Blue2]

-Every sensitive person who complains about little things(doesn't matter if it's for religion, racism, feminism, etc)
-Every Extremist who shoves there religion on you
-Every PETA member (direct and indirect)
-Every closed mined bigot
Should get shot in the head
and Political Correctness is dividing people

 

[Cakes]

I see religion as a roadblock towards the advancement of humanity. At first it was needed so our ancestors could try to understand the world around them, and use that to drop their old beliefs and advance scientifically at an exponential rate as the years went by. Sadly, people didn't drop religion, the Dark Ages happened which stagnated scientific progress, all the while religion gaining more power and continually corrupting itself. Can you just imagine where we'd be now technologically if the Dark Ages never occurred? Where science wasn't put under ball and chain by gobbledy gook?

If I'm correct in thinking that you are saying the "dark ages" (assuming we can fairly call that period of time such a thing) was caused by religion, you really need to get back to history class. At most you could note how unfortunate it is that the world's greatest of the time were unconcerned with secular matters, but that's about it.

 

[Cakes]

*snip*

Africa's issues are completely due to the differences in amounts of melanin, mhm. I realise racists aren't the cleverest bunch in the world (as evidenced by how smoothly you pulled off the "I'm not racist, BUT...") but this is really the most motherfucking stupid thing I've read in a while.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_africa

Read up, and maybe you'll stop looking at the world through Neo-Nazi lenses.

 

[Windthor]

I've been told that this is controversial, but I could be wrong:

I don't care about politics as a whole because in the end it all just seems utterly pointless.

Like I said, could be wrong about the controversial thing