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Sports & Recreation > College Basketball The best NCAA men's basketball coach: 1 of 18
There are any number of current coaches that one could argue is the best in the game. Coach K at Duke, Bobby Knight down at Texas Tech, Rick Pitino at Louisville, and Billy Donovan at Florida, to name a few, would all garner some consideration. But if we're talking about the best NCAA men's basketball coach of all time, there... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections (Other) Does the press pick presidents?: 4 of 45
Let's be plain here. The press absolutely attempts to, at best, create some sort of story arc they can run with, and at worst, outright attempt to unduly influence the outcome by way of their coverage. This much is obvious.Just look at the coverage of the primaries and caucuses so far. A guy like Giuliani, who thus far has do... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 Will Americans vote for a black man or white woman?: 15 of 77
It bothers me that so much attention is being paid to the physical attributes of the two Democratic front-runners for the 2008 presidential nomination. But that may simply be because neither of them has much of consequence to say.The question is "Will Americans vote for a black man or white woman?" Under the right circumstanc... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Easter Chocolate Jesus for Easter: Blessing or blasphemy?: 4 of 20
The word "blasphemy" means "speaking rudely about God or using God's name as a swear word." Therefore, the uproar over the Chocolate Jesus isn't an issue of blasphemy. I really hate it when people use words without even knowing what the words mean. Of course, Christians are always speaking about their faith without having any... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Why politicians lie: 22 of 58
Why do politicians lie? There are several reasons and they're all quite simple, really.First of all, politicians lie because the average American simply doesn't want to hear the truth. And by "the truth," I mean the truth about anything, about any issue. Americans don't want to hear a politician tell them that their taxes wil... More..
Computers & Technology > Phone Technologies & Issues Cell phone etiquette (or the lack thereof): 2 of 5
Most people consider their cellphones to be vital, a device that they absolutely cannot live without. I personally find them to be nuisances, and lament their very existence.It would be different if people could be trusted to police themselves in terms of their usage, or if people tried to show some consideration for others w... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Should children under 13 have a separate seating in airplanes to prevent them from seeing violent movie images?: 9 of 18
So the topic is whether children under the age of 13 should be seated separately in airplanes to prevent them from seeing violent movie images. This is a question so asinine that I have to wonder who thought it might possibly be a good idea.Let's look at how absurd this is from all the different angles.First of all, why are w... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Gender Issues Should we approve of same sex marriage?: 104 of 145
I think we should approve of same-sex marriage, but I'm not naive enough to think it'll happen in my lifetime. When we have even the Democratic Party's candidates, who are supposed to be a little more left-leaning, making equivocating statements like, "I think gays should be allowed to have civil unions, but marriage should b... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God What God can do: 30 of 38
God can only do what man decides it can do.Consider our holy books. The Bible, the Torah, the Koran. In these books, God isn't a supreme being, but clearly just another one of the cast of characters that inhabit these books. I'm not saying that God doesn't exist. I'm merely saying that, if you take our holy books as the defin... More..
Entertainment > Musicians & Bands Who are the best bass players?: 18 of 22
Judging what makes a good bassist is somewhat different from judging what makes a good guitarist. Sure, matters of preference in terms of style when it comes to critiquing both, but the similarities end there.Having said that, what follows is one man's subjective opinion on who the five best bassists of all time are.My list w... More..