What's your controversial opinion?

[XelaisPWN]

I dunno, I'm pretty logical and unfeeling in most of my beliefs. I don't believe in any of that spirituality garbage.

I'm also hardcore libertarian, that is I believe in being socially liberal, i.e., legalize prostitution, drugs, gay marriage, gun rights, etc., and fiscally conservative, i.e. lower taxes, free markets and all that. Basically, one step below anarchy. Sometimes I get odd looks for it, but I think deep down most people (in this country, at least) are on the same wavelength with that whether they want to admit it or not. I frequently talk to people on either popular party for them just to tell me they agree with me on most things, if not everything, but It's a very unpopular party, perplexingly enough. Iunno, maybe I'm talking out of my ass. xD

One thing I get into arguments with a lot of people about is hypnotism. People swear by it, and I just don't freaking see it. I've seen a live stage hypnotist, and it was just a bunch of people listening to some dude tell them what to do and they pretended to believe they were doing it. I felt like I was the only sane person in the room. Yeah, I know, it's petty, but it's one of the few things my friends don't agree with me on.

 

[Ephyon]

I believe in capital punishment.

 

[SuperMarshmallow]

I believe in that left and right are simply the new nomenclature for the ideological struggle mankind has been embroiled in since the beginning--collectivism versus individualism. I also believe that the current trends are bringing us to a more highly collectivised society that will, eventually, resemble fascism (Remember kids, it was National Socialism) and that really these trends cannot be fought, due in part to the far-left being composed of the shrewdest political manipulators in history, the primarily liberal slant of media and the fact that these trends have become so heavily imprinted on our culture that they will continue to their logical conclusion. I also believe that if anyone dares to bear this truth to people, they will be called an ignorant inbred right-wing hick by the left and will be demonized endlessly.
Oh, and I loved Dragon Age 2. That seems to be controversial these days as well.

 

[Kurokami]

I wish nazis had won WW2. Im not an anti-semite though. Oh and I dont believe in freewill.

Care to elaborate? It's easy for your opinion to seem controversial if you don't explain it at all. As for not believing in freewill, I assume it comes down to how you've decided to define it.

I feel like sexuality has more to do with gender identification early on in a child's development than it does with genetics. This just makes sense to me but every time I mention it I get dirty responses.

You mean like they told us in first year Psych? (I don't mean us to necessarily include you, nor did I mean to state that as an ass, it's more so a 'yeah, this is apparently quite a popular belief')

Oh, and I loved Dragon Age 2. That seems to be controversial these days as well.

So did my sister. For me it just seemed to lack any type of draw, the whole story felt like some sort of filler. But hey, it's all just a matter of opinion. I will say that the fighting and skills did seem somewhat improved and from a more cinematic/aesthetic point of view, it was still very enjoyable.

 

[Liberaliter]

I still like Sonic the Hedgehog.

OK, so maybe it isn't THAT controversial, but you have all these people wearing nostalgia glasses saying that it was better in 2D, treating it like so.

Easily the most controversial opinion in this thread!

 

[Low Key]

I hate teenagers. I wish I could obtain a hunting license and weed them out a bit. The world would be a better place.

Yes, I was once one and I was a fucking idiot, just like every single teenager reading this right now. No exceptions. Just wait, you'll see.

 

[Reptiloid]

Right here's the deal. My controversial opinion is that some opinions are controversial!

 

[Pikey Mikey]

If someone commits a crime, their punishment should be equal and fitting to the crime.

Religion holds back progress, and is an example of human weakness. It has its benefits, don't get me wrong, but it restricts the human trait of curiosity. "How was the Earth created?" "I don't know. Lets go with magic." "Shouldn't we try and apply reason and logic to this-" "MAGIC!"

If you believe something, solely because you've been told to, whether its a religion, a political theology, or something else, you are an idiot. Find the facts and make your own opinion.

Oh, and democracy never truly works.

But didn't you know that it's not magic, it's actually this man called God (size and looks unknown) and somehow he just said "let there be a whole bunch of things with ready names, made from nothing." *clap clap* and then it was there
(and it only took him 6 days to make all that stuff)
(from nothing (impressi...impossible)) =|.
I don't mean to insult anyone religious. Rather , based on my own thoughts/opinions, to make a "whitty remark" or a "joke" as I belive it is called. =)

 

[Silent_Protagonist]

Ive only had one other person agree with me on this:

I believe that if a person is spending life in prison (i dont beleive in the death penalty btw) and has no chance for parole, then said person should be tested on scientifically. This nmeans testing new drugs, procedures or medicine.

I think the Ends justifies the means. Some 500,000 people may be hurt physically or mentally by the testing, but in the long run cures to diseases and practices that could potentially save millions is worth it.

This is only for people who have 0% chance of ever being released by any means from a prison.

This beleif also stretches to stem-cell research on fetuses. Some fetus dont get to grow into maturity, but later on in life no one has to suffer from having a parent with Parkinsons or diabetes or alzheimers? Count me a supporter.

I would appreciate to hear others oppinions on these thoughts.

 

[Silent_Protagonist]

"Well, I AM a hardcore individualist. I believe that the good of the community should never be put above the rights of the individual without a mass vote."


What?! So youre saying: 'the rights of one are better than rights of all... but we all need to have a huge vote first to see if its alright. xD

So the community gets to decide whats good for the individual? Sorry if im interperting what you are saying wrong, but its very hypocritical. If the rights of the individual are superior, than whatever the community says means diddaly-squat in comparison.

Am i reading into what you are saying wrong? :S

 

[Shoggoth2588]

...the last post was seriously in July? I could have sworn there was another post on this thread this month...

Anyway, I just came up with this while watching a video on Youtube. Heath Ledger was an alright Joker but his laugh as the Joker was terrible when compared to Nicholson and Hamill.

 

[Farther than stars]

I think twilight princess and mario sunshine are better than oot and mario 64.

No, that's Yahtzee's controversial opinion. You can agree with it, sure, but now come up with your own.

 

[crimsonshrouds]

I think twilight princess and mario sunshine are better than oot and mario 64.

No, that's Yahtzee's controversial opinion. You can agree with it, sure, but now come up with your own.

Atcually that Is my opinion and i thought it was funny to put that at the time.

 

[SadakoMoose]

Right, here goes.

Pedophiles are not monsters. They can be good people.

Granted, it would so much easie to just go with the flow and hate on and fear pedos while knowing literally nothing about them or their attractions, but merely assuming they all want to molest children.

But I'm not the type of person to settle for easy, that's why I'm not religious. I've gone deeper into this and actually learned something. Know all those child abuse/rape cases you keep hearing about in the news? Yeah, turns out most of those are not actually pedos, they're just rapists. Your average, run of the mill sick rapist who simply chose an easier victim.

Saying that all pedophiles rape children is EXACTLY the same as claiming all heterosexuals rape people of the opposite gender. It's ridiculous and has no grounding in reality.

Pedos, like heterosexuals or any other orientation for that matter, are fully capable of controlling their urges, and not acting on them, like, ever. I actually know a pedo who's told me in confidence that he's exclusively attracted to children, and he's prepared to never experience any form of sexual contact for the rest of his life, besides masturbating. Oh, and he's perfectly ok with that.

And as far as REAL pedos go, what I've learned is that they have a deep care for children more than anything else, and they actually respect children as fellow individuals, unlike some "normal" people who would treat children as personal property or non-members of society, viewing them as half-finished adults.

And don't even get me started on the ridiculous pedo myths that seems to be accepted as truths without any backing. "All pedos download child porn." All pedos are old, fat greasy men with trench coats and skin problems." etc...

Sometimes I'm starting to think the anti-pedo witch hunting masses are more afraid of knowledge than anything else.

The only reason this opinion is controversial is because people need butt monkeys.
Since most people find this kind of attraction to be, well "icky", and there have been a number of very bad people have had these feeling, it becomes very easy for even otherwise reasonable people to call for EUGENIC POLICIES and PUBLIC EXECUTIONS.
Come on people, let's not give into crowd pleasing pandering and lets treat the issue like calm and rational adults.
I've worked and "spied" on a handful of real ones.
They aren't often violent or outgoing.
They're normal, often innocent people, that understand they have an anomaly.
We need to treat them like people, if we want to prevent the crazy and violent elements from being able to hide until it's too late.
Basically, the police need to start WORKING WITH 12chan

 

[HeavyWeaponsSpy]

I hate Final Fantasy VII, the Banjo-Kazooie games, and Super Mario Bros. 3.

 

[Wintermoot]

the world would be better of without religion.
I,m not saying it is going to bring world peace (humans will find something to fight over) but religion says things are this way because of design limiting how far people want to go to research things.

 

[SamElliot'sMustache]

A couple government spending-related ones:

1) It's funny that Americans keep talking about cutting 'entitlements' (less than ten years ago, it was 'government assistance,' then it was 'handouts,' now it's 'entitlements.' Sorry if some people's desire to eat comes across as entitled) as a measure of balancing the budget. This is because the people who are on these programs get maybe a couple hundred dollars a month to live off of, while the Department of Defense gets hundreds of billions of dollars, most of which doesn't even go to the soldiers: it goes to building newer ways to blow up brown people thousands of miles away (and piss them off even more) and to mercenaries. The U.S. could cut the DoD budget by at least 25% and not effect one soldier, ever.

2) Speaking of 'entitlements': most of the people on those programs use that money to buy shit. This is good for the economy, because you can give all the billions you want to defense contractors, the oil industry, or banks as you want, but that money doesn't really filter through the rest of the country that much, while those on food stamps, welfare, etc. are using them to buy food, keep their homes, and then using what little money they do have to buy all that excess stuff that makes an economy thrive. This makes people on 'entitlements' actually quite useful, and we, as a country, should stop scapegoating them.